Bridget is the music director at Immaculate Conception parish in Irwin, Pennsylvania, USA. She received her Master of Music at East Carolina University.

Aliyah is a young organist who first performed in her local church in 2026. Inspired by Anna Lapwood, who she would love to meet, Aliyah is learning to play a range of music, from songs sung in church to themes from major films like Star Wars and Harry Potter!

Jo has been playing the piano for over 40 years, but started learning the organ in 2019. She is the organist at Colston Wellpark, Glasgow and St James the Less Bishopbriggs, UK.

Katherine is Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral. Born in New Zealand, she remains an ardent supporter of the All Blacks – having come to the UK in 1991 as Organ Scholar of Winchester Cathedral, she went on to be organist and assistant Director of Music at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Assistant Organist at Norwich Cathedral, and Director of Music at St. Mary’s Warwick before her current post. She regularly gives recitals in the UK and abroad and is committed to encouraging all organists – particularly those identifying as female – to learn and to inspire others.

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Julia is the Director of Music and Organist at St George’s Church in Weald, Kent. She was a chorister at the church when growing up and started learning the organ in her teens. She has played the organ at churches in Cardiff, London and Kampala. She lived and worked in Uganda for many years, playing the organ at Namirembe Cathedral for the Kampala Singers. She also helps run the Kampala Music School in Uganda. She trained as a nurse in Cardiff and currently works as a Professor in Palliative Care and Chief Executive of the International Children’s Palliative Care Network. She enjoys playing the organ and conducting the church choir and is passionate about encouraging young people to develop their skills in music and playing the organ.

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Timara was born and educated in St Albans. She studied with Geoff Symon, Peter Dyke, Kevin Bowyer, Jeremiah Stephenson and Naji Hakim; the latter made possible thanks to generous support from the Savinka Foundation. She has given many recitals across the UK, in many major churches and cathedrals. She is a prolific transcriber of orchestral and piano music for the organ.

Away from music, she has a keen interest in real ale/cider and is an active member of CAMRA, as a regular volunteer at festivals and within her local branch.

Bryony started to learn the organ last September, after passing my grade 8 on the piano. It's a fascinating instrument, and she is looking forard to playing and listening to it more.

Ruth plays the organ for her church twice a month for pleasure. She loves music and is always looking for opportunities to improve her playing and listen to other inspiring organists!

Angela is a young organist based in Cambridge and has been learning organ for 3 years with Nigel Kerry through the Harlton Organ Scholarship Trust. In October she will take up her place as Junior Organ Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford, where she will read French and Linguistics. Angela recently passed her ABRSM grade 8 exam with distinction and is now working towards her ARSM and ARCO diplomas. As well as the organ, she plays piano and trombone.

Rhonda Sider Edgington is Music Director and Organist at Hope Church in Michigan USA and teaches organ at Calvin University. She studied under a Fulbright scholarship with Professor Harald Vogel, spending seven years in Bremen, Germany. She has performed at conventions of the AGO and OHS, performs regularly in the US and Europe, and is an avid collaborative musician, with the duos Thunder & Wind and Great Lakes Duo. She enjoys cycling, farmers markets, and writing a monthly column for her local newspaper.