Jonathan Ryan will perform on February 21, 4 p.m., at First Congregational Church, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for the Sixth Wesley M. Vos Memorial Organ Recital, on the church’s Buzard Opus 16 pipe organ (two manuals, 24 ranks). Ryan has concertized throughout the United States and Europe. He holds six First Prize awards from major international and national organ competitions. His latest CD, Influences, was recently released on the Acis label.
Wesley M. Vos earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, studying with Howard Kelsey, Anton Heiller, and Gustav Leonhardt. He served as associate editor of The Diapason from 1967 until his death in 2002, and was associate dean and professor of music at DePaul University. For information contact Ann Tucker, director of music at First Congregational Church: 815/459-6010.
