List of Instructors
Nave Organ, Trinity Church in Boston
Skinner Organ Company, Opus 573, 1926
Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 573-A-B-D, 1961-1967
The Boston chapter maintains a list of members who are organ instructors as a benefit to members and the general public. Chapter members may request to be included or removed by using the add/drop form provided in the password protected members area. Note that this list is separate from the list of instructors approved to teach for the Young Organists Initiative program.
The chapter doesn’t evaluate qualifications or ensure that any individual listed can successfully fulfill the needs of an organ student or any given instructional situation.
LIST OF INSTRUCTORS
Click on the plus sign to see complete information for each instructor. A printable form of the list can be accessed here. The most recent update was made February 12, 2025.
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Instructor: Robert Barney
Email: robarney@aol.com
Phone: 978.486.4288
Location: Littleton and Concord MA
Music Degrees/Education: BS MusED, MM Organ Performance
Website: https://robertbarneywebsit.wixsite.com/robertbarney
Instruction Categories: Organ, Piano, Choral Conducting, Voice20250930
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Instructor: Jeremy Bruns
Email: jsbruns426@me.com
Phone: 716.359.6309
Location: Arlington and Winchester MA
Music Degrees/Education: MMus & Performer’s Certificate from Eastman School of Music
Instruction Categories: Organ, Piano, Music Theory20250630
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Instructor: Raymond Hawkins
Email:raymondhawkinsmusic@gmail.com
Phone: 336.842.5542
Location: Hamilton MA
Music Degrees/Education: BM in Organ Performance, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Instruction Category: Organ20260131
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Instructor: Cathy Meyer
Email: cathy@southchurch.com
Phone: 617.838.3935
Location: Belmont and Andover MA
Music Degrees/Education: BM Organ Performance from University of North Texas, MSM from Boston University
Instruction Categories: Organ, Choral Conducting20250630
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Instructor: Kevin Francis Murphy
Email: kevin@amajorproduction.org
Phone: 978.793.0533
Location: Maynard MA
Music Degrees/Education: New England Conservatory Prep Division 1976; Harvard University BA 1980; New England Conservatory MM 1984
AGO Certification: AAGO
Instruction Categories: Organ, AGO Exam Preparation, Piano, Violin, Guitar, Composition, Improvisation20250630
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Instructor: Bill Thompson
Email: billinatlanta@gmail.com
Telephone: 678.521.7200
Location: Nahant and Swampscott MA
Music Degrees/Education: MEd
Instruction Categories: Organ, Piano
Comments: Experienced organ instructor and church organist with a specialty in teaching beginning organ students who have a strong piano background. One of my former students earned a scholarship in organ at Indiana University.20251231
The instructors who appear on this list have acknowledged that the information is correct and given permission to list it on the Boston chapter’s website. The chapter assumes no responsibility for how that information is used by the general public.
