Beverly Everett (Photo Submitted)

By Natalie McKenna

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (UJ) – The University of Jamestown Department of Music is pleased to announce a new concert series featuring the Black-Schlossman Organ in historic Voorhees Chapel.

The first concert in the series will kick off November 7 at 2 p.m. with a performance by Dr. Beverly Everett playing works by Bach, Widor, Duruflé, among others. The concert is open to the public with a free-will offering at the door.

Dr. Beverly Everett, in addition to being Music Director of both the Bismarck-Mandan and Bemidji Symphony Orchestras, is an active concert organist, teacher and service player. She has been a featured organist in recitals, music festivals and workshops, and masterclasses throughout the United States and in Europe and British Columbia.

In addition to being the organ instructor for the Bismarck Diocese, Dr. Everett is Adjunct Professor of Organ at the University of Mary. She holds a bachelor’s degree in organ performance from Baylor University where she studied with Joyce Jones, and a master’s degree in organ performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa, where she studied with Delbert Disselhorst.

Dr. Everett won first place at the Ft. Worth AGO Competition, the MTNA Competition, and was the Presser Foundation Scholar at Baylor. She is a frequent guest performer with the Aaron Meyer Band holiday concerts in Portland, Oregon, and has played in some of the great halls of the world including St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, and the Duomo in Florence, Italy.

The recital program will also feature Jason Kihle, Assistant Professor of Percussion and Assistant Director of Bands; John Clodfelter, Instructor of Piano and Collaborative Arts; Laura Lynch, Professor of Music and Director of Bands; Aaron McDermid, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choirs; and Richard Walentine, Professor of Voice and Department Chair.

The Black-Schlossman Memorial Organ, which will be featured in the program, was built in 1999 by the Johnson Organ Company of Fargo, North Dakota. It is a gift of the late Anna Jane Schlossman and her family in memory of George Black and William Schlossman.