11th & Grant with Eric Funk features Bozeman-based organist Matthew O’Sullivan Next 11th & Grant to feature master organist Matthew O’Sullivan
Brand new this month on MontanaPBS, 11th & Grant with Eric Funk features Bozeman-based organist Matthew O’Sullivan. Tune in at 7pm on Thursday, February 21st to witness his rich, dynamic sound and refined performance drawing on a diverse repertoire dating from the 15th century to today.
O’Sullivan currently serves as head organist of Hope Lutheran Church. He’s active as a recitalist, and has recently made guest appearances with the MSU Chorale. Before moving to Bozeman in 2015, he was based in the UK, where he began his musical education as a boy chorister, before winning an organ scholarship to Christ’s College Cambridge. While gaining his degree in Music, he accompanied and directed the college choir in services, a live BBC broadcast, two commercial CD recordings and several foreign tours.
From 2002-2012 he was Director of Music at the church of St. John the Divine in Richmond, near London. As well as playing the organ and directing the St. John’s choir in regular services, he founded and directed the Music at St. John’s concert series, which mounted over twenty concerts. Works he has conducted in this capacity include Bach’s Mass in B minor, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Mozart’s Mass in C minor and Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri. O’Sullivan is also active as a composer for choir and organ, and received the Air France Prize in the first international composition competition for cathedral choirs in Amiens, France. He also enjoys the opportunity to sing, and can be found regularly performing in the bass section of the Bozeman Symphony chorus.
11th & Grant with Eric Funk is the premier outlet for music performance in Montana, seeking out the state’s most acclaimed, accomplished, and pioneering talent. The nine-time Emmy®-winning performance series also devotes significant time to each artist’s personal story, insights into their music and their approach to life, ultimately providing a deeper experience than a seat at a concert. Accomplished composer and musician Eric Funk serves as host and artistic director, hand selecting each performer from communities around the state to form a diverse series featuring genres from jazz to classical, country to zydeco, and rock to fusion.
Previous episodes of 11th & Grant are available to stream anytime at www.11thandgrant.com or on the 11th & Grant app. •
