Daniel Sañez

on the Schudi organ of the Crypt Church:

Dietrich BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)
Toccata in F
Pierre COCHEREAU (1924-1984)
Suite Française (transc. Jeanne Joulain)
J P SWEELINCK (1562-1621)
Variations über Unter den Linden Grüne
Louis-Nicolas CLÉREMBAULT (1676-1749)
Première Suite
J S BACH (1685-1750)
Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543

Daniel Sañez is Assistant Director of Music at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a position he has held since July 2007. Before this appointment, he was Assistant Director of Music at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, Washington DC. After earning a B.A. at Boston College, where he studied organ and choral conducting with John Finney, he travelled to Leipzig as a Fulbright Fellow to continue his studies with Ullrich Böhme, organist of the Thomaskirche, the church J S Bach served as music director for twenty-seven years.

Daniel earned his M.Mus. in Historical Performance at Oberlin College where he studied organ with David Boe, harpsichord with Lisa Goode Crawford and Webb Wiggins, fortepiano with David Breitman, voice with Salvatore Champagne and choral conducting with Hugh Floyd. Daniel has also participated in masterclasses with James David Christie, Lionel Rogg, Bernard Lagacé (organ), Skip Sempé (harpsichord), and Max von Egmond (voice).