John Walker (organist)

John Walker
at the E.M. Skinner pipe organ of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in 2008
Born
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
OccupationsOrganist, Choirmaster, and Professor
For other people with the same name, see John Walker.

John C. Walker, more familiarly known as John Walker, is an American concert organist, choirmaster, and CD recording artist. He is also a former president of the American Guild of Organists, elected in May 2014 to a two-year term of the 16,000-member organization. Walker has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. He is "widely recognized for his flawless technique and execution as well as his controlled and passionate playing," said Duke University in announcing a John Walker recital at Duke Chapel. From 2006 until 2025 he served on the faculty of the Peabody Institute.

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