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Daniel J. Fenn to St. Luke Lutheran, Silver Spring, Maryland

August 20, 2018
Daniel J. Fenn

Daniel J. Fenn is appointed director of music and organist at Saint Luke Lutheran Church (ELCA), Silver Spring, Maryland. He succeeds Jeffrey R. Pannebaker, who is retiring after 30 years of service to the church.

A native of Mississippi, Fenn studied organ performance at Mississippi College (Bachelor of Music, 2002) and University of Houston (Master of Music, 2004). He earned the Master of Sacred Music degree in choral conducting in 2009 in the program shared between St. Olaf College and Luther Seminary in Minnesota. His organ teachers include Jeff McLelland, Robert Knupp, and Robert Bates, and he studied conducting with Anton Armstrong.

Previous director of music positions include Grace Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas, and St. John’s Lutheran Church, Northfield, Minnesota. At Saint Luke Church, he will serve as the principal organist and direct the adult, youth, and handbell choirs.