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William Glenn Osborne is the new Director of Liturgical Music for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando, Florida.
Mr. Osborne works in conjunction with the Director of Liturgy to plan all major and secondary diocesan liturgical celebrations. He also serves as a consultant to clergy and musicians throughout the diocese on relevant liturgical, musical and personnel issues.
Prior to coming to Orlando, Mr. Osborne served as Director of Music and
Organist at the Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception in Albany, NY. His duties included not only playing the organ,
directing the choir and training cantors, but also organizing
concerts and composing music for liturgy.
Prior to this, Mr. Osborne studied
organ, improvisation, and composition in
France, living in
Aix-en-Provence
and Lyon. Before studying abroad, he earned degrees from Westminster
Choir College and the University of Notre Dame where he studied organ with William
Hays and Craig Cramer, respectively.
Mr. Osborne has given concerts in
the United States,
Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain, and Greece, and has placed in several
national and international competitions.
With singer-songwriter Kim Harris, he composed Friends
of Freedom to introduce children to spirituals, opera, and
the underground railroad. Most recently, he was commissioned by the
Festival Celebration Choir in Albany, NY to compose a piece, "Festival Te
Deum," premiered in June 2006
for their 20th anniversary. |