The Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist
Stamford, CT

Nick Botkins, choirmaster

Easter Sunday

Gloria, Max Filke

The Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist
Nick Botkins, choirmaster

Vespers

Fauxbourdon - Vogel

O Salutaris Hostia, Piromallo

Ave Regina Caelorum, Garau

Tantum Ergo, Widor

Tristis Est Anima Mea, Kuhnau

Mass in G major, Op. 46 – Gloria – Stanford

Compline Recording

In Manus Tuas, John Sheppard

Compline

Te Lucis Ante Terminum, Diego Ortiz

The Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist
Stamford, CT
Nick Botkins
Choirmaster

Requiem, Rovetta

Domine Jesu Christe, Rovetta

Dies Irae, Rovetta

Organ of the Saint-Étienne Abbey in Caen
Hauptwerk Sample Set

Nick Botkins, organ

Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 – Bach

Abbey of Saint-Étienne

Nick Botkins, organ

Pièce Héroïque – Franck

Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42 No. 1 – II. Allegro cantabile – Widor

Organ Sonata in E-flat – II. Allegro giocoso (Scherzo) – Bairstow

24 Pièces en style libre, Op. 31 – II. Cortège – Vierne

24 Pièces en style libre, Op. 31 – I. Préambule – Vierne

24 Pièces en style libre, Op. 31 – XI. Divertissement – Vierne

Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42 No. 1 – III. Andantino quasi allegretto – Widor

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645

Ladies' Schola
Saint Francis de Sales Oratory
Saint Louis, MO

QuidRetribuamT4T

Kyrie XI
Orbis Factor
Saint Francis de Sales Oratory
Saint Louis, MO

Kyrie, Orbis Factor

Saint Francis de Sales Ladies' Schola
Nick Botkins, director

O Salutaris Delibes

Bach

Bach BWV 525 iii Allegro

The Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist
Stamford, CT

Nick Botkins, Choirmaster

Sanctus Mass in G, Stanford

Missa Papae Marcelli Palestrina

Sanctus, Missa Papae Marcelli, Palestrina

Kyrie, Missa Papae Marcelli, Palestrina

The Basilica Schola
Nick Botkins, choirmaster

De Profundis, Reutter

Ubi Caritas, Ola Gjeilo

Missa ad Praesepe, Malcolm

Sanctus Missa ad Praesepe, Malcolm

Midnight Mass

Introit: Dominus dixit ad me

Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging, Claas

Hailed by The American Spectator (2020) for his “energetic” leadership and his role in restoring “the Roman Rite in all its solemnity and splendor,” Nick Botkins is an organist and conductor known for his liturgical instinct, expressive improvisation, and deep command of the Church’s musical tradition. He serves as Organist and Choirmaster at the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Conn., where he directs the professional Schola and curates a repertoire spanning more than a millennium of sacred music.

In addition to his work at the Basilica, Mr. Botkins serves on the faculty of Cardinal Kung Academy in Fairfield County, where he teaches music theory and directs the Cardinal Kung Academy Schola Cantorum and Boychoir. He is particularly noted for his expertise in Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, and the orchestral Mass tradition.

As an organist, he has performed throughout the United States and Europe, including to enthusiastic audiences at Westminster Cathedral (London), Saint-Eugène (Paris), the National Convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (St. Louis), and regional events of the American Guild of Organists. His performances have been broadcast by the Radio Arts Foundation, USA.

Nick Botkins

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