The 2022 Old West Organ Society Summer Series commences with a performance by Douglas Witte. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted in support of the Society.
Douglas Witte received his organ training with Victoria Wagner, and subsequently, Peter Sykes, at the Longy School of Music, and later attended the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam, studying with Jacques van Oortmerssen, followed by independent studies in Ost-Friesland under the auspices of the North German Organ Academy. He has been the Music Director at St, John's Episcopal Church in Charlestown since returning to the United States in 1993. Besides harboring an abiding passion for the music of 17th century Northern Europe, Douglas is also keenly interested in non-Western musical traditions, and has recently taken up learning to play the Turkish saz.