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David Hurd is widely recognized and admired as one of the foremost concert organists, sacred music composers, and church musicians in the United States, as well as for his innovative, enthralling, and ever-evolving improvisation abilities. Now Organist and Choirmaster of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in New York City, he remains a greatly sought-after composer of hymns, choral works, and organ works. He was named Composer of the Year in 2010 by the American Guild of Organists. A typical recital program by Dr. Hurd will feature works of Bach or Krebs, his own compositions, and a thrilling improvisation.
From the Critics
“Nothing was commonplace. Hurd paints his musical ideas with bold colorful strokes that emit an almost visceral electricity. Immediately striking was his use of dynamics, timbre, and melodic direction to create a shifting contour that flowed as mighty forces of nature. Whatever the emotional effect produced, Hurd seemed to live within it fully….wildly virtuosic.”
(The Blade, Toledo, Ohio)
“He shapes music with the structural insight of a composer and executes it with the boldness of an improviser….Hurd played with incisive rhythmic drive and imagination.”
(The Boston Globe)
“Every so often a performer comes along to remind us that the romantic impulse is not dead in music, that playing can be both intellectually rigorous and emotionally satisfying. Such a performer is organist David Hurd….It was an impressive display of virtuosity.”
(The Kansas City Star)
“An immaculate performance by a major virtuoso!”
(The Diapason)