Lauridsen: Lux aeterna & British works for chorus and organ

Heinrich Christensen, organ

A native of Denmark, Heinrich Christensen came to the U.S. in 1998 and received an Artist Diploma in Organ Performance from the Boston Conservatory in addition to degrees from conservatories in Denmark and France. He was appointed Music Director of historic King’s Chapel, Boston, in 2000, after serving as affiliate organist under the direction of Daniel Pinkham during the final two years of Dr. Pinkham’s 42-year tenure at the church.

Heinrich was a prizewinner at the international organ competitions in Odense and Erfurt and has given solo recitals on four continents; in the U.S. in New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.; and throughout New England. He has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood under the batons of Andris Nelsons, JoAnn Falletta, Thomas Adès, among others, and was a featured soloist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Ligeti 100 festival. He has also performed with Boston Ballet, Handel & Haydn Society, and numerous choruses in the greater Boston area.

An avid proponent of contemporary music, he has premiered works by Daniel Pinkham, Carson Cooman, Graham Gordon Ramsay, and James Woodman. He has recorded several organ and choral CDs, and Daniel Pinkham’s works for solo voice and organ with Florestan Recital Project. Heinrich is a past dean of the Boston chapter of the American Guild of Organists and has given workshops and performances at both regional and national conventions of the AGO.