Greg Zelek is principal organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Wisconsin.
PITTSTON – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph Marello will present “A Christmas Celebration” on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m., a Christmas organ concert featuring guest organist Greg Zelek, at St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 William St.
Zelek, principal organist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin, will play fun, family friendly Christmas tunes for the holiday season including Christmas carols on the church’s recently refurbished 1930 Kilgen organ.
Praised as “extraordinary in the classical music world” by Jon Hornbacher, PBS Wisconsin Life and a “musical star” by Bill Wineke, Channel 3000, Zelek is the principal organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and curator of the Overture Concert Organ, where he oversees all of the MSO’s organ programming. Since September 2017, Greg has held the Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curatorship. In 2016, Greg was chosen by The Diapason magazine as one of the top 20 “Under 30” organists, a feature which selects the most successful young artists in the field.
He was the First Prize winner in the 2012 Rodgers North American Classical Organ Competition, 2012 West Chester University Organ Competition, and 2010 East Carolina University Organ Competition, as well as the Audience Prize winner of the 2016 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition.
Zelek is a recipient of the inaugural Kovner Fellowship; he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees, as well as an Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School as a student of Paul Jacobs. For more information about the concert, please contact Saint John’s organist and director of music, Mike Sowa at the parish office at 570-654-0053.
