Charles Tompkins and Son
Saturday, May 17th, 2025, 7:30pm
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation presents Charles Tompkins and son Gregory Tompkins in concert on Saturday evening, May 17th. Charles Tompkins (organ and piano) and Gregory Tompkins (violin) will perform in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. They are a dynamic and talented father and son duo who have performed in venues such as Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA, and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC.
About the Artists
Dr. Charles Boyd Tompkins is the Distinguished University Organist and Professor of Music Emeritus at Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, where as a member of the music faculty he taught organ, harpsichord, church music, and music theory from 1986 until his retirement in December 2022. He currently serves as the accompanist for the University's outstanding choral ensembles (the Furman Singers, Furman Chamber Choir, and Belle Voci Women's Chorale), directs Furman's Hartness Organ Recital Series, and plays for academic convocations and weddings. Charles was central to the commission of a Fisk concert organ, completed in 2003, for the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel.
Gregory Tompkins is a versatile violinist who regularly performs in solo, chamber and orchestral settings throughout the United States. Gregory is a member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, and serves as principal second violin Opera Theater of Connecticut and Orchestra New England. He is a member of the faculty of Gateway Community College and the Hopkins School in New Haven, CT.
Thank You, Sponsors!
Sponsors of the 2024/2025 Concert and Lecture Series
PLATINUM:
J.J. & Jackie Bell, John & Janis Bell
GOLD:
Peter Calkins & Susan Casey, Linzee Coolidge, Cape Ann Savings Bank, BILH/Addison Gilbert, Carl & Judy Gustin, David Kaplan
SILVER:
Jerry Ackerman, Ann Banks, Cowan & Dick Gardner, Beth Graham and William Schulz, JoeAnn Hart & Gordon Baird, Charles Nazarian
BRONZE:
Ken Erickson, Phil Cutter
Parking Info
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The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation presents Charles Tompkins and son Gregory Tompkins in concert on Saturday evening, May 17th. Charles Tompkins (organ and piano) and Gregory Tompkins (violin) will perform in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. They are a dynamic and talented father and son duo who have performed in venues such as Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA, and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC.
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Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
