Andrew Kotylo - Concert Organist
Andrew Kotylo is a concert organist whose musicality and eclectic repertoire--from transcriptions to Bach--enable him to create exciting, audience-friendly programs. He has concertized throughout the United States and in England, including performances at regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists that have earned critical acclaim. His performances have earned him top prizes in numerous competitions, including the American Guild of Organists' National Young Artists Competition, the Arthur Poister Competition, and the San Marino Competition. He has also been featured on American Public Media's Pipedreams.
A native of Binghamton, New York, Dr. Kotylo holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (B.M., M.M., D.M.) where he studied organ with Christopher Young and Larry Smith and choral conducting with William Jon Gray. Other teachers have included Carolyn Albaugh, the late Searle Wright, and John Schwandt. His doctoral document concerns the life and organ works of Searle Wright, and he was assisted in his research by a grant from the American Guild of Organists National Library at Boston University given by the widow of the concert organist, E. Power Biggs.
Church music has been an integral part of his life and work. In August 2008, he joined the music staff of Trinity Church ("on-the-Green") in New Haven, Connecticut where he is Associate Director of Music. He has also served Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas as organist; St. Paul's Cathedral (Episcopal) in Buffalo, New York as assistant organist/choirmaster; the Church of the Nativity (Episcopal) in Indianapolis, Indiana as music director/organist, and St. Thomas Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Bloomington, Indiana as organist.
Dr. Kotylo maintains a private organ and piano studio and has participated as a faculty member for A.G.O. “Pipe Organ Encounters” in Rochester (Eastman School of Music) and Detroit. He is a past dean of the Bloomington A.G.O. chapter and currently serves on the board of the New Haven chapter.
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