The 2023 Old West Organ Society Summer Series continues with a performance by Justin Brueggeman. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted in support of the Society.
Originally from East Tennessee, Justin Brueggeman began his piano studies in 2009 and organ studies in 2013. During high school, Justin served as Organist/Choirmaster at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and Organist at St. Dominic Church in Kingsport, TN. As an active recitalist, he has played recitals nationally throughout East Tennessee, Connecticut, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, as well as internationally in England and Romania. In 2017, he performed the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony along with the Symphony of the Mountains Youth Orchestra and made his European debut in Medias, Romania, performing in the 17th annual Orgelsommer International Organ festival as the youngest organist to have performed in the festival’s history. Justin has competed in national organ competitions in North and South Carolina, including the Columbia AGO Chapter Competition, where he placed 3rd (2018), and the East Carolina University Young Artist’s Organ Competition, where he placed 2nd (2018). His previous teachers include Dr. Joby Bell and Dr. Edie Johnson. Justin holds a BS in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology (with a minor in organ performance) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He now resides in Boston, where he is a PhD student in Biomedical and Biological Sciences at Harvard Medical School, working in the fields of immunology and cell biology.