University of Puget Sound Annual Bethel Schneebeck Organ Recital

• Wyatt Smith, organ

Join us for the 33rd annual recital concert honoring Bethel Schneebeck, Puget Sound parent, grandparent, and long-time community leader. The Fritts organ in Kilworth Memorial Chapel is named after Mrs. Schneebeck, who was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree in 1982.

Organist Wyatt Smith will be performing works by Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra and Matthias Weckmann.

All are invited to a reception following the program in the Kilworth Memorial Chapel basement.

About University of Puget Sound School of Music

http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/undergraduate/music/

About Wyatt Smith, organ

American concert organist Wyatt Smith, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, performs with "nuance, polish, and personality" (Michael Barone, APM Pipedreams). He maintains an active concert schedule, performing throughout the United States and Europe, and his performances have been heard on American Public Media's Pipedreams.

Smith received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Washington; his Master of Music degree from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Dakota. His primary mentors include Dr. Carole Terry, Dr. Martin Jean, and Dr. Larry Schou. Wyatt has served as the Affiliate Artist in Organ & Harpsichord at the University of Puget Sound since 2018. He is also on the faculty of the Epiphany Music Academy, which he founded in 2019. He enjoys teaching students of all ages.