Substitute Organists
Substitute Organists
If you are looking for a substitute organist for a church service, a wedding, funeral or other function, please contact one of the listed organists. (Please use the contact form on the right to be added to the list)
Name: Sam Balden
Details: available for weddings, funerals and services, including Sundays. Served as organist and choir director for a considerable number of years at both an Anglican church in West Vancouver and a Presbyterian church in Vancouver.
Phone number: 604-986-6304, 604-862-8684
Email: sbalden@telus.net
Name: Nicholas Cifelli
Details: Organist / Cantor / Choir Director at a dozen Catholic parishes in the Toronto area for 19 years. Occasionally played at Anglican, Lutheran & United services. Usually available evenings & Saturdays / Sundays in Vancouver & area.
Phone number: 604-861-7822
Email: Nicholas.Cifelli@utoronto.ca
Name: Michael Dirk
Details: available except Sunday mornings.
Phone number: 604-562-5052
Email: mjdirk@hotmail.com
Name: Christina Hutten
Details: Master’s Degree in Organ Performance, Arizona State University. Experience with a variety of liturgical traditions. Available to play weddings, funerals, and services including Sunday mornings.
Phone number: 604-362-2647
Email: christina.hutten@gmail.com
Name: Eiko Izeki
Details: Bachelor degree in Organ Performance. Available for weddings, funerals, services. Lower Mainland.
Phone number: 604-565-1504
Email: goddes97@hotmail.com
Name: Jane Kim
Details: Principal organist at First Baptist Church in downtown Vancouver. Available for weddings, funerals and special services. Available except Sunday
Phone: 778-858-5212
Email: limy20@hotmail.com (email is best)
Name: Edward Norman
Details: Freelance organist, choral director, and professional classical and jazz recording engineer. Available for church services and memorial services, as well as recitals and accompaniment. edwardnormanmusic.wordpress.com
Phone number: 778-918-4484
Email: edwardnorman8@gmail.com
Name: Susan Ohannesian
Details: Substitute organist available for Sundays and for weddings and funerals in the Lower Mainland. Will play piano as well. Experience mostly in Anglican Churches and some in other denominations – United, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic.
Phone: 604-839-2766
Email: s.ohannesian@icloud.com
Name: Michael Park, DMA
Details: Trained as organ scholar within Anglican tradition, but familiar with variety of denominations. Comfortable playing traditional and contemporary services, as well as liturgical chant. Also plays piano, conducts, sings, and improvises. Available for weddings and funerals. Vancouver preferred, but can travel within greater Vancouver area.
Phone: 778-866-5638
Email: michaeljpark@gmail.com
Name: David Poon
Details: Experienced with Roman Catholic (including Tridentine mass) and Anglican services. Fluent in Gregorian chant, Anglican chant, and liturgical extemporisation. Will chant, direct, play; can provide vocal quartet or mens schola if needed. Available on the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast. Not generally available Sunday mornings.
Phone number: 604-729-0836
Email: dporgan@gmail.com
Name: Ginger Shaw
Details: Was music director at St. Laurence Anglican Church and St. Agnes Anglican Church. Available Sundays, weddings and funerals. Not free on Tuesday evenings.
Phone number: 604-980-0899 Cell: 604-880-5399
Email: gingershaw@shaw.ca
Name: Mr. B. Waterlow, M.Mus., ARCCO, LMusLCM
Details: Available Sundays and other days; pianist, organist, accompanist, arranger, choir conductor. Based in Burnaby, can travel around Greater Vancouver
Phone number: 604-439-1121
Email: dbwaterlow@gmail.com
Name: Angela Zhang, BMus & ARCT
Details: Piano, Organ, SATB Choral Directing, Worship Band. Familiar with various liturgies and denominations. Traditional and contemporary. Weddings and Funerals. Lower Mainland.
Phone number: 604-838-5168
Email: angela.j.zhang@gmail.com