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RHAPSODY IN BLUE AT 100 - featuring Dr. Frederick Hohman premiering the first full organ transcription of Gershwin’s - Rhapsody in Blue

Friday, 04 April, 2025

Frederick Hohman is not only one of the most highly acclaimed organists in North America, he is also recognized asan award-winning composer of organ and choral music, a creator of organ transcriptions, a modern on-line educator, a musical instrument designer, and a classical music audio-video producer.Hohman earned the Performer's Certificate, Mus.B., M.M. and D.M.A. degrees while in the organ class of David Craighead at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. In 1984, he won First Prize in both the prestigious Clarence Mader and Arthur Poister competitions. This led to organ concert tours taking him throughout the USA, and to the Caribbean, Australia, the UK and Finland, to collegiate, concert and religious venues, including appearances before regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), The Organ Historical Society, and The American Institute of Organbuilders. Hohman founded the recording label Pro Organo in 1985 and has overseen the production and release of over 300 organ and choral music titles, including 16 releases where he is also the featured artist. Hohman is the 2019 Winner of the annual American Guild of Organists' Pogorzelski-Yankee New Organ Music Composition Competition. Additionally, Hohman has provided written guidance and encouragement to aspiring organists as an adjudicator in 20 national and international organ competitions. 

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