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Organ at Davidson returns on January 15 with organist Patrick Pope.

Patrick Pope is the Director of Music and Organist at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Charlotte, NC. He has served in that capacity since 2011. In 2015, he earned a Doctor of Music degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He also earned his Master’s degree from IU.

His teachers have included William Bates, Marilyn Keiser, Todd Wilson, and Christopher Young. As an Associate Instructor in the Jacobs School of Music, Pope taught applied piano and organ, and assisted in teaching courses in the church music curriculum. He has been fortunate to perform at esteemed venues throughout the eastern United States, including engagements in New York, Cambridge, Boston, Atlanta, Princeton, Washington, and two appearances at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. In 2018, he performed a series of solo organ recitals in the U.K., including St. Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, London, and King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.

Pope has a soundcloud page that can be found here.

This is the eighteenth season of Organ at Davidson.This program will take place at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Main Street in Davidson and is free in person and online.

Visit www.OrganAtDavidson.org for more information. Or contact the Director of Music, David Brinson, dbrinson@dcpc.org  704-892-5641