Thomas Sheehan, the Principal Organist of Washington National Cathedral, will play at the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. He will also perform a free concert in San Diego at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
The funeral for President Jimmy Carter will be held Thursday at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. KPBS reporter John Carroll tells us about Thomas Sheehan will be in town this weekend to play one of the finest church organs in the area. Washington National Cathedral Principal Thomas Sheehan plays one of the largest organs in the country. On Thursday, Sheehan will be playing during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter .
'I go home for a couple of seconds, grab my suitcase, and get a ride out to Dulles (International Airport), get on the plane, and then up in San Diego around 9 p.m. that night,' Sheehan said. Washington National Cathedral Principal Organist Thomas Sheehan is shown in a zoom interview on Jan. 7, 2025. Sheehan will perform a free concert in San Diego at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla.It may be his first recital on the organ, but it’s not his first time playing it. He’s intimately familiar with the instrument, built by the Rosales/Parsons organ company in 2023. He helped design it.A rank of pipes are shown at the rear of St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla on Jan. 7, 2025.A small plaque on the organ console showing the Rosales organ builders and Parsons pipe builders is shown on the St. James organ on Jan. 7, 2025. 'The St. James organ — the new organ compared with the old organ — it has a much, I would say, warmer, more supportive sound, which is how the fashion has changed between the 1970s and now. It’s a much deeper and more orchestral sound, and it has all of the latest features,' Sheehan said. St. James organist/choirmaster Alex Benestelli is shown standing next to the church organ on Jan. 7, 2025. 'It’s just so much fun to play and there’s so many diverse sounds that you can call upon here from the very softest to the very loudest,' Benestelli said
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