Fine Arts Series at St. Marcus

Dr. Melissa Plamann | Organ Concert

September 5 | 7:00 pm

Join us on Friday, September 5 at 7:00 pm as we welcome Dr. Melissa Plamann for an organ concert as part of the St. Marcus Fine Arts Series. Social hour to follow.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated to offset costs.

| ABOUT

Dr. Plamann did her undergraduate work at Valparaiso University. She completed her Master of Music degree at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, under the direction of Dr. Timothy Albrecht.  Plamann taught in the organ, piano, and church music departments at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University-Bloomington. While at IU, she studied with Dr. Larry Smith and graduated with a Doctor of Music degree. In 2008, she returned to Emory as Dr. Albrecht's sabbatical replacement to head the graduate organ program.

In 2010 Dr. Plamann was appointed Wanda L. Bass Chair of Organ and Associate Professor of Music at Oklahoma City University.  She is the university organist and coordinator of graduate studies. She continues an active performing career and particularly enjoys performing 20th and 21st century works and featuring other instruments with the organ.  She is active within the Oklahoma City chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and she is also an executive board member of the Oklahoma Alliance for Liturgy and the Arts, a non-profit organization that fosters liturgical art and encourages creative collaboration between artists, religious groups, and the larger community.

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Irish Christsong Concert with the Lutheran Ceili Orchestra

The St. Marcus Fine Arts Series launched in September of 2019 shortly after the rebuild of its spectacular 34-rank pipe organ. The series aims at bringing together the greater community to hear notable music by expert talent. Concerts take place in the beautiful church sanctuary built in 1913, with its wonderful acoustics. Concerts are followed by a beer and wine reception to visit with artists and fellow attendees. Concerts are free and open to the community.

Fine Arts Series Committee Members: Mark Jeske, Lenny Hanson, Jerry Seigmann, David Porth, and Shelly Fink