Second Sunday Organ Concert

Presented by Mission Dolores Basilica

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The Second Sunday Basilica Organ Series presents JAMES SMITH, Sunday, February 9th, 4 p.m.

The program is FREE and donations are accepted in support of the Basilica Music Ministries.

Rev. James Parrish Smith serves as the Minister of Music at the Historic Third Baptist Church of San Francisco. He is also the Artistic Director of the Charles A. Tindley Academy of Music in collaboration with San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Dillard University and the Master of Music from Samford University.

James Parrish Smith is an ordained minister who has served in musical leadership in prominent churches in Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama. Most notably serving the Historic Sixth Avenue Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama.

James Parish Smith also served as organist at Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida and Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama. He has also served as organist for baccalaureate and commencement exercises at Dillard University.

James Parrish Smith is an active organ recitalist and choral director. Recently he was honored to play the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Organ in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has also played in the presence of President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama. He is the conductor of the Amos C. Brown Heritage Chorale of San Francisco.

James Parrish Smith is a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity, American Guild of Organist and Hymn Society in North America.

James Parrish Smith also believes in community awareness. He currently serves as the secretary for the San Francisco branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He also serves on the African-American Advisory Board for the police chief of the city and county of San Francisco, California.
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James Parrish Smith Organ soloist

Mission Dolores Basilica

Mission Dolores Basilica

3321 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States