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Gereon Krahforst at the organ of the St. Thomas Church, New York City, 5th Avenue Gereon Krahforst (born 1973) is a German composer, concert organist, pianist, harpsichordist , and church musician .
Also known as Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue or Saint Thomas Church in the City of New York, the parish was incorporated on January 9, 1824. The current structure, the congregation's fourth church, was designed by the architects Ralph Adams Cram and Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in the French High Gothic Revival style and completed in 1914. [ 2 ]
In 2004, Scott moved to New York City to succeed Gerre Hancock as Organist and Director of Music at St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, home of an internationally renowned choir and the only church-affiliated choir boarding school in North America. [5] [6] [7]
He then directed the music at Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, [12] and in 2010 became artist-in-residence at Washington National Cathedral, where he performed Olivier Messiaen's work La Nativité du Seigneur on 18 December 2011. In 2019 he succeeded Daniel Hyde as director of music at Saint Thomas Church, New York City. [1] [13]
The organ music of Gerre Hancock. Todd Wilson and Kevin Kwan, Organists. Organs at St. Thomas Church, New York. Richmond, VA: Raven Records, 2014. 2 CDs. The Music of Gerre Hancock. The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York; the Saint Thomas Brass; Jeremy Filsell. Signum Classics, 2021. [4]
During Harrison's tenure from 1933 until his death in 1956 (while doing tonal finishing on the organ at St. Thomas Church, New York City, which was completed by Arthur Birchall after Harrison's death), the tonal design of Aeolian-Skinner organs changed a great deal, but retained and perfected many of Ernest Skinner's mechanical innovations.
After his retirement from St. Thomas, Candlyn was the organist and choirmaster at Trinity Church, Roslyn, (Long Island) New York. Candlyn composed two hundred works, primarily anthems, cantatas, service settings and organ solos. Three of his anthems ("Christ, whose glory fills the skies," "Thee We Adore," and "King of Glory, King of Peace ...
Thomas Tertius Noble (May 5, 1867 – May 4, 1953) was an English-born organist and composer, who lived in the United States for the latter part of his career. He served as organist and choirmaster at a number of churches including Ely Cathedral and York Minster in England and St Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City.