Charles Tompkins and Son
Saturday, May 17th, 2025, 7:30pm
Father and son duo in concert, Charles Tompkins organ, piano and harpsichord with his son Gregory Tompkins violin, May 17 at 7:30pm. They will perform works by Walther, Stanley, Biber, Mendelssohn, Hakim, and Price. More information to come.
About the Artists
Dr. Charles Tompkins is Distinguished University Organist and Professor of Music Emeritus at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Recognized as one of America’s premier organ teachers and concert organists, Tompkins holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan. He performs each year at universities and major churches across the United States and Europe, having played at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Kennedy Center, the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC, and the Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston. An active church musician throughout his career, Tompkins has been the organist of Greenville’s historic First Baptist Church since 1997.
Gregory Tompkins is a versatile violinist regularly performs in solo, chamber and orchestral settings throughout the United States. Gregory is a member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and the Cape Symphony Orchestra, and serves as principal second violin Opera Theater of Connecticut and Orchestra New England. He teaches on the faculty of Gateway Community College and at the Hopkins School in New Haven, CT. Gregory frequently appears in recital with his father, pipe organist Charles Tompkins. As a duo they have performed in venues including Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA, and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. From 2013 until 2024 Gregory performed as the second violinist in the Haven String Quartet and served as a member of the violin faculty and Director of Artistic Operations at Music Haven in New Haven, CT. This season’s upcoming performances include appearances at St. Andrew’s Church in Clifton, VA and at Chamber Music Weekend 2025 in Star Island, NH.
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
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Father and son duo in concert, Charles Tompkins organ, piano and harpsichord with his son Gregory Tompkins violin, May 17 at 7:30pm. They will perform works by Walther, Stanley, Biber, Mendelssohn, Hakim, and Price. More information to come.
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