Church of the Gesu
2470 Miramar Boulevard
University Heights, Ohio 44118 Map
(216) 932-0617
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  Dr. Joe Metzinger  
  Organist & Music Director  
     
  Joe Metzinger has been Director of Music at Gesu for over 10 years; he also works part time as a Western liturgical consultant and reviews recordings for the Liturgica.com website. Before moving to Cleveland, Joe was music director at the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Washington DC, liturgist at St. Helena Cathedral in Helena Montana, and Director of Music and Liturgy for Campus Ministry at The Catholic University of America. He also served as Director of Music for parishes in Chicago and Silver Spring, Maryland. For a number of years, Joe worked as part of the CANTUS research team, preparing indices of Medieval chant manuscripts. He has authored several books and articles on Gregorian Chant, liturgical music and architecture. Joe received a Doctorate degree in liturgical music from Catholic University in Washington DC with a dissertation on the liturgical function of the Entrance Song of the Mass. He also earned a Masters of Liturgical Music at Catholic University. He received his Bachelor degree in music from Indiana University and was an exchange student in Tokyo, Japan.