Kenneth Jay Sweetman (born 1953) is an

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

currently based in the United States. He was born in

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Career

Sweetman became Assistant Organist of

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in 1980, working with both John Birch and his successor,

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. He left Chichester in 1981. He has been

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since 1982. Sweetman has also given numerous recitals in churches across

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and in the

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of the

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, in addition to many recitals around the UK. In addition to his work as an organist, choir director and recitalist, Sweetman has also worked with the Toledo Ohio firm of D.F. Pilzecker and Company, Organ Builders, participating in the building or rebuilding of several important organs the Detroit area.

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1954 births Living people British classical organists American classical organists Assistant Organists of Chichester Cathedral Cathedral organists University of Michigan alumni 21st-century organists 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American keyboardists British male classical organists {{Organist-stub

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