
BRUCE
NESWICK is the
recently-appointed Director
of Music at
the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, having
previously served
as the Canon for Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta; and,
prior to
that, as the Assistant Organist-Choirmaster for the Girl
Choristers at
Washington National Cathedral and Director of Music at St. Albans
School for
Boys and the National Cathedral School for Girls; and as Organist and
Choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Kentucky; Holy
Trinity
Anglican Church in Geneva, Switzerland; and St. Paul's Cathedral in
Buffalo,
New York.
As
a recitalist, Mr. Neswick has performed extensively throughout the
United
States and Europe and has been a featured performer at national and
regional
conventions of the American Guild of Organists.
In 1994, he played the opening convocation for the
national AGO
convention held in Dallas, Texas, and he was a featured artist at the
national
AGO convention in Seattle in 2000.
He is
represented by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists.
Complete
biography here.
Masterclass
November 7, 2009 10:00 - 12:00 am
First Presbyterian Church, Binghamton
Bruce Neswick's
masterclass is expected to focus on techniques for elaboration of hymn
tunes in service playing. Widely regarded as one of the foremost
improvisers of our time, we can look forward to learning some
of the "tricks of the trade" from a master of the art.
Recital
Program
November 8, 2009 4:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Binghamton
|
Prelude and
Fugue in E flat Major,
BWV 552 (from
Clavierübung
III ) |
J.S.
Bach (1685-1750) |
|
Siciliano for a High Ceremony
(1953) |
|
Herbert Howells (1892-1983) |
|
Choral I in E major
(1890) |
|
César Franck (1822-1890) |
|
Four-movement
Improvisation on Submitted Themes |
|
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