Saint Mark's Music Series: Organ Plus in Thomsen Chapel
$25 ($20 student/senior)
- Laura Loge, soprano
- John Stuntebeck, organ
Traditional — Selected works (Norwegian stevtoner TBA)
Dietrich Buxtehude — Praeludium in E major BuxWV 141
Agnes Ida Pettersen — Gjendines Bådenlåt
Edvard Grieg — Ave maris stella, EG 150
Christian Sinding — 14 Danske viser og sange, Op. 50, No. 11: Herrens moder, høje, milde ("Mother of God, Exhalted, Mild")
Alf Hurum — Lilja, Op. 15 ("Ave Maria")
Steven Luksan — Nocturne
Elfrida Andrée — Mitt fasta hopp
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — De nære ting
Edvard Grieg — Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 4: Notturno
Eyvind Alnæs — Den store hvide flok
Egil Hovland — Toccata on 'Nu la oss takke gud'
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — Endnu et streif kun, Op. 70
Soprano Laura Loge and Saint Mark's Associate Organist John Stuntebeck will bring Scandinavian church music to Thomsen Chapel exploring ancient Norwegian stevtoner, Danish organ works, Swedish church arias, folk song and hymns, and settings of religious texts up to the present.
October performances rescheduled to January 17 & 19.
About Laura Loge, soprano
About John Stuntebeck, organ
John Stuntebeck serves as the Associate Organist at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral where he leads congregational singing, accompanies the choirs, and offers selections from the organ repertoire for church services throughout the liturgical year. John is passionate about liturgical improvisation and he provides musical creations inspired by the Gospels and the great hymn texts of the ages at many services at St. Mark’s. In addition to being a church musician, John is an accomplished organist, pianist and accompanist who has performed in a wide variety of concerts of varying styles throughout the greater Puget Sound. He earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Ohio State University in Spanish linguistics in 2003 and received his Masters in Music in organ performance in 2009 from the University of Washington, studying with Carole Terry and Mel Butler. As well as being a professional musician, John works full time as a senior IT program/project manager at Kaiser Permanente.
https://saintmarks.org/staff/john-stuntebeck/