Organ Recital: Stephen Kalnoske

Guest organist Stephen Kalnoske from Damascus United Methodist Church, Damascus, Md., plays a recital on the Cathedral’s 10,650–pipe great organ. $10 suggested donation.

Repertoire

Orb and Sceptre
Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
arr. Sir William McKie (1901-1984)

Suite Gothique (Op. 25)
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
II. Menuet Gothique

Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op 7
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Danse Macabre
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
arr. Edwin Lemare (1865-1934)

Improvisation on a Submitted Theme
Stephen Kalnoske (b. 1984)

About Stephen Kalnoske

Stephen Kalnoske is currently the organist at Damascus United Methodist Church, after two years as Assistant Organist at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC.

Stephen attended Boston Conservatory, studying organ with Sean Redrow as well as organ improvisation with Monte Maxwell at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He was a semi-finalist in the 2008 and 2010 National Competition in Organ Improvisation, and has led workshops for organists on improvisation and service playing.

An active recitalist, Stephen has been featured at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, D.C., St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, and Ttrinity Church Copley Square in Boston, MA.