In the midst of a fierce snowstorm on February 8, Stephen Tharp played a recital at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester, New York. The program included Bach, Toccata in E Major, BWV 566; Franck, Prière; Baker, Variations on the Hymn-tune ‘Rouen’; Falcinelli, Mathnavi; Vierne, Larghetto from Symphony No. 5; and Reger, Phantasie über den Choral Straf’ mich nicht in deinem Zorn.
The next morning, Tharp conducted a masterclass for eight Eastman students from the Eastman School of Music: Adrian Foster, Ramona Hummel, Amanda Mole, Justin Maxey, Tom Mueller, Aaron James, Sam Holmberg, and Thomas Gaynor. The recital and masterclass were the 2012–13 season finale of the Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series. Other artists on the series were Isabelle Demers and Ken Cowan.
