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The Welcome the Morning Star Alumni Benefit Concert featuring Michael Kearney ’17 is a virtual format organ concert to raise funds and awareness for Geneva College’s COVID-19 Project Fund. The benefit recital features old and new compositions, highlighting psalms and hymns in a variety of styles.

Program:
Processional on Personent hodie - Michael R. Kearney, b. 1995
Chorale prelude on “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern,” BuxWV 223 - Dietrich Buxtehude, c. 1637–1707
Nouveau Livre de Noëls, op. 2 - Louis-Claude Daquin, 1694–1772
10. Grand jeu et Duo
Cathedral Windows, op. 106 - Sigfrid Karg-Elert, 1877–1933
3. Resonet in laudibus
4. Adeste fideles
12 Pièces nouvelles pour orgue - Théodore Dubois, 1837–1924
8. Fiat lux
Chorale prelude on “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” BWV 645 - J. S. Bach, 1685–1750
Morgensonne (“Sunrise”), op. 7, no. 1 - Sigfrid Karg-Elert, 1877–1933
Liedbewerkingen - Gert van Hoef, b. 1994
Nu zijt wellekome
God rest ye merry, gentlemen/Carol of the bells
Improvisation on Konstantin Zhigulin, “My God and King” (Psalm 84) -
Michael R. Kearney, b. 1995
Sixth Organ Symphony, op. 42, no. 2 - Charles-Marie Widor, 1844–1937
1. Allegro

About Michael R. Kearney ‘17
Organist, pianist and composer Michael R. Kearney ‘17 (MA, Duquesne University, 2019) is a native of Long Island, NY. Michael sang Tenor II in The Genevans choir for eight semesters at Geneva College. He has performed on organ with the choir across much of the United States as well as in the Philippines, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Germany, and Austria. The choir has premiered several of Michael’s compositions, including Psalm 103, a five-part motet selected as the Inauguration Psalm for Geneva College’s twentieth president, Dr. Calvin Troup. Michael has also appeared on organ with the Compline Choir at the University of Pittsburgh and on piano in multiple chamber music ensembles in Pennsylvania and New York.

Michael’s passion is in seeing the psalms set to memorable and beautiful music to reach the hearts of God’s people. He has led workshops on psalm-singing in multiple states. He has contributed to The Outlook Magazine, Christian Renewal Magazine, and the Reformed Presbyterian Witness and has published scholarly work in the Journal of Communication and Religion. Michael is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Rhetoric at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

For more information, visit http://urcpsalmody.wordpress.com