Dr. Neil Harmon

    Neil Harmon teaches organ at Brigham Young University and serves as Coordinator of Organ and Carillon Studies. Prior to his full-time appointment at BYU, Dr. Harmon served as Director of Organ Studies at Utah State University and as Adjunct Professor of Organ at Utah Valley University and BYU. He worked as full-time Director of Music and Organist at Grace United Methodist Church in Wilmington, Delaware for 19 years. Dr. Harmon earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from The Eastman School of Music. He enjoys a career as teacher, performer, accompanist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is known throughout the country for his creative organ arrangements and for his choral and handbell compositions.

    Lisa Glade

    Lisa Glade has had a fascination with the organ since childhood, but didn’t have the opportunity to study the instrument formally until she entered college. Private organ lessons “just for fun” led to a change of major and eventually Bachelor’s (1995) and Master’s (1998) degrees in organ performance from Brigham Young University, where she studied with Don Cook. Lisa has spent many years as a ward and stake organist and has taught organ both privately and in workshop settings. She currently lives in Mount Vernon, Washington where she maintains a private organ studio and teaches piano for a local music school.

    Dr. Daniel Kerr

    Dr. Daniel Kerr is the Chair of the Music Department at BYU-Idaho, where he also oversees the Organ program. Additionally, he coordinates the BYU-Idaho Hymn Festival, which commissions new hymn texts and tunes each year. He received his bachelor’s, master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he studied organ with Dr. Ladd Thomas and Professor Cherry Rhodes. Prior to his appointment at BYU-Idaho, he taught at USC and at California State University Los Angeles and was organist and handbell choir director at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. He was also the accompanist for the Claremont Chorale and musical director of the Foothill Summer Theatre.

    He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as well as at various conventions of the American Guild of Organists (2004 National Convention, 2011 Northwest Regional Convention, and the 2017 West Regional Convention). He was a soloist for the 2008 Eccles Organ Recital Series at Salt Lake’s Cathedral of the Madeleine and is a regular recitalist on the organs of Temple Square in Salt Lake City. He is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists and is currently a board member of the Eastern Idaho Chapter of the AGO.

    Sheri Peterson

    Sheri Peterson is truly a gifted professor for Brigham Young University. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in organ performance from Brigham Young University, studying with Don Cook, Douglas Bush, and Brian Mathias. In addition, she also studied with Carol Miles, and Gabriele Terrone.
    An experienced organ performer, teacher, and mentor, she has taught core music theory university classes, group organ, and private organ lessons. She has also taught extensively at workshops and conferences, including the annual BYU Organ Workshop. The students in her large private organ, and piano studio delight in all she has to offer on a platter of good attitude, and positive nutrition. Her students love her and she loves each of them.

    Sheri has been involved in church music for more than forty years. She has worked as a professional organist for multiple denominations and has performed with symphonies, the Utah Baroque Ensemble, Messiah productions, multiple choirs, as a soloist for BYU Devotional, numerous recitals, and concerts throughout the United States, including at a convention for the West Region American Guild of Organists.
    Actively involved in the American Guild of Organists (AGO), she has served in a variety of capacities, including two terms as dean of the Utah Valley Chapter, sub-dean, and as a member of the Regional Nominating Committee. Sheri has earned her Colleague Certification (CAGO), has organized many organ workshops, including the Pipe Organ Encounter (POE) for youth, and annual workshops attended by hundreds of people.
    Sheri delights to teach, serve, and inspire others through music.