
Utah State University
++ Though I had always loved music, I found myself drawn to the organ + because it evoked a wider range and deeper intensity of emotions + than I had experienced with any other instrument—from poignant + tender feelings, to dark struggle, to joyous jubilance. I discovered + I was finding and connecting with myself through this new found + medium. +
+University of Kansas
++ After completing my bachelors degree at USU in organ performance, I + went to KU for grad school. As a new masters student in the organ + program, I was intimated by the playing of the veteran masters and + doctorate level students. Overwhelmed as I was, I dove into my + practicing and studies, and also worked as an organist in several + local congregations. +
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