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Piano
The Piano Division offers keyboard students the opportunity for study,
coaching, and performance of solo literature, vocal repertoire and
chamber music. Varied choices for pianists of all ages and experience
are offered by the curricula of the bachelor of music degrees in piano
performance, piano pedagogy and music education/piano, with diverse
opportunities for performance complimenting the programs. Students
enrolled in this program represent numerous countries and age groups and
have been recognized in prestigious competitions and performances in
recent years.
The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts houses two
Steinway D concert grand pianos which are available to students for
public recitals, two grand pianos in the piano studio, and numerous
grand pianos in large practice rooms for student practice. Organ
The students in this program study and appear in recital on the Opus 60.
The Opus-60 (Orgues Letourneau, Quebec, Canada), made possible by a
one-million dollar gift of the G. Gunby Jordan family, weighs more than
40,000 pounds and has almost 3,600 pipes. The Opus-60, housed in Legacy
Hall, has 3 manuals, 57 stops, and 63 ranks. In comparison, Letourneau’s
project for the Tower of London has 30 stops and 38 ranks, and their
instrument for the Cathedral of St. Mary in Sidney, Australia has 45
stops.
The organ student body is international in scope and includes both
traditional and non-traditional students of all ages. Organ study leads
to the degrees of bachelor of music in organ performance or bachelor of
arts in music. In addition, organ study is included in the degrees of
bachelor of music in piano performance and bachelor of music
education/piano.
The Jordan Organ attracts students on an international level. The first
quinquennial Jordan
International Competition in solo organ playing was held in November
2005 in Legacy Hall. Founded in 2001, the Jordan International
Organ Competition is one of the premier competitions in the world, offering the
largest First Place prize and significant other
prizes. Competitors from around the globe compete via CD and live
rounds, being judged by a panel of leading international concert
organists and teachers, culminating in the Final Rounds, held in the
visual and aural splendor of Legacy Hall at RiverCenter for the
Performing Arts in Columbus, and featuring the renowned Jordan Concert
Organ, Orgues LeTourneau, Opus 60. This event is made possible through
the continuing generosity of the Jordan Family and the Jordan
Foundation.
Professional organists have
called to schedule recording sessions on the Jordan Organ and the
American Guild of Organists held a regional convention in
Columbus in 2005.
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