Organist Michael Kleinschmidt: Bach, Scheidt, Buxtehude, & Mozart
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Samuel Scheidt — Selected works
Dietrich Buxtehude — Selected works
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Selected works
Michael Kleinschmidt, organist of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, plays a vivacious and exuberant program of pieces by Samuel Scheidt, Dietrich Buxtehude, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, framing J.S. Bach’s virtuosic “Wedge” Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 548 on the lyrical Opus 13 organ by local builder Paul Fritz. A reception follows.
About Michael Kleinschmidt
Michael Kleinschmidt was appointed Canon for Cathedral Music at Saint Mark's in 2015 after serving in similar positions at Trinity Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, and Trinity Church, Boston. Michael's primary mentor in church music was the late Gerre Hancock, with whom he worked as Assistant Organist of Saint Thomas Church, New York City, in the early 1990s. Michael holds degrees in organ performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music. In addition to his vocation, he enjoys exploring the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest on foot.
https://saintmarks.org/staff/michael-kleinschmidt/