Dr Thomas Sheehan is the Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral.

Tom comes to us from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, where he has been serving with distinction as Cathedral Organist and Interim Director of Music. His work there has included leading all aspects of a rich and complex music program—both liturgical and concert-based—as well as playing for major national services, including the state funeral of President Jimmy Carter. Prior to his time at the National Cathedral, Tom held positions at the Memorial Church, Harvard University; Saint Mark’s Church, Philadelphia; and Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton.

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Westminster Choir College, Dr Tom Sheehan holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University, where he focused his dissertation on the work of one of his most notable predecessors, Richard Wayne Dirksen. In 2016, he was named one of The Diapason’s “20 under 30” rising stars in organ performance, and he has performed extensively across North America and Europe—including a previous visit to Montreal.

A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Collin Miller is a student in the Doctoral program in organ performance at McGill University. He received his MMA degree at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music studying with Martin Jean and his MM and BM degrees studying with Janette Fishell at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He has previously served as the Knock Intern in Sacred Music at Rye Presbyterian Church from 2022-2024 and as Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathedral Indianapolis from 2019-2022.

A frequent competitor, he won first prizes at the 2017 Southwest AGO RCYO competition and the 2021 Poister Competition and was a finalist in the 2021 St. Albans International Organ Competition. In 2019 he was featured as one of the Diapason magazine’s “20 under 30.” An avid performer of neglected and challenging repertoire, he was the first American organist to perform any of the organ solo music of Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.

Madison Thompson is a first-year Master’s student at McGill University, Montreal, in the studio of Isabelle Demers.

Originally from Connecticut, Madison became interested in the organ through her local church, and began organ study at age 14, earning a scholarship towards her studies.

Madison double-majored in Music and French at Trinity College (Hartford) where she studied under Christopher Houlihan, served as Assistant Chapel Organist, and was a recipient of the John Rose Organ Scholarship.

Madison also served as Organ Scholar at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hartford under the direction of Dr. Gabriel Löfvall, where she also studied conducting.

In addition to her studies, Madison studied in Paris, where she was a student of Jean-Baptiste Robin, and took harmony and improvisation courses at the Schola Cantorum. Madison regularly works with choirs and churches in the Greater Hartford area, recently serving as Guest Organist for Christmas Angelicus, a concert series from Chorus Angelicus Choir.

When she is away from the console, Madison enjoys hiking, baking, and wine and cheese tasting.