Thomas Sheehan is appointed director of music for Christ Church Cathedral, Montréal, Québec, Canada. He comes to Montréal from the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., where he has served as cathedral organist and interim director of music. His work there included leading all aspects of the music program, liturgical and concert-based, as well as playing for national services, including the state funeral of President Jimmy Carter. Prior to his time at the cathedral, he held positions at the Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton, New Jersey.
Sheehan is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, and Westminster Choir College, Princeton, and he holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University, where he focused his dissertation on the work of one of his predecessors, Richard Wayne Dirksen. He is a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2016, and he has performed across North America and Europe and is a member of Concert Artist Cooperative.
For information: montrealcathedral.ca.
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