Trinity Presents Samuel Metzger Organ Concert on February 6
Trinity International University presents organist Samuel Metzger in concert on Friday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the ATO Chapel on the Deerfield campus, located at 2065 Half Day Road. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students and seniors, and may be purchased at the door or by calling 847-317-8021.
Born in Rochester, NY, Samuel Metzger grew up in northern Arizona, where his parents were missionaries to the Navajo Indians. Early studies began at Northern Arizona State University in Flagstaff, where he was accepted into the Preparatory School of Music as an organ student of Dr. Marilyn Brandon. In high school he studied with Dr. Royce Johnson at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Metzger's undergraduate studies were at Arizona State University with Robert Clark. There he studied on a Regents Scholarship and at graduation was named "Most Outstanding Undergraduate in Performance."
In 1995 Samuel was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and studied with Jon Laukvik at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, Germany. He was awarded a second Fulbright Scholarship and in 1997 graduated with a degree of Künstleriches Aufbaustudium (KA). Mr. Metzger then went on to study with Marie-Claire Alain in St. Germain-en-Laye, France.
In 2003, Mr. Metzger became Senior Organist at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL, serving with the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, Senior Pastor. Services were broadcast on the Coral Ridge Hour, a TV program that was broadcast throughout the USA and internationally to 202 countries. In 2009, Samuel joined the staff of New Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, FL. He took the position of Organist & Music Associate of Second Presbyterian Church, in Memphis, TN, in 2014.
Mr. Metzger is heard regularly around the country in concert. He has recorded six CDs, including "Toccata," "Majesty and Glory," "Joy to the World," and "Prayer and Meditation." His hymn arrangements are published by Morning Star Music.
The Helen Laverne Smith Richard organ recital series at Trinity International University is made possible through generous contributions by the Richard family in loving memory of their wife and mother.