Marko Petričić - Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier-Übung III (2022)

Marko Petričić is an accomplished bayan-accordion performer, having won top prizes at International competitions in Italy, Germany, Yugoslavia and the United States. He has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Naples Philharmonic, and for Yugoslav National Radio and Television. As a keyboardist, he has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions featuring a wide range of repertoire, including works by John Adams, Maurice Duruflé, Witold Lutoslawski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Dmitri Shostakovich, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky and John Williams. He has performed under the batons of Roberto Abbado, Edo De Waart, Giancarlo Guerrero, Leonard Slatkin and Krszystof Urbanski, and many others. Petričić has presented recitals and master classes of Clavierübung III at University of Toronto, University of Belgrade and Indiana University, and also taught a master class and performed at Shanghai Normal University. During the summer of 2014, Petričić presented a scholarly paper entitled “Performing Organ works on the Bayan Accordion” at the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Boston. He has taught, performed and presented at the Valparaiso University Pipe Organ Encounter 2015, and served as Director for the Pipe Organ Encounter at the University of Indianapolis in 2014. His performance of Naji Hakim’s “Messe Solennelle” with the Indianapolis Festival Chorus at Christ Church Cathedral was broadcasted on National Public Radio’s Pipe Dreams program. An active church musician, Petričić is currently Music Associate and Organist at Northminster Presbyterian Church and was previously Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral, and Choir Director and Organist at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Indianapolis. Petričić, who taught applied organ lessons and organ literature at Indiana University, is currently an adjunct professor of organ and sacred music at the University of Indianapolis. Petričić holds MM and DMA degrees from Indiana University, where he studied with Christopher Young. He also earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Ohio University where he studied with H. Joseph Butler.