Benedict Sheehan

Composer | Conductor

GRAMMY®-nominated conductor and composer Benedict Sheehan has been called “a choral conductor and composer to watch in the 21st century” (Linda Holt, ConcertoNet) and “one of the most important voices in American Orthodox choral music” (Choral Journal). He is Artistic Director of the Saint Tikhon Choir and Artefact Ensemble, as well as Director of Music at St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary in Pennsylvania. His Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Cappella Records, 2020), on which he conducts the Saint Tikhon Choir, received a 2022 GRAMMY® nomination for Best Choral Performance, the 2021 American Prize in Choral Conducting (2nd Place) and Choral Composition (Best Use of Traditional Elements), and has garnered critical acclaim as “simply beyond praise for excellence” (Fanfare), “radiant…superb…a masterstroke” (MusicWeb International), “fresh and vibrant” (Audiophile Audition), “inventive, moving, and extravagantly beautiful” (The American Organist), and “a new standard for excellence in the American choral landscape” (The Living Church Magazine). In 2021 Sheehan recorded his Vespers with the Saint Tikhon Choir,…