Internationally acclaimed organist Damin Spritzer has been praised for performances that are “spellbinding” (Organists Review), “expressive and musical” (American Record Guide), and marked by “enormous sensitivity and musicianship” (AAM Journal). A champion of rare and rediscovered repertoire, her programming blends works by overlooked Romantic masters, transcriptions, and canon organ literature, with a special focus on newly unearthed music by turn-of-the-century women composers.
Spritzer’s concert career spans the globe, with recent performances in Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Scotland, Norway, and throughout the United States. She is consistently featured in performances and lectures for organizations that include the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, the Association of Anglican Musicians, the La Verna Organ Festival (Italy), and at institutions such as the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
A prolific recording artist for Raven Recordings, Spritzer has received unanimous critical acclaim for her innovative projects pairing composers with historically significant instruments. Reviewer R. J. Stove lauded her “exceptional discographic enterprise” and her ability to “single-handedly revive the output of several late-Romantic organist-composers rarely mentioned in even the most comprehensive history books” (Heirs and Rebels, 2025). Her eight albums include world-premiere recordings of works by René Louis Becker and 20th-century French women composers connected to Marcel Dupré, as well as landmark recordings on historic instruments in France and England—including being the first woman to record on the famed Father Willis organ of Hereford Cathedral.
Spritzer’s groundbreaking research on Alsatian-American composer René Louis Becker resulted in a multi-volume critical edition of his organ works (Leupold Editions) and a scholarly monograph. She has recorded three world-premiere discs of Becker’s music, earning praise such as: “Damin Spritzer serves both instrument and music well…with an easy command of drama and a real feeling for Becker’s melody-led, cleanly-executed music” (Choir & Organ). American Record Guide commended her “spirited and vigorous performances” and “commitment and dedication to this music.”
Her recent releases have garnered international five-star reviews, with Organists Review hailing her “fascinating” program notes and Classical Music Sentinel describing her interpretations as revealing “determined musical lines all leading to a powerful finish” and her registrations as “a sonic canvas” of masterful color balance.
Dr. Damin Spritzer is Area Chair and Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Oklahoma and Artist-in-Residence for Cathedral Arts at the Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew in Dallas. Formerly on faculty at the University of North Texas, she is active with the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, the Association of Anglican Musicians, and the Organlive Media Foundation. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas, her Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music, and her Bachelor of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Damin Spritzer is represented in North America exclusively by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, LLC.
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