Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Præludium in C, BuxWV 137
Samual Barber (1910-1981) Adagio for Strings (arr. William Strickland)
Two Hymn Tunes:
Brian Mathias (b. 1983)
Jesus Loves Me
Robert Hebble (1934-2020)
Toccatino Con Rico Tino
Robert Cundick (1926-2016) Soliloquy
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) from Symphony No. 1, Op. 14 Final
Dr. Seth Bott is a native of Castle Dale, Utah. In May 2020, he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance at the University of Kansas, where he studied under James Higdon and Michael Bauer. He was appointed to a graduate teaching assistantship, where he taught private lessons and worked closely with the organ faculty to organize and execute organ department business. Also while a student at KU, Seth served as a sabbatical replacement professor at Kansas State University and taught the organ majors and secondary students there. Before attending the University of Kansas, he received the Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in organ performance and pedagogy from Brigham Young University, where he studied with Don Cook and Douglas Bush.
Seth is an active recitalist and performs many recitals around the United States every year. Some recent recital venues have included: Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City; St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City; Grace Cathedral, San Francisco; Missouri State University, Springfield; Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue, New York City; University of Nevada—Las Vegas; Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Florida; and in Hervormde Kerk, Noordbroek, Netherlands. Seth also served for many years as a guest organist on Temple Square and participated in the daily recital series performed on the famous Mormon Tabernacle Organ.
He has had an abundance of church music roles in many denominations, and is currently serving as Director of Music, Choir Master and Organist at St. James Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City. Seth accompanies many choirs and orchestras in Utah and throughout the United States, and has a large—and ever growing—organ studio of around 30 students.
In 2009, he took first place in Region IX of the RCYO AGO organ competition for young organists, allowing him to perform at the 2010 National AGO convention in Washington, D.C.