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Guest Clinician James O’Donnell
Professor in the Practice of Organ at Yale School of Music and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music in New Haven CT, where he succeeds Thomas Murray as professor to graduate organ majors and other students in sacred music. Prior to this appointment James had a distinguished 23-year tenure as Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, where was responsible for all musical aspects of the Abbey’s work, training and conducting the Abbey Choir in its daily choral services, recordings, concerts, and broadcasts and at the great national occasions for which the Abbey is known, including directing the music for the September 2022 State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which was broadcast live throughout the world to an estimated audience of over 4 billion people.
The Choirmasters’ Conference
Instituted in 1973 by esteemed former Director of Music Gerre Hancock, the annual Conference for Choirmasters and Organists provides participants with a distinctive three-day grounding in the Saint Thomas music schedule. Participants have the exclusive opportunity to tour the Saint Thomas Choir School, observe open rehearsals with Jeremy Filsell and the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, perform on the Miller-Scott Organ, and attend the daily round of services. Each year, an internationally-recognized organist and choirmaster serves as guest clinician, presenting a keynote lecture and providing mentorship through choral direction, leadership at the organ, and informal social interaction. Previous guest clinicians have included, Edward Higginbottom, Stephen Cleobury, Martin Baker, and Stephen Darlington, among others.
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