Past Performances
The Bach To Broadway concert originally scheduled for March 21 at 7 pm has been postponed as a result of the spread of Covid19. Please check back here in the coming weeks to see the rescheduled date.
Jackson and Soprano songbird Anna Marie D’Ambrosio will team up on March 21, 2020 to present a concert featuring songs, arias, piano and organ solos spanning the centuries from Bach through to Broadway!
The concert will be held at North Stamford Community Church on 31 Cascade Road, Stamford, CT 06905 and will be in aid of the Hurricane Dorian victims on Bahamas’ Abaco Islands.
Acclaimed violinist Sirena Huang will present a concert with Sean Jackson at Barbados’ Frank Collymore Hall on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm. The concert is in aid of the Because of Jenna Trust, a charity dedicated to easing the suffering of severely brain-injured children in Barbados and improving their quality of life. Learn more about Sirena Huang.
Sean will be performing a solo organ and piano recital at the Bang Kah Presbyterian Church in Taipei Taiwan on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 12, 2019.
Following the concert, organists in attendance will remain for a short masterclass and workshop on the art of hymn playing.Sean will be performing a solo organ and piano recital at the Bang Kah Presbyterian Church in Taipei Taiwan on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 12, 2019.
Following the concert, organists in attendance will remain for a short masterclass and workshop on the art of hymn playing.
Due to the inclement weather predicted for the Fairfield County region we have postponed the Stephen Clapp Memorial concert scheduled for Sunday January 20, featuring violinist, Xiao-Fu Zhou accompanied by Sean Jackson.
The new date is Sunday, March 31, 2019.
Listen to Sean’s reharmonized version of “Morecambe” – Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart
This arrangement of the tune “Duke Street” was transcribed by Sean after he heard it on a recording as a youngster. If you happen to have heard this arrangement before and know who created the reharmonization, drop Sean a note so that he can credit the arranger. Enjoy!
Sean to feature in outdoor concert.
Listen to Sean’s rendition of “O Zion Haste”.
Hear Sean’s song composed for Barbados’ 50th Anniversary of Independence
Sean is now adding new descants to his hymn reharmonizations. Hear the first one for All Saints’.
See the second in a series of Sean’s video tutorials.
See the first in a series of Sean’s video tutorials.
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Check out Sean’s new YouTube Channel with hymn reharmonizations shared weekly.
Sean will perform a solo organ recital at St. Matthias Anglican Church in Barbados in honor of their organist, Keith Bourne, for his 40th Anniversary celebrations. The recital is scheduled for Sunday September 14, 2014.
On Saturday June 21, 2014 Sean will present a workshop on service playing focused on the effective execution of traditional hymns and contemporary worship music for church pianists and organists. The workshop is presented in association with the Taiwan Association of Christian Music. Keep an eye out on Sean’s blog for video clips from the workshop.
Sean Jackson will release video recordings of his favorite hymns via YouTube and his blog. The recordings will feature last verse reharmonizations. Check out the related competition and enter before September 1, 2013.
Sean Jackson played a solo concert at the Ginmei Baptist Church in Taipei Taiwan on the 14th of June. The following day he led a workshop on hymn reharmonization and a masterclass with organ students from the Theological Seminary. There were three students and the pieces they played were the Pièce Héroïque by Franck, Air by Gerre Hancock and Fantasy and Fugue in G minor by J. S. Bach. All events were a resounding success and Jackson will be returning in the summer of 2014.
Sean was the recipient of the Cornerstone Award, presented to individuals who have contributed significantly to the development of Barbados’ music industry.
Good news for all hymn lovers out there. Sean now has a weekly podcast series on hymns and what God says to us through their text. Of course, after sharing his views on them, he plays them so you can sing along. Subscribe to it via the itunes link below and you won’t miss an episode.
Sean will perform two concerts in Barbados during the weekend of March 1, 2013 to celebrate his 40th birthday. One concert will feature Sean on the piano and the other on the organ. Please check back here for more details as the date draws closer.
Sean will accompany a worship service and perform a lunchtime concert at the Taiwan Presbyterian Seminary on Tuesday October 9, 2012.
As part of the 2012-2013 concert series, Sean will perform a solo recital at the Christ Church in Cincinnati. Check back here for more info as the date draws closer.
Sean performs one of his staple encore pieces.
One of Sean’s favorite crowd pleasers, up close and personal.
