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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 St. Thomas Church in New York City for more than 30 years.
Program Broadcast dates:
- May 03, 2004
Featured Organs:
1956 Aeolian-Skinner at St. Thomas Church, New York, NY- 1995 Taylor & Boody organ at St. Thomas Church, New York, NY
Links and Resources
Dr. Gerre Hancock has been organist and choir director at St. 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 St. Thomas Church/Gerre Hancock; Judith Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner, altered/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Priory CD-629 (www.priory.org.uk)
T. TERTIUS NOBLE: Psalm 47, O clap your hands -St. Thomas Church Choir/Gerre Hancock. Koch CD-7176
GERRE HANCOCK: Improvisation on St. Denio (Immortal, invisible) –Gerre Hancock (Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Church) Gothic CD-49038 (www.gothicrecords.com)
HANCOCK: Improvisation on Go, tell it on the mountains –Gerre Hancock (1995 Taylor & Boody/St. Thomas Church) Gothic CD-49109 (www.gothicrecords.com)
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Chorale-prelude, Lobe den Herren, Op. 65, no. 58 –Judith Hancock (Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Church) Priory CD-599 (www.ohscatalog.org)
PETR EBEN: Fantasia I, fr Sunday Music. MARCEL DUPRÉ: Ave maris stella (4 verses), Op. 18, nos. 6-9 –Judith Hancock (St. Thomas Church) Gothic CD-49110 (www.gothicrecords.com)
NED ROREM: Motet, Thee, God -St. Thomas Choir/Gerre Hancock; Judith Hancock (Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Church) Argo CD 425 800 (nla)
HANCOCK: Free Improvisation –Gerre Hancock (St. Thomas Church) Koch CD-7351 (www.kochint.com)
HANCOCK: Anthem, Earthquake and fire -St. Thomas Choir/Gerre Hancock; Judith Hancock (Aeolian-Skinner) Priory CD-629
HANCOCK: Improvised Fugue and Finale, In Memoriam R. Wayne Dirksen (2003) -Gerre Hancock (Aeolian-Skinner, altered/Washington National Cathedral) JAV CD-144 (www.pipeorgancds.com)