Special Topics in French 19th and 20th Century Music
A stellar conference featuring outstanding artists, including:
Bernadette Hoke & Daniel Kirk-Foster, piano
Laura Bontrager, cello; Cenovia Cummins, violin
Diego Innocenzi, Stephen Tharp, Andrew Henderson & Renée Anne Louprette, organ
Dennis Keene & Matthew Lewis, remembrances of Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier
The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox, conductor
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SUNDAY, 19 February 2012
International Performer of the Year Award
Stephen Tharp
Winner: Stephen Tharp
The Chapter is pleased to announce that Stephen Tharp will receive the 2011 International Performer of the Year Award. Mr. Tharp has enjoyed an international career as a concert organist and recording artist for many years. In 2007, he was appointed Artist-in-Residence at historic Grace Church on Broadway, following music positions that include Brick Presbyterian, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and St. Bartholomew's. As the eighteenth recipient of the award, Mr. Tharp becomes an Honorary Member of the Chapter.
The award will be presented at Mr. Tharp's recital at 8.00 pm on Sunday, 19 February, at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. View Program
Gerre Hancock, FAGO
Gerre Hancock
(1934 – 2012)
It is with great sadness that the Chapter announces the death of Gerre Hancock. Dr. Hancock, who was 77, died on Saturday, 21 January of cardiac arrest in an Austin, Texas hospital. His wife Judith was with him; in fact Gerre died in her arms. Both their daughters, Deborah and Lisa, are with Judith in Austin.
Gerre was Organist and Master of Choristers at Saint Thomas Church from 1971 to 2004, and a founder and past president of the Association of Anglican Musicians. He was a longtime member of the NYC Chapter of the AGO, and became an Honorary Member in 2010 when he received the seventeenth International Performer of the Year Award.
Gerre’s body will be cremated, and a memorial Choral Requiem Eucharist for him will be celebrated at Saint Thomas at 11.00 am on Saturday, 4 February, with a reception following the liturgy. View Service details.
Requiescat in pace.
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