Michael Delfín is appointed organist for Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church, Mason, Ohio. He is a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2021 (see the May 2021 issue, page 16, for more information). In August 2021, he was awarded top prize ex aequo in the Ninth Jurow International Harpsichord Competition, shortly after winning a Nicolas Fortin Scholarship from Bourbon Baroque.
Upcoming engagements include the world premiere of Wenbin Lyu’s piano concerto Turbulent Mind with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Concert Orchestra; a harpsichord recital for the Western Early Keyboard Association; a recital on harpsichord, piano, and organ for the American Guild of Organists San Joaquin Valley Chapter; and a concerto appearance with Bourbon Baroque in Louisville, Kentucky. This summer, Delfín will present a paper on the fortepiano etudes of Johann Baptist Cramer for the Historical Keyboard Society of North America annual conference.
Delfín is currently completing doctoral studies in both harpsichord and piano at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has contributed several articles on the harpsichord world to The Diapason, with more planned.
For information: michaeldelfin.com.
Other recent appointments:
Brendan Conner to All Saints, Atlanta, GA
