Jason J. Moy is Artistic Director of Ars Musica Chicago, and one of the most sought-after early keyboard specialists in the Midwest. He serves as Artist-Faculty at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, and at DePaul University, where he was awarded the School of Music’s first-ever endowed chair as the Monsignor Kenneth J. Velo Distinguished Professor of Music. Jason received his Early Music training at McGill University and counts Hank Knox, Ketil Haugsand, Andrew Lawrence-King, and the late Bruce Haynes among his most influential mentors and teachers. He is a founding member of the award-winning baroque ensemble Trio Speranza, principal keyboardist of the Bach Week Festival Orchestra, and is a frequent guest soloist and continuo player with such esteemed ensembles as the Newberry Consort, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.

The Sunday, June 9th recital will feature Harpsichord works by Buxtehude, Froberger, Louis Couperin, and Bach.

The recital will be played on CSU’s newest harpsichord, a German Double (after Mietke) built in 2022 by Bruce Kennedy.

Todd Wilson is represented by Karen McFarlane Artists Mgt.

Regarded across America and around the world as one of today’s finest concert organists, Todd Wilson is head of the Organ Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio, and Curator of the E.M. Skinner organ at Cleveland’s Severance Music Center. Wilson has been heard in recital at major venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, and has appeared with symphony orchestras around the world.  He has made many recordings on the Raven, Naxos, JAV, Delos, Gothic, Disques du Solstice and other private labels, and has served on the jury for many of the world’s most prestigious competitions, most recently the St. Albans International Organ Competition (UK) and the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition (US). In addition, for the 2021-22 academic year, he served as visiting professor of organ at the University of Michigan.

Wilson holds the Fellow and Choirmaster certificates from the American Guild of Organists and has been a featured recitalist at many Guild conventions. An active interest in improvisation has led to his popular improvised accompaniments to classic silent films.

Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, Head of Organ Program

Ken Cowan is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike, he maintains a rigorous performing schedule which takes him to major concert venues and churches in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Recent feature performances have included appearances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall, Spivey Hall, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as concerts in Germany and Korea. In addition, Mr. Cowan has been a featured artist in recent years at the national conventions of the American Guild of Organists held in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, has performed at many regional conventions of the AGO, and has been featured at several conventions of the Organ Historical Society and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.

Ken received the Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Prior to attending Yale, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with John Weaver. His major teacher during high school years was James Bigham, Organist/Choirmaster at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, in Buffalo, New York, which is not far from his hometown Thorold, Ontario, Canada.

In 2012 Mr. Cowan joined the keyboard faculty of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University as associate professor and head of the organ program. Previous positions have included associate professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was awarded the 2008 Rider University Distinguished Teaching Award, and associate organist and artist-in-residence at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. kencowanorganist.com

The English “Independent” has crowned Maurice Steger “the world’s leading recorder player.” Others have called him a “wizard,” the “Paganini of the recorder” or simply a “virtuoso.” Maurice Steger has successfully established himself as one of the world’s most popular soloists of Baroque music, performing shows worldwide and releasing numerous CDs to critical acclaim, awarded with some of the most prestigious prizes.

His lively style and his brilliant yet spontaneous technique have helped Maurice Steger reinvent the recorder as an instrument and completely renew its image. Among his numerous CD releases, Telemann’s flute quartets (Deutsche Grammophon/Archiv), Sammartini’s sonatas and Telemann’s concertos and suites with treble recorder (harmonia mundi) stand out. Several releases, including “Venezia 1625” (harmonia mundi), received international awards.

With his repertoire consisting mainly of Baroque music, Maurice Steger is a soloist in high demand with the leading ensembles specialising in performances on period instruments, including Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, The English Concert, Musica Antiqua Köln, Europa Galante and I Barocchisti.

His busy concert schedule sees him connect regularly with modern orchestras like the Berliner Barock Solisten, Les Violons du Roy and the Brandenburg State Orchestra. He often performs together with other renowned artists like Hilary Hahn, Cecilia Bartoli, Igor Oistrakh, Fabio Biondi, Sandrine Piau, Andrew Manze, Diego Fasolis, Sol Gabetta or Thomas Quasthoff.

Andrew Steinberg is the organ instructor and choral area accompanist for Concordia College and the sanctuary worship director and organist at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead. He is frequently called on as a soloist and a collaborative accompanist in instrumental and choral activities featuring organ, harpsichord, and piano and as musical director for various musical theatre experiences across the country, including Concordia Theatre. At Concordia, Steinberg coaches singers into creating their own musical theatre cabaret shows, exploring the world of musical theatre literature, and preparing performers for professional experiences.

Steinberg has served as organist and worship director at congregations in the Twin Cities, Fort Collins, and the Fargo-Moorhead area. Steinberg coaches and accompanies soloists and ensembles throughout the region and nationally. He performed as solo organist in Wittenberg Germany, as part of the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and has performed across the United States, Germany, and Scotland (University of Glasgow). Steinberg holds a master’s degree in organ performance and certification in liturgical studies from Colorado State University, Fort Collins. He remains active as an organist, collaborative pianist, vocal coach, and musical director for Concordia College’s theatre program. Steinberg has earned credits toward a doctorate in collaborative piano. His primary teachers have been Peter Nygaard, Dr. Joel Bacon, and Dr. Tyler Wottrich.