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Curriculum Vitae

Selected Performances
2025

Two Tales of Hans Christian Andersen  Jodi Hagen, violin, Heinrich Christensen, organist
King's Chapel, Boston


2024

The Second Song of Isaiah (Ecce, Deus)  Harvard University Choir, Edward Jones, conductor
The Memorial Church, Harvard University


2024

Little Partita for Pentecost  Eric Simmons, organist
"Pipedreams," American Public Media Radio,


2023

Sonata in Sea  Christa Rakich, organist
Göteborg International Organ Festival


2023

Ceremonial Concertino  Washington Symphonic Brass, Thomas Sheehan, organ soloist
Washington National Cathedral


2022

Harmony and Counterpoint in C (Lydian)  Erica Johnson, organist
Boston Bach International Organ Competition Jury Concert


2021

Prelude and Passacaglia (in festo Pentecostes)  Thomas Sheehan, organist
Washington National Cathedral


2020

Ave maris stella  Kevin Birch, organist
Lindenkirche, Berlin


2019

Four versets and a Canzona (Lydian)  Peter Sykes, organist
"Pipedreams," American Public Media Radio


2018

Marian Versets (Magnificat Tone VIII)  Heinrich Christensen, organist
Fredensborg Slotskirke, Denmark


2017

Harmony and Counterpoint in C (Lydian)  Erik Simmons, organist
"Pipedreams," American Public Media Radio


2016

Sidus ex claro veniens Olympo  Brown University Chorus, L. Frederick Jodry, conductor
Brown University


2015

Four Versets and a Canzona (Mixolydian)  Carson Cooman, organist
Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University


2014

An Extravagance of Toccatas  Christa Rakich, organist
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Berlin


2012

Noël Anglais  Igreja Santo Antònio Dos Capuchos, organist
Guimamres International Organ Festival, Portugal


2011

Wait, the great Teacher death (Old 124th)  King's Chapel Choir, Heinrich Christensen, conductor
King's Chapel, Boston


2010

Ceremonial Concertino  Eileen Hunt, conductor and soloist
Green's Farms Congregational Church, Westport CT


2010

Partita on "Tender Thought"  Peter Sykes, organist
Renata Hills Presbyterian, Los Angeles


2008

Divinum Mysterium  Harvard University Choir, Edward Jones, conductor
The Memorial Church, Harvard University


2008

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis  RSCM Winter Festival Choir, Philip Brunelle, conductor
Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York


2007

Lasst uns erfreuen  Peter Latona, organist
Basilica of the National Shrine, Washington DC


2006

Sonata in Sea: Cape Cod  Christa Rakich, organist
Festival Organistico Internazionale, Turin


2005

Sonata In C  William Porter, organist
Cathédrale Christ Church, Montreal


2003

Te Deum  Mark Engelhardt, conductor
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston


2002

Four Versets and a Canzona (Lydian)  Peter Sykes, organist
"Pipedreams," American Public Media Radio


2001

The First Song of Isaiah (Surge, illuminare)  The Boston Boy Choir, John Dunn, conductor
St. Paul's Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts


2000

Sonata in C  Gregory Crowell, organist
Minato Mirai Concert Hall, Yokohama, Japan


2000

All Creatures of Our God and King  Peter Sykes, organist
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia


1999

Magnificat  Magdalene College Choir, Grayston Ives, conductor
Magdalene College, Oxford


1999

Partita on A Spanish Hymn  Mark Brombaugh, organist
St. Thomas Church, New York City


1999

Little Partita for Pentecost  Victoria Wagner, organist
Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik


1999

Fairest Lord Jesus  Philip Brunelle, organist
Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis


1998

Little Partita for Easter  Frederick Jodry, organist
American Cathedral in Paris


1996

The Midwife's Tale  The Boston Cecilia, Donald Teeters, conductor
Church of the Advent, Boston


1996

Little Organ Mass  Leo Abbott, organist
Eccles Organ Festival, Salt Lake City


1996

The Marriage Debate Waltzes  The Boston Gay Men's Chorus, Robert Barney, conductor
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston


1995

In dulci jubilo  Nancy Granert, organist
"Pipedreams," American Public Media Radio


1995

Cowley Mass  King's Chapel Choir, Daniel Pinkham, conductor
King's Chapel, Boston


1994

Nunc Dimittis  Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville,  conductor
The Memorial Church, Harvard University


1994

Sonata in C  Gregory Crowell, organist
Paroisse de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris


1994

Sonata in C  Nancy Granert, organist
Westminster Abbey, London


1994

Prelude and Passacaglia (in festo Pentecostes)  Christa Rakich, organist
The American Organ Academy, Stanford University


1994

Sinfonia  Thomas Murray, organist
"Pipedreams," American Public Media Radio


1994

Sonata in C  Thomas Handel, organist
St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco


1993

Sinfonia  Joseph Galema, organist
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs


1993

Four Versets and a Canzona (Aeolian)  Helen Ward Mannix, organist
Chiesa di San Nicolo, Florence


1992

Noël Anglais  George Klump, organist
Festival Internationale de l'Orgue Ancien, Sion, Switzerland


1992

Little Partita for Advent  Jennifer Lester, organist
Chiesa di San Ignatio, Rome


1991

Four Versets and a Canzona (Lydian)  James Woodman, organist
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford


1990

Sonata in C  Eileen Hunt, organist
San Anselmo Organ Festival, San Anselmo, California


1990

Prelude and Passacaglia (in festo Pentecostes)  Christa Rakich, organist
Duke University


1989

Sinfonia  Thomas Murray, organist
Woolsey Hall, Yale University

Commissions
2018

Chamber Sonata IV (cello and organ)
Christa Rakich, Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin OH


2018

Mass CMLXXX (congregation and organ)
Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge MA


2017

The Annunciation (choral, organ)
The Seraphim Singers, Boston


2017

Little Organ Mass (Reformed) (organ)
St. John's Organ Society, Bangor ME


2017

Marian Versets (organ, optional chorus)
St. John's Organ Society, Bangor ME


2016

Sidus ex claro veniens Olympo (choral, brass quintet)
Brown University, Providence RI


2015

Now that daylight fills the sky (organ)
The Annual Nantucket Organ Crawl, Nantucket MA


2015

Four Versets and a Canzona (Mixolydian) (organ)
Carson Cooman, Cambridge MA


2014

Forty-sevenfold Amen (choral)
The Choir of All Saints Parish, Brookline MA


2013

I Heard the Voice: Five Meditations on "The Third Tune" (organ)
Mark Engelhardt, Bay Shore NY


2012

(2014) Eight Little Harmonies and Counterpoints (organ)
National Biennial Convention of the AGO (2014)


2012

An Extravagance of Toccatas (organ)
Janis Milroy, Bloomfield CT


2011

Joy comes in the morning (organ)
American Guild of Organists Pipe Organ Encounter


2010

Wait the great Teacher death (Old 124th) (choral)
King's Chapel, Boston


2010

Partita on "Tender Thought" (organ)
Peter Sykes, Boston


2010

Green's Farms Concertino (organ, brass quintet)
Green's Farm's Congregational Church. Westport CT


2009

Three Alleluias (flute and organ)
Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans MA


2009

Blake's Cradle Song (choral)
The Boston Cecilia, Boston


2008

Divinum Mysterium (choral)
The Memorial Church, Harvard University


2008

At the round earth's imagined corners, blow (choral, organ)
Anne Guenzel, All Saints Parish, Brookline MA


2007

Third Song of Isaiah (Ecce, Deus) (choral, organ)
The Boston Boy Choir


2007

Second Song of Isaiah (Quaerite Dominum) (choral, organ)
The Boston Boy Choir


2007

Ave maris stella (choral)
The Seraphim Singers, Boston


2007

Church Sonata III (organ)
Carson Cooman


2006

Psalm 96 (choral)
The Seraphim Singers, Boston


2006

Festival Voluntary (organ)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Wellesley MA


2005

Two Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (organ, violin, and narrator)
King's Chapel, Boston


2003

Why should I call Thee Lord? (choral, flute, organ)
The Dover Church, Dover MA


2002

Sonata in Sea: Cape Cod (Sonata III) (organ)
Region I Convention of the AGO, Cape Cod


2002

You Are God (Te Deum) (choral)
Green's Farms Congregational Church, Westport CT


2002

Mass for St. Paul (choral, organ)
The Boston Chapter of the AGO


2001

First Song of Isaiah (Surge, illuminare) (choral, organ)
The Boston Archdiocesan Choir School


2001

O very God of very God (choral, handbells)
Pilgrim Church UCC, Sherborn MA


2000

Arise, My Love, My Fair One (choral)
St. John's Episcopal Church, Gloucester MA


2000

The Kings’ Carol (choral, organ)
Old North Festival Chorus, Marblehead MA


2000

Wellesley's Kelton (choral, organ, brass)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Wellesley MA


2000

Even a morning without clouds (organ)
Eileen Hunt, Fairfield CT


1999

All Creatures of Our God and King (organ)
First Presbyterian Church, Chestnut Hill PA


1999

Partita on A Spanish Hymn (organ)
Mark Brombaugh, New Haven CT


1998

My Help Comes from the Lord (Psalm 121) (choral, keyboard)
The Village Church, Wellesley MA


1998

Sonata II (organ)
Phillips Exeter Academy Music Department, Exeter NH


1997

Chamber Sonata III (trumpet and organ)
Christa Rakich, Hartford CT


1996

The Midwife's Tale (choral)
The Boston Cecilia


1996

The Marriage Debate Waltzes (choral, four-hand piano)
The Boston Gay Men's Chorus


1996

Five Voluntaries for Organ (organ)
Lee Riccardi, Somerville MA


1995

Chamber Sonata II (french horn and organ)
International Horn Society


1995

The Reproaches (choral)
The Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge MA


1995

Church Sonata II (organ)
Eileen Hunt, Green's Farms Congregational Church, Westport CT


1994

In dulci jubilo (organ)
The Memorial Church, Harvard University


1994

Little Organ Mass (organ)
Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Roman Catholic), Boston


1994

Free themes
AGO  National Competition in Organ Improvisation, Atlanta


1994

When Doubt and Fear Impale Our Hopes (choral, brass quintet)
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts


1994

Choral Variations on "Lasst uns erfreuen" (choral)
Green's Farms Congregational Church, Westport CT


1994

Narcissus (choral)
The Newton Choral Society, Newton MA


1993

Preces and Responses (choral)
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts


1993

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (choral, organ)
Ron Rakowski, Newburyport MA


1993

Psalm 34 (choral)
The Church of S. Mary the Virgin, Falmouth Foreside ME


1993

In Quietness Shall Be Our Strength (choral)
The Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge MA


1992

Phos hilaron (choral), St. Martin (hymn tune), Four Versets and a Canzona (Phrygian) (organ)
The Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge MA


1992

Church Sonata I (organ)
Norfield Congregational Church, Weston CT


1992

Chamber Sonata I (english horn, organ)
Eileen Hunt and Caesar T. Storlazzi, Westport and New Haven CT


1992

Where Charity and Love Prevail (choral)
The Parish of St. Justin, Roman Catholic, Hartford


1991

Four Mirthless Songs (soprano and organ)
Ann Jeffers Brown and Gregg Romatowski, Boston


1991

St. Bonaventure (hymn tune)
Edward O'Connor, St. Bonaventure's Church, Roman Catholic, Chicago


1990

The Word Was Made Flesh (choral)
The Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge MA


1990

Four Versets and a Canzona (Aeolian) (organ)
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Newton MA


1989

Sonata in C (organ)
Green's Farms Congregational Church, Westport CT


1989

Four Versets and a Canzona (Lydian) (organ)
National Biennial Convention of the AGO, Boston


1988

Sinfonia (organ)
Region I Convention of the AGO, New Haven

Discography
2020

A Tribute to Yuko Hayashi  Christa Rakich, organist / Loft Recordings (LRCD 1139)
An Extravagance of Toccatas; and music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Senfter, et al.


2016

From the Ashes: Music from Somers Congregational Church  Christa Rakich, organ, Grieg Shearer, flute / Loft (LRCD-1146)
Basilica Triptych; and music of Bach, Franck, Böhm, and Rakich


2014

Organ Music by James Woodman  Erik Simmons, organist / Soundspells Productions (CD139)
Harmony and Counterpoint in C (Lydian); Harmony and Counterpoint in E (Phrygian); Harmony and Counterpoint in G (Mixolydian); Six Little Partitas; Tu es Petrus: Suite for organ


2004

Historic Organs of Pennsylvania  Mark Brombaugh, organist / Raven Recordings (OHS-03)
Variations on Fairest Lord Jesus; and music of Guilmant, Marpurg, Sweelinck, et al.


2003

Historic Organs of North Carolina  Peter Sykes, organist / Raven Recordings (OHS-01)
All Creatures of Our God and King; and music of Buxtehude, Gade, Stanford, Locklair, et al.


2003

Historic Organs of Boston  Victoria Wagner, organist, Nancy Armstrong, soprano / Raven Recordings (OHS-20)
Rock of Ages; and music of Vierne, Mader, Hubert Parry, Foote, et al.


2002

Modern Organ Music  Peter Sykes, organist / Raven (OAR-640)
Prelude and Passacaglia (in festo Pentecostes); and music of Hindemith, Heiller, et al.


1999

Mark Brombaugh  Organist Loft Recordings
Partita on A Spanish Hymn; and music of Schildt, Vierne, and J. S. Bach


1998

Historic Organs of Colorado  David S. Mcfarlane, organist / Organ Historical Society (OHS-98)
Noel anglais; and music of Rheinberger, Elgar, Fleury, Bonnet, et al.


1997

Singing the Daily Office  Schola of the Society of St. John the Evangelist / Cowley Publications
Wrustea, St. Martin (two hymn tunes); and plainchant, canticles, etc.


1996

In the Service of St. John  Schola of the Society of St. John the Evangelist; Daryl Bichel, organist / Cowley Publications
Phos hilaron; Four Versets and a Canzona (Phrygian); Little Partita for Pentecost; In Quietness Shall Be Our Strength; St. Bonaventure; Wrustea; and music of Titcomb, Porter, et al.


1995

Carols from the Yard  The Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, Director, Nancy B. Granert, organist /Gothic Recording
In dulci jubilo; and music of Schütz, Brahms, Darke, et al.


1995

A Nantucket Organ Tour  Peter Sykes, organist / Raven (OAR-320)
Little Partita for Epiphany; and music of Mendelssohn, Elgar, Rorem, Duruflé, et al.


1992

Alleluia! Sacred Choral Music in New England  The Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, Director, Nancy B. Granert, organist / Northeastern, Classical Arts (NR 247 CD)
Sonata in C: I. Vivace; and music of Thompson, Paine, Parker, Near, Rorem, Ives, et al.


1992

From the Heartland: Two Nordlie Organs   Peter Sykes, organist / Titanic (Ti 181)
Four Versets and a Canzona (Lydian); and music of Buxtehude, Brahms, Heiller, et al.

Organist Positions
2007–23

Monastery Organist, Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, MA


2000–05

Assistant Organist, The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, MA


1982–92

Monastery Organist, Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, MA


1978–79

Principal University Organist, Princeton University


1977–79

Director of Music, Episcopal Chaplaincy, Princeton University


1977–79

Organist, St. Anne's By The Sea, Kennebunkport ME (summer chapel)


1976–78

Associate University Organist, Princeton University

Professional Activities
2023

Lecture-Demonstration, Portland (ME) AGO


2017

Lecture-Demonstration, Maine Historic Organ Institute


2014

Lecture, AGO National Convention (Boston)


2003

Lecture-Demonstration, Region I Convention AGO (Cape Cod, MA)


2000–05

Composer-in-Residence, The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, MA


1999

Lecture-Demonstration, Old West Organ Society, Boston


1999

Lecture-Demonstration, Region I Convention AGO (Worcester, MA)


1998

Lecture-Demonstration, Baltimore Chapter AGO


1996

Lecture-Demonstration, Rhode Island Chapter AGO


1996

Lecture-Demonstration, Centennial National Convention of the AGO (NYC)


1996

Lecture-Demonstration, AGO Composers' Forum, Boston University


1995

Lecture-Demonstration, Region V Convention AGO (Cincinnati)


1994

Lecture-Administration, Nassau Chapter AGO


1993

Article, "The Art of Improvisation: A Closer Look", The American Organist, (December)


1993

Lecture-Demonstration, Region I Convention AGO (Burlington VT)


1991–93

National Director, AGO National Competition in Organ Improvisation


1990

Lecture-Demonstration, AGO National Convention (Boston)


1988–93

AGO National Committee on Improvisation (Chair, 1990-92)


1980–83

Managing Director, Old West Organ Society (Boston, MA)

Education
1982

New England Conservatory of Music, M.M., Organ Performance


1979

Princeton University, B.A., Composition


1975

Phillips Exeter Academy, Classical Diploma