Christopher Wells - Fanfare (2019)

Christopher Wells plays a program of original new organ music by American composer Craig Phillips on the Casavant Organ of Christ Church in Bronxville, New York. Christopher Wells is from Annapolis, Maryland, where he began his organ studies with James Dale at the United States Naval Academy. Mr. Wells received his undergraduate degree in organ performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music on the Dean s Talent Grant. During these years, he absorbed elements of the Anglican tradition serving as Organ Scholar at Saint Paul s in Washington, D.C, and taking lessons at Washington National Cathedral. Mr. Wells took his master s in organ from the University of Michigan as a student of Robert Glasgow. While in Michigan, Mr. Wells also served as Assistant Organist at Christ Church, Cranbrook, in Bloomfield Hills. In addition to accompanying Christ Church s four choirs, he was soloist for Poulenc s Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings as well as the premieres of Enid Sutherland s Alpha and Emma Lou Diemer s In Hope We Sing, Alleluia!