1925 Casavant Organ Dedication Concert: Josh Stafford, Organist

Schedule

Fri, 19 May, 2023 at 07:00 pm

Location

Zion Lutheran Church, (Bristol, Pa) | Bristol, PA

Come experience the newly installed 1925 Casavant Pipe Organ with artistic brilliance, one of the best pipe organs in the area. Tickets include a complimentary reception following the event.
The meticulous technique and innate yet highly mature musicality exhibited by Joshua Stafford unanimously and quickly compelled the jury of the 2016 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition to name him the Pierre S. du Pont First Prize Winner of this illustrious event.
Already in demand as a recitalist, improviser, and choral accompanist, Joshua has performed at many notable venues, including the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia, the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, and Spivey Hall in Georgia. His recital at the 2015 Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians was hailed as “technically flawless yet exceptionally nuanced and spontaneous.” His performances have been aired on Minnesota Public Radio’s Pipedreams and WRTI’s Wanamaker Organ Hour. In June 2018, Joshua gave the premier performance at The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia of a transcription for organ of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite which accompanied the animated film “Who Stole the Mona Lisa” produced as directed by Micah Chambers-Goldberg.
A native of Jamestown, New York, Joshua Stafford received the bachelor of music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2010 and his master of music degree from the Yale School of Music in 2012.
In March 2023, Joshua Stafford was installed as Minister of Music at First Congregational Church in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to his Columbus appointment, he positions at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Florida and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, New Jersey. In 2020, he was named Director of Sacred Music and the Jared Jacobsen Chair Organist of the Chautauqua Institution in western New York State.
Joshua Stafford is represented in North America exclusively by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, LLC.

Where is it happening?

Zion Lutheran Church, (Bristol, Pa), 301 Jefferson Ave,Bristol,PA,United States

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Host or Publisher Zion Lutheran Church, (Bristol, Pa)

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