Kenneth Jay Sweetman (born 1953) is an
organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...
currently based in the United States. He was born in
Paterson, New Jersey
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.
Career
Sweetman became Assistant Organist of
Chichester Cathedral in 1980, working with both
John Birch and his successor,
Alan Thurlow. He left Chichester in 1981. He has been
Director of Music of
Mariners' Church
Mariners' Church of Detroit is a church with worship services adhering to Anglican liturgical traditions located at 170 East Jefferson Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1842 as a special mission to the maritime travelers of ...
,
Detroit, Michigan
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since 1982. Sweetman has also given numerous recitals in churches across
Michigan
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and in the
Great Lakes region of the
Midwestern United States
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, in addition to many recitals around the UK.
In addition to his work as an organist, choir director and recitalist, Sweetman has also worked with the Toledo Ohio firm of D.F. Pilzecker and Company, Organ Builders, participating in the building or rebuilding of several important organs the Detroit area.
See also
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Organs and organists of Chichester Cathedral
The organs of Chichester Cathedral are the major source of instrumental music at the cathedral, being played for daily services and accompanying the choir, as well as being used for concerts and recitals. There has been organ music at Chichester ...
References
1954 births
Living people
British classical organists
American classical organists
British male organists
Assistant Organists of Chichester Cathedral
Cathedral organists
University of Michigan alumni
21st-century organists
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century American keyboardists
Male classical organists
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