Distinguished organist to perform Sept. 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 26, 2009

STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS—Distinguished organist Dr. Joyce Jones will perform a solo organ recital on Monday, Sept. 14.

The recital will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Clyde H. Wells Auditorium. Jones will perform the Waggener Memorial Organ for this recital.

Jones is the Joyce Oliver Bowden Professor of Music, Professor of Organ and Organist in Residence at Baylor University. Her numerous engagements include venues such as the Riverside Church, the Mormon Tabernacle, Notre Dame Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral and the Meyerson Symphony Center. She has been widely acclaimed since making her debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as the only organist ever to win the prestigious G. B. Dealey award.

Appearing on the Community Concert circuit, she played many sold-out seasons as one of the few organists to take organ music to smaller towns across the country. Since that time, she has played in 47 states and 12 foreign countries.

She was the first woman to perform on the organ at the Crystal Cathedral, the first organist to play for the Grand Teton Music Festival and the only woman organist chosen to play with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at the inauguration of the Ruffatti organ in Davies Symphony Hall.

She earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Sacred Music degree in composition from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, which presented her with its Distinguished Service Award in 1989.

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