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7:30 p.m. | Founders Recital Hall

Andrew Schaeffer, began organ study with David Christiansen when he was 11 years old. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree in church music from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, where he was a pupil of John Ferguson. He also holds the Master of Music degree from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music where he studied with organ performance with Thomas Murray and improvisation with Jeffrey Brillhart. He is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the University of Oklahoma where he studies organ with John Schwandt and choral conducting with Richard Zielinski. His dissertation, “The Scottish Rite Pipe Organ in the United States from 1900-1930,” will examine the role of the pipe organ in American Freemasonry in the context of the pipe organ boom of the early twentieth century.

Andrew Schaeffer was director of music and organist at the 2,700-member First United Methodist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma (2014-2018). In January 2018, he was also appointed editor-at-large of The Diapason. In this position, he assists with editing, proofreading, writing, and digital media for this important organ journal.

In December 2018, Andrew Schaeffer was appointed Director of Music and Organist at Luther Memorial Church in Madison, Wisconsin. He also participates in the Just Bach Madison concert series.

7:30 p.m. | Founders Recital Hall

Take your preconceived notions of ‘noise’ and toss them out the window. Equal parts “fiendishly good and fiendishly goofy” (Chicago Tribune), ~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet dedicated to connecting with diverse audiences through the creation of new work. Since its founding in 2016, “~Nois continues to legitimize the saxophone quartet as a premier ensemble formation for classical music” (thank you Brutal New Music) through commissioning repertoire that is thought-provoking, engaging, and honestly just really good, by some of today's most inspiring compositional voices. Hailed as “technically superb and musically brilliant” (Cleveland Classical), and renowned for their “supremely sensitive balance and control” (Chicago Classical Review), The ensemble has also been awarded top prizes at numerous prestigious chamber music competitions including the M-Prize International Arts Competition, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.