Robert McCormick has been appointed organist and choirmaster of St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first full-time organist and choirmaster appointed at St. Mark’s in thirty years. McCormick takes up his post on August 1, in time to share in the leadership of the Summer Choir Camp held for children at St. Mark’s in August.
He has served since 2008 as director of music at St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, Washington, D.C., where he conducts the various choirs of adults, boys, and girls. His recording from St. Paul’s, K Street, We Sing of God, was released in 2010 on the Pro Organo label. From 2001–08 he served as organist and music director at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York City.
He holds the Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. His teachers have included McNeil Robinson and Robert Carwithen. A semi-finalist in the 2005 St. Albans International Organ Festival Improvisation Competition, McCormick has been a featured artist and clinician at conventions and conferences. His choral compositions are published by Encore (UK) and Selah.
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