Karen Beaumont: Organist/Organ Recitalist/Organ and Piano Instructor
Karen Beaumont: Organist/Organ Recitalist/Organ and Piano Instructor
Karen Beaumont is an active organ recitalist and organ and piano instructor. She also plays the French Horn. From November, 1988 through April, 2011, she provided the organ and choral music at St. James Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is now the organist at the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist at St. John's on the Lake, also in Milwaukee. She holds a degree in Music History from the University of Wisconsin.
In addition to performing in venues throughout Southern Wisconsin, she has also performed in the various cities:
New York City:
St. Thomas Fifth Avenue 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2010
St. Patrick's Cathedral 2003, 2007, and upcoming in 2012St. Mary the Virgin 2004, 2007, 2009, and 2010
Church of the Transfiguration 2005, 2008, and 2010
St. Mary's in Harlem 2010
St. Peter's Lutheran 2000, 2001, and 2005
Cathedral of St. John the Divine 2011
St. Michael's Episcopal 2002
St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church upcoming in 2013
Other North American Cities:
San Francisco St. Mary's Cathedral 2009, 2010, and upcoming in 2012
Toronto, Ontario St. James Cathedral 2011 and upcoming in 2013
Chicago Holy Name 2004, 2005, and 2007/Fourth Presbyterian 2008 and 2010/St. John Cantius 2010 and upcoming in 2012
Des Moines, Iowa St. Paul's Cathedral (Episcopal) 2004
St. Paul, Minnesota Church of St. Louis 2005
Princeton University Chapel upcoming in 2013
Denver St. John's Cathedral upcoming in 2012
Montreal St. Andrew and St. Peter's upcoming in 2013
United Kingdom:
Norwich St. Andrew's Hall 2004 and upcoming in 2013
Oxford Town Hall 2006 and 2008/Queen's College 2010/St. John's College 2011
London Southwark Cathedral upcoming in 2012
Recordings
French Organ Noels, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Robert Noerhen Organ, 2002
Early Spanish Organ Music, Lake Park Lutheran Church,Milwaukee, Steiner Reck Organ, 2008
Austrian Organ Music from 1570-1833, St. Francis Church, Milwaukee, 1884 Schulke Organ, 2011
Future recording projects: selections from The Well Tempered Clavier and music of Biber and various Austrian composers
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"Thank you for such a splendid recital! ...I enjoyed the program, which was so refreshing and creative..." James Kennerley, St. Mary the Virgin, NYC
"Organist Karen Beaumont gave [a] startlingly bold...performance of Jeanne Demessieux's Respons pour le temps de Paques." Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Thank you for a wonderful recital!" Richard Moore, St. John's College, Oxford, UK
"...it was really a beautiful program, extremely well done." Robert McCormick, St. Mary the Virgin, NYC
"...exceptionally well played, and I had many positive comments from audience members. I enjoyed hearing unusual repertoire..." John Sherer, Fourth Presbyterian, Chicago
"...I liked your playing...nice to hear a program of real organ music." John Scott, St. Thomas, NYC
"Congratulations on a recital well played. Please contact me again whenever you want to come back. Your recital will be a welcome addition to our slate of concerts." Christoph Tietze, St. Mary's, San Francisco
"I am thankful you were able to give us such a brilliant recital." Barry Newman, St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich, UK
"Karen Beaumont...blew any cobwebs from the Cathedral's mighty organ and made the air tingle as if touched by a spirit." Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Your playing is technically sound; your sense of proportion in registration is amazing, and your musicianship is robust and exciting." Lee Jacobi, presenter
