[Magdalen] New music director at our cathedral...some here may know of him...

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well, if he's at St. James, Richmond, he's got to be good; they have a wonderful music program!

And you mentioned Jim Steen--I had wondered where he was now. His former wife was our family therapist for a short time. He was the rector of St. Patrick's in DC when I was in seminary, and two of my classmates did their field work there. It was considered a plum assignment. Then he came out, and the church was taken off the field work list. Jim had been considered an excellent supervisor.

But, if course, the seminary wouldn't remove the churches that were opposed to women's ordination and wouldn't take women seminarians...

> On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:42 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hot off the wires, the naming of our cathedral's interim music
> director...just as our own parish's interim, Jeffrey Smith, begins his
> own year with us. Anyone know Brandon?
> 
> Brandon Dumas will become interim director of music at St. James
> Cathedral on July 1, announced the Very Rev. Jim Steen, acting dean,
> today.
> 
> Dumas comes to St. James from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in
> Richmond, Virginia, where he was associate director of music and
> subsequently interim director of music. He is also director of the
> Virginia Girls Choir through the 2014-2015 season, and was previously
> associate organist and choirmaster at the Cathedral of the Incarnation
> in Garden City, Long Island. He holds both the Master of Arts and
> Licentiate (LRAM) diplomas in choral conducting from the Royal Academy
> of Music and the Master of Music in advanced musical studies and
> performance from Royal Holloway, University of London.Learn more about
> Brandon.
> 
> "Brandon will be in residence beginning July 1 and his firstSunday
> will be July 19. He will be interim director of music for
> approximately one year, with the possibility of assuming the permanent
> position," wrote Steen in his announcement. "On July 12 we will have
> the opportunity to give thanks for and celebrate the ministries of
> Marjorie Johnston, who has served as acting music director since
> January, Sean Knudson, who has served as organist at the 11 am service
> and the 10 am summer service and Sharon Peterson, who served as
> organist at the 9 amservice. Happily, all three will continue to be
> involved at the Cathedral."
> 
> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA