Nathan Laube

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Nathan J. Laube (born 1988 [1] ) is an American organist. He is currently Associate Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music having previously taught there from 2013 to 2020. [2] [3] He was previously on the organ faculty at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Germany. [4] Laube is also the International Consultant in Organ Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the United Kingdom. [5] He is regarded as "one of the best organists of his generation in the United States". [6]

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Career

Laube was born in Chicago [1] and previously served as assistant organist for the Wanamaker Organ. He regularly performs around the world [3] and is "universally acclaimed as one of the most brilliant organists on the concert circuit". [7] [8]

In April 2019, he presented a radio program called "All the Stops" on WFMT, where he demonstrated organs in Germany, France, Slovenia, Croatia and the United States over four 2-hour episodes. [9]

Discography

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  1. 1 2 "King of Instruments, back on stage - Organ music". The Economist. November 2013. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Nathan Laube to Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Germany | the Diapason". 8 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Organists Edoardo Bellotti, Nathan Laube Appointed to Eastman School of Music Faculty - Eastman School of Music". esm.rochester.edu. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. "Nathan Laube".
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  6. "US-Organist Nathan Laube in St. Lamberti: Kluger Choreograf der Klänge - Kultur - Westfälische Nachrichten". wn.de. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  7. "The Meyerson organ gets a brilliant workout from Nathan Laube". dallasnews.com. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  8. John Gilroy (5 October 2016). "Review: Nathan Laube, organ recital, King's College Chapel - Cambridgeshire Live". cambridge-news.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  9. "All the Stops | 98.7WFMT". wfmt.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.