Yost
Organ at Davidson will begin a new year of concerts with a performance by Jacqueline Yost, of works by Bach, Frescobaldi, and other composers on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. The program is free, but donations are accepted.
Ms. Yost, who is music director at First Presbyterian Church in Concord and a lecturer in music theory at University of North Carolina-Charlotte, will begin her program with Sinfonia from Cantata 29, Dupre/Bach. Following will be works of Frescobaldi, Bridge, Sweelinck, J.S. Bach’s “Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C,” Alain’s “Second Fantasie” and finally Vierne’s “Finale” from Symphonie VI.
The concert is in the sanctuary of Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Friends of the Organ will host a reception following, with Ms. Yost.
Ms. Yost was born in Salisbury and attended University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, where she studied for a bachelor’s degree under David Craighead and David Higgs. After completing her bachelor’s, she attended Case Western’s Cleveland Institute of Music, studying under Todd Wilson.
She did doctoral studies at Eastman school of Music where in addition to gaining her DMA in organ performance she also gained a Master of Arts in Theory Pedagogy, with Steven Laitz.
In addition to her church and university work, she also works with several not-for-profit choirs and teaches privately.
