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On March 13, organ scholar, Jeffrey Wood ’05, won
first prize in the prestigious Augustana Arts/Reuter Undergraduate
Organ Competition in Denver, Colo. Woods, who received a
$5000 cash prize, was given the opportunity to perform with
an orchestra. A music major from Pepperell, Mass., he is
one of two students studying organ under a full-tuition,
organ scholarship at the College. Wood arrived at Holy Cross
after a year at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where
he met his mentor, James David Christie, distinguished artist-in-residence
at Holy Cross and highly acclaimed organist. “I realized
quite quickly that I was learning more from [Christie] than
from all of my classes combined. When he told me about the
scholarship at Holy Cross, I decided to look into a transfer,” says
Wood. Christie considers him one of the most talented students
he has taught in his 25 years and “one of the rising
stars in the organ world.” Wood has been playing the
organ for seven years and the jazz piano for 14 years. He
regularly plays at the 11:30 a.m. Mass with the Holy Cross
Schola Cantorum in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel.
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