Bryan Dunnewald is appointed assistant to tonal director Jack Bethards at Schoenstein & Co. Pipe Organ Builders, Benicia, California, where his work will focus on voicing, tonal design, and client relations.
Dunnewald comes to Schoenstein from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he serves as assistant organist and choirmaster. He spent two years as the Julius Rudel Conducting Fellow at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and holds degrees in orchestral conducting, organ, and harpsichord from the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, and Mannes School of Music, New York, New York. He is a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2019.
For several years, Dunnewald has worked during the summer with Schoenstein at their plant on a variety of tonal and technical assignments. This confirmed his long-held ambition to make organ design and building his career. He and his wife, Maja, will be relocating to Benicia in September.
Schoenstein & Co. was founded in 1877 and has built some of America’s notable organs in their symphonic style. Company leadership has always been in the hands of musicians.
For information: schoenstein.com.
Other recent appointments:
Nicole Keller to University of Michigan
