Jacob Reed, Organ

Jacob is Renate M. Thilenius Memorial Scholar in Piano and Organ at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Memorial Chapel and Lecturer in Harpsichord at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He plays organ and harpsichord with ensembles across the Chicagoland area and has performed recital series encompassing the complete organ works of J.S. Bach and César Franck.

Jacob received a simultaneous BA/MA in music (double-major in mathematics) from Yale, where he studied organ with Thomas Murray and harpsichord with Arthur Haas. He then graduated with an MM in organ performance from Yale’s School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, studying with Martin Jean and serving as Organ Scholar at Grace Church in New York City. He was awarded the ISM's Robert Baker Scholarship and the YSM's Julia R. Sherman Memorial Prize for excellence in organ playing.

In addition to organ recitals across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, Jacob has served as artist-in-residence on organ and piano at the Uncommon Music Festival in Sitka, Alaska, piano accompanist for the Yale Opera Program, and harpsichordist for the Yale Baroque Opera Project. Jacob is now a PhD candidate in Music Theory and History and a Neubauer Family Distinguished Doctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago. jacobreedorgan.com