Diocese of Lafayette
St. Louis de Montfort organist receives top honor
FISHERS—Scott Foppiano, organist, choirmaster and coordinator of liturgy at St. Louis de Montfort Parish in Fishers, Ind., in the Lafayette Diocese, recently was named 2007 Organist of the Year.
He received the title and a plaque at the national convention of the American Guild of Organists and the American Theatre Organ Society held in New York in July.
“The candidates are chosen from an international roster of players and voted for by the awards committee and board of directors,” Foppiano said. “Those who have received the award in previous years are among the top shining stars in the organ world and some of the most famous players of the last 100 years. It is truly an honor to be recognized.”
While in New York state, he performed at the Cadet Chapel of the Military Academy at West Point. Foppiano also played a solo recital at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Manhattan on its historic Kilgen Grande pipe organ.
“It was, without question, an absolute thrill to sit at those consoles, to play music through the same pipes and bounce sound off the same walls as so many of the top organists from decades past,” he said. “It is almost overwhelming, and something I will never forget.”
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