Brick Church Worship & Arts: Thomas Ospital, organ
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- Thomas Ospital, organ
Gabriel Fauré — Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
César Franck — Fantaisie, FWV 28, Op. 16
César Franck — Cantabile, FWV 36
Jehan Alain — Première Fantaisie
Jehan Alain — Deuxième Fantaisie
Thierry Escaich — Evocation IV
Improvisation — Selected works
Mr. Thomas Ospital, professor of organ at the Paris Conservatoire and titular organist of St. Eustache in Paris, will be making his New York City debut on Tuesday, October 24th at 7pm at Brick Presbyterian Church.
About Worship & Arts at Brick Presbyterian Church
Brick Church’s concert series, Worship & Arts, welcomes all to experience the joyous, uplifting power of the performing arts. Worship & Arts offers concerts and special worship services throughout the year, featuring Brick’s superb Chancel Choir, recitals on the church’s magnificent Casavant organ, as well as performances by extraordinary guest artists and ensembles from New York City’s vibrant artistic scene. Now in its second season, the program has grown to become an important part of the Brick congregation’s offerings, and a valued part of the New York City arts community.
https://www.brickchurch.org/ministry-of-musicAbout Thomas Ospital, organ
Mr. Thomas Ospital, professor of organ at the Paris Conservatoire and titular organist of St. Eustache in Paris, has quickly earned a place among the world's finest concert organists.
A laureate of several competitions, he was awarded First Prize at the 2009 International Competition of Organ in Saragossa, Spain, the Duruflé-Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2012 International Chartres Competition, and Second Prize at the 2013 International Xavier Darasse Competition in Toulouse. In May of 2014 he took the Grand Prize Jean Louis Florentz and the Audience Prize at the International Organ Competition of Angers under the direction of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In November of 2014 he was awarded Second Prize, Audience Prize, and the Florentz Prize at the International Chartres Competition.
Mr. Ospital is equally at home performing as a solo recitalist or with choir or orchestra. He is also eager to perpetuate the art of improvisation in all of its forms, including the accompaniment of silent films. His performances have taken him throughout Europe, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. He has also performed in Russia, Australia, and in North America, where in 2012 he served for six months as Young Artist in Residence at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France in New Orleans, USA.
https://www.concertorganists.com/artists/thomas-ospital/