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Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2028, Current Board MembersA native of Vacaville, California, Alan Montgomery is the interim Director of Music and Organist of the Riverside Church in New York, where he plays weekly and oversees the administration of an extensive music program. Previously, Alan served as the Associate Organist at Riverside, starting in…
Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2028, Current Board MembersJason Roberts is Director of Music at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on the Upper West Side. He has also served at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in midtown and at Saint James’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford, Connecticut. He is a winner of the American Guild…
Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2028, Current Board MembersRebecca Ehren recently began as Music Director at Church of the Epiphany on the Upper East Side. There she leads all aspects of the music program and is overseeing the installation of a new 39-rank instrument by Bigelow (Op. 44). She returned to New York following…
Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2026, Current Board MembersEva Sze teaches music theory at New York University and is the Director of Music at the Church of Saint Agnes. She studied composition at the University of Toronto, music theory and analysis at the CUNY Graduate Center, and organ with Dr. William Entriken. She has…
Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2026, Current Board MembersMichael Shake became the sixth director of music for the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York in September 2019. At First Church, he shepherds the musical life of the community as a keyboardist, conductor, and team member, crafting weekly worship and cultivating broader…
Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2026, Current Board MembersMaria Rayzvasser earned a Master’s degree from Maimonides State Classical Academy in Moscow, Russia. She also studied with Gregory D’Agostino in New York, with Johann Vexo’s in Nancy, France and at Mataro-Barcelona International Organ Academy in Spain. In 2018 Maria appeared as a featured artist in…
Categories: Class of 2026, Current Board Members, Executive BoardBased in Brooklyn, Jim Hopkins enjoys playing all keyboard instruments, conducting and singing polyphony, and currently serves as Music Director and Director of the Levy Choir School at All Saints Episcopal Church in Manhattan. He especially enjoys collaborating with other musicians, whether that be in a chamber music context,…
Categories: Board and Organization, Class of 2026, Current Board MembersEmily Caitlin Dowling is Director of Music & Liturgy at the Reformed Church of Bronxville, NY. Caitlin received a Bachelor in Piano Performance from Mercer University in 2013 and is an accomplished pianist. Caitlin began playing the organ in 2012 with Cam Bishop and excelled as…
Categories: Class of 2024, Current Board MembersNathaniel Gumbs is a native of the Bronx, NY and has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including Antigua, St. Thomas, Ghana, Paris, and Munich, and is consistently gathering new fans and followers. The New York Times described Nathaniel’s playing in their review of his recording with bass-baritone…
