Month: October 2015

Education Resource – Messiaen Curriculum

As part of our Kotzschmar 4 Kids education outreach, The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ (FOKO) is pleased to present this curriculum based on the life and music of Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992). Exploring Music with the Pipe Organ: Olivier Messiaen Comes to Visit is the product of ten years of active in-classroom teaching. We offer … Read more

Allan Kozinn Concert Review: Ken Cowan 9/26/15

Ken Cowan gave a marvelous performance on Saturday, September 26th, his first concert since the completion of the Kotzschmar’s centennial renovation (revisit program notes here). Among the audience members was Allan Kozinn, former music critic and culture writer for The New York Times. In his review for the Portland Press Herald, Kozinn writes: “Several of … Read more

Founded in 1981, the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ (FOKO), a non-profit organization, supports the Kotzschmar Organ. The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ maintains and preserves the organ, in addition to producing and promoting concerts, and managing the Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship.