Brian Preston Harlow
Brian Preston Harlow is an active choir director, teacher, organist and composer in northern New Jersey. He serves as Director of the Rutgers University Chorus, Newark Campus, the Director of the Apprentice Chorus and music theory teacher at the Newark Boys Chorus School and Organist and Choirmaster of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Gladstone, NJ. He is also the Church Concert Series Director for Music in the Somerset Hills. Dr. Harlow frequently performs throughout the United States and Europe, often collaboratively with choirs, instrumentalists, and with Christopher Jennings as Duo Organists. Recent venues include Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY; St. Philip’s Cathedral, Atlanta, GA; Emmanuel Church, Chestertown, MD; and Trinity Church, Boston, MA. He previously held positions at the Somerset Hills School District, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, NJ, Assistant Organist at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, and Assistant Organist at Trinity Church, New Haven, CT.
Dr. Harlow holds the degrees of Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Musical Arts and Master of Music from Yale University School of Music, where he studied with Martin Jean and Thomas Murray, as well as the Bachelor of Music degree with High Distinction from Indiana University School of Music, where he was a student of Marilyn Keiser. At Yale he also studied harpsichord with Richard Rephann and Improvisation with Gerre Hancock, William Porter, and Jeffrey Brillhart. Dr. Harlow received a number of prestigious awards and scholarships at both schools, including the Faculty Prize for exemplifying the ideals of the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. From the American Guild of Organists he earned the Associate Diploma and received two examination awards, including the S. Lewis Elmer award for the highest grade on an upper level exam. Dr. Harlow is a member of the board of the Metropolitan New Jersey chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and the Instrumental Music Reviewer for the Journal of The Association of Anglican Musicians. Updated information can be found on his website: www.harlowjennings.org/brian.html
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 holds the degrees of Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Musical Arts and Master of Music from Yale University School of Music, where he studied with Martin Jean and Thomas Murray, as well as the Bachelor of Music degree with High Distinction from Indiana University School of Music, where he was a student of Marilyn Keiser. At Yale he also studied harpsichord with Richard Rephann and Improvisation with Gerre Hancock, William Porter, and Jeffrey Brillhart. Dr. Harlow received a number of prestigious awards and scholarships at both schools, including the Faculty Prize for exemplifying the ideals of the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. From the American Guild of Organists he earned the Associate Diploma and received two examination awards, including the S. Lewis Elmer award for the highest grade on an upper level exam. Dr. Harlow is a member of the board of the Metropolitan New Jersey chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and the Instrumental Music Reviewer for the Journal of The Association of Anglican Musicians. Updated information can be found on his website: www.harlowjennings.org/brian.html
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) for mixed voices, a cappella (2013)
O come, o come, Emmanuel arranged for mixed voices and organ (2015), for the Rutgers Newark Chorus
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) for mixed voices, a cappella (2013)
O come, o come, Emmanuel arranged for mixed voices and organ (2015), for the Rutgers Newark Chorus
For information or score samples, please contact Brian directly.
Upcoming Performances
Friday, October 20, 2015, 10:30pm
Post-Theatre organ concert at St. Malachy's, 239 W 49th St., New York, NY
Halloween themed music!
Post-Theatre organ concert at St. Malachy's, 239 W 49th St., New York, NY
Halloween themed music!
Selected Past Performances
For recordings of past performances visit the duoorganists channel on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/user/duoorganists?feature=mhee
2015
Grace Church, Madison, NJ residency at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, UK
Trinity Church, Moorestown, NJ
St Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ
Great German Sonatas: music by J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Julius Reubke
St Paul's Church, Norwalk, CT
Trinity Church, Boston, MA
2014
Morristown United Methodist Church, Morristown, NJ
Locktown Stone Church, Deleware Township, NJ
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Millburn, NJ
Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, NJ
with Jill Crawford, flute
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, NJ
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 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
2015
Grace Church, Madison, NJ residency at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, UK
Trinity Church, Moorestown, NJ
St Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ
Great German Sonatas: music by J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Julius Reubke
St Paul's Church, Norwalk, CT
Trinity Church, Boston, MA
2014
Morristown United Methodist Church, Morristown, NJ
Locktown Stone Church, Deleware Township, NJ
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Millburn, NJ
Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, NJ
with Jill Crawford, flute
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, NJ
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 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