Thomas Fielding

Welcome to the webpage of Tom Fielding! I am glad that you have chosen to find out more about my work as an organist and composer and it is a delight to be able to share my work with you! If you have any questions about any of the contents of these pages, please feel free to contact me using that section of this webpage. I am always happy to discuss the possibilities of recitals and commissions with you in addition to the availability of my works for performance in church and concert hall.

I am happy that I have been appointed the Director of Music and Liturgy for St. Augustine Cathedral, Kalamazoo, MI. While I am sad that my time in Raleigh has come to an end, I am sure that this move is for the best. The people of St. Augustine have proven to be a kind, fun and welcoming community of faith and I am pleased to have the opportunity to serve their worship needs, wants and desires. At St. Augustine, I will play the 2002 III/42 Nichols and Simpson organ, direct the Cathedral Choir and Diocesan Schola and schedule and train the liturgical ministers. Additionally, I have been given the responsibility of developing a children's music program for the elementary age parishioners. It is truly good to be back in the friendly Midwest and to be closer to family and friends in both Ohio and Chicago!

I am also pleased to have completed my fourth and final year as the Dean of the Central North Carolina Chapter of the American Guild of Organists with a great choral festival held on Saturday, 12 March 2011 at Edenton Street UMC, Raleigh, NC, with my friend Dr. James Kallembach, director of choirs at the University of Chicago, conducting. I am grateful to Josh Dumbleton, associate director of music of ESUMC, for his invaluable assistance in making the day a real success! A review of this concert can be found at http://cvnc.org/article.cfm?articleId=1321.

I also recently premiered my setting of the haunting Pietist Holy Week hymn "Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted" during the annual Tenebrae service held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Raleigh, NC, on Wednesday, 20 April 2011. A recording of this piece can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpb89F7koN8.

Additionally, the first commercial recording of my award-winning Christmas piece "Behold the Dark and Bitter Night" was recently released on the Gothic label. Ordering information may be found at http://www.gothic-catalog.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=CLCD-939.

Again, please feel free to email me with your questions or comments. Cheers!