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| Ken Farnum, Jr. began his first
church job during his college years. Taught the
piano by both mother and grandmother, he was
introduced to the organ by his mom, Judith
Farnum, in 1976, taking her position at Our
Savior's (R.C.) in the Bronx. Ken played piano
dozens of popular local groups and singers
during his time at Fordham Preparatory and
Fordham University for various events, both
secular and sacred. Almost a dozen years later
he fortuitously met his then wife-to-be,
Elizabeth Henreckson, while music directing a
Cole Porter revue. Mr. Farnum spends most of his
professional time tuning and repairing pianos
for hundreds of customers and prestigious
institutions. He also plays for over a dozen
local churches and schools. Ken is also founder,
arranger and Music Director for The
GIZMO SynFauxNY, an electro-classical
synth-keyboard trio based at St. Mary, Star Of
The Sea, on City
Island, NY, where he is organist and music
director. For ten years (1995 - 2005), Ken also
founded and ran the NYC tri-state area foosball
(table-soccer) tournament association NY Metro
Foosball.i8.com. |
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View
Ken's first post on You Tube: electro-classical
version of: Franz Scubert's 'Wiegenlied, Op 98, No 2,
D 498 "The
Cradle Song" (arr. by Leopold Godowsky/Ken Farnum,
Jr.) Listen
to
Ken
Farnum,
Jr.'s
electro-classical
version
of: 'Wiegenlied, Op 98, No 2, D 498 "The
Cradle Song" |
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Dear Listeners, "Sail The Soul" is also available
for purchase ($13.99 +
S&H) at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/farnum PS: ***************************************************************************************************** The
CD Recycling Center
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discs.
Elizabeth & Kenneth A. Farnum,
Jr.
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"Sail The Soul" play "Sail The Soul" .mp3 sound clips 01
The
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There
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Like her husband Ken, Ms. Elizabeth Farnum acquired her first church position in college, where she studied musical theatre at The Hartt School, graduating with honors. It was during this time, while working for many diverse religious faiths (her first church position required her walking three miles back and forth through all types of weather!), that she developed a groundwork for a deeper understanding and interpretation of religious song texts. Upon graduation from school, she embarked on a career in musical theater, which eventually took her to New York City in November of 1986 (coincidentally on her future husband, Ken's, birthday!). While performing as a musical theater artist, including a six-month engagement aboard the SS Rotterdam and a run on Broadway in Riverdance - the Show, Ms. Farnum also became one of the most sought-after contemporary music specialists in New York; her performances of both modern and early music have taken her throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan. She has collaborated with many of today's prominent composers, and three of her recordings have been nominated for Grammys. During her busy concert career, she has continued her relationship with the church, singing with the best and most famous of choral groups in New York, including the choirs of St. Bartholomew's, St Ignatius Loyola, Church Of The Ascension, Cathedral Of St. John The Divine and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Ms. Farnum serves as leader of song in many churches throughout the New York tri-state area, often accompanied by her husband, Ken. |
Download
Elizabeth
Farnum's Bio
at...
Elizabeth
Farnum, soprano,
is a specialist in contemporary music. In
addition, she is an active performer in many
diverse musical styles, and her performances
of modern music, early music and musical
theater have taken her throughout the United
States, Europe and Japan. She has premiered
pieces by prominent composers in many venues,
including Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall,
Bargemusic, London's Institute for
Contemporary Art and the Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam, collaborating with such composers
as Charles Wuorinen, John Harbison, Ricky Ian
Gordon, Anthony Braxton, John Zorn, Anthony
Newman and Toby Twining. She has been a guest
soloist with many of New York's modern music
ensembles, including the New York New Music
Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, Sequitur, the
Cygnus Ensemble, Parnassus and the S.E.M.
Ensemble. She appeared in a featured role in
the U.S. premiere of Pascal Dusapin's To Be
Sung, presented by L'opera Francais, and
recently completed a tour of Europe and an
engagement at the American Academy in Rome. In
the Oratorio and Concert fields, Elizabeth has
appeared as soloist with the American Symphony
Orchestra, the Riverside Symphony, The La
Jolla Symphony, the Jupiter Symphony, the
Bronx Arts Ensemble and Musica Sacra. She has
also performed and toured with acclaimed early
music groups Pomerium and the Waverly Consort.
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My mother, Judith Farnum has been the organist and
choir director for Church of the
Incarnation since 1976.
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My mother, Judith Farnum, first woman to be licensed to ride a motorcycle in Barbados! |
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The Barbados Olympic story began in 1952 when my father, Ken Farnum (Sr.), a Barbadian who at the time was the region's best cyclist, competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. |
 see the pics of the surprise for my Dad at the Barbados Olympic Museum on Tue-March 13th, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151409530510383.828793.852815382&type=1&l=3f5b69a917 The Barbados Olympic story began in 1952 when my father, Ken Farnum (Sr.), a Barbadian who at the time was the region's best cyclist, competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. http://barbadoscyclingunion.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=3 |
Cycling in
Barbados has a long and proud history. Dating
back to the 1940’s, Barbados’ cyclists dominated the
Caribbean grass track scene, and with names like
Dobbie Douglas, Garry Hoppin, and later Lyle
Carmichael and John Skinner. All these riders
are still remembered fondly by those still around, who
witnessed their exploits. The primary venues of
that epoch were the grass tracks of Kensington Oval in
Barbados, Bourda in Guyana, Queens Park Oval and
Guayacara Park in Trinidad, and Sabina Park in
Jamaica. Indeed, it was a cyclist who first represented Barbados at the Olympic Games. In 1952, Ken Farnum was the Caribbean’s leading bike rider. But as Barbados had no Olympic Committee, Farnum was given a slot on the Jamaica Olympic team to compete at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. During that early period, the sport was governed by the Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association. Track and field was a popular sport and the cyclists of the day felt that their progress would be impeded if both sports were managed by one body. It was agreed that there should be a separation of the sports of track and field and cycling. Hence, the Barbados Cycling Union was formed in 1962. The Union’s primary mandates were to: - promote, encourage, develop the art and past-time of cycling and to support and protect the interest of racing cycling and supervise and control all amateur and professional cycle racing in Barbados. With the formation of the Cycling Union, Barbados’ cyclists commenced participating at major international meets. In 1962, Barbados’ first cycling team to the Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingstown, Jamaica comprised Vernon Parris and the late Richard Brown. Four years later saw Barbados cycling represented at the Commonwealth Games in 1966 and another large team was sent to the Central American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico in that year. 1968 was a landmark year for Barbados cycling from two perspectives. Road racing was introduced. Prior to 1968, road racing was against the law in Barbados. This was a major impediment to the sport, as road competition is an integral part of the Cycling discipline. Also in 1968, Barbados’ cyclists participated at an Olympic Games for the first time. A team comprising Colin Forde, Michael Stoute, Richard Roett and Kingsly Reece, competed in Mexico City. |
at the Fordham University 2003 Christmas Concert
in The Leonard Theatre (Fordham Prep Auditorium)
Elizabeth Farnum - Praire Home Companion
Town Hall, NYC 2006 Christmas Sh
Other interesting links:
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Check out some excerpts
from Marty Bartolomeo's new CD, "Keys To Survival"!
Ken co-produced this CD with Marty and recorded the acoustic piano tracks
on the 9' Mason & Hamlin in Fordham University's chapel.
The other instruments were recorded at Rich Fabrizzio's "Frequency" Studios in Mt. Vernon.
http://martybartolomeo.com/KeysToSurvival_CD/CD_Excerpts-Keys_To_Survival.mp3
found on
http://martybartolomeo.com
If you like it, e-mail him at: MartBart1@aol.com
or visit on FaceBook at: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1273406996
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