FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: Dr. Kris Rizzotto in Organ Recital at Saint Olaf Catholic Church

Dr. Kris Rizzotto live in concert at Saint Olaf Catholic Church in Downtown Minneapolis, MN.

0:00 Prologue

0:58 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) – Praeludium in F, BuxWV 144

4:36 George Thomas Thalben-Ball (1896-1987) – Elegy

9:33 Kris Rizzotto (b. 1989) – Coronation March
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11:42 Six Chorale Preludes – Kris Rizzotto (b. 1989)

11:42 Pastorale on New Britain: amazing Grace
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12:31 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
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13:56 Trio on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern:
How Lovely Shines the Morning Star
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15:45 Hark, the Glad Sound!
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16:49 Kelvingrove: The Summons
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18:07 Pastorale on This Joyful Eastertide
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20:03 Grimoaldo Macchia (b. 1972)
TanzToccata on Gregorianische Sequentiæ Victimæ Paschali Laudes

25:08 Kris Rizzotto – Lullaby on the Latvian folk song Aijā, žūžū, lāču bērni
(Dedicated to my son Kristian Walter Rizzotto)
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31:18 Kris Rizzotto – Toccata
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Lively-Fulcher organ, 2001, 61 stops, 67 ranks.
Specifications ➝ https://www.saintolaf.org/organspecs

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Latvian Brazilian Dr. Kris Rizzotto (they/them) has played concerts in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and in 20 American states. Highlights include Rīga Dom Cathedral and Liepāja’s Holy Trinity Cathedral (largest mechanical organ in the world) in Latvia; Pelplin Cathedral International Organ Festival in Poland; Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston; Christopher Summer Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania; Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament in Buenos Aires; Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver; and Anchorage Lutheran Church in Alaska.

Kris was named a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2017, which recognizes young leaders in the fields of organ, harpsichord, carillon, and church music. Dr. Rizzotto is the Director of Music at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They are also a self-published composer for organ, choir, and piano, with emphasis in sacred repertoire for religious services. Several original hymn introductions and reharmonizations are available for free download at bit.ly/31jERan. They were previously the organist at the Benedictine Abbey of Rio de Janeiro, built in 1590 and owner of one of the oldest organs in South America.

Kris holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance from the American Organ Institute at the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Music in Sacred Music and Organ Performance from East Carolina University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Magna cum Laude). Her doctoral dissertation was about the importance of music in the formation of the national identity of the Latvian people, focusing on organ compositions by Aivars Kalējs which represent the values and spirit of the Latvian heritage.

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PER ASPERA AD ASTRA: LATVIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY REFLECTED IN SELECTED ORGAN WORKS BY AIVARS KALĒJS

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