Longwood Gardens Announces Competitors for International Organ Competition

"Technique, style, and expertise bring these 10 outstanding young organists to the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition," said President and CEO Paul B. Redman. "We look forward to hearing them perform and to helping further their music careers." "Technique, style, and expertise bring these 10 outstanding young organists to the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition," said President and CEOPaul B. Redman. "We look forward to hearing them perform and to helping further...

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"Technique, style, and expertise bring these 10 outstanding young organists to the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition," said President and CEO Paul B. Redman . "We look forward to hearing them perform and to helping further their music careers."

The competitors were selected via audition recordings that were evaluated anonymously by an audition jury comprised of esteemed members of the organ community. Competitors include:

is the Director of Music at Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church and School in Houston . He received his master's from Rice University and holds a bachelor's and Artist Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music .

is pursuing her Artist Diploma studies at The Juilliard School .

is a senior at the University of Kansas where he is Principal Organist at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center.

is a doctoral candidate at McGill University studying organ performance.

is the Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas . MacKnight received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School .

is the titular organist of Saint Gabriel Church in Paris and professor of musical theory at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de Montreuil.

is pursuing his master's degree at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music . He completed his bachelor's at McGill University Schulich School of Music.

is a doctoral student at the Liszt Academy, Budapest . He has interned at the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris and was the resident organist of the Sapporo Concert Hall, Kitara, Japan .

is the Assistant Head of Music of Birmingham Cathedral and graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

is a first-year master's student at the Sibelius Academy.

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Longwood Gardens is one of the world's great horticultural displays, encompassing 1,100 acres of gardens, woodlands, meadows, fountains, a 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ, and grand conservatory. Longwood is the living legacy of founder Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954), bringing joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning. Visit longwoodgardens.org . 

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