Wilson, Todd
Wilson, Todd
Wilson, Todd, American organist, choral conductor, and teacher; b. Toledo, Nov. 3, 1954. He began his music studies in Toledo (1963-72), and then was a student of Wayne Fisher (organ) and John Quincy Bass (piano) at the Univ. of Cincinnati Coll.-Cons. of Music (B.M., 1976; M.M., 1978). He later received coaching in organ from Russell Saunders at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. (1990-92). In 1972 he made his recital debut in Toledo, and in 1982 he made his first appearance as a soloist with the Long Island Phil. in N.Y. As a recitalist, he toured extensively in North America. His engagements abroad took him to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and to Canterbury Cathedral in 1978, and in 1992 he was soloist with the Slovakian Radio Sym. Orch. in Vienna and in 1996 he appeared with the City of London Sinfonia at St. Alban’s. From
1989 to 1993 he was head of the organ dept. at the Baldwin-Wallace Coll. Cons, of Music, and then was director of music and organist at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Cleveland, chairman of the organ dept. of the Cleveland Inst. of Music, and director of the Univ. Circle Chorale and Chamber Choir of Cleveland. His repertoire ranges from the 17th century to the contemporary era. Among his notable recordings are the complete organ works of Maurice Duruflé and Frank Bridge.
—Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire