Brian Preston Harlow
Brian Preston Harlow holds the degrees of Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Musical Arts and Master of Music from Yale University School of Music, as well as the Bachelor of Music degree with High Distinction from Indiana University School of Music. His teachers include Martin Jean, Marilyn Keiser and Thomas Murray, organ; Gerre Hancock, William Porter and Jeffery Brillhart, improvisation; and Richard Rephann, harpsichord. From the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, he received the Robert Baker Scholarship and the Faculty Prize for exemplifying the ideals of the Institute. From Indiana University he received the Austin Caswell Award and a Distinguished Alumni Service Award Scholarship; he was also named a member of the Honors Division and an Arthur R. Metz Scholar. He is the recipient of two awards from the American Guild of Organists: the award for the highest grades on the Associate exam and the S. Lewis Elmer Award for the highest grade on an upper level exam.
Dr. Harlow is active as a recitalist, accompanist, choir director, teacher and composer in the greater New York City area. In addition to serving as Organist and Choirmaster of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Gladstone, New Jersey, he is organ accompanist for the Rutgers University Chorus, Newark Campus, Choral Accompanist for the Somerset Hills School District, and the Church Concert Series Director for Music in the Somerset Hills. He has given a number of recitals in the United States and England and performs regularly with other instrumentalists and with Christopher Jennings as Duo Organists. He served from 2007-2010 as Director of Music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, New Jersey where he directed a large program of multiple choirs and a concert series. He also served as Assistant Organist at St. James’ Church, Madison Avenue, Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, and Trinity Church, New Haven, Connecticut as well as Director of Music at churches in Connecticut, Indiana and Massachusetts. Dr. Harlow has recorded for Koch International Classics and BKM Associates. He serves as a member of the executive board of the Metropolitan New Jersey chapter of the American Guild of Organists and a member of the editorial board and instrumental music reviewer for the Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians.
From the Press:
"Dr. Brian Harlow proved himself to be an outstanding accompanist who consistently chose appropriate stops on the organ in accompanying the singers. With obvious delight Harlow presented a solo piece - the Scherzoso from Rheinberger's Organ Sonata No. 8 in e minor - which he played with excellent control and great fluidity, savoring with finesse the tonal resources available on the instrument." -June 3, 2014 Oberbayerisches Volksblatt, Bavaria, Germany
Dr. Harlow is active as a recitalist, accompanist, choir director, teacher and composer in the greater New York City area. In addition to serving as Organist and Choirmaster of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Gladstone, New Jersey, he is organ accompanist for the Rutgers University Chorus, Newark Campus, Choral Accompanist for the Somerset Hills School District, and the Church Concert Series Director for Music in the Somerset Hills. He has given a number of recitals in the United States and England and performs regularly with other instrumentalists and with Christopher Jennings as Duo Organists. He served from 2007-2010 as Director of Music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, New Jersey where he directed a large program of multiple choirs and a concert series. He also served as Assistant Organist at St. James’ Church, Madison Avenue, Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, and Trinity Church, New Haven, Connecticut as well as Director of Music at churches in Connecticut, Indiana and Massachusetts. Dr. Harlow has recorded for Koch International Classics and BKM Associates. He serves as a member of the executive board of the Metropolitan New Jersey chapter of the American Guild of Organists and a member of the editorial board and instrumental music reviewer for the Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians.
From the Press:
"Dr. Brian Harlow proved himself to be an outstanding accompanist who consistently chose appropriate stops on the organ in accompanying the singers. With obvious delight Harlow presented a solo piece - the Scherzoso from Rheinberger's Organ Sonata No. 8 in e minor - which he played with excellent control and great fluidity, savoring with finesse the tonal resources available on the instrument." -June 3, 2014 Oberbayerisches Volksblatt, Bavaria, Germany
List of Compositions
Shenandoah arranged for mixed voices, a cappella, (2002) for the Groton School Madrigals
Missa Brevis for Men’s Voices, (2004) for Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
Nuages from Trois Nocturnes by Claude Debussy, transcribed for organ solo (2004)
Antiphon for mixed voices, a cappella (2008)
The Lord's Prayer for congregation with organ or piano accompaniment (2009)
The Strife is o’er (hymn tune Victory), arranged for choir, organ, brass quintet and timpani (2010)
Here, dying for the world, the world’s life hung for mixed voices, a cappella (2011)
Drop down ye heavens from above for mixed voices and organ (2012)
Hosanna in the Highest (Palm Sunday acclamation) (2013)
For information or score samples, please contact Brian directly.
Missa Brevis for Men’s Voices, (2004) for Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
Nuages from Trois Nocturnes by Claude Debussy, transcribed for organ solo (2004)
Antiphon for mixed voices, a cappella (2008)
The Lord's Prayer for congregation with organ or piano accompaniment (2009)
The Strife is o’er (hymn tune Victory), arranged for choir, organ, brass quintet and timpani (2010)
Here, dying for the world, the world’s life hung for mixed voices, a cappella (2011)
Drop down ye heavens from above for mixed voices and organ (2012)
Hosanna in the Highest (Palm Sunday acclamation) (2013)
For information or score samples, please contact Brian directly.
Upcoming Performances
Saturday, December 6, 7:00pm
St. Peter's Church, Belleville, New Jersey
Chorus of Communities Christmas Concert: Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saens and Fantasia on
Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sunday, December 7, 3:00pm
St. Mary's Abbey, Newark, NJ
Rutgers University Chorus (Newark Campus) Holiday Concert
Thursday, December 11, 2014, 12:15pm
Morristown United Methodist Church
Part of the Music at Noon recital series: www.morristownumc.com
Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:00pm
Holiday Concert with The Somerset Hills Community Chorus and Festival Brass
Sunday, December 14, 2014, 4:00pm
Christmas Lessons & Carols, St. Luke's Church, Gladstone, New Jersey
Friday, February 6, 2015, 12:15pm
Trinity Church, Boston, MA
Sunday, February 22, 2015, 4:00pm
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone New Jersey
Great German Sonatas: music by J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Julius Reubke
Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 12:15pm
St. Paul's Church, Norwalk, CT
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 12 Noon
Trinity Church, Moorestown, NJ
St. Peter's Church, Belleville, New Jersey
Chorus of Communities Christmas Concert: Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saens and Fantasia on
Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sunday, December 7, 3:00pm
St. Mary's Abbey, Newark, NJ
Rutgers University Chorus (Newark Campus) Holiday Concert
Thursday, December 11, 2014, 12:15pm
Morristown United Methodist Church
Part of the Music at Noon recital series: www.morristownumc.com
Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:00pm
Holiday Concert with The Somerset Hills Community Chorus and Festival Brass
Sunday, December 14, 2014, 4:00pm
Christmas Lessons & Carols, St. Luke's Church, Gladstone, New Jersey
Friday, February 6, 2015, 12:15pm
Trinity Church, Boston, MA
Sunday, February 22, 2015, 4:00pm
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone New Jersey
Great German Sonatas: music by J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Julius Reubke
Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 12:15pm
St. Paul's Church, Norwalk, CT
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 12 Noon
Trinity Church, Moorestown, NJ
Selected Past Performances
For recordings of past performances visit the duoorganists channel on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/user/duoorganists?feature=mhee
2014
Locktown Stone Church, Deleware Township, New Jersey
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Millburn, New Jersey
Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
with Jill Crawford, flute
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, New Jersey
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey summer festival: Music of North German Masters
Indianapolis Pipe Organ Encounter Faculty Member
Rutgers University Chorus (Newark Campus) Tour to Germany
St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, Peapack, NJ
Requiem by Gabriel Faure with The Somerset Hills Community Chorus
Emmanuel Church, Killingworth, CT
with Jill Crawford, flute
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norwalk, CT
Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York, NY
2013
St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
A Holiday Festival for Organ & Brass
St. Mary's Abbey, Newark, NJ
Rutgers University Chorus (Newark Campus) Holiday Concert
Grace Church, Nutley, NJ
Chorus of Communities Holiday Concert
St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
Music in the Somerset Hills Britten Centennial Celebration
Christ Church (Episcopal), Short Hills, NJ
Accompanist: Durufle Requiem
The Choir of St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
Accompanist: Dvorak Mass in D and other works
Church of the Transfiguration, New York, NY
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, NY
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Chestertown, MD
St. Philip's Cathedral, Atlanta, GA
2012
Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Duo Organ Recital with Christopher Jennings
The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ
with Robert Deutsch, cello
St. Pauls's on-the-Green, Norwalk, CT
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ Organ Spooktacular!
Check out the press in the Star Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/10/halloween_organ_bachs_toccata.html
St. James Episcopal Church, Long Branch, NJ
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ
with Jill Crawford, flute
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, NJ
Duo Recital with Christopher Jennings
The Community of St. John Baptist, 82 West Main St., Mendham, NJ
with Robert Deutsch, cello
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Morristown, NJ
Review and recording of the opening piece here:http://morristowngreen.com/2012/03/05/music-you-missed-in-morristown-this-weekend-flutatious-harmonium-harlow-cunningham/
2011
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
St. Paul's on-the-Green, Norwalk, Connecticut
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, New Jersey
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey summer festival
The Riverside Church, New York, New York
2010
Trinity Church, New Haven, Connecticut
Duo recital with Christopher Jennings
St. James' Church, New York, New York
2009
Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
with Robert Deutsch, cello
2008
Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York, New York
American Guild of Organists Organ Spectacular, New York City Chapter
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, New Jersey
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey summer festival
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Duo Recital with Christopher Jennings
2007
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
Edward Elgar anniversary concert
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Westfield, New Jersey
Guilmant Symphonie for Organ and Orchestra with members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
with Merynda Adams, harp
Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia
Works of twentieth-century American composers
2006
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Brooklyn Heights, New York
Lecture-Recital: English Organ Music, 1930-1955
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
St. James’s Church, West Hartford, Connecticut
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Virginia
2005
United Methodist Church of Hartford, Hartford Connecticut
American Guild of Organists Pipescreams, Hartford Chapter
St. Paul’s Church, Norwalk, Connecticut
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Duo Recital with Christopher Jennings
2004
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boston, Massachusetts
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bayshore, New York
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Works of Olivier Messiaen and Maurice Duruflé
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
2003
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Works of Dutch composers
Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana
Alumni Organ Concert in honor of Marilyn Keiser
2002
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Works of Seventeenth Century Germany
The Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary, Indiana
Organ Historical Society National Convention, Evanston, Illinois
American Guild of Organists, Merrimack Valley Chapter, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
2001
Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts
Thirteenth Annual North Conway Bach Festival, North Conway, New Hampshire
Works of Johann Sebastian Bach
2000
The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Hartford, Connecticut
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, United Kingdom
1999
Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, United Kingdom
Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, United Kingdom
Southwark Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/user/duoorganists?feature=mhee
2014
Locktown Stone Church, Deleware Township, New Jersey
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Millburn, New Jersey
Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
with Jill Crawford, flute
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, New Jersey
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey summer festival: Music of North German Masters
Indianapolis Pipe Organ Encounter Faculty Member
Rutgers University Chorus (Newark Campus) Tour to Germany
St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, Peapack, NJ
Requiem by Gabriel Faure with The Somerset Hills Community Chorus
Emmanuel Church, Killingworth, CT
with Jill Crawford, flute
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norwalk, CT
Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York, NY
2013
St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
A Holiday Festival for Organ & Brass
St. Mary's Abbey, Newark, NJ
Rutgers University Chorus (Newark Campus) Holiday Concert
Grace Church, Nutley, NJ
Chorus of Communities Holiday Concert
St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
Music in the Somerset Hills Britten Centennial Celebration
Christ Church (Episcopal), Short Hills, NJ
Accompanist: Durufle Requiem
The Choir of St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
Accompanist: Dvorak Mass in D and other works
Church of the Transfiguration, New York, NY
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, NY
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Chestertown, MD
St. Philip's Cathedral, Atlanta, GA
2012
Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Duo Organ Recital with Christopher Jennings
The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ
with Robert Deutsch, cello
St. Pauls's on-the-Green, Norwalk, CT
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ Organ Spooktacular!
Check out the press in the Star Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/10/halloween_organ_bachs_toccata.html
St. James Episcopal Church, Long Branch, NJ
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ
with Jill Crawford, flute
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, NJ
Duo Recital with Christopher Jennings
The Community of St. John Baptist, 82 West Main St., Mendham, NJ
with Robert Deutsch, cello
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Morristown, NJ
Review and recording of the opening piece here:http://morristowngreen.com/2012/03/05/music-you-missed-in-morristown-this-weekend-flutatious-harmonium-harlow-cunningham/
2011
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
St. Paul's on-the-Green, Norwalk, Connecticut
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, New Jersey
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey summer festival
The Riverside Church, New York, New York
2010
Trinity Church, New Haven, Connecticut
Duo recital with Christopher Jennings
St. James' Church, New York, New York
2009
Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
with Robert Deutsch, cello
2008
Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York, New York
American Guild of Organists Organ Spectacular, New York City Chapter
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, New Jersey
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey summer festival
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Duo Recital with Christopher Jennings
2007
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
Edward Elgar anniversary concert
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Westfield, New Jersey
Guilmant Symphonie for Organ and Orchestra with members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey
with Merynda Adams, harp
Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia
Works of twentieth-century American composers
2006
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Brooklyn Heights, New York
Lecture-Recital: English Organ Music, 1930-1955
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
St. James’s Church, West Hartford, Connecticut
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Virginia
2005
United Methodist Church of Hartford, Hartford Connecticut
American Guild of Organists Pipescreams, Hartford Chapter
St. Paul’s Church, Norwalk, Connecticut
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Duo Recital with Christopher Jennings
2004
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boston, Massachusetts
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bayshore, New York
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Works of Olivier Messiaen and Maurice Duruflé
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
2003
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Works of Dutch composers
Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana
Alumni Organ Concert in honor of Marilyn Keiser
2002
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Works of Seventeenth Century Germany
The Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary, Indiana
Organ Historical Society National Convention, Evanston, Illinois
American Guild of Organists, Merrimack Valley Chapter, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
2001
Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts
Thirteenth Annual North Conway Bach Festival, North Conway, New Hampshire
Works of Johann Sebastian Bach
2000
The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Hartford, Connecticut
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, United Kingdom
1999
Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, United Kingdom
Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, United Kingdom
Southwark Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
