Charles callahan orwell vermont
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Charles Callahan dead at 72
Charles Callahan died December 25, 2023. He was born on September 27, 1951, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was well known as an award-winning composer, organist, choral conductor, pianist, and teacher—with over 300 works in print for organ, piano, chorus, solo voice, chamber ensemble and orchestra. He was a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Additional study had been in England, France, Germany, and Belgium. His organ teachers included Theodore Marier, George Faxon, and Alexander McCurdy.
Among his notable compositions were two commissions from Harvard University and commissions from the Archdioceses of St. Louis and New York for Papal visits, scored for full orchestra, choir and congregation. His Mosaics, a symphonic work in four movements for organ and orchestra, was premiered in the St. Louis Cathedral-Basilica. Dr. Callahan was frequently asked to advise on the design of new organs and the restoration and improvements to existing instruments. His
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Charles Callahan
Charles Callahan (1951–2023), was an American composer, organist, and teacher. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his graduate degrees were from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. A prolific composer, Callahan's compositions include commissions for Papal visitations to the United States and from Harvard University. His four-movement orchestral work, Mosaics, premiered at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Missouri, and other works have been performed at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities. He held the Associate and Choirmaster certificates of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). In 2014, he was honored with the Distinguished Artist Award of the AGO. Callahan taught at Catholic University, Middlebury College, Baylor University, Rollins College, and The Bermuda School of Music. He served as organist and music director for churches in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, New York, Vermont, and his native Massachusetts. He was often consulted on the design of new organs and the restoration and improvement
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Charles Callahan
Charles Callahan is among today’s most prolific of American composers, with over 300 works in print for organ, piano, chorus, solo voice, chamber ensemble and orchestra, many of which have had premieres throughout the world with such notable artists as the Choir of Saint Thomas Church (New York City), Harvard University Choir, St. Olaf Choir, Washington Choral Society, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, with broadcasts on television (The History Channel) and on National Public Radio. Born in 1951 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He took additional study with Flor Peeters in Mechelen, Belgium, with Daniel Roth in Paris and at Solesmes Abbey, France. Dr. Callahan has taught at Baylor University, Middlebury College, Catholic University and Rollins College and has served as organist and music director for churches in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and New York City. As a concert organist, he has made recordings on new and historic instrument and p
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