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Celina Kobetitsch

@celinakobetitsch

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MSP-based organist, pianist, composer
Organist @spd.lc
M.M. Leipzig Conservatory🇩🇪
A.D. Toulouse Conservatory🇫🇷
B.M. Oberlin🇺🇸

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A huge thank you to Brice Petersen and Zion Lutheran Church for the invitation to present a concert in honor of the Van Daalen organ’s 50th anniversary. It was so much fun coming up with a program for this instrument, which the audience so warmly received. The hospitality at the church was just lovely, and the congregation was a delight. On a special note, one of the music committee members presented me with a music pen that he handcrafted himself made from Roman olive wood - what?!?! What a gift!!

Program:

Praeludium in G Minor - Vincent Lübeck (1654 - 1740)

Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

“Tierce en Taille” from Messe pour les Couvents - François Couperin (1668-1733)

Toccata seconda from Secondo Libro - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Obra del 8. Tono alto “Ensalada” - Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia (1561-1627)

Partita on “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten” and Hymn ELW 769 “If you but trust in God to guide you” - Celina Kobetitsch (1996-)

Gebrochene Flügel - Tilo Medek (1940-2006)

When I lay my burden down - Iain Farrington (1977—)

#organist #organconcert #organ taken in Zion Lutheran Church of Hopkins by @celinakobetitsch

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Absolutely thrilled to be presenting this concert next Sunday, September 13, on the Van Daalen organ at Zion Lutheran Church in conjunction with the Twin Cities American Guild of Organists’ installation of officers. I will be presenting a variety of early Baroque music from France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, as well as an original partita which will include some hymn singing! The program will conclude with modern organ works by Tilo Medek and Iain Farrington. by @celinakobetitsch

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2 months ago

It’s already been a month since the Lantern choir tour to Norway and Sweden!! Here are some photos from our final concert at Bergen Cathedral. What a great experience it was for our SPD choir members! I was so thrilled to reunite with several members of the Lantern choir at my concert last week. by @celinakobetitsch

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2 months ago

Looking forward to soloing with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra in December! Mark your calendars - December 5, 4:00 pm at Good Counsel Chapel in Mankato! by @celinakobetitsch

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3 months ago

Had so much fun playing a recital yesterday at St. Philip the Deacon. Thank you to everyone who came to enjoy this great music!

Program:
Aubade - Louis Vierne
Organ Symphony No. 3 - Louis Vierne
Cortège et Litanie - Marcel Dupré
When I lay my burden down - Iain Farrington

#organist #organ #organconcert #orgel #orgue taken in St. Philip the Deacon by @celinakobetitsch

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3 months ago

Full of joy and gratitude as we reach the end of our 2026 Summer Organ Festival. Our audiences got to enjoy such wonderful performances by Chad Fothergill, Sam Backman, and Tigran Buniatyan this month. All of these incredible organists brought a variety of interesting programs, styles, and repertoire. Amazing. Thank you.

It is now my second year curating this festival, and I feel so grateful to my predecessors for establishing such a strong series. Each of our concerts this year and last - no matter the time of day - drew at least 100 audience members and usually many more. An appreciation, curiosity, and even love for organ music persists here, and that is a wonderful thing. We are not an urban or central church; but a wonderful and welcoming place in the west metro where high-level music is embraced with open arms. Such great things happening at St. Philip the Deacon.

Oh, and by the way, come to my concert this Wednesday! 😀

#organist #churchmusic #organ #organconcert #sacredmusic taken in St. Philip the Deacon by @celinakobetitsch

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3 months ago

This reel features phone audio from our latest concert - from the 4th movement of an 8-movement new work “Love’s Lantern,” which was commissioned for this tour and composed by Tom Trenney.

The Lantern Choir had a great day in Oslo, starting with a guided tour of the city, a visit to the meaningful sculptures at Frogner Park, and a stop by the ski jump. This lovely morning was followed by a great meal together enjoying some Norwegian specialties as well as a dance group from the Norwegian folk museum! Our evening concert was held in the Majorstuen church, which rewarded us with a beautifully intimate acoustic. The sun remained bright for us late into the evening. Now we have a couple days of sightseeing before our next concert in Bergen.

#churchchoir #choirtour #choir #lutherans #norway by @celinakobetitsch

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4 months ago

Just added audio from our own concert to this reel!! 🎶 Highlights from the Lantern Choir’s first concert in Scandinavia!

The Lantern Choir is comprised of members from five different Minnesota choirs who came together to make this tour possible.❤️ There are 20 or so members from my own church choir at St. Philip the Deacon, and a total of around 70 singers and three directors. Our tour program highlights the deep bonds between Scandinavia and Minnesota, tying in both traditional Scandinavian melodies and American music.

I am the primary accompanist, and we are also joined by a wonderful orchestra traveling with us to perform the new 8-movement Tom Trenney commission, Love’s Lantern. We had a delightful turnout for our first concert and can’t wait for more.

#choirtour #choir #churchchoir #lutheran #scandanavia by @celinakobetitsch

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4 months ago

Such sweet moments in Sweden accompanying the Lantern Choir tour

#choir #lutherans #sweden #choirtour #churchchoir by @celinakobetitsch

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4 months ago

Our second tour concert in Jönköping was absolutely delightful. We were warmly welcomed by the church with a Swedish fika - coffee and treats! - and the church was filled with a most wonderful and kind audience. Our time in Jönköping was short but sweet, as tomorrow we move to Oslo and spend the remainder of our tour in Norway!

The background audio for this reel is actually from a low quality phone recording of our concert today. But high quality music ❤️

#churchchoir #choir #choirtour #scandanavia #lutheran taken in Sofia Kyrkan Jönköping by @celinakobetitsch

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4 months ago

Highlights from the Lantern Choir’s first day & first concert in Scandinavia!

The Lantern Choir is comprised of members from four different Minnesota choirs who came together to make this tour possible.❤️ There are 20 or so members from my own church choir at St. Philip the Deacon, and a total of around 70 singers and three directors. Our tour program highlights the deep bonds between Scandinavia and Minnesota, tying in both traditional Scandinavian melodies and American music.

I am the primary accompanist, and we are also joined by a wonderful orchestra traveling with us to perform the new 8-movement Tom Trenney commission, Love’s Lantern. We had a delightful turnout for our first concert and can’t wait for more.

(P.S. the background audio is not us singing but our own audio is coming soon 🙂)

#choirtour #choir #churchchoir #lutheran #scandanavia taken in Gustaf Vasa Kyrka by @celinakobetitsch

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4 months ago

Mark your calendars for this year’s summer organ festival at @spd.lc - an incredible lineup of performers with a variety of programs to hear. So excited!

#organ #organist #organconcert by @celinakobetitsch

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4 months ago