Catharine Pearl Crozier was a leading American concert organist and teacher.
15 Facts About Catharine Crozier
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Catharine Crozier was born in Hobart, Oklahoma to the Rev Walter Stuart Crozier and Alice Condit Crozier.
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Catharine Crozier studied at Central High in Pueblo, Colorado from 1927 until 1931.
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Catharine Crozier enjoyed international prominence as a teacher and adjudicator.
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In 2001, the American Guild of Organists established a video archive series of great organists, beginning with recordings of Catharine Crozier's teaching in The Master Series, Vol.
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In 1941, Catharine Crozier made her concert debut in the Washington National Cathedral at the American Guild of Organists National Convention, after which she concertized across the United States, Canada, and Europe in solo recitals and with ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Musica Aeterna Orchestra of New York.
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Catharine Crozier was one of the honored guests celebrating the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's 125th birthday at Lincoln Center in December 1967.
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Catharine Crozier inaugurated the Kuhn Organ in Alice Tully Hall in 1975.
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In 1993, Catharine Crozier moved to Portland, Oregon, where she served as Artist in Residence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral until shortly before her death in 2003 at the age of 89.
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Catharine Crozier championed the works of contemporary composers, including Paul Hindemith, Vincent Persichetti, Ned Rorem, and Leo Sowerby.
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Catharine Crozier was known for her specializations in historical French and German repertoire, which she recorded extensively.
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Catharine Crozier was one of the few female organists to forge a highly visible career in the mid-twentieth century.
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Catharine Crozier's awards include the 1979 International Performer of the Year Award, the Alumni Achievement Award of the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Rochester Citation to Alumni.
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Catharine Crozier received honorary doctoral degrees from Baldwin-Wallace College, Illinois College, Smith College, the University of Southern Colorado, and her alma mater, the University of Rochester.
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Catharine Crozier co-edited several editions of the Method of Organ Playing, a method book by her husband and colleague Harold Gleason that was widely used in the United States.