Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. announces the addition of Scott Dettra to its roster of concert organists beginning January 2011.
Scott Dettra is organist and associate director of music at Washington National Cathedral, where he serves as principal organist and assists with the direction of the cathedral choirs. In addition to his work at Washington National Cathedral, Dettra is also keyboard artist of the Washington Bach Consort and organist of The Crossing, Philadelphia’s new music choir.
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Scott Dettra holds two degrees from Westminster Choir College and has also studied jazz piano at Manhattan School of Music. He has previously held positions at St. Paul’s Parish, K Street in Washington; St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia; and Trinity Church, Princeton. In addition, he was accompanist of the American Boychoir for several years. His principal organ teachers have been Joan Lippincott, Dennis Keene, and Lee Dettra, his father.
Recent and upcoming performances include appearances at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco; the Cadet Chapel, West Point, New York; Ocean Grove Auditorium, New Jersey; Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Massachusetts; Princeton University Chapel; the Church of the Advent, Boston; the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, San Diego; and St. Thomas Church, New York. Additionally, Dettra has performed at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Anglican Musicians.
At the 2010 AGO national convention, he was organist for the opening convocation, a Bach Vespers service, and was featured as soloist in Samuel Barber’s Toccata Festiva with the National Gallery Orchestra.
Scott Dettra has two CD recordings available: a new recording on the Loft label, Majestus, featuring large-scale organ favorites performed on the Great Organ of Washington National Cathedral, and Tongues of Fire, a recording of French music performed on the 325-rank organ of the Cadet Chapel at West Point on the Pro Organo label.
For booking information please contact Karen McFarlane Artists, www.concertorganists.com.
