Curtis at All Hallows Pipe Organ Concert

ISABELLA ISZA WU TO PERFORM WORKS BY J.S. BACH, OTTORINO RESPIGHI, MAURICE DURUFLÉ, FELIX MENDELSSOHN, GASTON LITAIZE, ROBERT HARRIS AND AARON DAVID MILLER – CURTIS AT ALL HALLOWS – FEBRUARY 24h AT 7 PM WYNCOTE (PA)—January 31, 2024—The world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music comes to All Hallows Episcopal Church, Wyncote in February with a concert featuring a return performance by Isabella Izsa Wu, organist. The concert is on Saturday, February 24th at 7 PM. Seats may be reserved online at: https://curtisatallhallowsorg.ticketleap.com/wu/ Admission is free; donations are encouraged. On-street parking is available adjacent to All Hallows Episcopal Church, 262 Bent Road, Wyncote, PA 19095. A native of Madison, WI, Isabella Isza Wu is the Charles and Judith Freyer Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music, where she is pursuing her master’s degree in Organ Performance. Isza currently serves as an assistant organist at Macy’s Wanamaker Organ, the largest fully functioning organ in the world; and as the organ scholar at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. Isza has been featured soloist at several venues, including Longwood Gardens, Ocean Grove Auditorium (NJ), Overture Hall (Madison WI), St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Alice Millar Chapel (Evanston IL), and Christ Church (Philadelphia). This past year, Isza played for the opening worship service of the 2023 AGO Midwest Regional Convention. Isza is a student of Alan Morrison at Curtis, where she also studies harpsichord with Leon Schelhase, and improvisation with Jeffrey Brillhart. Rev. Chris Exley, Rector at All Hallows Episcopal Church in Wyncote, notes that “The musical heritage of All Hallows, that began with its founding in 1891, has grown over the years and last season’s packed houses reflected support not only from the local and church communities but also from the metro-Philadelphia music community.” The exceptional acoustics of All Hallows reflect the skill of Frank Furness, the architect who designed the church. “The partnership with All Hallows gives Curtis students a perfect opportunity to play a substantial program before appreciative audiences in a setting that evokes tradition while embracing contemporary repertoires,” says Alan Morrison, Haas Charitable Trust Chair in Organ Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. The 2023-2024 remaining concert schedule includes these four performances: Date Day Time Performers/Concert Description February 24 Saturday 7:00 PM Isabella Isza Wu, Organ Concert March 16 Saturday 7:00 PM Curtis Latvian Music Ensemble Concert April 27 Saturday 7:00 PM Daniel Carroll, Organ Concert May 9 Thursday 7:00 PM Curtis Winds Ensemble All performances will be presented in the church sanctuary. There will be a “Conversation After the Concert” moderated by Kathleen Krull, Director of The Settlement Music School, Willow Grove, during which Curtis students will describe how they came to love music, why they came to study at Curtis and what they plan for the future—questions from the audience will be welcomed. All Hallows Episcopal Church is located in Wyncote, PA (19095) on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Bent Road (262 Bent Road). Parish phone: 215-885-1641. URL: allhallowswyncote.org

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