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ARTS ON ALEXANDER PRESENTS

HOLBROOK ORGAN SERIES

JIAE KWAK | CONCERT ORGANIST

NOVEMBER 14 | 7:30 P.M. | ARTS ON ALEXANDER

Holbrook Organ Series concerts are free and open to the public. Contributions are encouraged.

Meet Jiae Kwak

Jiae Kwak is an organist whose work spans solo performance, church music, and collaboration across the U.S., Korea, and Europe. She has performed in competitions such as Musashino (Japan), Silbermann (Germany), and Saint-Maurice (Switzerland), and won 1st Prize at the Interbulgo Organ Competition as well as multiple top awards in national collegiate competitions in Korea. She received the AGO Salisbury Award for two consecutive years and has studied in masterclasses with F.G. O’Donnell, Arvid Gast, Jon Laukvik, and others.

In Rochester, she served at Rochester Christian Reformed Church and performed at the Memorial Art Gallery, Episcopal Church of Christ, and on PIPEDREAMS Live!. As a teaching assistant at Eastman, she supported the “Tuesday Pipes” series and “Colloquium” course.

After moving to Austin, she became Assistant Music Director and Organist at St. Louis King of France Catholic Church, leading the handbell choir and giving solo recitals during Lent and Advent. She also performed at Good Shepherd Episcopal, First UMC, and Westlake Hills Presbyterian.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Korea National University of Arts and her master’s from the Eastman School of Music under Nathan Laube. She begins her DMA studies this fall at the University of Houston with Daryl Robinson and is preparing for the 14th Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition.

For Jiae, the organ has been a quiet place of prayer and offering since she began playing at her local Catholic church at age nine.

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Event Details

• Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
• Time: 7:30 P.M.
• Venue: Arts on Alexander
• Website: https://www.artsonalexander.org/2025-2026-concerts/holbrook-organ-series-jiae-kwak

Ticket Information

• Cost: Free and open to the public

Presenter Details

• Name: Arts on Alexander

The founding board members of Arts on Alexander (AoA) established the nonprofit organization in 2019 after decades of serving and participating in Austin’s artistic community.

AoA has hosted choral and instrumental organizations, including the Texas Early Music Project, La Follia, Conspirare, Austin Baroque Orchestra, and numerous national and international musicians on its East Austin campus.

AoA seeks to provide a place where community development and artistic and cultural development can grow together.

As Austin is a dynamic and fast-growing city, AoA provides a common thread that brings diverse communities together for the benefit of the city and its people.

The current Arts on Alexander Board of Directors includes: Carolyn Ahrens, Gerson Brisola, George Dupere, Barry McBee, Faith Perry, and Brenda Simms.

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