By Edward E. Jones
November is a time of remembrance and reflection in the Memorial Church, and in that spirit I look back on a very busy and successful two months for our music department, while looking forward to the many musical offerings in the coming months.
At the start of the Fall Term we welcomed Thomas Sheehan to the staff of the Memorial Church as Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster. Prior to his appointment, Tom served on the music staff of Saint Mark’s Church in Philadelphia, and Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton, New Jersey; he is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, and Westminster Choir College. Tom has already become a valued member of our staff, and wowed congregation and choir alike with his postlude on Freshman Sunday — a thrilling rendition of Langlais’s Fête, from memory! I am thoroughly enjoying our work together: a wonderful all-round musician, Tom is not only a superb organist, but a harpsichordist, pianist, and conductor too.... Read more about From the Choirmaster