Sanctuary Keyboards Festival, Part I: Nathan Jensen, Pianist
Free (contributions accepted towards the completion of the Sanctuary Pipe Organ)
- Nathan Jensen, piano
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach — Fugue in F Minor, F. 31 #8
Johann Christian Bach — Keyboard Sonata in G major, Op. 17, No. 4, W.A 10
Johann Christian Bach — Keyboard Sonata in G major, Op. 17, No. 4, W.A 10
Felix Mendelssohn — Six Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30
Ottorino Respighi — Sei pezzi per pianoforte ("Six pieces for piano"), P 044, No. 3: Notturno
Nathan Jensen will play his remarkable "technician recital" on the Faith Sanctuary's magnificent Grotrian-Steinweg grand piano; during the recital, in addition to performing keyboard masterworks, Nathan will actually dismantle the piano, with explanations as to how all the pieces work, providing a rare opportunity to appreciate the instrument and its music, "inside and out."
About Nathan Jensen, piano
Nathan Jensen attended Pacific Lutheran University as a music major. He transferred to The Evergreen State College where, under an independent contract, he studied musical composition with Timothy Brock.
Nathan is a piano tuner, organist, and choir director for St. John United Lutheran Church in Seattle; accompanist for the Pacific Northwest Ballet; violinist for the Thalia Orchestra; and avid bell ringer for the set of Change Ringing bells installed 2005 at the University of Washington. He also plays theater organ for silent films at Forest Ledge in Burien.
The son of two Lutheran pastors, he showed early promise in music especially in piano and composition. He continues as an organist and choir director at St. John United Lutheran Church, but more and more his work is that of piano tuning and repair.