The 51st  annual November Organ Recital Series at Independent Presbyterian Church begins on November 1 with a recital by Eric Plutz. Mr. Plutz has begun his second decade as University Organist at Princeton University. As an organ concert soloist, Mr. Plutz has accepted engagements in distinguished locations across the United States and abroad including Germany, Austria, Philadelphia (Verizon Hall, the Wanamaker Organ, Longwood Gardens), New York City (Avery Fisher Hall, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Cathedral of St. John the Divine), Washington, DC (Washington National Cathedral), and San Francisco (Grace Cathedral). He has been a featured artist at two Regional Conventions of the American Guild of Organists (Region III in 2007, Regions I & II in 2011). His playing has been broadcast on With Heart and Voice, Pipedreams, and The Wanamaker Organ Hour. Originally from Rock Island, Illinois, Mr. Plutz earned a Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, from Westminster Choir College of Rider University and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. In 2004, while on sabbatical, he studied in Paris, France, with Marie-Louise Langlais, researching the major organ works of César Franck.