BENJAMIN BACHMANN

Benjamin Bachmann, Assistant Director of Music, joined the music staff of Grace Cathedral on August 1, 2005. He is a native of Akron, Ohio, and received his first organ training there with Robert Quade. Ben was the recipient of the Emilie Spivey Scholarship at Clayton College and State University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he studied with Richard Morris. He was Assistant Organist at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, and Associate Director and composer for Impromptu, a civic choir in Atlanta. He received his Master's Degree at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Margaret Phillips. At the Royal College, he was the recipient of the Walford Davies Organ Prize in 2004. During his time in London, Ben was Organ Scholar at St. Paul's Knightsbridge and Farm Street Church. Ben works with the choristers in rehearsals and small groups, plays the organ, and assists in conducting the cathedral choirs.

August 2005