James David Christie

 

Field of Study: Organ

Education: B.A., Oberlin College; M.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music; honorary Doctorate of Music, New England School of Law for outstanding contributions to the musical life of Boston.

Prizes: In 1979, first American to win First Prize in International Organ Competition in Bruges, Belgium.

Biographical Information: Solo performances in North America, Europe, Japan; played with major symphony and period-instrument ensembles conducted by Seiji Ozawa, Klaus Tennstedt, Gunther Schuller, Arthur Fiedler, Colin Davis, Simon Rattle, Roger Norrington, Trevor Pinnock, Christopher Hogwood. Premiered works by Anton Heiller, Daniel Pinkham, Ellen Taafe Zwilich, Jean Langlais, George Crumb, P.D.Q. Bach. Festivals in Boston, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, Montr³al, Naples, Leipzig, Paris, Brussels, Bruges, Luxembourg, Vienna, Milan, London, Bern, Warsaw, Perth, Tokyo.

Recordings: Philips, Nonesuch, Decca, Koch International, MusicMasters, RCA, Bridge, GM Records, Northeastern Records, NAV, Denon, Naxos. Professional Affiliations: Boston Symphony Orchestra organist since 1978; founder, director of Ensemble Abendmusik. Faculty member at Wellesley College, Holy Cross, Oberlin Conservatory, The Boston Conservatory.

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