Christopher Powell is the Director of Sacred Music and Organist at the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown in Libertyville, IL. He and his wife, Demi moved to the area from Alabama in 2022. From 2014 to 2021, Christopher served as Music Director and...
"Diana Schmück…one of the finest chamber pianists on the scene...playing with her ears as much as her gifted hands."Andrew Patner, Chicago Sun-Times Pianist Diana Schmück, a doctoral graduate of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, has master and bachelor...
Christopher Urban As Associate Director of Music and Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, I lead weekly worship services from the organ and serve as accompanist for the Chancel Choir and Men’s Chorus. I am also a featured recitalist in the...
Dr. Mary Beth Molenaar Now that I am retiring as director of the Music Academy at Northwestern, I have time to return to more creative pursuits - including playing the organ and making art! I started playing organ for my church as a young teenager -...
Richard Clemmitt My wife, Elizabeth, and I moved to the North Shore in 1992. Since then, I have been the Organist & Choirmaster of Christ Church in Winnetka. I served on our North Shore AGO board for five years from 2017-22, including four years as Sub-Dean....
E. Byron (aka Ron) Anderson Although I often stood near the organist to watch (as well as listen to) the postlude on Sunday mornings when I was a child, I only began studying organ in junior high school. By that point I had begun accompanying Sunday School...