Name: Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42 No. 1 – II. Allegro cantabile – Widor by Nick Botkins
Duration: 8 min 26 s
Description: Nick Botkins, organ

The Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist
Stamford, CT

Nick Botkins, choirmaster

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In Manus Tuas, John Sheppard

Recorded live and unedited on December 4, 2022, on the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham, AL, on the Anna Catharine Grace Memorial Pipe Organ, Noack Organ Company Opus 164 (2021). Performance by Bruce Ludwick, Jr., Director of Music and Organist, as part of the Downtown Concert Series (www.stpaulsbhm.org/concerts).

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Choral Nr. 1 (Franck)

A small ex voto at the conclusion of the liturgical year 2023. AMDG.

Impromptu improv at the request of Organ Media Foundation (www.organ.media) on the occasion of their visit to the Cathedral of St. Paul for a YouTube documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S85hRCxXgeo) on the Anna Catharine Grace Memorial Pipe Organ, Noack Organ Company Opus 164. Thanks to Brent Johnson for this excellent rendering of the instrument!

Improv mostly designed to show off the various registers of the organ, so apologies for the somewhat arbitrary structure!

For more information on the instrument, please visit www.stpaulsbhm.org/sacred-music.

Improvisation: Salve Regina (Solemn Tone)

Abbey of Saint-Étienne

Nick Botkins, organ

Pièce Héroïque – Franck

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

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Ash Wednesday / March 5th, 2025 / The Church of the Advent, Boston.

The Rev'd Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff, Celebrant
The Rev'd Ian McCormack, Preacher
The Choir of The Church of the Advent
Mark Dwyer, Organist & Choirmaster
Andrew Scanlon, Associate Organist & Choirmaster
Downloadable Bulletin: https://theadventboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ash-wednesday-2025.pdf 

2025.03.05 Ash Wednesday Webcast

Easter Sunday 11am Mass, 4.20.25, Cathedral of St. Paul, Birmingham, Alabama, Unedited live recording. Cathedral Choir of the Cathedral of St. Paul. Bruce Ludwick, Jr., Director; James McGalliard, Organist.

Surrexit a mortuis (Widor)

Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York City
Dr. Gerre Hancock, Organist and Master of Choristers

Epiphany Procession, 11 January 2004

Recorded by Alan Van Poznak, M.D.

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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.

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

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