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Stephen Tharp
12+ albums
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Stephen J. Tharp (born 12 April 1970) is an American organist and composer. Education and training: Tharp received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Illinois College and a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University, where he studied with Rudolf Zuiderveld and Wolfgang Rübsam, respectively. He also studied privately in Paris with Jean Guillou. Career: From 1995 to 1997 Tharp served as organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, and from 1998 to 2002 he was associate organist at St. Bartholomew's Church in the same city. In 2008 he was selected as the official organist during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to New York, playing at three major events that were attended by more than 60,000 people. Tharp was an artist-in-residence at Grace Church in New York for the 2013−2014 season, and since then has been an artist-in-residence at S. James's Church on Madison Avenue. Tharp has performed extensively as a concert organist, having played at over 1,600 concerts during 62 tours worldwide. He has given masterclasses at venues such as Yale University, Westminster Choir College and Cleveland Institute of Music, and has served on juries for competitions at Juilliard School and Northwestern University. In addition to being a composer and transcriber in his own right, Tharp is a frequent performer of modern works, having premiered those of Philip Moore, Anthony Newman, Thierry Escaich and others. He also plays the piano and harpsichord. Tharp has recorded numerous CDs, including
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Organ Sonata No. 1, F major, Op. 65: Adagio
3792Organ Sonata No. 3, A major, Op. 65: Andante tranquillo
3553Organ Sonata in F Minor, Op. 65, No. 1, MWV W56: II. Adagio
184Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, II. Allegro maestoso e vivace
105Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, I. Grave, Adagio
86Organ Sonata No. 1 in F Major, I. Allegro moderato e serioso
87Organ Sonata No. 1 in F Major, II. Adagio
88Organ Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major, III. Allegretto
89Notre Dame, Our Mother
810Organ Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major, II. Andante religioso
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Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas Nos. 1- 6, Op. 65
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Classical for Sleep
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Classical For Pets
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Relaxing Classical
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Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas Nos. 1 - 6, Op. 65
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Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas #1-6
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Macdowell: Songs (Complete)
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Great Church Hymns Traditional and New
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Organ Sonatas Nos. 1- 6, Op. 65
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Jeanne Demessieux: Complete Organ Works
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The King of Instruments The Pipe Organ
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Hymns Old and New On the Skinner Pipe Organ At Rosary Cathedral