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TheSuffolkChapteroftheAmericanGuildofOrganists
proudlypresents
Sunday,March1st,2020
3:00p.m.
St.Patrick'sR.C.Church400MainStreet
Huntington,NY11743
PROGRAMWelcome
ShibinJoseph
Processional WilliamMathias
SadieHeston
Largo AntonioVivaldifrom“ConcertoinDMajor”
PatrickHines
InDirIstFreudeBWV615 J.S.Bach
JulietRand
PraeludiumundFugeinE-Moll J.S.Bach
JonathanRissFinal LouisViernefrom"SymphonyNo.1"
Rising Stars Anorganrecitalfeaturing9youngorganists,
Ranginginagefrom14–32.
MaheshTiwari
PreludeandFugueinAminorBWV543J.S.Bach
JosephScarpaToccata LeonBoellmanfrom"GothicSuite"
Dr.JosephWoo,M.D.
MarcheReligieuse AlexandreGuilmant
MatthewKoraus
Improvisation MatthewKoraus
SPECIALTHANKSTO……Msgr.StevenR.Camp,Pastor,St.Patrick'sR.C.Church,MatthewKoraus,MusicDirector,St.Patrick'sR.C.ChurchChristopherCusumano,"RisingStars"ProgramCoordinator,SuffolkChapteroftheAmericanGuildofOrganistsAllofourwonderfulperformersandtoYOUforjoiningusatthisprogramtoday.ForinformationonprogramsoftheSuffolkChapteroftheAmericanGuildofOrganists,visitourwebsite:www.suffolkliago.org.
ABOUTTHEPERFORMERSShibinJoseph
"Iam20yearsold.AttendingtheweeklySundaymassatourparishandhearingthecongregationandchoirsingalongwiththeorgansparkedaninterestinmetolearntheinstrument.WhenIwasaround13yearsold,Iwenttolookatwhattheorganistwasdoingattheconsoleforthefirsttime,Iwasinstantlymindblownwiththeamountofcoordinationandaccuracygoingonbetweenthehands,feet,thevariousstopsandpistons.Atthattime,Ialsotooklessonsinpianowhichgavemethefoundationinreadingsheetmusicandidentifyingthesharpandflatkeysonakeyboard.AlthoughIdon’thaveaformaleducationinorganstudies,Itakelessonswiththeorganist
ElizabethBaileyattheSt.Bernard’sRCCinLevittown,NY.AthomeIhaveanAllenADCdigitalorgantopracticehymnsandavarietyoforganrepertoire."SadieHestonSadieissixteenyearsoldandisajunioratMattituckJuniorSeniorHighSchool.ShecurrentlylivesonafarmwithherfamilyontheNorthForkofLongIsland,assistingwithbeekeepingalongwithfruitandfloralproduction.Shestartedplayingtheviolin,withDanielGladstoneasaninstructorwhenshewasthree.Shehassinceaddedpiano,voice,andguitar.Sadiesingsinherhighschoolchorusandselectchorus,aswellasherchurchchoir.Shealsoperformsinherschools’bandandjazzband.Sadieaddedorgantoherrepertoiretwoyearsago,underthetutelageofAnnWelcome,andhasbegunassistingwithchurchservicesfortheCutchogueandMattituckPresbyterianChurchesinthelastyear.Sadieispursuingacareerinworshipmusicandmusiceducation.Likelotsofmusicians,SadieenjoyslanguagesandwillalsobepursuingaminorinSpanishlinguistics.
PatrickHines
PatrickHinesisa14-year-oldsophomorefromEastNorthport.Hehasagreatloveforkeyboardinstruments.HestudiespianowithDr.ScottBallin,andpipeorganwithMatthewKoraus-MM,FAGO,ChM.PatrickisamemberoftheschooljazzbandandisalsoasubstituteorganistforalocalLutheranChurch.Patrickcurrentlyisin
themiddleofafour-yearmusictheory,compositionandmusicologyprogram(AP/IB)underthedirectionofDr.FrankDoyle.PatrickisaregularintheNewYorkStateSchoolMusicAssociation(NYSSMA)festivalandmostrecentlyscoredanA+ratingonhisLevel5classicalpianoperformance.Patrick’sinterestinthepipeorganwastriggeredbyparticipatinginthe2014SuffolkCountyAmericanGuildofOrganists(SAGO)“Pedals,PipesandPizza”OrganExpo.Patrickhas‘paidback’thefavorbyperformingateachOrganExposincethen,hopingotheryoungkeyboardistswillfindenjoymentinplayingthe“KingoftheInstruments”.PatrickwastheyoungestparticipantintheSAGORisingStars”OrganRecitalinNovember2016,heldattheCathedraloftheIncarnationinGardenCity.Forthepastfiveyears,PatrickhasbeenawardedSAGOscholarships.PatrickisgratefultoSt.Paul’sLutheranChurchinEastNorthportforprovidinghimwithrehearsalprivilegesontheirBozeman-Gibsontrackerorgan,andtohisfamilyfortheirongoingsupport.JulietRandJulietRand,an11thgraderatSoutholdHighSchool,studiesopera,organ,piano,violin,andballet.Sheistheorganistandsinger at the 10:30 AM mass at St.Patrick'sChurch,Southold.Inaddition,Juliet is active in musical theater. Shewon a Teeny Award for her role asChristine Daaé, in Southold HighSchool’s production of Phantomof theOpera.Shewasselectedtoperformwiththe2019All-StateWomen’sChoir at EastmanSchool ofMusic. Juliet recently
receiveda$5000scholarship tospendamonth living inRennes,France foraFrenchLanguageIntensivethissummerastheNYSAFLT/CIEENewYorkStateForeignLanguageStudentoftheYear
JonathanRiss
OriginallyfromSmithtown,WestchesterCountybasedJonRiss,FAGO,ChM,servesconcurrentlyasDirectorofMusicatIrvingtonPresbyterianChurch,andDirectorofChoralActivities&8thGradeTeamCoordinatoratHastingsHighSchoolandFarragutMiddleSchool.Alifelongloverofthepipeorgan,hisinitialstudyinorganwaswithJulieCarneyandLongIsland'sownCarolWeitner.TherecipientofnationalprizesinconductingfromACDAandtheAGO,Jon'sextensiveservicetotheprofessionincludesservingasaNYSSMAAll-StateVoiceandVocalJazzAdjudicator,andasConventionCoordinatorforthe2021AGONortheast/Mid-AtlanticRegionalConventioninWestchesterCounty.
MaheshTiwari
MaheshTiwariisaseniorintheBS/MDScholarsforMedicineprogramatStonyBrookUniversity.HeisapublishedauthorintheAmericanJournalofObstetricsandGynecologyforhisresearchinmaternal-fetalmedicine.Despiteabusypre-medicalschedule,Maheshmaintainsanactiveengagementinmusic.HewasprincipalcellistatStonyBrookUniversityOrchestraandarecitalistattheStallerCenter.MaheshhasperformedinstudentorganrecitalsattheEastmanSchoolofMusicandMcGillUniversity.HehasadditionallyperformedatEgliseSaint-JeanBaptiste,MontrealaspartofanorganmasterclasswithJenniferLoveless.MaheshhasbeenawardedmultiplescholarshipsfollowingcompetitionsbytheBrooklynandSuffolkAGOchapters.MaheshwasrecentlyanE.PowerBiggsScholaratthe2019DallasOHS
conventionandisorganistatSt.Josaphat'sChurchinBayside,N.Y.HestudiesunderDr.KatherineMeloan,facultyattheManhattanSchoolofMusicJosephScarpa
JosephScarpaisahome-schooledhighschoolsenior.HewontheSuffolkAGOPeragalloScholarshipin2018and2019andtheGscheidleSpecialRecognitionAwardin2019.Heisanexperiencedchoralsingerandsoloist,havingsungintheCathedralChoirsofSt.Agnes(RockvilleCenter)andunderstudiedasMilesintheNewYorkCity
Opera’sproductionofTurnofTheScrew.Currently,Josephservesasasubstituteorganistwhereverneeded. Dr.JosephWoo,M.D.
JosephW.Woo,M.D.hasbeenstudyingthepianosinceage3,andorgansinceage10.HehasservedasDirectorofMusicandOrganistatseveralchurchesonLongIslandandintheNewYorkCityarea.HecurrentlyservesasMinisterofMusicattheCommunityChurchofEastWilliston.
JosephholdsaBachelorofSciencewithhonorsinNeurobiologyandaMedicalDegreefromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook.HecompletedaresidencyinAnesthesiology,servedasChiefresident,andsubsequentlycompletedafellowshipinAdultCardiothoracicAnesthesiologyatMontefioreMedicalCenterintheBronx.JosephiscurrentlyaCardiothoracicAnesthesiologistatSt.FrancisHospitalinRoslyn.Someofhisclinicalinterestsincludepoint-of-caretransthoracicechocardiography,perioperativetransesophageal
echocardiography,andadvancedresuscitation.Asidefrommedicineandmusic,otherhobbiesincludetraveling,digitalphotography,collectingfountainpens,andbaking.
TohonorthememoryofthelateCarolLandis,whobefriendedJosephwhilehewasincollege,hehasdecidedtoassistinfundingoneoftheSuffolkAGOscholarshipsforthenextfiveyears.
MatthewKoraus
MatthewKoraus-(MM,FAGO,ChM)istheDirectorofMusicMinistriesfortheChurchofSt.PatrickinHuntington,NY,wherehedirectsa50-voiceAdultChoraleanda30-voiceYouthChoir,producesanannualconcertseries,andaccompaniesthechurch’snumerousliturgiesontwonewlyinstalledpipeorgansbySebastianGlück.HeisalsoanadjunctprofessorofmusicatHofstraUniversity,Hempstead,NY,whereheteachescoursesincounterpointandkeyboardharmony.Hehaswrittenanextensiveamountofsacredmusicforbothliturgyandconcert,andanumberofhisliturgicalworksarepublishedbyCanticaNOVAPublications,MorningStarMusicPublishers,OregonCatholicPress,andWorldLibraryPublications.
MatthewholdstheFellowshipCertificationfromtheAmericanGuildofOrganists,andwasthe2013winnerofboththeFellowshipPrizeandtheS.LewisElmerAwardofferedbytheGuild.HealsoholdstheGuild’sChoirMasterCertificationandwasthe2015winneroftheChoirMasterPrize.Matthewwasafinalistinthe2014NationalCompetitioninOrganImprovisation,andwontheFirstPrizeofthe2015UniversityofMichiganImprovisationCompetition.Matthewisahighlysought-aftertenor,havingworkedwithchoirsatsuchManhattaninstitutionsastheChurchofSaintAgnes,ChurchofSaintVincentFerrer,theCathedralofSaintJohntheDivine,andSaintThomasChurch,FifthAvenue.HeisafoundingmemberofthevocalquartetVOXAQUARUM.MatthewisagraduateofHofstraUniversity(B.S.inMusicTheoryandComposition,2009)andtheManhattanSchoolofMusic(M.M.inComposition,2011).