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The music heard in these streaming audio selections was recorded live in December 1997 to commemorate Grace Cathedral's 50th anniversary Christmas concerts.
As live recordings, with their attendant sounds of a large and enthusiastic audience, these selections allow listeners to share in the moment of artistic genesis in a way that no studio sessions can recreate. The clear, resonant acoustics of Grace Cathedral's Gothic architecture -- reverberation time is up to seven seconds -- bring alive centuries' old work by some of the world's greatest composers. These high-quality streaming MP3 audio selections require the Flash
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Good King Wenceslas Alleluya, a New Work Is Come on Hand Wonder Tidings Masters In This Hall
John Fenstermaker is the former organist and choirmaster of Grace Cathedral, organ conservator of the San Francisco Symphony and organist of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University, a Master of Church Music degree from the College of Church Musicians at Washington National Cathedral, and the degree of Doctor of Sacred Music from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. He studied in France with organist Andre Marchal, and at Canterbury Cathedral in England with choirmaster Allan Wicks. Mr. Fenstermaker came to Grace Cathedral in 1971. |
