Audio file playing is a performance of the "Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la Cathédrale de Soissons," op. 12, recorded live at an evensong recital by Benadette Hoke, organist, at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin December 22, 2013.
Below is an excerpt from the second movement of the Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, op. 25 recorded in a live performance at the First Reformed Episcopal Church NYC on October 28, 2011.
Bernadette Hoke, pianist with the Aurasuono String Trio.
Bernadette Hoke, pianist with the Aurasuono String Trio.
Bernadette Hoke, pianist, organist, conductor
Bernadette Hoke has an active career as a pianist, organist, conductor, and collaborative musician in the New York City area. As a member of the Birk and Hoke Duo, she was a Chamber Music Award winner of the Artists International competition and was presented in concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. The duo has also performed at the Center for Chamber Music in Greenwich, Connecticut and on numerous concert series in the tri-state area.
In the fall of 2019, Ms. Hoke was appointed conductor for the Encore Creativity choruses in NYC. They perform in concert each year in the fall and spring.
Ms. Hoke holds an MM in piano performance the Associate Certificate of the American Guild of Organists (A.A.G.O.) and is the Music Director and organist of the Saint Albans Church (First Reformed Episcopal Church) in New York City where she directs a semi-professional choir. During her time there she has conducted the choir in performances of the Requiems by John Rutter and Maurice Duruflé, Handel’s Messiah and the Brahms Liesbeslieder Waltzer. Ms. Hoke was the Music Director of the Saint Albans School where she founded and directed the St. Alban's Schola.
In the fall of 2019, Ms. Hoke was appointed conductor for the Encore Creativity choruses in NYC. They perform in concert each year in the fall and spring.
Ms. Hoke holds an MM in piano performance the Associate Certificate of the American Guild of Organists (A.A.G.O.) and is the Music Director and organist of the Saint Albans Church (First Reformed Episcopal Church) in New York City where she directs a semi-professional choir. During her time there she has conducted the choir in performances of the Requiems by John Rutter and Maurice Duruflé, Handel’s Messiah and the Brahms Liesbeslieder Waltzer. Ms. Hoke was the Music Director of the Saint Albans School where she founded and directed the St. Alban's Schola.