[NEohioPAL]Organist Tom Trenney to Perform at Lake Erie College

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=20

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Contact:     Kathleen Lawry              =20

                     Public Relations and Marketing Specialist

                    Office: 440/375-7230        =20

Date:         October 19, 2006

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Organist Tom Trenney to Perform at Lake Erie College=20

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(Painesville, Ohio) - Organist Tom Trenney will perform a free concert =
on Friday, November 3, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in Morley Music Hall on the =
campus of Lake Erie College. The event is open to the public and is only =
the second public performance made on the newly-restored Carol Lewis =
Morris '67 Skinner Organ .

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Trenney's program will include pieces by Bach, Camille Saint-Sa=EBns, =
Julius Reubke, Leo Sowerby and Dudley Buck. The performance will =
conclude with improvisational pieces.=20

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A native of Perry, Ohio, Trenney is director of Music Ministries and =
organist at First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Mich., where he =
directs five choirs and Many Voices...One Song, an extensive music =
outreach program. He serves as artistic director for the Ovations! =
Concert Series, the Birmingham-First Chamber Choir, an annual church =
music workshop, and a seasonal series of Summer Sings.=20

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Trenney completed two graduate degrees in 2002 at the Eastman School of =
Music in Rochester, N.Y. He holds a bachelor of music degree in organ =
performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied organ =
and church music with Todd Wilson, who played the inaugural concert on =
the restored organ.

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Trenney has been awarded First Prize at several regional and national =
competitions, including the Redlands Organ Festival Competition, the San =
Marino Organ Competition, the John Rodland Memorial Church Music =
Scholarship Competition and the AGO Region V Competition for Young =
Organists. In July of 2006, Trenney became the first organist to win =
both the First Prize and Audience Prize in the American Guild of =
Organists' National Competition in Organ Improvisation. An active member =
of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), he has served on the national =
Committee on the New Organist and on the executive board of the Detroit =
Chapter.

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Trenney has presented numerous programs around the country including =
solo recitals, duo recitals, hymn festivals, service playing workshops =
and master classes. He is in most frequent demand for his improvised =
accompaniments to silent films - including performances on the new =
Dobson organ at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center. His debut recording, =
Organa Americana, featuring works by American composers, was released on =
the Pro Organo label in June 2004. =20

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Founded in 1856, Lake Erie College is a dynamic and progressive =
institution of higher education. The College offers 26 undergraduate =
majors, including new programs in sports management, forensic psychology =
and therapeutic horsemanship, as well as master's degrees in business =
administration and education. This coeducational college, grounded in =
the liberal arts, enrolls just over 1,000 students of all ages and is =
nationally recognized for its equine studies programs and international =
learning opportunities for students.

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#LEC#

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Kathleen Lawry

Public Relations and Marketing Specialist

Lake Erie College

391 W. Washington St.

Painesville, OH 44077

Phone: 440.375.7230

Fax: 440.375.7204

E-mail: klawry at lec.edu <mailto:klawry at lec.edu> =20

www.lec.edu <http://www.lec.edu/>=20

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Tom Trenney to Perform at <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Lake
  Erie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
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name=3D"OLE_LINK3">(</a><st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Painesville</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>) – Organist Tom Trenney =
will
perform a free concert on Friday, November 3, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in =
<st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Morley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Music =
Hall</st1:PlaceName>
on the campus of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Lake =
Erie</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. The =
event is
open to the public and is only the second public performance made on the
newly-restored Carol Lewis Morris ’67 Skinner Organ =
.<o:p></o:p>

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Trenney’s program will include pieces by Bach, Camille
Saint-Sa=EBns, Julius Reubke, Leo Sowerby and Dudley Buck. The =
performance will
conclude with improvisational pieces. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

A native of <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Perry</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State>,
Trenney is director of Music Ministries and organist at First =
Presbyterian
Church in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Birmingham</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">Mich.</st1:State></st1:place>, where he directs five choirs =
and Many Voices…One Song, an extensive music =
outreach
program. He serves as artistic director for the Ovations! Concert =
Series, the
Birmingham-First Chamber Choir, an annual church music workshop, and a =
seasonal
series of Summer Sings. <o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.5pt'>Trenney completed two graduate degrees in 2002 at the Eastman =
School of
Music in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Rochester</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">N.Y.</st1:State></st1:place> He holds a bachelor of music =
degree in
organ performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied =
organ
and church music with Todd Wilson, who played the inaugural concert on =
the
restored organ.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Trenney has been awarded First Prize at several regional and =
national
competitions, including the Redlands Organ Festival Competition, the San =
Marino
Organ Competition, the John Rodland Memorial Church Music Scholarship
Competition and the AGO Region V Competition for Young Organists. In =
July of
2006, Trenney became the first organist to win both the First Prize and
Audience Prize in the American Guild of Organists’ National =
Competition
in Organ Improvisation. An active member of the American Guild of =
Organists
(AGO), he has served on the national Committee on the New Organist and =
on the
executive board of the Detroit Chapter.<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
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Trenney has presented numerous programs around the country =
including
solo recitals, duo recitals, hymn festivals, service playing workshops =
and
master classes. He is in most frequent demand for his improvised =
accompaniments
to silent films – including performances on the new Dobson organ =
at <st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Philadelphia</st1:City>’s <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Kimmel</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
His debut recording, Organa =
Americana, featuring
works by American composers, was released on the Pro Organo label in =
June
2004.=A0 <o:p></o:p>

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Founded in 1856, <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Lake
 Erie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
is a dynamic and progressive institution of higher education. The =
College
offers 26 undergraduate majors, including new programs in sports =
management,
forensic psychology and therapeutic horsemanship, as well as =
master’s
degrees in business administration and education. This coeducational =
college,
grounded in the liberal arts, enrolls just over 1,000 students of all =
ages and
is nationally recognized for its equine studies programs and =
international
learning opportunities for students.<o:p></o:p>

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