Jones / Neill Of The Father's Love CD

Born and trained in America, tenor Stuart Neill has established himself as one of the finest Verdi tenors in the world today through successful performances in the world's finest opera houses and concert halls with leading conductors and orchestras.Mr. Neill has performed with The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro La Fenice, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Dallas Opera, The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Dresden's Staatskapelle.Mr. Neill debuted at The Metropolitan Opera as Arturo in I Puritani; at Teatro alla Scala as Edgardo in Lucia; at Opera de Paris/Bastille as Der Singer in Der Rosenkavalier, and Covent Garden as Riccardo in Verdi's Oberto. His New York recital debut at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall was sponsored by The Opera Orchestra on New York.Mr. Neill is most recognized as a leading interpreter of the tenor role in Verdi's Requiem as well as several works by Hector Berlioz.Mr. Neill can be heard on classical recordings of Bellini's II Pirata for Berlin Classics, Verdi's Oberto for Philips Classics and the three Grammy recipient recording of Stravinsky's Persephone with the San Francisco Symphony for RCA Red Seal. Mr. Neill also records for Ligonier Music and can be heard on sacred recordings "Of The Father's Love", "God In The Manger", "The Church Triumphant" and Verdi's Requiem.Stuart Neill is a native of East Point, Georgia and currently resides in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Mr. Neill maintains his musical studies with Ms. Roberta Knie and Mr. Richard Raub both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.www.stuartneill.com---------------Paul S. Jones, D.M. is Organist and Music Director at Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, where he conducts the Tenth Church Choir the Tenth Chamber Players, is Artistic Director of the Tenth Concert Series and oversees the entire music program. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, his earliest musical training began at the age of five in the Toronto and Western Ontario conservatory programs. Dr. Jones holds undergraduate degrees in music (performance and composition) and in Bible from Philadelphia Biblical University, where he served as a faculty member for eight years, the master's degree in piano performance from Indiana University and the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University in choral conducting.He is the author of Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today (P&R, 2006), and is composer/arranger of more than 200 sacred works. www.pjonesmusic.us