Bruce Neswick Appointed Director of Cathedral Music and Organist

 

After a six-month international search process led

by The Rev. Canon Alan Dennis, The Very Rev. James A. Kowalski, Cathedral Dean, has appointed Bruce Neswick as the Director of Cathedral Music and Organist. He will commence his duties at the Cathedral on July 1, 2008.

Mr. Neswick is presently the Canon for Music at

The Cathedral of Saint Philip, Atlanta, where he

has grown and nurtured one of the best chorister

and adult choir programs in the country. He has

also served as Assistant Organist-Choirmaster for

the girl choristers at Washington National Cathedral and Director of Music at National Cathedral School for Girls and St. Albans School for Boys. Neswick began his professional career at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church and Trinity Church in New York.

Mr. Neswick is also a nationally and internationally acclaimed organist, having won first prize in the Rochette Concours (organ improvisation competition) at the Conservatoire de Musique, Geneva and the National Organ Improvisation Competition, American Guild of Organists, among many musical honors and accomplishments. He has also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Pacific Lutheran University and holds the Fellowship degrees from both the American Guild of Organists and the Royal School of Church Music.

Mr. Neswick received a Bachelor of Music degree magna cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University and Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. He did post-graduate studies at the Conservatoire de Musique, Geneva. His teachers have included David Dahl, Gerre Hancock, Robert Baker and Lionel Rogg.