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Jeffrey Brillhart (born 1955) is an American organist, improviser, and conductor. He has served as director of music and fine arts at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church since January 1983. He is music director of Philadelphia's Singing City Choir, one of the first racially and religiously integrated symphonic choirs in America.
He is currently the organist for Rose City Park Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. [1] He was Principal Organist and Assistant Music Director at North United Methodist Church, and Senior Staff Pianist/Organist, Staff Arranger and Orchestrator for the Indianapolis Children's Choir and Youth Chorale in Indianapolis , Indiana until August, 2014.
Edmundson was an organist, music teacher, and director of music in several churches and schools in western Pennsylvania. Edmundson began his career as church organist and minister of music at First Presbyterian Church in New Castle and played special masses at St. Mary Church. He composed hundreds of compositions for organ, including:
In the early nineteenth century, R. William Ritchie of St. Andrew's Church, Glasgow, attempted to introduce an organ into his church, but was informed by the Presbytery of Glasgow that "the use of organs in the public worship of God is contrary to the law of the land and constitution of our Established Church." [8]
The organ divisions and chancel at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, where John Walker was minister of music and organist 2004–2011 Walker told a radio interviewer in 2006 that performing an organ recital for a large audience is a "great thrill," but said he finds it "more fulfilling" to play the organ for worship services.
Mozart and the Organ. Old West Church, Boston, MA. Music for a Cathedral. The Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine, New York, NY. Franz Liszt: Fantasia and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam" and César Franck: Grande Pièce Symphonique. House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN. J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue. Christ Church ...
The church's current organ is a three-manual M. P. Moller, installed by the firm in 1965; the dedicatory recital was played by Virgil Fox, the prominent American concert organist. [ 1 ] In 2006–07, the church underwent major renovations, during which the sanctuary was again rebuilt to accommodate the changing liturgical needs.
As a 15 year old organist for a Philadelphia church, his interest in choral music was sparked from his work with the choir. [ citation needed ] Mackenzie later served for 14 years as the apprentice for the conductor and famous choral director, Robert Shaw , at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus , finally taking over in 2000 as director ...