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The remarkable legacy
of the renowned pedagogue and performer, Arthur Poister, lives
on through the brilliant playing of his pupil, Roger Nyquist.
An internationally known organ virtuoso and recording artist,
Mr. Nyquist is in continual demand as a recitalist and master
teacher. Technical mastery, rhythmic energy, faithfulness
to score, absolutely clean (with every note audible) and power
of musical expression are the ever present elements in a Nyquist
performance.
Nyquist garners much critical
acclaim. Fanfare Magazine states"
"Nyquist is a stimulating artist, full of alertness,
flexibility, and imagination." John Ogasapian,
writing in The American Organist, says, "...But
most of all, it is due to Nyquist's playing. It is clean,
exciting, and aesthetically satisfying, eschewing extremes
and idiosyncrasies of interpretation on the one hand and empty
displays of virtuosic technique on the other. One can
tell that the technique is there, such that he feels no need
to show it, nor we to have it demonstrated to us inappropriately.
Instead, the whole production makes a fine aesthetic whole..."
A native of Rockford, Illinois,
Nyquist studied piano with Leola Arnold and organ with Allen
Elmquist. He later earned the Bachelor of Music Degree,
cum laude, from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois,
studying with Phillip MacDermott. Nyquist holds the
Master of Music Degree from Syracuse University, where he
studied with Arthur Poister. Subsequently, Nyquist received
the doctor of Music Degree from Indiana University as a pupil
of Oswald Ragatz. Study has also been with André Marchal
and Catherine Crozier.
Dr. Nyquist has recorded
several albums with Century, Chapel-Bridge, Orion Master Recordings
(Yehudi Menuhin Foundation), Arkay Records, and Digital Disc
Corporation.
Among several honors, Dr.
Nyquist is listed in International Who's Who in Music,
Outstanding Educators of America, and in American
Keyboard Artists. He was awarded the Outstanding
Teacher of the Year at the University of California, Santa
Barbara in 1967 and also at Santa Clara University in 1973/
In June, 1984, Dr. Nyquist was given the Outstanding Achievement
Award from the Alumni Association of Augustana College for
his career as a concert organist and teacher.
Nyquist has been on the
faculty of Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, the University
of California at Santa Barbara, and from 1968-1992 was Professor
of Music and University Organist at Santa Clara University.
He also was Chairman of the Music Department at Santa Clara
from 1969-1978. Now residing in Sacramento, California,
Nyquist devotes full time to his concert career, private organ
teaching, and recording.
