Dr. Joachim Segger, CV
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Email: joachim.segger@kingsu.ca
majoya@majoya.com
http://www.majoya.com
DEGREES
D.Mus., University of Alberta, 1995, Advisor: Helmut Brauss
Licentiate of Music,
WESTERN BOARD OF MUSIC,
(Gold Medal), 1980
Associate of Music,
WESTERN BOARD OF MUSIC
(Silver Medal), 1980
M.Mus., Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY, 1979, Teacher: Cecile Genhart
B.Mus., Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY, 1978, Teacher: Cecile Genhart (with distinction)
Performer Certificate, Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY, 1978, Concerto Competition Winner, Prokofiev Concerto no. 2
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SUMMER STUDIES
1974 Teacher: Kurt Neumuller MOZARTEUM,
(Certificate) Salzburg, Austria
1984 Teachers: Menahem Pressler RAVINIA MUSIC FESTIVAL,
Mischa Dichter Chicago, Illinois Leon Fleisher
1983 Teacher: Menahem Pressler INDIANA UNIVERSITY,
Bloomington, Indiana RESEARCH GRANTS
1991 The Andrew Stewart Graduate Prize
1990-91 The Alberta Heritage Trust Fund Ralph Steinhauer Award
1990-91 The Beryl Barns Memorial Scholarship
1989-90 The Beryl Barns Memorial Scholarship
1989-90 The William Rea Scholarship
1989-90 Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1977-79 THE CANADA COUNCIL,
Ottawa, Ontario
1978 CANADIAN WOMEN'S CLUB:
New York City, N.Y.
Competition Winner,
Carnegie Recital Hall (Debut)
1978 JOHANN STRAUSS FOUNDATION:
Edmonton, Alta.
Merit Award
1974-78 EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC:
Rochester, N.Y. Full Tuition Scholarship
1974 CLUB AUSTRIA: Edmonton, Alta.,
Competition for studies in Salzburg Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The King's University College
1991- Associate Professor
1983-1991 Assistant Professor
1981-83 Full-time Sessional Lecturer Edmonton, Alberta
1979-81 Part-time Sessional Lecturer
(piano, theory)
The University of Alberta
1995- Visiting Assistant Professor
1988-1989 Sessional Instructor
(piano)
1980-81 Sessional Lecturer
(theory)
TEACHING (The King's University College)
Music Courses
Music 205 2001-
Music 207/57 Music Theory: first year
1986-1988, 1991-1998, (Theory)
1994-95 (Theory and Aural Skills)
Music 307/57 Music Theory: second year
1986-87, 1987-88, 1991-1997
Music 250 Music Theory: first year
1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86
Music 251 Aural Skills: first year
1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86 Music 350 Music Theory: second year
1983-84
Applied Music Courses (piano)
Music 108/109 (non credit)
Music 212/213/214
Music 312/313/314
Music 412/413/414
Music 512/513/514
Tutorial courses in organ and piano improvisation and pedagogy.
TEACHING (University of Alberta)
Music Theory Course
Music 251 1980-81
Practical Music Courses (piano)
Music 521/524 1988-89
Music 424/421 1995-96
Music 521 1996-97
Co-taught a course in music service playing with Marnie Giesbrecht
ADMINISTRATION KING'S
Committee Service:
2003-
Faculty Evaluation Committee
2003-
Choir Committee
2001-2002
Academic Affairs Committee,
Senate,
Board,
Committee on Committees
2000-2001
Performing Arts Committee,
Faculty Evaluation Committee,
Senate,
Academic, Affairs Committee
1998
Faculty Evaluation Committee,
Performing Arts Committee (chair)
1997
Faculty Evaluation Committee,
Performing Arts Committee (chair)
1996
Faculty Evaluation Committee
1995
Faculty Evaluation Committee (alternate)
1994-1995
Board
1994
Spiritual Life Committee
1993-1995
Academic Affairs Committee
1993-1995
Senate
1987-88
Faculty Evaluation Committee
Summer 1986
Academic Affairs Committee, interim chair
1985-
Performing Arts Committee, member 1985-86 Chapel Committee
1984-85
Performing Arts Committee, chair 1983- Fees Committee
Faculty or Division Administration
2001-2002
Faculty Chair
2000-2001
Faculty Vice-Chairperson
1997
Head, Music Department
1994-1995
Faculty Chairperson
1993-1994
Faculty Vice-Chairperson
Summer 1986
Humanities division, interim chair
1984-85
Acting Head, Music department
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
*all duo performances are with Marnie Giesbrecht (Duo Majoya) unless otherwise stated
July 20/05 Duo Majoya, Royal Canadian College of Organists, National Convention St. Andrew's United Church, London, Ontario
June 27/05 Duo Majoya
American Guild of Organists, Regional Convention Opening Recital
American Lutheran Church,
Billings, Montana
May 13/05 Duo Majoya, Central Presbyterian Church, Recital Series, RCCO, Hamilton, Ontario
May 15/05 Duo Majoya, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Recital Series, RCCO, Windsor, Ontario
May 1/05 Organ Gala, Sundays at 3 Recital Series,
World premiere performance
O Sacred Head: by Charles Stolte performed by Duo Majoya,
Francis Winspear Centre for Music
April/05 Chamber Music Recital, Fleetwood CRC with Charles Stolte Vancouver, BC
March 11/05 Chamber Music Recital, The King's University College with Guillaume Tardif, violin Knoppers Hall, King's
Feb. 4/05 Duo Majoya, MACH series, Organ and Harpsichord, Convocation Hall, U of A
Dec. 10/04 Chamber Music Recital, Faculty and Friends with Guillaume Tardif, violin Convocation Hall, U of A
Sept. 11/04 Duo Performance, Duo Majoya and the Organist of Sevilleö Fr. McGivney Theatre Society, Francis Winspear Centre for Music
July 13/04 Duo Recital, Cantos Music Foundation, Organ a la Carte series, Jack Singer Hall, Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, Calgary
July 6/04 *Duo Concert, American Guild of Organists National Convention Los Angeles City of Angels Organ Festival Bel-Air Presbyterian Church
May 13/04 Duo Recital, Hope Mission Benefit Concert, Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Mar. 2/04 Piano Recital, University of Lethbridge,
Feb.21/04 Chamber Music, Contemporary Music Recital with St. Crispin's Chamber ensemble Convocation Hall, U of A
Jan. 24/04 Sax Alive, Chamber Music Performances, Muttart Hall, Alberta College
Nov. 23/03 Chamber Music Recital, With Charles Stolte, saxophone and Tanya Prochazka, cello Knoppers Hall, King's
Nov. 8/03 Solo and Duo Recital, Canadian Memorial Church and Centre for Peace 75th anniversary concert, Vancouver, B.C.
Sept. 13/03 Duo Performance, Opus d'amour, Francis Winspear Centre for Music
April 4, 2003 Duo Majoya in Concert, The Francis Winspear Centre for Music Edmonton, Alberta
March 14, 2003 Piano Duo Concert with Roger Admiral Convocation Hall, University of Alberta
January 24, 2003 Piano solo and Duo Concert Edmonton Composers' Concert Society West End Christian Reformed Church (CRC), Edmonton, Alberta
January 19, 2003 Organ Duo and Piano Recital Sundays at Seven Series, Canadian University College, Lacombe, Alberta
November 6, 2002 Piano solo Recital, Music: Wednesdays at Noon, McDougall Concert Association Edmonton, Alberta
October Faculty Recital, The King's University College Performance Hall, Edmonton Alberta
September 30, 2002 Piano and Organ Duo Recital, Festival Orgue et couleurs 2002, Eglise Saint-Nom-Jesus Montreal, Quebec
September 14, 2002 Organ Duet, Opening Gala for the Davis Concert Organ The Winspear Centre for Music
August 12, 2002 Piano and Organ Duo Recital Waves of Sound Festival, Zion Presbyterian Church RCCO National Convention, Charlottetown, PEI
June 11, 2002 Piano Solo and Duo Recital Kloster Frenswegen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany
June 9, 2002 Organ Solo and Duo Recital, Kloster Frenswegen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany
June 5, 2002 Organ Duo Recital, St. Stephan (Stephansdom), Vienna, Austria
June 1, 2002 Organ solo and Duo Recital, St. Jodok Kirche, Landshut, Germany
May 26, 2002 Organ Duo Recital, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
April 20, 2002 Piano Duo Recital, Bonneyville, Alberta
October 3, 2001 Piano Duo Recital, McDougall Concert Association, Edmonton, Alberta
July 26, 2001 Organ Duo Recital, Saint Andrews and St. Paul, Montreal, Quebec
July 19, 2001 Organ Duo Recital, St. George's Anglican Church, Oshawa, Ontario
July 3, 2001 Piano and Organ Duo Recital, Jack Singer Hall, Calgary International Organ Foundation Calgary, Alberta
May 1, 2001 Piano Duo Recital, With Heart and Mind Conference, King's Performance Hall
February 9, 2001 Piano Duo Recital, Faculty and Friends Series, Convocation Hall
December 1, 2000 Piano Recital, The King's University College Performing Arts Series, King's Performance Hall
November 29, 2000 Piano Duo Recital, Music: Wednesdays at Noon, McDougall Concert Association McDougall United Church
November 25, 2000 Piano and Organ Duo Recital, Lawrence Park Community Church Organ Concert Series Toronto, Ontario
Sept. 25, 2000 Chamber Music Recital, Flute recital featuring Elizabeth Koch and Alma Coefman Performance Hall King's
Sept. 22, 2000 Piano and Organ Duo Recital Bach 2000 Organ Celebration, From Bach to Bashaw West End CRC
August 22, 2000 Piano and Organ Duo Recital Organ a la Carte Series, Calgary International Organ Festival The Arts Centre, Jack Singer Hall, Calgary, AB
July 19, 2000 Piano Duo Recital, Festival Place Patio Series, Sherwood Park, AB
May 5, 2000 Premiere Performance, Sundays at 3 Organ Recital Series, West End CRC Duet Suite of Organ and Piano by Denis Bedard Composed for Duo Majoya
April 29, 2000 Organ Duo Recitals, University of Washington, Walter Ames Hall Seattle Washington
April 5, 2000 Piano Duo Recital, Wednesdays at Winspear, Winspear Centre for the Performing Arts
February 25, 2000 Piano and Organ Duo Recital, Roy A Johnson Memorial Organ Series Holsclaw Hall, Tucson Arizona
February 20, 2000 Organ Duo Recital, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona Recorded and broadcast on KBAQ-FM
February 19, 2000 Piano Solo and Duo Recital, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona
February 13, 2000 Piano Duo, Songs for St. Valentine, Pro Coro, All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton
December 4, 1999 Piano Solo and Duo Recital, Performance Hall, King's Performing Arts Series
November 5, 1999 Piano Solo and Duo Recital, Faculty Recital, Convocation Hall
October 14, 1999 Organ Solo and Duo Recital Festival of Sacred Music, St. Roch Cathedral Quebec City, Quebec
October 8, 1999 Piano Solo and Duo Recital Convocation Hall
August 24, 1999 Piano and Organ Duo Recital Calgary International Organ Festival Organ a la Carte Series, Jack Singer Hall
June 26, 1999 Organ Solo and Duo Recital St. Peter's Church ,Danbury, Conneticut
April 23, 1999 Concerto Performance, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC Prokofiev Concerto in g (Ist mov't), Edmonton Youth Orchestra (EYO)
February 5, 1999 Chamber Music Recital, King's Performing Arts Series, Performance Hall, Saxophone and Piano (Charles Stolte)
May 7, 1998 Organ Duo recital; Calgary, Organ a la Carte Series, Calgary International Organ Festival The Arts Centre, Jack Singer Hall, Calgary, AB
April 12, 1998 Concerto Performance, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC Beethoven Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, EYO
January 23, 1998 Chamber Music Recital King's Performing Arts Series
December 5, 1997 Organ Duo Recital, Musica Festiva Series, West End CRC
October 26, 1997 Organ Duo Recital Messiah Lutheran Church, Camrose, Alberta,
April 12, 1997 Concerto Performance, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC Gershwin ôRhapsody in Blue,ö EYO Recorded for broadcast, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
March 14, 1997 Organ Duo and Piano Recital The Institute for Christian Studies, Deer Park United, Toronto Inaugural concert: Ruth Memorial Series on the Arts and Culture
January 18, 1997 Arts Song Recital Faculty Recital, Convocation Hall Pianist for Debra Cairns
November 29, 1996 Solo and Duo Piano recital, MaCH (Music at Convocation Hall); Edmonton
November 22, 1996 Chamber Music; Edmonton, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC
November 3, 1996 Organ Duo, New Music Festival, West End CRC
August 23, 1996 Piano and Organ Duo recital Organo Extraordinaire, Pipeworks International Organ Academy West End CRC
May 16, 1996 Art Song Recital, King's Performing Arts Series, Performance Hall Pianist for South African Singer, Judith Henbest
May 3, 1996 Piano and Organ Duo Recital, Pre Tenors, Musica Festiva Series, West End CRC World premiere of Jeff McCune's arrangement of Stravinsky's Firebird for organ and piano
April 20, 1996 Art Song Recital, King's Performance Hall
April 12, 1996 Concerto Performance, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC Beethoven Choral Fantasy with the Edmonton, EYO
March 16, 1996 Piano Recital; Edmonton, Sponsored by ARMTA (Alberta Registered Music Teachers) WECRC
March 5, 1996 Chamber Music Recital, Convocation Hall, U of A
January 26, 1996 Piano Recital; Wheaton, Illinois Wheaton College, Cliff Barrows Hall
January 6, 1996 Organ Solo and Duo Recital St. John's Church, Shaughnessy, Vancouver, BC
December 31, 1995 Organ Solo and Duo Organ Recital, Gaetz United Church, First Night Concert Series, Red Deer, Alberta
November 11, 1995 Organ Duo Recital, Anniversary Concert, Convocation Hall, U of A
November 3, 1995 Organ Dedication Recital, King's Performance Hall, Conductor and Continuo player for Handel Concerto
August 6, 1995 Organ Solo and Duo Organ Recital Endler Hall, University of Stellenbosch, S.A.
August 1, 1995 Organ Solo and Duo Organ Recital; University of Port Elizabeth Series Somerstrand NG Church, South Africa
July 28, 1995 Organ Solo and Duo Recital Universitas Church, Bloemfontein, South Africa
July 27, 1995 Piano Solo and Duo Recital University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
July 24, 1995 Organ Solo and Duo Recital Studio M1A, Radio Park, SABC, Johannesburg, South Africa, Recorded for Broadcast
July 23, 1995 Organ Solo and Duo Recital University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
July 14, 1995 Organ Duo and Piano Recital Old Mutual Hall, Pretoria, South Africa The Third UNISA Organ Academy
July 12, 1995 Organ Duo Recital, Old Mutual Hall, Pretoria, South Africa The Third UNISA Organ Academy, SABC broadcast
July 5, 1995 Organ Duo Recital, Central United Church, Calgary, Royal Canadian College of Organists National Convention
June 21, 1995 Piano Solo and Duo Organ/Piano Recital; Musica Festival Series, West End CRC
April 28, 1995 Organ Duo Recital, Holy Rosary Cathedral, Regina
April 26, 1995 Organ Duo Recital, Christ Church Anglican, Saskatoon
November 25, 1994 Chamber Music, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC Performed with Russel Whitehead
November 10, 1994 Piano Recital, King's performance hall, Lunch Hour Concert
November 3, 1994 Chamber Music King's performance hall, Lunch Hour Concert
September 27, 1994 Organ Duo Recital St. James Cathedral, Toronto
May 31, 1994 Duo Organ Recital Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England
May 23, 1994 Organ Duo Recital Katholische Kirche, Saulgau, Germany
May 22, 1994 Organ Duo Recital Abbey at Weissenau, Weissenau
May 11, 1994 Organ Duo Recital Evangelische Reformierte Kirche,Schüttorf, Germany
May 7, 1994 Organ Duo Recital Kaiser Wilhelm GedÿsSchtnis Kirche, Berlin, Germany
April 28, 1994 Organ Duo Recital West End CRC
April 25, 1994 Piano Recital Convocation Hall, The University of Alberta Doctoral Recital
April 16, 1994 Accompanist Voice Recital West End CRC
March 25, 1994 Piano Recital, King's View Concert, Performance Hall, King's
March 17, 1994 Chamber Music, Performance Hall, Noon-hour recital, King's With Gerry Onciul, Horn
March 10, 1994 Piano Recital Performance Hall ,Noon-hour recital, King's
February, 1994 Piano Duo Recital, Robertson-Wesley United Church
February 18, 1994 Piano Recital, King's View Concert, Performance Hall
December 3, 1993 Piano Recital, King's View Concert, Performance Hall
November 26, 1993 Chamber Music, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC "Trout" Quintet by Schubert
November 18, 1993 Chamber Music, Performance Hall, Noon-hour recital Charles Stolte & Angela Anderson, Saxophone
November 4, 1993 Accompanist for Voice Recital, Performance Hall, Noon-hour recital
October 28, 1993 Chamber Music, Noon-hour recital, Performance Hall Heather McIlroy, Flute
October 21, 1993 Piano Recital, Performance Hall, Noon-hour recital
September 30, 1993 Piano Recital, Performance Hall, Noon-hour recital
June 1993 Solo Organ and Duo Recital, Altreformierte Kirche, Emlichheim, Germany
May 1993 Organ Duo Recital, Edmonton New Music Festival, West End CRC, CBC recording
January 1993 Chamber Music, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC
June 1992 Piano Recital, The Century Club, Rochester, NY
January 1992 Piano Recital, King's Performing Arts Series, West End CRC
Nov. 1991 Piano Recital, West End CRC Recital Series
Nov. 1991 Piano Recital, Christian Arts Conference and Festival Vancouver-Langley British Columbia
January 1991 Concerto Performance, Horizon Theatre, Spruce Grove, Alberta Concerto in A Major, Mozart, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
September 1990 Chamber Recital, University of Alberta, Convocation Hall Liebeslieder Walzer, Johannes Brahms, CBC recording
September 1990 Duo Piano Convocation Hall New Steinway Celebration, Convocation Hall With Michael Redshaw, pianist. CBC recording
June 1990 Lecture-Recital, D Mus recital, Convocation Hall, Variations Op. 27, Anton Webern
March 1990 Piano Recital, Canada Theory Conference, London, Ontario, University of Western Ontario
January 1990 Chamber Recital, The King's College Series, Convocation Hall D Mus recital, CBC recording
March 1989 Piano Chamber Music, Convocation Hall, With Roger Admiral, pianist
March 1989 Piano Duo Recital, Encounters Series; Convocation Hall
January 1989 Concerto Performance, The King's College Series, All Saints Cathedral Symphonic Variations, Cesar Franck, EYO, CBC recording
November 1988 Chamber Music, The King's College Series, Central United Church
November 1988 Piano Recital, Encounters Series, Convocation Hall
June 1988 Piano Duo Recital, St. John's Anglican Church, Edmonton
June 1988 Piano Duo Recital, West End CRC, Edmonton
July 1988 Piano Duo Recital, First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton
April 1988 Piano Recital, Trinity Christian College Fine Arts Festival, Chicago, Illinois
January 1988 Concerto Soloist, The King's College Series, St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton Choral Fantasy, Beethoven, EYO
November 1987 Chamber Music, Series Central, Central United Church, Edmonton, Alberta With Janet Nichol, soprano and Alison Grant, flute
May 1987 Piano Recital, Cana Music Festival, First Baptist Church, Edmonton
March 1987 Piano Recital; Convocation Hall , University of Alberta
February 1987 Piano Recital, Valley Manor, Rochester, New York
February 1987 Piano Recital, Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario
January 1987 Concerto Performance, The King's College Series , Robertson-Wesley United Church, Concerto in A major, J.S. Bach ,Musici Allegri Chamber Orchestra CBC recording
October 1986 Chamber Music, Series Central, Central United Church With Norman Nelson, violin and Kay McCallister, horn
April 1986 Chamber Music; Convocation Hall, With Mark Eeles, cello
March 1986 Chamber Music, Series Central, Central United Church With Mark Eeles, cello
January 1986 Chamber Music, Encounters Series, Convocation Hall Pierrot Lunaire, Arnold Schoenberg, CKUA recording
October 1985 Piano Recital, Courtyard Series, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
March 1985 Piano Recital, Series Central, Central United Church
January 1985 Concerto Performance, Dordt College Series, Sioux Center, Iowa Concerto in C minor, Beethoven
November 1984 Piano Recital, Canada Music Week Celebrations, Convocation Hall Suite no. 2, Op. 3, Manus Sasonkin
September 1984 Piano Duo Recital, Series Central, Central United Church, Edmonton
June 1984 Art Song Recital, Central United Church, Edmonton, With Peggy Evans, soprano
June 1984 Piano Recital, Series Central, Central United Church
November 1983 Faculty Recital, The King's College Series, All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton
November 1982 Piano Recital, World Premiere performance,Six Fantasies (1982), Alfred Fisher Convocation Hall, CBC recording
May 1982 Piano Recital, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
May 1982 Piano Duo Recital, First Christian Reformed Church, New Westminster CRC
April 1982 Piano Duo Recital, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Edmonton, Alberta
January 1982 Concerto Recording, Concerto in G, Maurice Ravel, CBC Broadcast
December 1981 Piano Recital, All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton
November 1981 Piano Recital, Canada Music Week, Convocation Hall
January 1981 Piano Recital, Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa
January 1981 Chamber Recital, Columbus Symphony Orchestra Series, Columbus, Ohio With Brian Bell, horn and Katherine Robinson, violin
January 1981 Chamber Recital, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio With Brian Bell, horn and Jonquil Thoms, violin
June 1980 Piano Recital, Western Board of Music, Convocation Hall
February 1980 Piano Recital, All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton
October 1979 Piano Solo and Ensemble Music Dÿsqbut Maritimes, Mount Allison University, Brunton Auditorium With Kay McCallister, horn and Susan Cotrell, violin Recorded and sponsored by CBC
May 1979 Piano Recital, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music Master of Music degree recital
April 1979 Piano Recital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
February 1979 Chamber Music Recital, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music With Brian Bell, horn
October 1978 Piano Recital (New York Dÿsqbut) Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, New York
March 1978 Concerto Performance, Concerto Competition Winner, Concerto in g, Prokofiev Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York
February 1978 Piano Duo Recital, Johann Strauss Foundation, Edmonton Plaza Hotel With Marnie Giesbrecht
January 1978 Solo Recital, Young Artists' Series, Association of Univ. Women (AAUW Rochester, New York
November 1977 Piano Recital, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music Performer's Certificate
March 1977 Piano Recital, Patmos Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
June 1977 Solo Recital, Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
November 1976 Piano Recital, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
December 1975 Piano Recital, Christian High School, Edmonton, Alberta
August 1974 Piano Recital, Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
July 1974 Piano Recital, Neuenhaus Kreis Bentheim, Germany
May 1974 Piano Recital, Vienna Opera Ball Committee, Club Austria, Edmonton, Alberta
March 1974 Piano Recital, Convocation Hall
July 1973 Piano Recital, Neuenhaus, Kreis Bentheim, Germany
April 1973 Piano Recital, Convocation Hall
November 1972 Piano Recital, Convocation Hall, Recital Debut
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
July 2003 "Improvisation in Worship" Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) National Convention Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, Ontario
June 1, 2001 Examiner, New York State Junior Achievement Exams NY State Registered Music Teacher's Association, Rochester, NY
June 2, 2001 Adjudicator, All Stars Competition, NY State Music Teacher's Association Rochester, NY
July 3-6, 2001 Performer and Teacher, Pipe Organ Encounter, RCCO, Calgary, Alberta
July 15-20 Masterclass Teacher, Summer Institute of Church Music Whitby, Ontario
May 2001 Piano Duo Recital, Heart and Mind Conference, King's
January 30, 2001 Colloquium Performance and Presentation Performance Hall, King's
"RIP: Recording, Improvisation, Performing" Performance of Schubert "Wanderer Fantasy" and presentation on Sabbatical
July 5, 2000 Lecture/Recital, American Guild of Organists (AGO) "Duet Suite: From the Musical Memoirs of a Canadian Organist" by Jacobus Kloppers
July 1999 Advanced Organ Improvisation, Royal Canadian College of Organists National Convention, Hamilton Ontario
June 1997 Organ Improvisation Competition, AGO, Denver, Colorado, Semi-finalist
March 17, 1996 Piano Improvisation, Alberta College, Edmonton, Presented by the Alberta Registered Music Teacher's Association
August 1996 Piano Hymn Improvisation, Pipeworks International Organ Academy, Edmonton
July 10-14, 1996 Organ Hymn Improvisation, Pipeworks International Organ Academy, Edmonton
January 13, 1995 Organist, Hymn Festival The 8th Symposium on Worship and Church Music
Calvin College Chapel, Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 25, 1994 Organist, Hymn Festival, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Sarnia, Ontario
July 1993 Organist, Hymn Festival, Hymn Society in Canada and USA, Annual Conference, Toronto
September 1992 Accompanist, Richard Miller Vocal Workshop, Western Board of Music, King's College, Grant McEwan
August 1992 "Prevailing Trends in Hymnody", Institute for Christian Studies Conference
October 1991 Workshop Recital, Hope Lutheran Church, Calgary, Alberta
July 1991 "Creative Hymn Playing on the piano",
Conference on Liturgy and Music
Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario
March 1990 Piano Recital, Music Theory Canada, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
April 1989 Piano Performance and Demonstration, "Large scale design and the middleground in Webern's Piano Variations opus 27-I" with Dr C. Nolan The American Musicological Society, (Pacific Northwest Chapter) The University of Alberta
July 1988 Creative Hymn playing (organ), Liturgy and Music in Reformed Worship, Calvin College
PUBLICATIONS
Compact Discs
2002 Bravato, Piano recording, Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Ginastera, King's Performance Hall Arktos 200256
2002 Skyscape Organ and Piano, with Marnie Giesbrecht, New works by Utterback, McCune and Bedard, Jack Singer Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Arktos 200257
2000 The Elegance and the Ecstasy, Piano Duets, with Marnie Giesbrecht, Works by Mozart, Schubert and Brahms King's Performance Hall, Arktos 20042
1998 "Music for Organ and Piano" written for Duo Majoya, Bashaw (a compilation of works written by Howard Bashaw), Arktos 2003940
1997 "Transcriptions for Two: Firebird Organ and Piano, Organ Duet", Works by Grieg, Stravinksy, Mozart and Elgar, West End CRC, Arktos 97022
1994 "Dancing Ice" Solo & Duo Canadian Organ Music Organ duet,
with Marnie Giesbrecht,
Works by Kloppers, Krapf and Cabena,
West End CRC,
Arktos 94002
Descant
1996 "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" "Voices United," United Church of Canada
Article
"Hymns for Lent, Easter and Ascension", Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger, Reformed Worship 14 (December 1989): 21-25
COMMUNITY AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2003- First Presbyterian Church, Music Director
2005 RCCO Centre, Chairperson, Edmonton Centre
2004 Windspiration 2007, Co-chair, RCCO National Convention
1997- Alberta Registered Music Teacher's Association (ARMTA), Co-convener Concerto Competition
1996- Pianist for Pre-Tenors (comedy and improvisational spoof on "The Three Tenors"
1992- MUSICA FESTIVA, Chair
1989- JASPER PLACE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, Chair
WEST END CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, Edmonton
1988-2003 Music director (organ and choral)
1987-1991 Chair, Organ Purchase Committee
1988-1991 Chair, Acoustics Committee
1979-1988 Head organist
1988 JOHANN STRAUSS FOUNDATION, Edmonton Jury member, Scholarship Advisory Committee
1980-88 CENTRAL UNITED CHURCH,
Edmonton Music director (organ and choral)
1983 WESTERN LITURGY CONFERENCE, Edmonton Committee member
1983 RCCO CHORAL FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, Chair
1983-88 SERIES CENTRAL, Edmonton, Artistic director
1981- WESTERN BOARD OF MUSIC, Edmonton Examiner, Alberta and British Columbia
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