Alan Morrison

Performer

Events

St. Cecilia Recital
Johns Creek United Methodist Church
7/8/2020 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM

About

Alan Morrison is recognized as one of America’s premier organists and maintains a versatile career as a performer, teacher, recording artist, adjudicator, and collaborative pianist. His appearances in the most prestigious organ venues throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, Russia and South America attest to his achievements and the respect he has earned as a performer through thoughtful programming and artistic integrity.

Morrison is a regular performer in Verizon Hall (Kimmel Center) where he has appeared in solo, chamber music and concerto performances. He also collaborates regularly with The Orlando Chamber Soloists. In May 2003, he was selected to appear along with Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma for the Fred Rogers Memorial Service, which was telecast live from Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall.

A champion of living American composers, Mr. Morrison has premiered important new works by William Bolcom, Dan Locklair, David Conte, Eric Sessler, Mary Beth Bennett, and many others, and he has recorded twelve critically acclaimed CDs for Gothic, ACA, Halyx and DTR.

Morrison is Head of the Organ Departments at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he holds the Haas Charitable Trust Chair in Organ Studies. He also holds the McGehee Family Organist in Residence position at Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA, and is College Organist at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA.

A graduate of Curtis and Juilliard, Mr. Morrison received degrees in both organ and collaborative piano studying with John Weaver, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Susan Starr.

Alan is represented by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc.

Connect with Alan Morrison at alanmorrison.us.