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.

  • 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, Voice

    20250930

  • 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 Theory

    20260630

  • Instructor:  Jonathan Giblin
    Email: jonathan.giblin@gmail.com
    Phone:  301.331.9967
    Location:  Marlborough and Concord MA
    Music Degrees/Education:  DMA, MM, BS, BA
    Website: http://www.jonathangiblin.com
    Instruction Categories: Organ, Piano, Harpsichord

    20260731

  • 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:  Organ

    20270131

  • 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 Conducting

    20260630

  • 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, Improvisation

    20260630

  • 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.

    20261231

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.

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