Joseph Burgio, 71, of Rochester, New York, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died October 10. Born in 1953, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in music education and organ at Nazareth College, Rochester, and a Master of Arts degree in pastoral music, awarded jointly by Colgate-Rochester Divinity School and the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. He studied organ with Barbara Harbach, Will Headlee, and David Craighead and performed in masterclasses at American Guild of Organists conventions for Russell Saunders and Marie-Claire Alain.
Burgio served as musician for Catholic and Lutheran churches in Syracuse, New York; Norfolk, Virginia; and Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois. He performed organ recitals in venues such as the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Chicago and presented workshops at three annual conferences of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada, which named him a Lovelace Scholar, and for the AGO on local and national levels.
Joseph Burgio is survived by his sister, Carmela (Steve) Key; brother, James (Lisa) Burgio; and nieces and nephews. His funeral Mass was celebrated October 21 at St. Kateri at Christ the King Church with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester.
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