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The Rector is proud to announce that
Professor Thomas Murray of Yale University
has been named Artist in Residence and Principal Organist at Christ Church.
As Artist in Residence, Professor Murray will take an active role in the music program of Christ Church ; he will accompany the choir, serve as the prinicpal organists, and present solo programs on the church's magnificent new Lively–Fulcher organ. |
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Murray is University Organist and Professor of Music at Yale University
where he teaches and performs on the renowned Skinner organ in Woolsey
Hall. Widely known for his interpretations of Romantic repertoire
and orchestral transcriptions, his recordings are highly acclaimed.
High Fidelity has credited him with “ . . . consummate skill and artistry
in treating the organ as a great orchestra” and American Record Guide
said: “Murray's performance and his handling of the immense resources
of the Woolsey Hall organ are beyond superlatives . . . the shape
of every phrase, the use of every color . . . could not be more perfect.”
Professor Murray has appeared in recitals and lectures at six national conventions of the AGO, which named him International Artist of the Year for 1986. As the recipient of this award he followed such luminaries as Marie-Claire Alain, Jean Guillou and Dame Gillian Weir. In 2003 he was named an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Organists in England , and in 2005 he was awarded the Gustave Stoeckel Award for excellence in teaching from the Yale University School of Music.
At times during his career Professor Murray has also been active as a choral conductor. Prior to joining the Yale faculty in 1981 he trained one of the most respected American choirs of men and boys at St. Paul 's Episcopal Cathedral in Boston . At Yale he directed the University Choir for five years.
Professor Murray has made numerous recordings on the AFKA, Gothic, and JAV Labels.
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