Centre Symphony Orchestra
Scott Jackson Wiley, Music Director and Conductor

Jean Guillou Toccata Op. 9 for organ

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4, op. 60 in B-flat major

Charles-Marie Widor Symphony No. 3 for Organ and Orchestra, op. 69 in E minor
Alex Leonardi, organist

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Renowned organist, pianist, harpsichordist, and collaborative musician Alex Leonardi seeks to spark a new kind of music making in classical music by diversifying the expression of music through unique concerts and innovative collaborative opportunities that reshape the way audiences experience music.

Alex currently serves as Organ Scholar at Trinity Church of New York City and is a Kovner Fellow in the graduate program of The Juilliard School, where they are a student of organist Paul Jacobs. They received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2024, where they studied organ with Alan Morrison, Matthew Glandorf and Jeffery Brillhart and harpsichord and continuo performance with Leon Schelhase.  They are also a graduate of The Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division, where they studied with Dr. Matthew Lewis.

Alex has received considerable acclaim within the American Guild of Organists (AGO), receiving first prize in the AGO Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists/Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions (2023), second prize in the George Mathison Organ Competition for the Brooklyn American Guild of Organists (2021), and semifinalist ranking in the prestigious AGO National Competition in Organ Improvisation (2024). They have participated in numerous other programs outside their usual schooling, including the Organ and Piano Institutes at Westminster Choir College and the Philadelphia-Macy’s Organ Camp. They previously served as Assistant Organist at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Outside of music, they are fond of writing short stories and fiction, enjoying the outdoors, and on occasion practicing martial arts.