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Judith and Gerre Hancock
Photo Credit: Bruce Parker
Honoring the Hancocks
This week we pay tribute to Gerre and Judith Hancock, the talented husband and wife who have made marvelous music at Saint Thomas Church in New York City for more than 30 years.
Program Broadcast dates:
- May 03, 2004
Featured Organs:
1956 Aeolian-Skinner+ organ at Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY- 1996 Taylor & Boody organ at Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY
Links and Resources
Dr. Gerre Hancock has been organist and choir director at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City since 1971, in collaboration through much of that time with his wife Judith. They leave that post this summer.
Music played in the program
LEE HOIBY: Anthem, The Lord is King –Choir of Saint Thomas Church, Gerre Hancock; Judith Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Priory CD-629
T. TERTIUS NOBLE: Psalm 47, O clap your hands –Saint Thomas Church Choir, Gerre Hancock. Koch CD-7176
GERRE HANCOCK: Improvisation on Saint Denio (Immortal, invisible) –Gerre Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Gothic CD-49038
HANCOCK: Improvisation on Go, tell it on the mountains –Gerre Hancock (1996 Taylor & Boody/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Gothic CD-49109
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Chorale-prelude, Lobe den Herren, Op. 65, no. 58 –Judith Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Priory CD-599
PETR EBEN: Fantasia I, from Sunday Music. MARCEL DUPRÉ: Ave maris stella (4 verses), Op. 18, nos. 6-9 –Judith Hancock (Saint Thomas Church) Gothic CD-49110
NED ROREM: Motet, Thee, God –Saint Thomas Choir, Gerre Hancock; Judith Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Argo CD 425 800 (nla)
HANCOCK: Free Improvisation –Gerre Hancock (Saint Thomas Church) Koch CD-7351
HANCOCK: Anthem, Earthquake and fire –Saint Thomas Choir, Gerre Hancock; Judith Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Priory CD-629
HANCOCK: Improvised Fugue and Finale, In Memoriam R. Wayne Dirksen (2003) –Gerre Hancock (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) JAV CD-144