Joseph Ferguson

Joseph Ferguson is an organist and pianist from Little Silver, New Jersey. Currently a graduate student of organ at Yale University in the studio of James O’Donnell, he maintains keen interests in improvisation and Catholic liturgy. Joseph is currently Organ Scholar at Church of the Heavenly Rest in Manhattan, New York. His past organ instructors include Martin Jean, Vincent Carr, and Renée Anne Louprette, and he has pursued study of Catholic sacred music, particularly Gregorian chant, at St. Joseph’s Seminary & College in Yonkers, New York and St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park, California. Previously, Joseph earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Piano from Rutgers University and McGill University respectively, cultivating a passion for the historical performance practices documented on recordings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Notable performances include Dohnányi’s comic piano concerto, Variations on a Nursery Theme, Op. 25 with Rutgers Sinfonia as winner of the ensemble’s annual concerto competition, and a recent performance of Fauré’s Requiem, Op. 48 alongside chamber orchestra at Church of the Heavenly Rest.