Dr. Heather Marie Harrington-Hernandez is organist at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in
Phoenix, Arizona. She was the recipient of the 8th Annual Verna Ross Orndorff
Career Performance Grant awarded by Sigma Alpha Iota International Music
Fraternity and the 3rd Annual Eva Christensen fellowship from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. She participated in the Third Mikael Tariverdiev International
Organ Competition in Kaliningrad, Russia in October 2003. She was Cathedral
Organ Scholar at St.
Cecilia's Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska from 2001-2004. Prior to that
appointment, she was a student of Marie-Louise Langlais at the Conservatoire National de Région in Paris,
France for two years. She was assistant organist at St. George's Anglican Church in Paris.
Heather earned the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in organ
performance at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. The topic of her dissertation was "An Analysis of the
Influence of Improvisation on Selected Chant-Based Organ Works of Naji Hakim." She graduated magna cum laude
with a B.A. in organ performance with a sacred music minor from Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas. She has
studied organ with David
Eaton, Quentin Faulkner, Sharon Hettinger, Marie-Louise Langlais, George Ritchie, and Pamela
Ruiter-Feenstra. In August 1999, she participated in the International Organ and
Clavichord Improvisation academy in Smarano, Italy. In March 2000, she was
awarded 3rd prize at the 6th International Lorraine organ competition (superior
division) in Freyming-Merlebach, France. In March 2001, she was awarded first
prize at the 71st International U.F.A.M. organ competition (superior division)
in Antony, France. She has performed in venues throughout the United States and
Europe. She is a member of the American
Guild of Organists, Pi Kappa
Lambda National Music Honor Society, and Sigma Alpha Iota International Music
Fraternity.
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Heather's past performances (including links to pdf files  of
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