The 2026 Old West Organ Society Summer Series continues with a performance by Joshua Boyd. This season, we are grateful to First Lutheran Church for hosting the series — featuring its splendid Richards, Fowkes & Co. instrument, Op. 10 — while Old West Church awaits necessary building repairs. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted in support of the Society.
Joshua Boyd
Joshua Boyd began studying piano at the age of nine in the small town of Mars Hill, North Carolina. When his family moved to South Carolina he studied piano and organ with Fran Pinson. In 2009 he was accepted into the piano department of Dr. Stephen Taylor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2015 with a degree in organ performance where he frequently performed with the University’s Symphony Orchestra, University Philharmonia Orchestra, and University Choirs. He has performed in many venues across the United States including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of their Conservatory Project concert series and The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In 2017, Joshua was chosen to participate in the first Longwood Gardens Organ Academy for a week of masterclasses and private coachings with the world’s foremost authorities in transcriptions and orchestral playing. From 2017-2021 he earned a Masters Degree and a Performance Diploma in Organ Performance from the studio of Stefan Engels at Southern Methodist University. Upon completing these degree programs, he was hired as a Staff Accompanist at SMU, beginning in August of 2021. From 2017-2019 he served as Organ Scholar at the Church of the Incarnation, from 2019-2021 Organist and Choirmaster at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, from 2021-2026 he was Parish Organist of St. Rita Catholic Church in Dallas, and beginning in August of 2026, Principal Organist and Music Associate at Christ Church in Plano, TX. More information can be found at www.thesuitableorganist.com or on Instagram @thesuitableorganist.