A native of N.J., Dr. Joel Bacon holds degrees in mathematics and organ performance from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he was a student of Joyce Jones, and an artist diploma in organ from the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien (Vienna, Austria), where he studied with Michael Gailit. With a dissertation on the use of organ in selected orchestral works, he earned his PhD in historical musicology through a joint degree program of Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts and the University of Vienna.

Joel Bacon has a growing reputation as a performer, teacher and scholar in North America and Europe. He has been heard in recital in Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Canada, and the US, and live performances have been broadcast on Austrian Radio (1) and Public Radio International. He has taught at the prestigious Oundle International Festival (Cambridge, UK), at several Pipe Organ Encounters of the American Guild of Organists, and at other courses in the US and Canada. With the principal violist of the Munich Philharmonic, Albrecht Rohde, he has recorded a CD of music for viola and organ.

Joel Bacon currently holds the Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies, the first endowed chair in the College of Liberal Arts. Before coming to CSU, he was assistant organist of St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Munich-Grunwald, and served as frequent guest organist at the former Hapsburg imperial church, St. Augustine, Vienna.

Ken Cowan is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Praised by audiences and critics alike for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique, and imaginative programming, he maintains a rigorous performing schedule that 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, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and 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 a Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Before 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

Dr. Beverly Everett is an active concert organist and service player. She has been a featured organist in recitals, music festivals and workshops, and masterclasses throughout the United States, Europe, and British Columbia. Everett is Adjunct Professor of Organ at the University of Mary, where her current studio has nine applied students. Everett holds a Bachelor's Degree in Organ Performance from Baylor University, where she studied with Joyce Jones, and a Master of Arts in Organ Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, where she studied with Delbert Disselhorst. Everett was First Place winner of the Ft. Worth AGO Competition, the MTNA Competition, and was Presser Foundation Scholar at Baylor. She is a frequent guest performer with the Aaron Meyer Band holiday concerts in Portland, Oregon. Everett has played in some of the great halls of the world including St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, and the Duomo in Florence, Italy.

Dr. Everett is music director of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra.  She was named one of Bismarck-Mandan Business Watch magazine’s “40 under 40” for making a difference through her work in the region. She was the City Magazine cover story in November of 2011. In 2009, Dr. Everett was the youngest-ever recipient of the “Friend of the Arts” award for her contributions to the arts in Bemidji. In 2010, Everett was one of six conductors in the nation to receive an “Excellence in Music Education” award from the American Prize. Everett was one of two recipients of the first 2011 Region 2 Arts/McKnight Career Advancement Fellowship to study with JoAnn Falletta. Dr. Everett has been a frequent guest conductor and clinician for orchestras and festivals.

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Jason J. Moy is the 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. He 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.

Mr. Moy will perform on CSU’s newest harpsichord, a German Double (after Mietke) built in 2022 by Bruce Kennedy.

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.

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.