| Marcia Van Oyen earned her Bachelor's
degree in Organ and Church Music at
Calvin College. She earned both
Master's and Doctoral degrees in Organ
and Church Music at the University of
Michigan, studying organ with Robert
Glasgow. She has also studied organ
with Huw Lewis and improvisation with
Paul Manz. She was the winner of the
1996 Jean and Broadus Staley Hymn
Playing Competition and has earned
professional certification as an
Associate of the American Guild of
Organists (AAGO).
Marcia was previously Director of Music
and Organist at Glenview Community
Church (UCC) in Glenview, Illinois, a
position she held for ten years (1995 -
2005). Marcia has served as Dean,
Sub-Dean, and Board member of the North
Shore Chapter of the American Guild of
Organists and has been a performer on
many chapter programs. She is a member
of the National AGO Committee on
Membership Development and Chapter
Support. She teaches organ privately
and writes articles for The
Diapason and Choir & Organ,
international pipe organ journals.
Marcia is the author of "A Handbook for
Organ Committees," a book which she has
self-published. She has performed at
the National Cathedral in Washington,
D.C. and historic Bruton Parish in
Williamsburg, Virginia.
“Visions of Eternity,” Marcia’s compact disc
featuring the organ at Glenview
Community Church was released by
Raven
Recordings in Fall 2001.
Selections from this disc have been
featured on the national radio program,
“Pipedreams.”
For more information about Marcia, visit
her website.
marcia@pfumc.org |
