Festive Organ and Trumpet Recital

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Address – First Presbyterian Church & Stamford United Methodist Church – 96 Main Street Stamford, NY 12167

The First Presbyterian Church of Stamford, NY will present a holiday organ and trumpet recital featuring organist Eddie Zheng and trumpet player Vincent Yim on Wednesday, December 20th at 3pm. Zheng and Yim, both students at The Juilliard School in New York City, will perform festive works by composers J.S. Bach, Couperin, Dupre, Guilmant, Howells, Stanley, and Telemann. The historic sanctuary organ of First Presbyterian Church by Hook and Hastings dates from 1891 and is an unaltered example of early American organ building.

About the performers:

Driven by a passion to bring the beauty and grandeur of organ music to wider audiences, Eddie Zheng is a rising concert organist who’s performances have been “rapturously received” by diverse audiences around cities across the United States, Canada, France, and China. He has won several prominent competitions, including first place awards at the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition and the 2019 AGO Quimby Northeast Regional Competition.

In addition to concertizing, Eddie is dedicated to broadening the appreciation of organ music and engaging with audiences of all ages through service playing and teaching. He currently serves as Assistant Organist at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church in New York, where he maintains a thriving teaching studio with organ students of all ages.

Eddie’s journey with the organ began at the Juilliard Pre-College division, where he studied with Matthew Lewis before earning his combined BM/MM degree from Juilliard with Paul Jacobs. He currently continues his study with Jacobs in the Artist Diploma program at Juilliard.

A creative force in the world of organ music, Eddie is constantly exploring new ways to bring the beauty of the organ to new audiences and contexts. A part-time resident of the Catskills in New York, Eddie founded the ‘Organ Music in the Catskills’ series in 2021 (now planning its sixth concert), which brings recitals featuring organ, piano, chamber, and vocal music to enthusiastic audiences in the region.

Born in 2002, Vincent Yim started his studies in piano at age 5, and in trumpet at age 8, his teachers were Mr. Kelvin Ngai, Mr. Fung Ka Hing, and Ms. Sierra Tse. Vincent is a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship at the Juilliard School and is currently studying under Mr. Raymond Mase and Mr. Chris Martin, principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Over the past decade, Vincent has been an active participant in various orchestras in Hong. Kong. He played with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and was principal trumpet in the Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the HKAPA Junior Symphony Orchestra.

There will be a free-will offering at the door, with a suggested donation of $5. Light refreshments will be served following the performance.

The church is at 96 Main St. in Stamford.

Tickets – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festive-organ-and-trumpet-recital-at-historic-stamford-ny-church-tickets-770807234187 (Free)