 | Rudy de Vos, organist Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Director of Music and Organist at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California, Rudy de Vos maintains an active career as organist and choir conductor. At the Cathedral he oversees an extensive liturgical music program, serves as artistic director for the Cathedral Concert Series, diocesan director of music and regularly performs with other local music ensembles such as the Oakland Symphony Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus. A native from South Africa (from Dutch and French descent), Dr. de Vos has appeared in concert in South Africa, Europe, England and the United States. He began his musical training at the age of six, and growing up in the house of a Dutch Reformed Church pastor, his love for organ and choral music developed at an early age. At age eleven he gained his first position as church organist in Johannesburg. Before his departure from South Africa, he won the keyboard division of most competitions he was eligible to enter, including one of South Africa’s most prestigious awards, the Stephanus Zondagh Scholarship for Overseas Study. Dr. de Vos holds undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas from the University of South Africa, University of Pretoria, University of North Texas, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music. Former teachers included Pauline Nossel, Joseph Stanford, Stephanus Zondagh, Wim Viljoen, Jesse Eschbach, William Porter and David Higgs. During his graduate studies at the University of North Texas and the Eastman School of Music Dr. de Vos was a Teaching Fellow in Music Theory, Organ, as well as Piano Accompaniment. Notable competition prizes include first prize in the William Hall Competition and second prize at the St. Albans International Organ Competition. Orchestral appearances include performances with the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa, Artium Symphony Orchestra, Natal Symphony Orchestra, and the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Program:
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