Barb Masters Piano and Organ Concert

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Barbara A. Masters has had an extensive career as a performer, church organist, accompanist, teacher, musical theater director and composer.  Ms. Masters currently serves as Music Director at Visitation Church in Elmhurst where she directs two choirs.  She is on the piano and organ faculty at Elmhurst College. Ms. Masters has performed concerts in the U.S. and abroad, most recently with the Visitation Choir at Notre Dame in Paris, Rome and Assisi.   Ms. Masters’ training includes two years at the University of Michigan, piano study with Reid Nibley;  Bachelor of Music in Piano from Boston University with study under Alfred Kanwischer,  Bela Nagy and Maria Clodes;  Master of Arts from Brown University in Ethnomusicology under Bonnie C. Wade and Fredric Lieberman; Master of Music in Organ Performance at Youngstown State under Dr. Ronald Gould and harpsichord study with  Marcelline Hawke. She holds a Colleague Certificate from the American Guild of Organists and is Dean of the Fox Valley AGO Chapter.    Ms. Masters lives in Elmhurst with her husband and has 3 grown sons and two grandchildren.