Käthe will play the inaugural recital of Trinity’s new quarterly Pre-Evensong Organ recital series on the first Sunday of October. Free and open to the public, this 35-minute concert will precede the Cathedral Choir of Adults’ offering of Evensong at 4pm. As always, a reception will follow the service.
Presented in memory of Betty and Clinton Carter, this soulful evening features Wil Dannenberg, a genre-blending musician known for bridging American Roots and Western Classical styles. He’s joined by the talented Käthe Wright Kaufman of Columbia’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Cake and coffee will follow the performance.
Tickets are available HERE
Käthe returns to the instrument upon which she had her first organ lessons: the beautiful and celebrated EM Skinner organ at St. Luke’s in Evanston, IL. Käthe’s time as a chorister in this parish led her to pursue sacred music as her vocation and career.
Käthe will perform a recital on the Second Sunday of Easter, featuring works well-suited to this symphonic instrument. There will be an intermission. Ticket information can be found in due course at opus327.org.
Käthe is excited to conduct Trinity’s own Cathedral Singers and the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (Barbara Krumdieck, Executive Director) in a liturgical offering of Henry Purcell’s magnificent Te Deum and Jubilate in D, as part of Trinity’s Bach Vespers series. Bach Vespers is free and open to the public. Join us for a reception on the Cathedral Lawn following the service.
Käthe is delighted to begin her UK Summer Recital Tour in one of the most magnificent buildings in the world, under Wren’s famous dome. She will perform a half-hour program on the Dome console in St Paul’s amazing acoustic.
Käthe will offer a 45-minute recital as part of the series at Birmingham’s Catholic Cathedral, on the brilliant J. W. Walker & Sons organ.
Käthe continues her UK tour on the fabulous Harrison & Harrison organ at Coventry Cathedral. She is delighted to perform in such a powerful and profound building and setting.
The final stop of her summer organ tour, Käthe will play a lunchtime concert at the amazing Wells Cathedral, where her friend and colleague Carolyn Craig is doing wonderful things as the Assistant Director of Music.
Käthe is delighted to return to the Girl Chorister Course as a theory teacher and organist this year, in the course’s twentieth anniversary year. As a former organ scholar and chorister (from 2008-2013), it will be very special to return to the camp. There will be services open to the public (and livestreamed) on 7/22, 7/24, and 7/25 at 5:30pm, and at 11am and 3pm on 7/27.
As an extended prelude to the Good Friday service at Glenn Memorial UMC, Käthe will offer a short liturgical recital at 6:30pm, featuring meditative music based on the themes of the Passion.
Käthe joins the Candler Singers from Emory’s Candler School of Theology on their Spring Tour around GA and AL. As Chapel Organist at Candler Käthe collaborates with Director of Music David Daniel on musical offerings for the Theology School and special events with the Candler Singers choir. Here are this tour’s offerings:
Thursday March 20, 7pm: First United Methodist Church, LaGrange GA
Friday March 21, 3pm: Wesley Gardens Retirement Community, Montgomery AL
Sunday March 23, 10am: First United Methodist Church, Montgomery AL
Sunday March 23, 4pm: Auburn United Methodist Church, Auburn AL
Käthe is excited to offer her second annual organ recital on her home instrument, the 1982 Casavant Op. 3529. This is an opportunity for the people of Glenn and the wider Druid Hills and Decatur communities to explore the varied colors and capabilities of this wonderful organ. This will be one of Käthe’s final public performances before she moves to her new post in Columbia, SC, and a reception will follow.
Käthe is delighted to join her talented colleagues Will Buthod, Joyce Johnson & Oliver Brett, to perform (for her first time) on Spivey Hall’s Albert Schweitzer Memorial Organ, by Ruffatti of Padua, Italy. Spivey Hall’s resident organist Alan Morrison curates and hosts this event, bringing together some of the best organists in the region to explore the extraordinary capabilities of this magnificent instrument. There will be a pre-concert talk at 2:15pm. More information about the afternoon can be found here.
Käthe is thrilled to return as a recitalist at Atlanta’s Episcopal Cathedral, where she regularly sings for weekly Evensong with the Cathedral Schola, under the direction of Canon for Music, Dr. Dale Adelmann. Her program will feature works by Alain, Farrington, Howells, Mendelssohn, and Stanford, all on the Cathedral’s glorious Aeolian-Skinner instrument.
Emcee’d by Michael Barone (host of American Public Media’s show Pipedreams), Käthe will join organists Kirk Rich, Nicole Marane, and Alan Morrison in a concert celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Held at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Käthe will open the concert with works by Iain Farrington and Herbert Howells. A reception will follow!
Celebrate the splendor and joy of the season with the cherished Christmas with Kinnara concert. Featuring Hugo Distler’s captivating variations on Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, this program weaves these timeless themes with readings from the Christmas story, from prophetic visions to the reverence of the shepherds and wise ones, alongside choral responses by Howells, Rutter, Holst, Pärt, and others. Allow the exquisite voices of Kinnara to lead you through an evening filled with peace, wonder, and celebration. Käthe will accompany several selections of the evening on Glenn Memorial’s Casavant organ.
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For many Atlantans, the start of the Yuletide season begins with Emory University's annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Performed by the Emory University Concert Choir and University Chorus, this magical melding of scripture lessons read in conjunction with the performance of international carols has been an Atlanta tradition since 1935. Based on the traditional service at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, this holiday program was drawn from sources ancient and modern by E. W. Benson, Bishop of Truro in 1880, and has been observed at Emory University since 1935. Käthe will be the organist for these services.
Tickets can be purchased here.
Please note, there are three performances: Friday 6 Dec @ 8pm, Saturday 7 Dec @ 4pm, and Saturday 7 Dec @ 8pm.
Käthe joins the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra on organ for another collaboration with Glenn Memorial UMC’s Chancel Choir in their performance of Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, led by conductor Michael Dauterman. The DSO will also perform Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Barber’s Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings featuring Emily Brebach, oboe, and Donizaetti’s English Horn Concertino featuring Emily Brebach, English Horn and led by Music Director Paul Bhasin. Tickets can be purchased here!
Under the direction of Michael Dauterman, the Glenn Chancel Choir will offer Maurice Duruflé sublime setting of the Requiem Mass liturgically in morning worship for All Saint’s Day. Käthe will feature as the accompanist, playing the notoriously rich and challenging “organ-only” version of the work.
Käthe joins Minister of Music Will Buthod and the choir of Holy Trinity Parish, Decatur in their liturgical presentation of Fauré’s beautiful Requiem for their All Soul’s Day service, in an orchestration for strings and organ.
Käthe is pleased to return to the site of her first organ scholarship in beautiful Cornwall to present a concert on the Cathedral’s Father Willis organ as part of their lunchtime series. She will play music by Arakelyan, Howells, Neswick, Rowley, and Vierne.
Käthe is delighted to return to the UK to perform in Lichfield Cathedral’s recital series. Lichfield’s instrument can be considered a cousin to that of Peterborough Cathedral, which Käthe grew to know intimately during her year there as Organ Scholar. She will play music by Arakelyan, Howells, Neswick, Rowley, and Vierne.
Käthe is excited to perform as one of the three featured artists at the 4th annual Reuter Organ Festival, held at the Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque New Mexico. Tickets for this concert can be purchased here.
She will play the following program:
Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 - Bach
Star Fantasy - Arakelyan
Trois Pieces - Boulay
Psalm Prelude, Set 1 no. 1 - Howells
Symphony no. 3 in F# minor - Vierne
Käthe joins the ranks of Kinnara again, this time on continuo, for concerts featuring Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude and other great works. There are two concerts: first at Peachtree Road UMC on Friday May 3 at 7pm, and the second at Glenn Memorial UMC on Sunday May 5 at 4pm. Head to https://www.kinnara.org/performances for tickets and more information.
“Join us for the grand finale of Kinnara's 15th Anniversary Season, as we pay homage to the enduring musical heritage of J.S. Bach. Embark on a captivating journey through works crafted by Monteverdi, Brahms, Distler, Barber, Caroline Shaw, and other notable composers, all united in celebrating Bach's everlasting impact on the world of music.”
As an extended prelude to the Good Friday service at Glenn Memorial UMC, Käthe will offer a short liturgical recital at 6:30pm, featuring meditative music based on the themes of the Passion.
Käthe is excited to offer an organ recital on her home instrument, the 1982 Casavant Op. 3529. This is an opportunity for the people of Glenn and the wider Druid Hills and Decatur communities to explore the varied colors and capabilities of this wonderful organ, which was recently used to accompany the Memorial Service for First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Käthe will play music from different centuries and different countries, so there will be something for everyone. Admission is free!
Käthe is delighted to offer a concert on the III-manual, 42-rank Op. 11 Parkey pipe organ at FPC Gainesville, as part of their 2023-2024 Fine Arts Series. She will play works by Bach, Boulay, Carter, Demessieux, Langlais, Mendelssohn, and Pierné.
With thanks to resident musicians Michael Rintamaa and Grant Holcomb for their hospitality, Käthe is honored to play on the dedicatory organ series celebrating the renovation of the historic Central Christ Church’s 1960 Holtkamp Organ into an expanded and refurbished instrument. She will present music by Arakelyan, Bach, Diemer, Foote, Persichetti, and Vierne.
Käthe is delighted to join Kinnara, the prestigious professional chamber choir, in their Christmas concert as one of their sopranos. This concert is part of the choir’s celebratory Fifteenth Anniversary Season.
Experience the magic of Christmas with Kinnara as we bring our cherished holiday traditions from our New Jersey origins to Atlanta. Immerse yourself in the a cappella treasures of the season, featuring enchanting works by Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Dawson, and other renowned composers. Join us in creating an atmosphere brimming with the spirit and cheer of the holidays.
Tickets are available at https://www.kinnara.org/christmas2023 ($15 for students, $30 for general admission)
Käthe joins the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, conductor Dr. Paul Bhasin, and the choir of Glenn Memorial UMC as featured soloist in Saint-Saëns’ ‘Organ’ Symphony, as well as John Rutter’s Gloria and other music. See https://dekalbsymphony.org/2023-2024-season for more information and tickets, in due course.
Käthe is pleased to join the EYSO for another performance, this time of Holst’s The Planets. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Bhasin, Käthe will play Daniel Jaeckel’s Op.45 organ in Emory’s Emerson Concert Hall. The EYSO will also perform Wagner’s Prelude to Act III, Lohengrin. This concert is free and requires no ticket.
As course organist, Käthe accompanies the participants of the 2023 RSCM America Carolina Course, held in Duke University’s glorious chapel. This year’s course is led by conductor Matthew Owens. The closing Eucharist and Evensong will feature music by Jonathan Dove, George Dyson, Cecilia McDowall, Roxanna Panufnik, and more.
As part of the first full day of the 2023 conference of the Anglican Association of Musicians (AAM), Käthe will perform a recital on Christ the King’s Juget-Sinclair organ. Featuring works by Bach, Boulanger, Carter, French, and Widor.
Käthe performs music by Bach, Boulay, and Jessica French as part of Peachtree Road’s Midday Music In May series, on the Great Organ. Admission is free.
As an extended prelude to the Good Friday service at Glenn Memorial UMC, Käthe will offer a short liturgical recital at 6:30pm, featuring meditative music based on the themes of the Passion by Bach, Carter, and Demessieux. Glenn’s somber Good Friday service follows at 7pm. A livestream will be available via Glenn’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
Käthe joins the Chancel Choir and Orchestra of Glenn Memorial UMC on both chamber organ and harpsichord for Bach’s epic setting of the Passion of Christ, according to John.
Käthe will play an organ recital preceding Lenten Evensong at Nashville’s Christ Church Cathedral on the Lively-Fulcher organ, featuring works by Bach, Andrew Carter, Demessieux, Howells, and Whitlock. A reception will follow the service.
Käthe will offer an Advent organ recital on the Alston Memorial Pipe Organ at St. Luke’s Atlanta, which is followed by Choral Evensong with the Choristers of Canterbury Court. A reception follows in J. Coleman Budd Hall.
