Organ Scholar
Christ Church Cranbrook

Sarah Simko is a master’s student at the University of Michigan studying organ performance. She received her undergraduate degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Born and raised in Michigan, Sarah recently won first prize in the Schoenstein Competition in the Art of Organ Accompaniment hosted by the University of Michigan. In 2017, Sarah was nominated to The Diapason magazine’s “Top 20 under 30” leaders in the field of organ. Sarah has traveled to Germany, France, Denmark and Sweden to study on historical instruments. She is secretary for the Ann Arbor chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She has also served as an adjudicator for the Detroit Chapter of the American Guild of Organist’s annual scholarship competition. She has volunteered as a chaperone for several Pipe Organ Encounter camps for high school students. Currently serving as interim Director of Music and Organist at University Presbyterian Church in Rochester, Sarah will be touring Michigan this summer with the high school choir, the Agape Singers. Previously she held positions at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills; Bethany Presbyterian Church in Greece, New York; and University Presbyterian Church in Rochester.

The information presented here was accurate as of January 1, 2018.