To answer the question, the two are connected by Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht. On September 9, 2014, the Fellows of the
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) elected 90 new Fellows and Marnie was among them. She is organist and
choir director at First Presbyterian Church and she is one-half of Duo Majoya,
with Dr. Joachim Segger, who is also an organist and choir director at First
Presbyterian. Marnie is a Professor Emerita at the University of
Alberta where she is a highly respected teacher and researcher.
In recognition
of her outstanding artistic achievement. Marnie was
elected by her peers to the academies of the Royal Society of Canada. This is the highest honour a scholar can
achieve in the Arts, Humanities and Sciences.
Founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) comprises the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada. Its mission is to recognize scholarly, research and artistic excellence, to advise governments and organizations, and to promote a culture of knowledge and innovation in Canada and with other national academies around the world.
GIESBRECHT, Marnie – Department of Music, University of Alberta
An adventurous and consummate keyboard artist, Marnie Giesbrecht, University Organist and Professor Emerita is passionate about playing and teaching a breadth of keyboard instruments, including organ, piano and harpsichord, allowing idioms and techniques to cross-pollinate and create new modes of expression. Internationally acclaimed for her work with the unique Duo Majoya, she is renowned as a performer, pedagogue and advocate for the organ and Canadian music.
