A Rochester Festival of Lessons and Carols on Classical 91.5/90.3
Monday, December 24, 2007 at 11:00 p.m.
Jeanne Fisher
David Sluberski
Peter DuBois
Peter has a Bachelor's Degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, studying with artist-teacher David Craighead. He also has a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studying with Robert Glasgow. Peter was Second Place winner in the 1988 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance, sponsored by the American Guild of Organists (AGO), and First Place winner in the 1987 Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition of the AGO.
John Wilkinson
Major funding for A Rochester Festival of Lessons and Carols is provided by a generous grant from Seniorsfirst.
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Jeanne Fisher has been Vice President for Radio at WXXI Public Broadcasting since November 1996. Before that she was Program Director for the West Virginia Public Radio Network. Jeanne has received several Gabriel Awards for her radio productions, including The Voice in the Wilderness (2000) and The Concert Companion (2003). She is a member of Third Presbyterian Church, where she sings in the Chancel Choir and directs the Junior High Bell Choir.
David Sluberski is Senior Audio Producer and Remote Operations Supervisor at WXXI Public Broadcasting. His technical skills are showcased weekly in WXXI’s two nationally syndicated programs, With Heart and Voice and Fascinatin’ Rhythm. In 1994 David received a George Foster Peabody Award for Fascinatin’ Rhythm. He has received several Gabriel Awards, including Quiet Spirits: The Abbey of the Genesee (1996), The Voice in the Wilderness (2000) and The Concert Companion (2003). David is also Adjunct Professor for Film Audio at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Peter DuBois has served as Director of Music/Organist at Third since September 1991. Before that he served 10 years as Director of Music/Organist at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia. He also taught at West Virginia Wesleyan College and the University of Charleston.
John Wilkinson became Third Presbyterian Church's Pastor in April 2001. Previously, John served as Executive Associate Pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. A graduate of the College of Wooster (1985, B.A. in American History), John received a Master of Divinity from McCormick Seminary (1989). He received a Ph.D. in American Religious History in June, 2001, from Northwestern University/Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. John is married to Bonny Claxton who is the Controller for the Rochester Presbyterian Home. They have two school-aged children, Kenneth and Ann.
