Appointed associate organist
Jeremiah Stephenson is appointed associate organist at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. There he will collaborate closely on all aspects of the music program with Richard Tanner, organist and director of music. Stephenson comes to St. Thomas after nine years as associate director of music at All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, UK. He is also currently the organ education lead at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, where he has expanded their program of events and workshops for children to include both middle and lower school students as well as “inspiration days” for aspiring players.
Stephenson was recently made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in recognition of his contribution to the field of organ performance and pedagogy. His playing has been broadcast on television and radio in the UK, France, and the Czech Republic, where in 2016 he won first prize in the Petr Eben International Organ Competition. He recently completed the certificate program in injury preventative keyboard technique at Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, studying piano literature and pedagogy with Barbara Lister-Sink, and incorporates this particular interest in the biomechanical fundamentals of technique into his performing and teaching practice. Before this Stephenson studied natural sciences at the University of Cambridge, graduated from the Master of Music degree program at the Royal Academy of Music with distinction, and completed further study at Toulouse Conservatoire supported by the Nicholas Danby Trust. He has coached competition and exam entrants and taught wider performance and career related skills.
For information: saintthomaschurch.org
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