Craig Cramer is an organist and professor of organ at the University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

 in Notre Dame, Indiana

Notre Dame, Indiana

Notre Dame is a census-designated place north of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States; it includes the campuses of three colleges: the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. Notre Dame is split between Clay and Portage Townships...

, where he teaches organ performance and organ literature to undergraduate and graduate students of the university. He is active as a recording artist and concertizes frequently under the management of Penny Lorenz Artists, both across America

United States

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 and in Europe

Europe

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. He is also the organist of St. David's Episcopal Church in Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...

.

Cramer studied with William Hays at Westminster Choir College

Westminster Choir College

Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music, part of Rider University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.Westminster Choir College educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for musical careers in music education, voice performance, piano...

 and subsequently attended the Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...

, where he studied with Russel Saunders and James Drake. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance and literature from Eastman in 1983, and also was awarded the Performer's Certificate in organ. He has studied additionally with David Boe

David Boe

David Boe is an organist and was head of the organ department of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he taught from 1962 to 2008. He is most notable for his work as a pedagogue, having trained a large number of organists during his time at Oberlin.- Life :Boe attended St...

 and André Marchal

André Marchal

André Marchal was a French organist and organ teacher. He was one of the great initiators of the twentieth-century organ revival in France.Marchal was born blind...

. He has won several competitions, including the Fort Wayne International Organ Competition and the Alexander McCurdy Competition in Organ Performance.

Cramer recently oversaw the building and installation of the O'Malley Organ by Paul Fritts

Paul Fritts

Paul Fritts an American organ builder based in Tacoma, Washington who, following historical models, has created over twenty mechanical action instruments that have contributed to the revival of historically informed organ music. The Fritts organ at St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio is his...

(opus 24) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame.

External links

• University of Notre Dame faculty information
• Penny Lorenz Artist Management http://www.organists.net/cramer.html