4:30 PM
We are thrilled to have 2025 M. Louise Miller – Paul E. Knox Scholarship Competition Winner, David Kraft, joins us to perform a short recital program at St. Theresa RC Church, Trumbull, followed by our annual social time and catered dinner at Ecco Wine Bar, Trumbull.
Join us for a very special evening. We are thrilled to have 2025 M. Louise Miller – Paul E. Knox Scholarship Competition Winner – David Kraft joins us for a short recital program at Saint Theresa RC Church, Trumbull followed by our annual catered dinner at the wonderful Ecco Wine Bar, Trumbull.
Scholarship Recital, Annual Social, Dinner
The evening starts at 4:30 PM with David Kraft’s recital at the acoustically resonate St. Theresa’s RC Church, Trumbull, featuring two pipe organs. We then drive down Main Street (same street as the church; 3 miles) to Ecco Wine Bar at 6:00 PM for the annual dinner, to meet Daniel, and a chance to coast into summer with fellow chapter members and their guests. All are welcome. The dinner includes appetizer, main course (multiple entrees), and dessert. The dinner cost is $40 per person.
To register and pay for the event, please follow these two steps:
1. Click on the registration link by June 4th deadline to provide your details and reserve your spot. Registration link: XXX
2. Click on PayPal link to complete your payment https://greaterbridgeportago.org/online-payments/. Alternatively bring a check to the door for $40 per person payable to the Greater Bridgeport AGO. Still please reserve if you a bringing a check so we have a good headcount for the caterer.
For any questions on the event, contact RoseAnne Homola
The recital is open to the public – suggested donation.
About Our Performer
David Kraft is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. A native of the Rochester, NY area, he began lessons in piano at the age of 5 and studied organ from the age of 13 through high school with John Morabito. For the past several years, he has served an integral role as Assistant Organist at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral, where he assisted in the founding and education of the Cathedral Youth Schola. In the fall of 2021, David received First Prize in the 24th annual Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition. As a freshman undergraduate, he was selected as a finalist in the Lynnwood Farnam Organ Competition, performing in Montreal. He has also performed in masterclasses held by Chelsea Chen, Jean-Baptiste Robin, and Janette Fishell. In 2024, he was featured in concert on Pipedreams Live!
Additionally, David is an experienced organ technician and instrument builder employed by Parsons Pipe Organ Builders. He services and maintains instruments both at the Eastman School of Music and in churches across Western New York several times per week in addition to full-time studies in performance. In the summer of 2024, he traveled to Evansville, Indiana, to take part in the weeks-long installation of Parsons Opus 52 (III/70) at St. Benedict’s Cathedral. Furthermore, he is actively involved in the repair and construction of virtual pipe organs, reed organs, and harmoniums. Since the beginning of his undergraduate studies, he has conducted research on the French Baroque organ building tradition in an effort to design and construct an 18th-century table organ in the style of Jean-Baptiste Micot–a project which nears completion today.
In August 2024, David was appointed Organist at the United Church of Canandaigua, where he collaborates with a wide variety of choirs, ensembles, and soloists in a vibrant and active music program. Most recently, he was invited to perform at Charleston’s historic St. Michael’s Church as part of the 2025 Piccolo Spoleto L’Organo recital series in Charleston, SC. This same year, he was honored as a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2025 in recognition of his accomplishments as both a performer and an organ builder.
LISTEN to David’s required Bach, romantic and hymn scholarship competition pieces below:
Click here to learn more about the M. Louise Miller – Paul E. Knox Scholarship Competition for 2025.
We look forward to seeing our colleagues and friends of the chapter at this wonderful event. Don’t miss it!
Hosts – John Polo, Alex Hodgkinson, RoseAnne Homola