Wyatt Smith, organist

 Originally from Rapid City, South Dakota, Wyatt Smith is an American concert organist, appearing in both solo and collaborative performances throughout the United States and Europe. Hailed as a performer with “nuance, polish, and personality” (Michael  Barone,  APM Pipedreams), Dr. Smith has concertized all over the United States and Europe. Notable performances include the Grace Cathedral (San Francisco), USAFA Protestant Cadet Chapel (Colorado Springs), St. Mark’s Cathedral (Seattle), St. Thomas Church (New York City), Marktkirche (Wiesbaden), The Queen’s College (Oxford), and Coventry Cathedral (Coventry). He has been a featured performer at regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists. Wyatt can also be heard on American Public Media’s Pipedreams, performing works from J. S. Bach to Margaret Sandresky. 

 An advocate of new music, Smith has commissioned and premiered works by Emma Lou Diemer, Margaret Sandresky, Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, Carson Cooman, Craig Phillips, Kurt Knecht, and more.

As a collaborative musician, Wyatt performs with various choral ensembles in the Pacific Northwest including The Esoterics and the Tacoma Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra. In addition to choral collaborations, Wyatt performs in a variety chamber settings. Since 2015, he has performed with Dr. Tracelyn Gesteland, mezzo-soprano, as the Gesteland-Smith Duo. Wyatt has served as the Affiliate Artist in Organ & Harpsichord at the University of Puget Sound since 2018. He is also on the faculty of the Epiphany Music Academy, which he founded in 2019.