January 11: Organ Recital – Visions of Eternity
Location: Mount St. Mary's Seminary & School of Theology
Sunday, January 11
Organ Recital • 7 p.m.
Organist: Dr. Christopher Holman
Director of Music, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology
Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola
Works spanning the last 700 years presented chronologically, including a world premiere by British composer Caitlin Harrison
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology welcomes new Director of Music Dr. Christopher Holman, as he presents Visions of Eternity, an organ recital which traces the masterpieces of sacred organ repertoire throughout history, from the earliest surviving keyboard work to a world premiere by British composer Caitlin Harrison.
Admission is free and open to the public.
About Dr. Christopher Holman
Dr. Christopher Holman joined the faculty in 2025 as Director of Music, Assistant Professor of Music, and Director of the Sacred Music Institute. He teaches coursework in sacred music, directs the Latin Schola—the seminary’s principal choir—and plays the monumental Pasi Opus 29 organ in daily liturgies. He also directs the Athenaeum Chorale in the Music & Liturgy Series and organizes the annual summer Sacred Music Institute Conference.
His teaching and research seek to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church’s rich liturgical heritage by integrating the treasury of sacred music into modern worship—not as performance or novelty, but an element inextricably and consistently woven into the fabric of the liturgy.
Equally active as a scholar and performer, Dr. Holman has lectured at leading institutions, including the University of Oxford, the Université Sorbonne and Trinity College Dublin, and presents regularly at major internationally conferences. Since winning the Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition, he has performed in esteemed venues worldwide, such as St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral in London, the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame University. His performances have been broadcast by BBC Radio 3, German national television and Swiss National Radio and Television. He has also curated interdisciplinary projects on sacred music and cultural heritage in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Center, Shakespearean actors from London’s West End and prominent museums of historical instrument across Europe.