Sacred Music
Scott Turkington, Director of Sacred Music
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is excited to announce that, as of July 1, 2022, Scott Turkington has become the new Director of Sacred Music at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Scott studied music at the University of Minnesota, the Boston Conservatory of Music and The Catholic University of America. Today, he is an accomplished organ recitalist and lecturer. In recent years, he has been the organist and choirmaster for Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Scott has many plans for the Shrine, beginning with building upon the work of previous directors, then exploring the Church’s treasury of sacred music, and ultimately expanding the Shrine’s choral, organ and congregational music liturgy.
Shrine Sacred Music Concerts
Organ Recital
Scott Turkington studied at the University of Minnesota, the Boston Conservatory and the Catholic University of America. His teachers have included Heinrich Fleischer, Phillip Steinhaus and George Faxon. Having spent the majority of his life in the Eastern U.S. working for Catholic churches and cathedrals, he is now happily the Director of Sacred Music for […]
Choral Concert: Music of Duruflé
Men’s Choral Concert: A Performance of Duruflé’s Messe “Cum Jubilo” Visit the Shrine of our Lady of Guadalupe on April 28, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm to hear a magnificent performance of Maurice Duruflé’s Messe “Cum Jubilo” by a men’s choir. This choral masterpiece blends traditional Gregorian chant with modern harmonies. The “Cum Jubilo” is […]
Organ Concert – Henry Dangerfield
Henry Dangerfield began organ lessons with Brian Williams in 2019 as an 11-year-old recipient of a student scholarship from the Southeast Minnesota Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Since 2021, he has been studying with Raymond Johnston, Canon Musician at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis. In the summer of 2023, Henry had the […]