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April 2026

Organ recital at Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT.

April 9th, 2026 - 12.45pm - free admission

​Including Bach Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543, and selections from Howells Lambert's Clavichord

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Coffee Break with... Carolyn Craig (The American Organist magazine)

Carolyn guides us through Holy Week and Easter at Wells Cathedral, UK.

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Tenebrae at St. Theresa's

April 1st, 2026 - 7.30pm

One of the most dramatic and poignant liturgies of the Church year, featuring the Tenebrae Responsories by Tomás Luis de Victoria and Allegri's Miserere mei, Deus, sung by a professional octet.

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March 2026

 

National Anthem at Bridgeport Islanders game

For the second year running, it was a surreal pleasure to conduct the St. Theresa's School choir singing the National Anthem at the Total Mortgage Arena. Unfortunately, as the Islanders are relocating to Canada at the end of this season, this was our last opportunity!

Coffee Break with... John Dixon (The American Organist magazine)

John regails us with stories of travel as he completes his 50/50/50 project.

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February 2026

Coffee Break with... Josh Pedde and Amy Hughley (The American Organist magazine)

Josh and Amy share the story of the Indianapolis Children's Choir as the choir turns 40.

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January 2026

Coffee Break with... Bruce Fowkes (The American Organist magazine)

Bruce, co-founder of the formidable organ-building team Richards Fowkes, & Co., discusses his methods and influences.

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December 2025

Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle (From Starry Skies Descending)

A new arrangement of a delightful, folk-inspired Italian carol, very popular in its home country but little-known beyond.

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Coffee Break with... Jennifer Pascual (The American Organist magazine)

Jennifer, Director of Music at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, talks us through Christmas on Fifth Avenue.

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November 2025

Organ recital at St. Matthew's Church, Wilton, CT

Saturday, November 15, 8pm.

Including Bach Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543, and Vierne Toccata in B flat minor.

Church website

Rutter Requiem at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT

Sunday, November 2, 5pm.

Accompanying the Christ Church Singers, directed by Jonathan Vaughan, to mark the Solemnity of All Souls in this, the composer's 80th year.

Church website

Coffee Break with... Roger Sayer (The American Organist magazine)

An illuminating conversation with the organist on the original Interstellar soundtrack.

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October 2025

Coffee Break with... Stephen Layton (The American Organist magazine)

Perhaps the greatest choral conductor of our time, it was a privilege to speak to Stephen Layton about his early influences and forthcoming US tour with Polyphony.

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September 2025

Music for Trumpet & Organ: St. Theresa's Church, Trumbull, CT

Sunday, September 28, 4pm.

Shaun Rimkunas (trumpet) & Alex Hodgkinson (organ)

Music by Purcell, Handel, Mozart, Brahms, Henri Thomasi, and Kevin McKee.

Coffee Break with... Daniel Colaner (The American Organist magazine)

I spoke to rising star Daniel Colaner when he visited Connecticut to give a prizewinner's recital.

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CD Reviews (The American Organist magazine)

Reviews of two recent releases on the Ad Fontes label:

Veni Creator (Westminster Cathedral Choir) and O Sacrum Convivium (Buckfast Abbey Choir)

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August 2025

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I heard the voice: tracing the footsteps of Ralph Vaughan Williams (The American Organist magazine)

An article exploring one of the 20th-century's greatest hymnodists

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Coffee Break with... Janette Fishell (The American Organist magazine)

It was a great privilege to speak with Janette Fishell, international recitalist, professor of music and chair of the organ department at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, and leading expert on the music of Petr Eben.

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July 2025

 

Coffee Break with... Jonathan Bading (The American Organist magazine)

This month's interview was with Jonathan, who is Director of Music at Sacred Heart Church, Grand Rapids, MI, and festival director of Palesterina500.

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June 2025

Organ recital at St. Matthew's Church, Wilton, CT

Saturday, June 14, 8pm

Featuring music by Reger, Bach, and Vierne

Church website

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New Appointment

I'm delighted and honored to have been appointed Co-Dean of the Greater Bridgeport AGO Chapter, beginning this month.

Chapter website

Knox-Miller Scholarship Recital at St. Theresa's Church, Trumbull, CT.

Sunday, June 8, 4.30pm

St Theresa's Church is delighted to host the annual recital of the Knox-Miller Scholarship winner, awarded by the Greater Bridgeport AGO Chapter. This year's winner is Daniel Colaner.

Chapter website

Coffee Break with... Katelyn Emerson (The American Organist Magazine)

An interview with international recitalist Katelyn Emerson.

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May 2025

Organ recital at St. Augustine's Cathedral, Bridgeport, CT.

Sunday, May 4th, 4pm.

Featuring music by Bach, Rameau, Howells, Vierne, and Sr. Theophane Hytrek OSF.

Cathedral website

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Coffee Break with... Stephen Price (The American Organist Magazine)

This article features Stephen Price of the University of Washington, Seattle.

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April 2025

Happy Easter! 

The Easter Vigil is one of the most electrifying moments of the liturgical year, dramatically transporting us from the somber darkness of Holy Week to the dazzling light of the Resurrection. Here is the striking Incantation pour un jour saint by Langlais (1907-91), based on the chant of the Mass: Link to YT Video 

Tenebrae at St. Theresa's

Wednesday, April 16, 7.30pm

At St. Theresa’s, our Triduum begins with Tenebrae on the eve of Holy Thursday, including the Tenebrae Responsories by Tomás Luis de Victoria. I am very lucky to be conducting a top-notch octet in this moving penitential service. Here’s a glimpse: Link to YT Video

National Anthem at the Bridgeport Islanders ice hockey game

Perhaps my most American experience yet! Last Saturday, St. Theresa’s School choir sang the National Anthem at the start of the Bridgeport Islanders ice hockey game vs the Charlotte Checkers. It was certainly a spirited performance!

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Coffee Break with... Vincent Dubois (The American Organist Magazine)

Delighted to see the first 'Coffee Break with...' in print in the April edition of The American Organist magazine. Each month I have the privilege of talking to a leading light of our profession, learning about their particular specialisms and what they are currently working on. It was a huge honor to speak with Vincent Dubois of Notre-Dame de Paris for this inaugural article.

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March 2020

Be good or be gone (The Catholic Herald)

A diary column in the March edition of the Catholic Herald.

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February 2025

Organ recital at St. Theresa's Church, Trumbull, CT.

Sunday, February 16, 4pm

Music to include Bach's Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, and Petr Eben's Moto Ostinato

Church website

January 2025

Britten's A New Year Carol

Sung by senior members of the St. Theresa's Church Children's Choir.

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December 2024

Christmas in Connecticut (The Catholic Herald)

An article in the December 2024 edition of the Catholic Herald about the life of a church musician at Christmastide.

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September 2024

Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Wednesday, September 18.

It was an honor to have my newly-composed Preces & Responses sung live on BBC Radio 3 by Gloucester Cathedral Choir during a special Choral Evensong to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Holst.

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New website launched

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