Nicholas Grigsby
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| Nicholas Grigsby | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nicholas Grigsby |
| Born | September 13, 1974 |
| Origin | Salisbury, England   |
| Genre(s) | Classical music Pipe Organ |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | Nicholas Grigsby official site |
Nicholas Grigsby (b. 13 September 1974) is a prominent New Zealand concert organist, academic, broadcaster and music critic.
A former organ scholar of Salisbury Cathedral, he studied organ and improvisation with Colin Walsh, Organist Laureate of Lincoln Cathedral, Peter Wright at Southwark Cathedral, London and in France at Rouen Conservatoire with the blind organist Louis Thiry, a former pupil of the late virtuoso Marchal.
He completed his Master of Music degree in organ & harpsichord performance with Dr Rachael Griffiths-Hughes at Waikato University, Hamilton New Zealand graduating with First Class Honours.
He is engaged in PhD research into: The Lutheran Chorale set in Variation Form: A Study of source, context, genre, textural interpretation, and compositional procedure in the music of J.S. Bach (1685-1750).
In 2008, he was awarded a Visiting Fellowship to Harvard University, to continue ongoing independent research into the music of J.S. Bach at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Nicholas Grigsby is a regular broadcaster on the New Zealand national radio network Concert, presenting programmes such as the musicology-based Composer of the Week, the music review magazine Pressing On. He also broadcasts as a solo organist.
He is Artistic Director of the Wanganui Festival of Organ Music, New Zealand's principal showcase of pipe organ music, based at the historic Collegiate School.
Nicholas Grigsby is a regular performer at international festivals of organ music, most recently in New Zealand, Australia, Asia-Pacific, France, Germany and the UK. He also presents duo organ concerts with the freelance organist & jazz pianist Max Kenworthy.
In 2007 this duo produced a live concert recording, Four Hands / Four Feet, from Dunedin Town Hall, New Zealand, which continues to be critically acclaimed. Their performances also feature on the BBC's The Organist Entertains programme and Pipedreams on public radio throughout the USA
In addition to the degree of Master of Music, Grigsby holds the degree of Bachelor of Music with Honours, is a Licentiate in Organ Performance from Trinity College of Music in London, an Associate of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
