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Scott Dettra (born March 17, 1975) is an American concert organist and church musician. He tours in North America and Europe, and is a former Organist at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Formerly, he was Director of Music and Organist at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Texas. [1] He is also Organist of The Crossing, a professional chamber choir based in Philadelphia. [2] From 2007 to 2012, he was Organist of Washington National Cathedral. [3]
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he studied music at an early age, beginning piano lessons at age three and organ lessons at age eight, taught primarily by his father. [4] He holds two degrees from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was a student of Joan Lippincott, and has also studied organ and jazz piano at Manhattan School of Music. [5] He tours extensively as a concert organist, performing at many prominent churches, [6] [7] concert halls, [8] [9] and universities [10] [11] in the United States and abroad. [12] He has been a featured performer at several national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, [13] [14] [15] the Association of Anglican Musicians, [16] the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and the American Choral Directors Association. [17] Festival appearances include the Lincoln Center Festival, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Arizona Bach Festival, and the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts. [18] As a church musician, he has held positions at Trinity Church, Princeton, [19] Saint Mark's, Locust Street in Philadelphia, [20] Saint Paul's, K Street in Washington, DC, and Washington National Cathedral. [21] Other former positions include Keyboard Artist of the Washington Bach Consort, [3] Assistant Conductor of the Cathedral Choral Society, [22] and Principal Accompanist of the American Boychoir. [9]
He is featured on more than 20 recordings as a soloist, conductor, or collaborator.
Dettra is an avid fan of The Muppets and Star Wars and frequently makes references to both during rehearsals.
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