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Catherine Crozier

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'''Catherine Crozier''' (January 18, 1914 in [[Hobart, Oklahoma]] - September 19, 2003 in [[Portland, Oregon]]) was a leading American concert organist and teacher.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Early life and education ==
As a child, Crozier studied violin, piano, and organ, and made her first public appearance on the piano at age six.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> For college, she attended the [[Eastman School of Music]] in [[Rochester, New York]]. Studying with [[Harold Gleason]], she earned a bachelor's degree in 1936 and a master's degree in 1941, as well as a Performer's Certificate and an Artist's Diploma.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She and Gleason married.

== Teaching Career ==
Crozier was hired onto the [[Eastman School of Music]] organ department faculty in 1939, where she served as department chair from 1953 to 1955. She then joined the faculty of [[Rollins College]] in [[Winter Park, Florida]], where she taught until 1969, while also serving as organist of [[Knowles Memorial Chapel]] on campus. She rose to international prominence as a teacher and adjudicator.

In 2001, the [[American Guild of Organists]] began to publish a video archive series of great organists, beginning with recordings of Crozier's teaching in ''The Master Series, Vol. I''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Performing Career ==

In 1941, Crozier made her concert debut in the [[Washington National Cathedral]] at the [[American Guild of Organists]] National Convention, after which she concertized across the United States, Canada, and Europe in solo recitals and with ensembles, including the [[New York Philharmonic]], the [[Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra]], and the Musica Aeterna Orchestra of New York.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 1962, she and two other organists, [[E. Power Biggs]] and [[Virgil Fox]], performed the inaugural recital on the new organ at Philharmonic Hall -- now called [[Avery Fisher Hall]] -- at [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]]. Crozier also inaugurated the Kuhn Organ in [[Alice Tully Hall]] in 1975.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In 1993, Crozier moved to [[Portland, Oregon]], where she served as Artist in Residence at [[Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland, Oregon)|Trinity Episcopal Cathedral]] until shortly before her death in 2003 at the age of 89.

Crozier championed the works of contemporary composers, including [[Paul Hindemith]], [[Vincent Persichetti]], [[Ned Rorem]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and [[Leo Sowerby]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She was also known for her specializations in historical French and German repertoire, which she recorded extensively.

== Honors ==
Crozier was one of the few female organists to forge a highly visible career in the mid-twentieth century. Her awards include the 1979 International Performer of the Year Award (presented by the New York City Chapter of the [[American Guild of Organists]]), the Alumni Achievement Award of the [[Eastman School of Music]], and the [[University of Rochester]] Citation to Alumni. She received honorary doctoral degrees from [[Baldwin-Wallace College]], [[Illinois College]], [[Smith College]], the [[University of Southern Colorado]], and her alma mater, the [[University of Rochester]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Publications ==
Crozier co-edited several editions of the ''Method of Organ Playing'', a method book by her husband and colleague [[Harold Gleason]] that was widely used in the United States. Following Gleason's death, she edited the seventh and eighth editions in 1988 and 1996.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Selected Discography ==
* ''Catharine Crozier at Grace Cathedral: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Julius Reubke'', Delos 3090
* ''Catharine Crozier In Recital'', Gothic Records D-87904
* ''Catharine Crozier plays Aeolian-Skinner, opus 1309'', Fleur de Lis
* ''Great Organ Works of Cesar Franck'', Delos
* ''The King of Instruments: Catherine Crozier''
* ''Leo Sowerby: Symphony for Organ in G major'', Delos 3075
* ''New Dimensions in Organ Sound Volume XIV'', Washington Records WAS XIV
* ''Organ Works by Ned Rorem: A Quaker Reader, Views from the Oldest House'', Delos 3076
* ''Things Visible and Invisible: The Rosales organ, Opus 11, Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland, Oregon'', Delos

== References ==
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