Voices of Connection: 07/02 Happy Birthday Mark Kruczek!

Today we celebrate one of the best organists in the business; and our main organ-accompanist since the very beginning, my right-hand man, Mark Kruczek. He was the organist for our Duruflé Festival in 1989, when he actually coached the organ part with Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, the legendary organist and wife of the composer. She called him a “phenomenon!”

I can’t imagine performing this work without Mark. He writes about this movement, “It’s such a loving, gentle treatment of the chant theme. Almost as if it wafts in and out on a gentle breeze that the accompaniment provides. It’s the most comforting piece I can think of at this time.” Thanks, Mark, and happy birthday!

– Dennis Keene, Artistic Director

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DURUFLÉ Requiem - Agnus Dei

Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director
Mark Kruczek, organ

from the Delos recording The Duruflé Ablum ℗ 1995 Delos

The singers in this performance are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.