Organist and
Choirmaster
Andrew Sheranian is
currently employed
as Organist and Choirmaster at Christ’s Church in Rye,
New York. This position involves overseeing a music program
that includes a
rigorous chorister program for boys and girls, and a
semi-professional adult choir. In August of 2008, the Christ’s
Church Choir will embark on a 12-day tour of the United Kingdom,
singing for services at Salisbury, Wells and Chichester
Cathedrals.
Prior to his appointment in Rye, Mr. Sheranian was enrolled at Yale University through the Institute of
Sacred Music, where he completed his Master of Music degree. While
enrolled at Yale, Mr. Sheranian was engaged as Fellow in Church Music
at Christ Church New Haven, where he worked with Martin Jean and
Robert Lehman. His undergraduate training was completed at the New
England Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of William Porter.
As a student in Boston, he worked with Michael Kleinschmidt as
Assistant Organist at The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont - a prominent
Anglo-Catholic parish known for its Fisk organ and choir of men and
boys. He has given solo recitals at Boston’s Old West and Old
South Churches, Busch Hall at Harvard University, St. Mary the Virgin
and St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, Woolsey Hall at
Yale University and on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. In February
of 2006, Mr. Sheranian undertook a concert tour of Japan, where he
played solo recitals at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Minato Mirai Hall
in Yokohama.
In addition to his church and concert
engagements, Mr. Sheranian is involved as a member of the Association
of Anglican Musicians, and has served as a Regional Chair of that
organization. He is also the founding director of Lyra Davidica,
an early music ensemble specializing in sacred vocal music from the
High Renaissance through the Late Baroque.
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