Ahreum Han Congdon

press release: Ahreum Han Congdon, an organist of unparalleled achievement, will mark the end of a memorable Overture Concert Organ season in a recital Tuesday, Apr. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Overture Hall, 201 State Street.

Han Congdon, a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Yale University, thrilled the audience in her Madison debut performance during the 2014 Farmers’ Market Concert. She returns for a full solo recital on the colossal Klais in a program of music by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Dupré, Vierne and others. She has appeared in recital on many of the world’s major organs in addition to solo performances at national and regional conventions for the American Guild of Organists.

General admission for the concert is $20 and tickets can be purchased at www.madisonsymphony.org/han, the Overture Box Office or (608) 258-4141. Student rush tickets are $10 day of show with a valid student ID (see http://www.madisonsymphony.org/studentrush).

Support for all Overture Concert Organ programs is provided by the Diane Endres Ballweg Fund.

With a gift from Pleasant T. Rowland, the Madison Symphony Orchestra commissioned the Overture Concert Organ, which is the stunning backdrop of all MSO concerts.

The Madison Symphony Orchestra is in its 90th season with the 2015-16 concerts. The MSO engages audiences of all ages and backgrounds in live classical music through a full season of concerts with established and emerging soloists of international renown, an organ series that includes free concerts, and widely respected education and community engagement programs. Find more information at www.madisonsymphony.org.