Alexander Straus-Fausto to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Miami
Alexander Straus-Fausto is appointed cathedral organist and associate choirmaster of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Miami, Florida. There he will play the 1924 Skinner Organ Company Opus 471, rebuilt in 1970 as Aeolian-Skinner Opus 471-A, and most recently by R. A. Colby, Inc., in 2014. Straus-Fausto has most recently served as principal organist and associate music director at Epiphany Catholic Church, Miami, Florida, as well as artistic director of the Miami International Organ Competition.
Straus-Fausto earned an Advanced Diploma in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music. He received his Master of Music degree in organ from Yale University in 2024. He previously completed his Bachelor of Music degree in organ at McGill University in 2022. During his time in Montréal, he was titular organist at Église Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus. He previously served as assistant organist at St. George’s Anglican Cathedral in Kingston, Ontario. He is a member of The Diapason’s 20 under 30 Class of 2023.
Alexander Straus-Fausto has created more than sixty transcriptions of major orchestral works for the organ. He is represented by Seven Eight Artists. For further information: trinitymiami.org and seveneightartists.com.
Other recent appointments:
Andrew Herbruck to Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago
