Hyde Park Church Organ Concert Series Welcomes European Organist

The Hyde Park Church Organ Concert Series continues it’s season on Sunday, February 22, with a performance by Karol Mossakowski, organist at Saint-Suplice Church in Paris.

Mossakowski is renowned for both his interpretation and improvisation skills. He has received First Prizes at important performance competitions (Prague, and Chartres), and he leads an expansive international concert career. Mossakowski also serves as professor of improvisation at the Higher School of Music, San Sebastián, Spain (Musikene) and is Artist in Residence at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Poland.

His performances have taken him to distinguished venues across Europe, Russia, Canada and the US, and he has performed with many orchestras in Europe.  He is also known for his silent film accompaniments, and in 2017, his accompaniment of Dreyer’s “Jeanne d’Arc” for Lyon’s Festival Lumière was released on DVD and produced by Gaumont films.  In 2021 he released his first solo recording “Rivages,” on the Tempéraments label.  As a composer, he is in residence at the Festival of Sacred Music in Saint-Malo, France.

About the organ series

The popular performance series is free and open to the public. All performances start at 4 p.m. at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church is located at 1345 Grace Avenue.

On hand will be Executive Director and Resident Organist Brenda Portman and Director of Music Ministries Ben Owen.

Next up, on April 19, will be a performance by Thomas Sheehan, cathedral organist and interim director of music at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC.

For more on the series, go to hydeparkchurch.org.

Pictured: Karol Mossakowski, organist at Saint-Suplice Church in Paris. Photo provided.