Editor’s note: This press release was provided by Christ Church. The Pelham Examiner publishes press releases in the form received as a service to the community.
The 2024-2025 Friends of Music Concert Series at Christ Church is celebrating the 5th Anniversary of our Juget-Sinclair Organ, Op. 51 in a series of 5 concerts featuring 4 internationally acclaimed concert organists who are also leading New York City area Episcopalian organists who are presenting virtuosic programs on our French Romantic tracker organ. Our January concert will feature acclaimed New York City orchestra Modus Operandi Orchestra MOO in various works including Beethoven Symphony No. 7.
Our opening concert is on Wednesday October 9th 7-8:15pm and will feature internationally acclaimed concert organist Justin Bischof. It will be a concert of improvisations on themes submitted by the audience so bring your favorite hymn tunes and popular melodies! All are invited to the wine and cheese reception in the Parish Hall immediately following the concert.
Lauded as “impressive…spontaneous…subtle…” by The New York Times, Justin Bischof is one of the most eclectic artists and leaders of his generation. He is an internationally acclaimed orchestral & opera conductor as well as concert/liturgical organist, pianist and improviser. He has performed in some of the world’s great venues including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Lincoln Center, Rose Theatre Lincoln Center, Tonhalle of Zurich, Eli Broad Theatre of Los Angeles, Royal Opera House Oman, St. Paul’s Cathedral London, Notre Dame Paris, Cologne Cathedral, to name a few. He has collaborated with some of the world’s most prominent artists including Joshua Bell, Philippe Entremont, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun and Roberta Peters. As an orchestral conductor, he has worked with numerous ensembles including National Arts Center Orchestra, The Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Vancouver Symphony, the Royal Symphony of Oman, the WAAPA orchestra in Perth Australia, and the National Orchestra of Haiti.
For tickets please go to https://christchurchpelham.org/music-at-christ-church/friends-of-music-concert-series.
To learn more about Justin Bischof please visit www.justinbischof.com.
Christ Church is located at 1415 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham, NY (at the corner of Shore Road and Pelhamdale Ave).
Reverend Matthew Hoxsie Mead, Rector
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