Schantz Pipe Organ Dedication Recital - May 23, 2004

Dedicating the Schantz Pipe Organ, Opus 2228
Installed in the Reformed Church in 2003

One of "the most sought after young organists in North America," Ken Cowan serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and is the Associate Organist and Artist in Residence at Saint Bartholomew's Church in New York City.

He has been featured at conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, and the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Mr. Cowan has won numerous awards, including first prizes at the Royal Canadian College of Organists National Competition and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music National Competition.

"A native of Thorold, Ontario, Canada, Mr. Cowan received the Master's degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Prior to attending Yale, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with John Weaver. As a boy, Mr. Cowan first took organ lessons from his father, organist David Cowan, then during his high school years he studied with James Bigham in Buffalo, New York. Previous positions have included Assistant Organist posts at St. James Episcopal Church and the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in New York City, and assisting organist at Saint Clement's Church in Philadelphia. He has also been on the roster of Associate Organists for the famous Wanamaker Grand Court organ in Philadelphia."

— ConcertOrganists.com