Thomas Bara - Pageant: A Pipe Organ Spectacular in Alexandria, Louisiana (2007)
Artist: Thomas Bara
Title: Pageant: A Pipe Organ Spectacular in Alexandria, Louisiana
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Raven
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:15:30
Total Size: 277 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Pageant: A Pipe Organ Spectacular in Alexandria, Louisiana
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Raven
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:15:30
Total Size: 277 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Thomas Bara – Marche Hèroïque (05:56)
2. Thomas Bara – Psalm-Prelude, Op. 32, No. 1 (05:49)
3. Thomas Bara – Fantaisie, K. 608 (10:45)
4. Thomas Bara – Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (08:32)
5. Thomas Bara – Pageant (11:19)
6. Thomas Bara – Impromptu, Op. 54, No. 2 (03:17)
7. Thomas Bara – Clair de lune, Op. 53, No. 5 (08:51)
8. Thomas Bara – Organ Symphony No. 6: I. Allegro (08:49)
9. Thomas Bara – Organ Symphony No. 6: IV. Cantabile (05:34)
10. Thomas Bara – Organ Symphony No. 6: V. Final (06:32)
Thomas Bara is Instructor of Organ at the Interlochen Arts Academy and Arts Camp in Michigan. Considered by many to be the top fine arts boarding school in the United States, the Academy was recently awarded the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest recognition for excellence in the arts. As a member of the faculty, Mr. Bara maintains a studio of about 15 organ students and teaches Music Theory and Class Piano. He also holds the position of Choirmaster at Central United Methodist Church in Traverse City.
Thomas Bara came to Interlochen from Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, where he worked as Assistant Organist under Gerre and Judith Hancock. Prior to his appointment to Saint Thomas, Mr. Bara served as Organist-Choirmaster and Fine Arts Chair at the Saint James School, Saint James, Maryland and as Director of Music Ministries and Organist at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York. He was Organ Scholar at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in 1991-92.
Mr. Bara studied organ at the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he was awarded the Fine Arts and Young Artist awards upon graduation in 1987. He then earned the B.Mus. from the University of Michigan and the M.Mus. from the Eastman School of Music. At Eastman, Mr. Bara received the prestigious Performance Certificate and the first Harold Gleason Emerging Artist Award. His teachers include Robert Glasgow, Arthur Haas, Gerre Hancock, David Higgs, Robert Murphy, John O’Brien and Russell Saunders.
Mr. Bara won first prize in the Arthur Poister National Organ Competition and was a finalist in the National Young Artist Competition and Fort Wayne National Organ Competition. As soloist and as accompanist to The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, he has performed widely, including concerts at the Royal Cathedral, Copenhagen; King’s College, Cambridge; Saint John’s Smith Square, London; and Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London.
Thomas Bara came to Interlochen from Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, where he worked as Assistant Organist under Gerre and Judith Hancock. Prior to his appointment to Saint Thomas, Mr. Bara served as Organist-Choirmaster and Fine Arts Chair at the Saint James School, Saint James, Maryland and as Director of Music Ministries and Organist at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York. He was Organ Scholar at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in 1991-92.
Mr. Bara studied organ at the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he was awarded the Fine Arts and Young Artist awards upon graduation in 1987. He then earned the B.Mus. from the University of Michigan and the M.Mus. from the Eastman School of Music. At Eastman, Mr. Bara received the prestigious Performance Certificate and the first Harold Gleason Emerging Artist Award. His teachers include Robert Glasgow, Arthur Haas, Gerre Hancock, David Higgs, Robert Murphy, John O’Brien and Russell Saunders.
Mr. Bara won first prize in the Arthur Poister National Organ Competition and was a finalist in the National Young Artist Competition and Fort Wayne National Organ Competition. As soloist and as accompanist to The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, he has performed widely, including concerts at the Royal Cathedral, Copenhagen; King’s College, Cambridge; Saint John’s Smith Square, London; and Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London.
