Faith and Learning Profile: Finding the Beauty of God in Music and Community

When Duke senior Joseph (Joey) Scarpa plays the Aeolian organ in Duke Chapel, he says it’s a visceral experience. “Even in this space with these massive stone walls, you still feel the building shake a little bit,” he says. “There’s nothing quite like that.”

A music and computer science double major, Scarpa is a Chapel Scholar and also a member of the Duke Chapel Choir, the Chapel's Evensong Singers, and the Duke Catholic Center. Watch this video to see how music, computer science, and his Catholic faith have shaped his Duke experience: