Organ Scholar
Katherine Johnson is the 2023-2024 American Guild of Organists Organ Scholar at Duke Chapel. As organ scholar, Johnson accompanies the Evensong Singers and Vespers Ensemble, assists with weekly rehearsals and worship services, and receives regular coaching from the Chapel Organist and the Conductor-in-Residence. She graduated from Oberlin College and Conservatory in 2023 with degrees in organ performance and English. During her time at Oberlin, she served as organist and music director at Church of the Redeemer in Lorain, Ohio. Prior to her time at Redeemer, Johnson worked as an organ scholar at Plymouth Church United Church of Christ in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She began her organ studies in Wilson and Greenville, North Carolina, where she served as organ scholar at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. In addition to her work as a church musician and performer, she has experience teaching secondary organ lessons at Oberlin and as an organ teaching assistant at Interlochen Arts Camp in 2019. When she is not making music, she loves to read and spend time outdoors.