Search results for: “Temple Church”

  • Camille Saint-Saëns

    Camille Saint-Saëns

    …six decades. Teaching Career and Musical Development After leaving the Paris Conservatoire in 1853, Saint-Saëns accepted the position of organist at the ancient Parisian church of Saint-Merri near the Hôtel…

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    …around 1606. His deteriorating condition forced church authorities to appoint deputies to take over his duties. He passed away in Venice in 1612 from complications related to a kidney stone….

  • Samuel Barber

    Samuel Barber

    …eleven, Barber was appointed as an organist at the local Westminster Presbyterian Church, further honing his musical skills. Education at the Curtis Institute of Music In 1924, at just 14,…

  • Manuel Ponce

    Manuel Ponce

    …the Measles), was created at the tender age of nine when he was battling the disease. As a teenager, Ponce started playing the organ at the Church of San Diego…

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Gaetano Donizetti

    …German composer, Simon Mayr, who was then the maestro di cappella at Bergamo’s main church, and also a successful opera composer. Mayr perceived Donizetti’s nascent musical talent and ensured his…

  • Leroy Anderson

    Leroy Anderson

    …in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Leroy Anderson was the son of Swedish immigrant parents. His mother, an organist at the Swedish Mission Church, introduced him to music at an early age. At…

  • Beethoven’s Funeral March – Piano Sonata Op. 26, No. 12

    Beethoven’s Funeral March – Piano Sonata Op. 26, No. 12

    Beethoven’s Funeral March from Piano Sonata Opus 26, No.12, recorded in 2008 at St. John’s Parish Church….

  • Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, Performed by Organist Edith Hanselman

    Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, Performed by Organist Edith Hanselman

    Edith Hanselman, organist and music director of Strathroy United Church, performs J.S. Bach’s famous Little Fugue in G Minor at the Going Through the Gates Sunday service on June 15,…

  • Bach – Minuet in G Major

    Bach – Minuet in G Major

    …recognized in the 19th century. He wrote various types of music including organ pieces, orchestral works like the Brandenburg Concertos, and church music such as the St Matthew Passion. Notable…

  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Pipe Organ

    Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Pipe Organ

    …a 17-year-old self-taught organist who enjoys playing for my local church and loves classical organ repertoire, especially French romantic music. For this song, I used the Lieblich Gedeckt 8 registration…

  • Bach Cantata – Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht, BWV 211 – Part 1 of 2

    Bach Cantata – Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht, BWV 211 – Part 1 of 2

    Bach: Coffee Cantata, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 – Thomas Crawford, Music Director and Founder. American Classical Orchestra. Feb 24, 2010 at Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Featuring Kristen…

  • Sonata in A Major – Mozart

    Sonata in A Major – Mozart

    Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was an Austrian composer and violinist. He originally planned for a career in the church but changed his path after his father’s death….