Columbus Chapter, American Guild of Organists
The purpose of the American Guild of Organists is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles,
to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for
mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members.
Hector Olivera
Sunday, September 12, 4 p.m.
Mees Hall, Capital University
sponsored by the Columbus Chapter, American Guild of Organists
Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000
Adult $20, Seniors $15, Students $10, Columbus Chapter Members - FREE
Please visit:
hectorolivera.com
Capital University Mees Hall will be the site of a workshop for chapter members on Saturday, September 11, 10 a.m.- noon. During the workshop Hector will concentrate on artistic registration from the simple to the more complex. He will also share his approach to the art of transcribing keyboard and orchestral music for use on the organ. There is no admission charge for the workshop.
Since entering the Buenos Aires Conservatory as a child prodigy at age six, Maestro Hector Olivera has become one of the most sought after and revered international concert organists of the present time.
‘The Times Reporter’, describes an evening with Mr. Olivera as:
An event, a happening, a joyful celebration of the sheer power and pressure that a true virtuoso like Hector Olivera can unleash in a concert hall.
Born in Buenos Aires, Mr. Olivera began playing the pipe organ when he was three. At age five he played for the legendary Eva Perón; at twelve he entered the University of Buenos Aires and by eighteen had performed for heads of state and celebrities throughout Latin America. When offered a scholarship at the renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York, he moved to the United States. Three years later, Mr. Olivera’s outstanding professional concert career was launched when he won the AGO's National Improvisation Contest.
Mr. Olivera has performed solo concerts throughout the USA, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and Latin America and as guest soloist with prominent symphony orchestras worldwide.
Whether in a prestigious venue like Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, Constitution Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, or in conjunction with a celebrated event like the Olympic games or the Classical Newport Music Festival, the most sophisticated and demanding organ aficionados claim that Maestro Hector Olivera is ‘one of the greatest organists in the world today.’
