J. David Hart, 67, of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died December 9, 2025.
At age 12, he presented his first public concert and in 1989 made his Carnegie Hall debut. He was featured as an organ soloist with American symphony orchestras and concertized throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. He was a national treasurer and regional councilor of the American Guild of Organists and a Fellow of that organization. Hart led workshops and taught masterclasses for conventions and chapters of the AGO, the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, and other denominational organizations. For 19 years he served Shadyside Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh. His final position was as organist and choirmaster of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Winter Haven.
J. David Hart is survived by his mother, Eleanore Hays Hart; his daughter Elizabeth Parker Davis of New Port Richey, Florida; and sister Lynne June Perich of Trinity, Florida. A memorial service was scheduled for January at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Winter Haven.
