Marnie Giesbrecht is a versatile keyboard artist who has performed organ recitals in major cities and universities in Canada, the United States, Europe and South Africa.

Dr. Giesbrecht is Professor of Music at the University of Alberta. She teaches Organ Performance (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programs), Organ Literature, Hymnody and Service Playing, Chamber Music and Graduate Keyboard Seminar. She is also Adjunct Professor of Music at King's College.

Marnie Giesbrecht performs and records with Joachim Segger as Duo Majoya. Their programs and CDs present a kaleidoscopic variety of organ duets, piano duets and organ and piano duos.

Marnie Giesbrecht was National President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists from July 2000 to July 2002.

Contact her at Marnie.Giesbrecht@ualberta.ca

Marnie Giesbrecht has performed in major cities and universities throughout Canada, the United Sates, South Africa and Europe. A versatile keyboard artist, she performs regularly as an organ soloist and chamber musician. Duo Majoya, Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger, perform and record organ duets, piano duets and organ and piano duos.

Dr. Giesbrecht studied and concertized as a pianist throughout her undergraduate (University of Alberta) and graduate degrees (Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria and Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y.). Her piano teachers include Ernesto Lejano, Isobel Rolston, Kurt Neumüller and Barry Snyder. She won the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Association Young Artists' Award and a Johann Strauss Foundation Scholarship for a year of study at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.

Dr. Giesbrecht studied organ performance with Jacobus Kloppers and Gerhard Krapf. She graduated with a Doctor of Music degree (University of Alberta) in Pipe Organ Performance in 1988, the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards. She performs frequently as an organ soloist and keyboard ensemble player in Canada, the United States and Europe, and has recorded for broadcasts in Canada, the United States and South Africa.

A faculty member in the Department of Music, University of Alberta since 1988, Marnie Giesbrechtteaches Organ Performance (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programs), Organ Literature, Hymnody and Service Playing, Chamber Music and Graduate Keyboard Seminar. She is also Adjunct Professor of Music at King's College.

A strong advocate of contemporary music, Marnie Giesbrecht has given the premiere performances of many solo and chamber works for organ including Jacobus Kloppers' Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani. She recorded works by Edmonton composers for the Edmonton Composers' Concert Society disc, Northern Arch (Arktos, 1993). A number of works for organ and piano have been commissioned and composed for Duo Majoya, including works by Canadian composers Howard Bashaw (University of Alberta), Denis Bédard, Jeffrey McCune and Joe Utterback.

Marnie Giesbrecht was National President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists from July 2000 to July 2002. Central to her work as President was encouraging increased education programming across the country, particularly programs that attract and encourage young people to learn about and play the organ. She also concentrated on the expansion and development of national committee membership and structure in order to make committee work more effective and nationally representative.

Recordings by Marnie Giesbrecht

Marnie's solo organ CD Recorded in Convocation Hall, U of A and West End CRC, Edmonton playlist