Next Saturday Feb 9 at 7:30pm, Rosedale Presbyterian presents Gillian Keith in recital, accompanied by Keith Weber.
Recent
Grammy-nominated Producer Keith
Weber is a choral and orchestral conductor, vocal coach, choral clinician,
organist, pianist, harpsichordist and collaborator is widely known for his
musical versatility and excellence.
A
native of western Pennsylvania, he holds a B.M., cum laude, in Organ
Performance from Southern Methodist University, an M.M. also from SMU and an
M.S.M. from Perkins School of Theology.
He was
Director of Music at St. Phillip Presbyterian Church in Houston, TX and at
Christ Church in Tyler, TX. He has served as Chair of Music Commission
of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, is Past Dean of the East Texas Chapter,
American Guild of Organist and has served on the Board of Directors of the
Tyler Civic Chorale. As a recital collaborator and accompanist, Keith
has worked with singers and instrumentalist across the United States.
As an
organist, Keith won the Dora Poteet Barclay Award (Outstanding
Undergraduate, SMU), the Roy and Sue Johnson Award (Outstanding Senior, SMU),
and 1982 B'nai B'rith Music Scholarship, the Ninth Annual Organ Competition
of the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation, the 1991 Region VII National Young
Artists' Playing Competition of the American Guild of Organists, was named
finalist of the 1992 Spivey International Organ Competition and is widely
known for his engaging organ recital programming. He served as Interim
Organist at The Myerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX.
As a
pianist, Keith made his formal orchestral debut in 1997 with the East Texas
Symphony Orchestra, Kate Tamarkin, conducting, and as
keyboardist-of-all-kinds is a frequent guest artist with Ars Lyrica Houston,
Mercury Baroque, Musiqa, Cantare, The Victoria Bach Festival and the
International Festival-Institute at Round, Top, TX. Keith was named
keyboardist of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra for the 2002-2003 season.
Keith
is Artistic Director of Grace Song, Inc., a wide-ranging, non-profit
production company.
Tickets available at the door. (RPC is located at 129 Mount Pleasant Road, two blocks north of Bloor, by Sherbourne station)
