Michael Bennett is the choral director of the award winning Varsity Singers, A Cappella, and Accents, and also teaches advanced class piano. Michael, a native of Roanoke, VA is a proud graduate of the Indiana University School of Music where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Organ Performance and the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and Choral Conducting.
Mr. Bennett is the Director of Music at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, where he continues to oversee and expand the parish’s diverse musical offerings, directs the multi-generational choir program, administrates the concert series, and serves as organist for all services. For five years Michael was also the Assistant Conductor and Youth Chorus Director for the Bach Chorale Singers.
As a concert organist, Mr. Bennett has performed extensively across the Midwest and East Coast, playing in cathedrals and for chapters of the American Guild of Organists in more than ten states. His most recent collaboration was with the choirs of Vassar College, where he made his discography debut in a live performance of Mozart’s Requiem, K.626.
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Michael Bennett