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Michael Diorio, Organist/Director of Music

About the Music Program	Current Events/News		Bryn Mawr Boychoir
Recordings from Services	The Redeemer Organ	Bryn Mawr Girlchoir
Choirs' Schedule for 2010-11 Season	Music Staff

Current Events / News
 

Choirs' Schedule for 2010-11 Season

 

Dr. Michael Diorio
named Music Director of Church of the Redeemer

 

Over the course of the next two months, the Music Discernment Committee (MDC) will be providing many insights into the music ministry of the church by means of printed reports. These are meant to give a clearer and more complete picture of the current and ongoing music programs. Throughout this time we would also like to hear from parishioners and gain your perceptions. Members of the MDC will be available every Sunday in the library, simply to listen to your hopes, your questions, your concerns. In early April, a survey will be distributed to the parish, and from this whole process, the MDC will provide the vestry a report with a view toward obtaining spiritual direction and understanding. Click on the link below to view a PDF copy of the reports.

Music Discernment Committee Reports
Issue #1 February 28, 2010
Why music in church
Issue #2 March 14, 2010
Long tradition of music at Redeemer
Issue #3 March 21, 2010
More recent history of music at Redeemer
Issue #4 March 28, 2010
Music Department Finances

Music Discernment Committee Parish Survey
Click here for a print-at-home copy

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Anthems from worship services:

Agnus Dei, Coronation Mass: Mozart sung Sunday, June 6, 2010 10am service Redeemer Choir	Chichester Psalms, mvt II: Bernstein sung Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:00am service Children's, Schola Cantorum and Redeemer Choirs	Sicut Cervus sung Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:15 service Chancel Choir
Jubilate in Bb: Stanford sung Sunday, June 6, 2010 10am service Redeemer Choir	Jubilate: H. Howells sung Sunday, April 18, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	Cantique de Jean Racine: Faure sung Sunday, February 14, 2010 9am service Schola Cantorum
The Spirit of the Lord: Elgar sung Sunday, May 23, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	Ave Verum: M. Diorio sung Sunday, April 18, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	Cantique de Jean Racine: Faure sung Sunday, February 14, 2010 9am service Schola Cantorum
Oh How Glorious: Harwood sung Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:00am service Children & Redeemer Choirs	We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace: arr. M. Hogan sung Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:00am service Schola Cantorum	Super flumina Babylonis: O. diLassus sung Sunday, January 24, 2010 9am service Schola Cantorum
Rejoice in the Lord: annonymous sung Sunday, May 9, 2010 9:00am service Schola Cantorum	Lift Up Your Heads: J. Amner sung Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:00am service Redeemer Choirs	I was glad: Parry sung Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Rector's Installation & Church Rededication Redeemer Choir and Schola Cantorum
Jubilate Deo: Walton sung Sunday, May 2, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	Remember not Lord our Offenses: Purcell sung Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	Lord, Thou hast been our refuge: Vaughan Williams sung Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Rector's Installation & Church Rededication Redeemer Choir and Schola Cantorum
O Quam Gloriosum: T. L. Victoria sung Sunday, May 2, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	Deep River sung Sunday, March 21, 2010 9:00am service Children's & Redeemer Choirs	Hymn: Westminster Abbey Fanfare and Hymn sung Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Rector's Installation & Church Rededication
Psalm 23: Schubert sung Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:15am service Chancel Choir	God so loved the world: Stainer sung Sunday, March 7, 2010 9am service Children's Choir	O Sacrum Convivium: Croce sung Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 11:15am service Chancel Choir
	Lacrymosa: Mozart sung Sunday, March 7, 2010 9am service Choristers

 

Chancel Choir
This choir, consisting of volunteers and professionals, serves at the 11:15am Sunday liturgy. With this group’s skill level they only hold rehearsals on Sunday mornings to learn music for the liturgy about an hour before it begins. It is the "go to" choir that is able to offer diverse music of varying degrees of difficulty depending upon the need and the liturgy at which it serves.
Rehearsals: Sunday mornings 10:20am-11:00am

The Redeemer Organ

Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 1119 (1949) ~ 
Reuter (1991) ~ 
Petty-Madden (2010)

The core of this instrument is a 1949 Æolian-Skinner voiced by G. Donald Harrison and dedicated by E. Power Biggs. In 1991 Reuter was selected to re-engineer the instrument and build additional ranks for us.  In 2010 the Petty-Madden Organ Company  built a new Antiphonal division and completed tonal refinishing work. We are delighted with the results of this wedding of Æolian-Skinner, Reuter, and Petty-Madden.

                                                          ~Michael Stairs & Michael Diorio

  Specifications of The Redeemer Organ

GREAT ORGAN 

8’ Principal

8’ Bourdon

4’ Octave

4’ Open Flute

2 2/3’ Twelfth

2’ Fifteenth

1 3/5’ Seventeenth

IV Furniture

8’ Trumpet

Great 16’

Great 4’

Midi to Great

CHOIR ORGAN

16’ Gemshorn

8’ Clarabella

8’ Gedeckt

8’ Viola

8’ Gemshorn

8’ Dolcan

8’ Dolcan Celeste

II Flute Celeste

4’ Spitz Principal

4’ Koppelflute

4’ Orchestral Flute

4’ Gemshorn

2 2/3 Gemshorn

2’ Principal

2’ Gemshorn

1 3/5 Gemshorn

1 1/3 Quint

IV Cymbale

8’ Tuba

8’ Orchestral Oboe

8’ English Horn

8’ Clarinet

4’ Clarion

Tremolo

Choir 16’

Choir 4’

SWELL ORGAN

16’ Rohrflute

8’ Geigen Principal

8’ Rohrflute

8’ Echo Viole

8’ Echo Viole Celeste

4’ Principal

4’ Hohlflute

2 2/3’ Nazard

2’ Blockflute

1 3/5’ Tierce

IV Plein Jeu

16’ Bombarde

8’ Trompette

8’ Oboe

4’ Clarion

Tremolo

Swell 16’

Swell 4’ 

Midi to Swell

SOLO ORGAN

8’ Flauto Mirabilis

8’ Gamba

8’ Gamba Celeste

4' Orchestral Flute

8’ Trompette Harmonique

8' Tuba Mirabilis 

8’ French Horn

4’ Clarion

Tremolo

Midi to Solo

ANTIPHONAL ORGAN

8’ Principal 

4’ Octave

2' Super Octave

IV Mixture

8’ Trompette

PEDAL ORGAN

32’ Contra Bourdon

32’ Contra Violone

16’ Principal

16' Open Wood

16’ Subbass

16’ Rohrflute (Sw)

16’ Gemshorn (Ch)

16’ Bourdon (Ant)

8’ Principal

8’ Rohrflute (Sw)

4’ Choral Bass

IV Mixture

32’ Trombone

16’ Trombone

16’ Bombarde (Sw)

8’ Trombone

8’ Bombarde (Sw)

4’ Trombone

4’ Bombarde (Sw)

Midi to Pedal

Music Staff

Michael Diorio
Organist/Director of Music

As an active recitalist Michael has performed extensively throughout the United States as well as in England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden, and Austria where he was presented with a citation by the Mayor of Innsbruck for an outstanding public performance at the Jesuiten Kirche. Recent playing engagements include the Strasbourg Cathedral in France, Salisbury Cathedral, Wells Cathedral and Chichester Cathedral as well as the Princeton University Chapel and St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Other concerts include serving as accompanist for the American Boy Choir, and as a featured recitalist for the National Convention of the Organ Historical Society.

A New Jersey native, Michael received his Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, while studying under Professor Eugene Roan. Upon completing his undergraduate study he entered the Institute of Sacred Music and the School of Music at Yale University, where he earned his Master of Music degree in organ with Dr. Martin Jean. While at Boston University Michael was a pupil of organist James David Christie, where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance, summa cum laude. His edition of the Messa Hyemalis in A of Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789) is published by the German publisher Carus-Verlag of Stuttgart. The edition received its American premier at St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue by John Scott and the St Thomas Choir of Men & Boys and its European premier at the Strasbourg Cathedral in France, where Richter served as Kapellmeister from 1768-1789. Michael is currently preparing another first edition for publication by Oxford University Press.

Presently Michael serves as Organist & Director of Music at Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, PA. He also serves as an adjunct member of the music department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. Michael is a member of the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Anglican Musicians, and a resident member of the Saint Wilfrid Club, New York City. He is also member of the East West Organists concert management group.