CHRIST CHURCH BRONXVILLE

17 Sagamore Road
Bronxville, NY 10708

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THE
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2016 SUMMER RECITAL

THE CHRIST CHURCH CHOIR
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Friday June 10, 2016 8 PM

Philip Stopford Alexander Pattavina

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC ORGAN SCHOLAR

$20 suggested donation at the door OR donate online at ccbny.org/choir-

concert
 THANK YOU for your support!

Please join us after the performance for refreshments in the Courtyard.

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Miserere mei, Deus Gregorio Allegri
Psalm 51 c. 1582 1652
Jane Hoffman (S), Sharla Nafziger (S), Holly Castle (A), Jason Thoms (B), Michael OHearn (Cantor)

This is the day John Rutter

b. 1945

O nata lux Morten Lauridsen

b. 1943

The Pearl Fishers Duet Georges Bizet

Les pcheurs de perles 1838 1875
Kristopher Jean (T), Michael OHearn (B)

Locus Iste Anton Bruckner

WAB 23 1824 1896

Christus Factus Est Bruckner

WAB 11

Allegro risoluto Louis Vierne

Symphony II 1870 1937
Alexander Pattavina, Organ

Jesus Christ is Lord Philip Stopford

b. 1977
Jesus Christ is Lord was composed for The Christ Church Choir and premiered on Good Friday,
2016.

There is no rose Stopford

The Lord is my strength George Frederic Handel

Israel in Egypt 1685 1759
Jane Hoffman (S), Sharla Nafziger (S)

Beati quorum via Charles Villiers Stanford

Three Latin Motets - Op. 38, No. 3 1852 1924

Magnificat Stanford
Evening Canticles in A - Op. 12
 I Saw the Lord Sir John Stainer
1840 1901
Sharla Nafziger (S), Holly Castle (A), Kristopher Jean (T), Michael OHearn (B)
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............................................................................ THE CHRIST CHURCH
CHOIR
The Christ Church Choir provides music for the weekly liturgies at Christ Church in
Bronxville. The choirs repertoire spans from the eighteenth century to the present day
with an emphasis on the rich choral tradition of the Anglican Church. Each Sunday
morning service is graced with no less than two motets sung by the choir, accompanied
by the large Casavant organ. The choir is comprised of both professional singers and
volunteers who come from all walks of life. Equally important to the choirs high caliber
work is the profound sense of community shared by the singers and by Christ Church as
a whole. If you are interested in joining The Christ Church Choir, please write by email to
the Director of Music, Philip Stopford, at pstopford@ccbny.org.
Soprano Izaak ThomsAlto Tenor
Julia Castle Carol Bartold Jim Fredericks
Debbie Cook Holly Castle Kristopher Jean
Jane Hoffman Amy Laburda Steven Palfrey
Colleen McMahon Sarah Meyer Brian Seirup
Sharla Nafziger
Karly Redpath Bass
Elizabeth Szinger Joseph Klebanoff
Michael OHearn
Jason Thoms
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PHILIP STOPFORD, Director of Music
Philip Stopford (b.1977) began his musical career as a Chorister (aged 8) at Westminster
Abbey, London, singing under the direction of Simon Preston and Martin Neary. After being
awarded a major music scholarship to Bedford School, he was appointed Organ Scholar at Truro
Cathedral, Cornwall before reading music at Keble College, Oxford where he was also Organ
Scholar. Philip then moved to be Organ Scholar at Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of
the Anglican Communion, before moving to Chester Cathedral to be Assistant Organist. In 2003,
Philip was appointed Director of Music at Belfast Cathedral, Northern Ireland, becoming the
youngest Cathedral Organist in the country at that time, aged just 25.
With this extensive background in choral music, Philip has becoming a respected choir
trainer and composer of church music, selling half a million copies of music. He is published by
US companies Hal Leonard and MorningStar Music (75 titles so far), and other pieces are self-
published at ecclesium.co.uk.
Philip recorded a first CD of his own choral music with Ecclesium at Keble College, Oxford.
The disc was named Editors Choice by Organists Review, August 2006. Philip directed this CD
and four consecutive CDs of his own music; Creation (2006), Love Never Ends (2007), A
Christmas Blessing (2008), Te Deum, Benedicite and Music for the Liturgy (2012). In 2012, Truro
Cathedral Choir recorded a complete Stopford CD, Do not be afraid which made the Specialist
Classical Music Chart. In 2013, Philips Lully Lulla Lullay entered the Classic FM Hall of Fame for
the first time at number 248. In 2014, it climbed 152 places become the years highest climber of
the entire chart.
In September 2015, Philip was appointed Composer in Residence at Christ Church,
Bronxville, just outside New York City. A temporary post of four months has become a full time
job, and Philip is now Director of Music at the church, working with the Church Choir and Young At
Arts childrens choral and theatrical programme. Philip will also continue to offer workshop and
concert performances, and periodically accepts new commissions from choirs across the globe.
Commissions in 2016 include The Chorister Prayer (Llandaff Cathedral), Bring Us O Lord
God (Friends of Cathedral Music Diamond Fund Concert at St Pauls Cathedral, London), Ave Maris
Stella (Voces8), Durham Jubilate (Durham Cathedral) and Jesus Christ Is Lord (Bronxville).
Philips YouTube channel has had over 2.4 million views and 2,400 subscribers
(youtube.com/philipstopford). He is also on Twitter, Facebook (philipstopfordmusic) and
Instagram.

ALEXANDER PATTAVINA, Robert. G. Owen Organ Scholar

Alexander Pattavina, 20, is a rising musician from the Boston area. He is pursuing a
Bachelors degree in Organ Performance at The Juilliard School as a student of the G RAMMY
Award-winning organist, Paul Jacobs. Alex began his music education as a boy chorister at St.
Pauls Choir School | Harvard Square. There, he took up the organ at the age of twelve and
continued his studies through high school with Philip Jones of Brockton, Massachusetts.
Alex received First Prize in the 2014 L. Cameron Johnson Memorial Competition in Storrs, CT, and
Second Prize in the 2014 Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival in Wethersfield, CT. He was awarded
the Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
Additionally, he has earned his SPC and CAGO Professional Certifications from the American Guild
of Organists.
Recently, Alex has appeared at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and The
Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, Old West Church in Boston, Trinity Church, Copley
Square, The Memorial Church of Harvard University, and Mechanics Hall in Worcester. Alongside
the Juilliard organ department, he took part in a historic, eighteen-hour marathon performance of
the complete organ works of J.S. Bach held at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Manhattan,
sponsored by WQXR-FM.
Alex now serves as Organ Scholar for Christ Church Bronxville under the direction of Philip
Stopford. Previously, he worked at St. Michaels Church in New York City. Throughout high
school, Alex was Organ Scholar at The Parish of St. Paul in Harvard Square and Assistant Organist
at St. Joseph Parish in Needham, Massachusetts.
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CHRIST CHURCH BRONXVILLE
17 Sagamore Road
Bronxville, NY 10708