Music at Kirkpatrick Chapel Series Fall 2004

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Mason Gross School of the Arts announces the Fall 2004 Music at Kirkpatrick Chapel series. A series of free events, performances take place in the historic Kirkpatrick Chapel on the Old Queen's campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick.

Entering its fourth season, the series has featured a diverse array of performers including the Rutgers Glee Club, the Rutgers Salsa Band, Mason Gross String Trio, the Rutgers Brass Ensemble, New Hudson Saxophone Quartet, Mason Gross Dean George B. Stauffer on organ and a variety of other musical talents.

Organized by Artistic Director Antonius Bittmann, the university organist, the series began in the fall of 2001 as a way to reinvigorate the great musical tradition of David Drinkwater, the long-time university organist and overseer of musical events at Kirkpatrick Chapel.

Given the chapel's proximity to many of New Brunswick's businesses, it is an ideal location for patrons to walk a short distance to enjoy great musical performances on an array of Fridays while enjoying a brown-bag lunch. The evening concerts provide patrons with the opportunity to attend events similar to those at lunchtime.

For more information, call 732/932-7511 or visit www.masongross.rutgers.edu. No tickets or reservations are required for this FREE series.

Music at Kirkpatrick Chapel Fall 2004 Schedule
Lunchtime Matinees at Noon
September 24: Soren Beech, cello and Yevgeny Morozov, piano
October 8: Trio Vente: Janet Grice, bassoon, Sarah Bednarcik, clarinet, and Kevin Willois, flute
October 22: Gwen Toth, harpsichord
November 5: Carlensha Grady, voice and Lynda Saponara, piano
November 19: Organ-Brass Extravaganza: Rutgers Brass Ensemble, Scott Whitener, conductor; AntoniusBittmann, organ; Special Guest Artist, Dean George B.Stauffer, organ
December 10: Christmas Carols: Rutgers Brass Ensemble, Scott Whitener, conductor; John Plesniarski, organ.

Soirees at 8:00 p.m.
September 28: Christoph Keggenhoff, organ
October 3: Antonius Bittmann, organ
October 16: Baroque Chamber Concert
October 31: Halloween Organ Concert by Mason Gross Students
November 30: Rutgers Brass Ensemble, Scott Whitener, conductor Jubilant Brass at Kirkpatrick Chapel.

About the Artistic Director and University Organist
Antonius Bittmann has a Ph.D. (Musicology), a D.M.A. (Organ), and an M.M.(Harpsichord) from the Eastman School of Music, and a B.M. and an M.M.(Organ) from the Staatliche Hochschule f