Berdie Bowlsby

Berdie Bowlsby

Berdie Bowlsby started playing piano at the age of 6 and began playing the organ in high school for services at her church. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Church Music with an emphasis in Organ Performance from Grace University, as a student of Professor Joyce Mynster. Berdie is a perpetual organ student, and her mentors include Christian Elliott, David Hegarty (theatre organ) and Tom Hazelton. She currently studies church organ literature with Mark Thallander and classical organ literature with John West, both of Southern California.

She is a featured organist at Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Jose, CA, is Guest Organist at many other churches, and occasionally performs concerts throughout the Bay Area. She teaches private organ and piano instruction through her music studio in San Jose.

Berdie serves as a Board member to the San Jose Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and is an active member with the Music Teacher's Association of California and The National Guild of Piano Teachers.