From the organ builder
When all the stars line up as they have for this project, a happy outcome is almost a sure thing. Right from the beginning, several years ago, when I was invited to submit a proposal for a new organ at Saint George’s Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia, all the different components of a good chance were there.
Colin MacKnight, Daniel Minnick, Andrew Morris
The Fort Wayne First Presbyterian Church National Organ Playing Competition was to be held on March 21, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the final round of the competition was initially postponed and ultimately cancelled. Three finalists were selected and the church has honored each of them with the distinction of being a 2020 finalist and an award to each of a third of the total prize money.
The three finalists were:
Andrew Morris, a master’s degree candidate at the University of Kansas studying with James Higdon;
Colin MacKnight, associate organist and choirmaster at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, Long Island, New York, and a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Julliard School, New York City, studying with Paul Jacobs (and a member of