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Qualifications
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- Jonathan Tan learned to play the piano at the age of six and attained a Grade 8 in Pianoforte Performance and Theory of Music from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. He subsequently studied classical organ performance and improvisation under Robert Navaratnam, Organist of the
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Singapore.
- Jonathan also holds a MA in Liturgical Studies from the Graduate Theological Union (1998) and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from The Catholic University of America (2002).
- Jonathan is currently the Organist/Music Director at Grace Episcopal Church in College Hill (Cincinnati, OH). He also freelances as a supply organist/church musician in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan region.
- Jonathan has more than two decades of experience as church organist. While he specializes in Roman Catholic and Anglican/Episcopal
liturgies, he has also played for many Presbyterian, UCC, United Methodist, and Lutheran churches (Please see Organist Positions Held below for a complete listing of organist/music director positions held since
1986).
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Organist Positions Held
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- Grace Episcopal Church: Organist/Music Director (2010-present)
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Supply Organist/Church Musician (Cincinnati, OH). Regular supply organist for the following churches:
- Episcopalian: St. Thomas Episcopal (Forest Park)
- Presbyterian: Westwood First Presbyterian, Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian, Kennedy Heights Presbyterian, Greenhills Community (Presbyterian)
- United Church of Christ: First UCC (College Hill)
- United Methodist: Anderson Hills UMC (Anderson)
- Salem Presbyterian Church (Cincinnati, OH). Organist & Music Director (2008).
- Saint Gabriel Church (26 Grant Circle NW, Washington, DC). Organist (1998- 2000).
- Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church (2925 Bonifacio St, Concord, CA). Organist (1997-1998), Interim Music Director (1998).
- Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, CA. Pianist/Organist (1996-1998).
- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (Singapore). Assistant Organist (1988-1996).
Click here for information about the two pipe organs of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.
- Deutschsprachige Katholische Gemeinde (Singapore). Organist (1990-1996).
- Deutschsprachige Evangelische Gemeinde (Singapore). Associate Organist (1993-1996).
- Saint Ignatius Church (Singapore). Associate Organist (1992-1995).
- The Orchard Road Presbyterian Church (Singapore). Associate Organist (1992-1995).
- Church of the Holy Cross (Singapore). Associate Organist (1988-1992).
- Church of the Holy Family (Singapore). Associate Organist (1986-1987).
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Membership
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Professional
Associations
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Recitals
Performed &
Masterclasses
Taught
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- Praise God in Music: A Festival of Hymns and Organ Recital.
Joint organ recital by Evelyn Lim and Jonathan Tan.
Tuesday, 18 June 1996 at Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore.
Pieces performed by Jonathan Tan:
- Toccata from Toccata & Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
- Master Tallis' Testament, from Six Pieces for Organ (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
- Psalm Preludes Nos. 1 & 2, from Set One (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
- congregational Hymn: All People That On Earth do Dwell
sung to The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune (Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958)
A brief note on this recital is found in The Diapason, November 1996, p. 3.
- Seminar on Service Playing and Organ Technique
Jointly taught by Evelyn Lim and Jonathan Tan, with
a guest presentation by Robert Navaratnam, Titular Organist of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Singapore.
Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore, 17-24 June 1996.
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