The 2026 Old West Organ Society Summer Series continues with a performance by Christopher Thorpe. 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.
Christopher Thorpe
Christopher Thorpe is an organist, pianist, and singer with decades of experience in professional church music. He is the former interim director of music at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Belvedere CA), and has played as a service organist or substitute organist in various places including at the Cathedral of Christ the Light (Oakland CA), All Saints Episcopal (San Francisco), First Presbyterian and St. Paul's Episcopal (Oakland CA), and St. Cecelia's (Boston). In addition, he has been a professional singer for many years including at Kings Chapel, Church of the Advent (Boston), Cathedral of Christ the Light (Oakland CA), Grace Cathedral (San Francisco) and Memorial Church (Cambridge). He has studied organ with Rudy de Vos, Jonathan Dimmock, and Heinrich Christensen. He currently teaches software engineering at Harvard, where he earned multiple degrees in computer science and music.