Paul Jacobs, organ
The American Guild of Organists has announced GRAMMY award-winning organist Paul Jacobs as recipient of the 2021 International Performer of the Year Award. The award is considered by many to be the highest honor given to organists by a professional musicians' guild in the United States.
The International Performer of the Year Award was created in 1978 to recognize excellence in organ performance and to increase public awareness of the organ and its performers. Robert Noehren was the first recipient of the award, which has continued for most but not all years thereafter. Past recipients include Marie-Claire Alain, Jean Guillou, and Dame Gillian Weir.
“I am deeply honored to receive this award from the American Guild of Organists,” says Mr. Jacobs. “It remains my unwavering commitment to advance the contemporary, versatile, and marvelously exciting art of organ playing, which traverses a full range of human passion and experience.”
The prize includes a sponsored recital, which is planned for 2022 in New York City, details t.b.a. For more information and a list of previous recipients, please visit here.