Dr. Kristina Rizzotto

crament in Buenos Aires; Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver; Anchorage Lutheran Church in Alaska; and the American Guild of Organists' OrganFest 2021 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Minnesota. For her recent performance at the North Central American Guild of Organists 2023 Regional Convention, she was praised as “an exceptionally strong soloist on the Paulus concerto, making certain to bring a brightness forth amid the orchestra's often dark lines” (Star Tribune). Her compositions and performances have appeared on the nationally syndicated radio program Pipedreams, which reaches a quarter of a million listeners each week. Dr. Rizzotto is also a self-published composer for organ, choir, and piano, with emphasis in sacred repertoire for religious services. Her compositions are available for download at kristinarizzotto.com and she is open for commissions. Dr. Rizzotto was named a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2017, which recognizes young leaders in the fields of organ, harpsichord, carillon, and church music. She is the Director of Music at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. She was previously the organist at the Benedictine Abbey of Rio de Janeiro, built in 1590 and home of one of the oldest organs in South America, from 1773. Kristina holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Music in Sacred Music and Organ Performance from East Carolina University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Magna cm Laude). She is grateful for the inspiration of her teachers and mentors, especially Miriam Grosman, Alexandre Rachid, Andrew Scanlon, Mark Taggart, and John Schwandt. Her doctoral dissertation was about the importance of music in the formation of the national identity of the Latvian people, focusing on organ compositions by Aivars Kalējs which represent the values and spirit of the Latvian heritage. Dr. Rizzotto's YouTube channel features nearly 400 organ, piano, and choral recordings which have been viewed over 2 million times. For more information and contact, please visit www.kristinarizzotto.com