Sándor Szabó (born 4 November 1960) is a Yugoslav-born pianist, organist and harpsichordist of Hungarian descent who has worked as a performer, conductor and music director in both Europe and North America.First Congregational Church, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Staff, Dr. Sándor Szabó, Director of Music. Retrieved 3 November 2020.Sándor Szabó appointed new Minister of Music at the Reformed Church of Bronxville
''My Hometown Bronxville'', 2 January 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

Education

Szabó studied at the

University of Novi Sad The University of Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Универзитет у Новом Саду, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu; ) is a public university in Novi Sad, Serbia. Alongside nationally prestigious University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad is ...

( BA, music) and the

University of Arts in Belgrade The University of Arts in Belgrade ( sr-cyr, Универзитет уметности у Београду, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1957 as the Academy of Arts to unite four academies. ...

( MA, piano) and was later awarded MAs in organ and church music from

Westminster Choir College Westminster Choir College (WCC) is a historic conservatory of music, currently operating on the campus of Rider University, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Rider's College of Arts and Sciences (the college under which the historic institution has ...

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. He received a

Doctor of Musical Arts The doctor of musical arts (DMA) is a doctorate, doctoral academic degree in music. The DMA combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization (usually Performance, music performance, music composition, or conducting) with graduate-le ...

degree in piano from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

in 2000.

Career and achievements

Szabó won the Outstanding Accompanist Award at the national Yugoslavian young artists competitions held in

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in 1986 and

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in 1987.Concert details, Presybeterian Church, Westfield
''The Westfield Leader'', 21 September 2000. Retrieved 27 September 2012. After teaching piano and working as Assistant Conductor at the Serbian National Opera in Belgrade from 1983 to 1988, he emigrated to

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, and later to the

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. In 2005 he became choral director of the Oratorio Society of

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. From 2008 to 2013 he was music director at the Central Presbyterian Church in

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, as well as at

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, before serving as music director at the Reformed Church of

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. He was interim organist and music director at Christ's Church in

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, from 2019 to 2020 before being appointed Minister of Music at the First Congregational Church of

Stockbridge, Massachusetts Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,018 at the 2020 census. A year-round resort area, Stockbridg ...

. Szabo was appointed music director and conductor of th
Oratorio Society of New Jersey
in 2005, and has led the ensemble in a wide range of music, from classics to contemporary composers. Szabó has performed as a concert artist throughout Europe and North America and has conducted orchestras and choirs in major concert halls and cathedrals on both continents.
Performers, Sándor Szabó. Retrieved 4 November 2020. He has also performed on radio and television and holds a Fellowship certificate (FAGO) from the

American Guild of Organists The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is an international organization of academic, church, and concert organists in the US, headquartered in New York City with its administrative offices in the Interchurch Center. Founded as a professional educa ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szabo, Sandor 1960 births Living people Musicians from Glen Ridge, New Jersey Musicians from Summit, New Jersey Music directors Yugoslav classical musicians Cathedral organists American harpsichordists University of Novi Sad alumni Orchestra leaders 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century organists