Crozier, Catharine (1914–2003)
Crozier, Catharine (1914–2003)
American classical musician. Name variations: Catharine Crozier Gleason. Born 1914 in Hobart, Oklahoma; died Sept 19, 2003, in Portland, Oregon; earned artist's diploma at University of Rochester (1941); m. Harold Gleason (music professor, died 1980).
Worked at University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, joining organ faculty (1939) and serving as chair of organ department (1953–55); made debut at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC (1941); played at inaugural concerts of organs at Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall) (1962) and Alice Tully Hall (1975) at Lincoln Center; was artist-in-residence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, OR (1993–2003); edited several editions of Harold Gleason's Method of Organ Playing; among the 1st American women to have a touring and recording career, performed throughout US, Canada and Europe; taught master classes across US; performed music by a variety of composers, including Nicolas de Grigny, Marcel Dupré, and Paul Hindemith. Received Performer of the Year Award from NYC chapter of American Guild of Organists (1979).