Organ Recital: Mark Pacoe

Paul Creston (1906-1985)
from Suite for Organ (1958)
   Prelude

Jason Roberts (b. 1980)
Prelude & Fugue on Enta Omri (2021)

Ian Farrington (b. 1977)
Amazing Grace (2017)

Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
from Suite Française (1948)
   9. Voix céleste
   10. Final rhapsodique


New York City-based musician Mark Pacoe made his international solo organ debut at St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), Chichester Cathedral, and St. Mary’s Cathedral (Edinburgh) in 1998. Other concert tours have included festivals in Israel and Palestine; Netherlands, Paris & Rouen, Slovakia Historic Organ Festival, ‘Voices in the House’ Sydney Town Hall and Sydney Opera House, ‘Perform in Harmony with Olympic Spirit’ (XXIX Olympiad) Beijing and Shanghai (China); Pistoia, Cantú, Arona, Rome, Sicily, Modena and Florence (Italy); Cathedral of Sens (France); Gland (Switzerland); Göteborg (Sweden); Sankt Johannes Copenhagen (Denmark), Haydn Festival Vienna (Austria); the American British Academy Muscat (Oman) and the Oaxaca International Organ and Early Music Festival (Mexico). Mr. Pacoe has also performed extensively in venues throughout the USA.

Mr. Pacoe’s recording, ‘Crossroads – Music from St. Malachy’s, The Actors’ Chapel, Times Square, NYC’, was released in 2015 on the ACIS label.

Mr. Pacoe has presented for many American Guild of Organists chapters and adjudicated numerous regional organ competitions in the NYC region as well as international organ competitions in France and Italy.

In recent years, Mark has commissioned noted composers Texu Kim, Wang Jie, Jason Roberts and Austin Philemon to write works for solo organ. In Fall 2022, Mark was appointed ‘Artist-in-Residence’ at the Cathedral of All Saints (Episcopal) in Albany, New York. Mr. Pacoe serves as Co-Chair of the Liturgical Music Commission of the Archdiocese of New York and is a member of the EastWest Organists artist roster. www.markpacoe.com