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Publication Date

1-31-2018

Year of Release

2018

Note(s)

Elizabeth Reed Smith, violin

Wendell Dobbs, flute

Alexander Lee, tenor

Şőlen Dikener, baroque cello

Connor Barebo, bass

Christopher Hainsworth, harpsichord

Christopher HAINSWORTH

"One of New Zealand's most entertaining classical organists", Chris tours France and New Zealand regularly with enjoyable, informative and thought-provoking performances. He studied organ with Ernest Jamieson (St. Mark's Church, Wellington), Maxwell Fernie (Westminster Cathedral, Victoria University and St. Mary of the Angels, Wellington) and subsequently with Jean Ferrard (Professor at the Conservatoire of Brussels).

After specialized studies of French Classical organ and harpsichord music (the latter with Paule van den Driessche and Scott Ross), the symphonic organ repertoire and the fortepiano, Chris has been free-lancing in France and around Europe for 30 years, often traveling with his 1830 fortepiano or his modern Leroy copy of a 1770 Taskin French harpsichord. In 2004, he was Congress Recitalist at the NZ Organ Congress, and has toured New Zealand regularly since. When not playing, Chris has also been Associate Professor of Music at Waikato University, Director of Beziers Conservatoire (France), Director of Music at Hamilton Cathedral and Organist « titulaire » of Beziers Cathedral (his current position). Chris is also keen on popular music and accompanying silent movies. He has twice performed at the Saint Tropez Antipodean Film Festival and in 2008, following successful performances in London, Paris and around New Zealand, he was invited to accompany a New Zealand silent film at the Wroclaw International Film Festival.

Among last year's concerts, Chris was harpsichord soloist in Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto with the Montpellier National Orchestra and organ soloist in Handel's Bb Concerto with the Liege Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Dr. Hainsworth has performed in Huntington in the spring of 2016 as part of Music Alive Guest Artist and Faculty Collaboration Concert Series.

"Funded in part by the Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professors in the Arts Endowment with support from the College of Arts and Media, Marshall University."

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Smith Recital Hall

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Arts and Humanities | Fine Arts | Music | Music Performance

Marshall University Music Department Presents a Baroque Concert, Elizabeth Reed Smith, violin, Wendell Dobbs, flute, Alexander Lee, tenor, Şőlen Dikener, baroque cello, Connor Barebo, bass, & Christopher Hainsworth, harpsichord, 2018 Edwards Distinguished Professor

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