If you are looking for a substitute organist for a church service, a wedding, a funeral, or other function, please contact one of the listed organists. (Please use the contact form on the right to be added to the list)
This list is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation by the RCCO.
Name: Nicholas Cifelli
Details: Organist / Cantor / Choir Director at a dozen Catholic parishes in the Toronto area for 19 years. Occasionally played at Anglican, Lutheran & United services. Usually available evenings & Saturdays / Sundays in Vancouver & area.
Phone number: 604-861-7822
Email: Nicholas.Cifelli@utoronto.ca
Name: Michael Dirk
Details: available except Sunday mornings.
Phone number: 604-562-5052
Email: mjdirk@hotmail.com
Name: Frank Ezinga (Langley)
Details: Experienced church organist. Preference for the lower mainland. Available some Sundays.
Phone number: 604-807-5246
Email: frank-dot-ezinga-at-gmail-dot-com
Name: Eiko Izeki
Details: Bachelor degree in Organ Performance. Available for weddings, funerals, and services. Lower Mainland.
Phone number: 604-565-1504
Email: goddes97@hotmail.com
Name: Edward Norman
Details: Freelance organist, choral director, and professional classical and jazz recording engineer. Available for church services and memorial services, as well as recitals and accompaniment. edwardnormanmusic.wordpress.com
Phone number: 778-918-4484
Email: edwardnorman8@gmail.com
Name: Michael Park, DMA
Details: Trained as organ scholar within Anglican tradition, but familiar with variety of denominations. Comfortable playing traditional and contemporary services, as well as liturgical chant. Also plays piano, conducts, sings, and improvises. Available for weddings and funerals. Vancouver preferred, but can travel within greater Vancouver area.
Phone: 778-866-5638
Email: michaeljpark@gmail.com
Name: Annabelle Paetsch
Details: Experienced, versatile organist and pianist available for memorials or special services (not Sunday mornings at present). Familiar with Anglican, Lutheran, and United liturgies. Service playing, choral conducting, accompanying, or ensemble; traditional or contemporary worship styles. Prefer North Shore.
Email: annabelle.paetsch@gmail.com
Name: David Poon
Details: Experienced with Roman Catholic (including Tridentine mass) and Anglican services. Fluent in Gregorian chant, Anglican chant, and liturgical extemporisation. Will chant, direct, play; can provide vocal quartet or men's schola if needed. Available on the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast. Not generally available on Sunday mornings.
Phone number: 604-729-0836
Email: dporgan@gmail.com
Name: Christine Purvis
Details: Experienced organist recently retired from St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Victoria and relocated to Langley. Experience with all denominations including Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, United and Presbyterian churches. Also trained as a harpsichordist. Available for Sunday services, funerals and weddings.
Phone number: 250-508-0884
Email: purviswalker@gmail.com
Name: Neil Robertson
Details: As an active church organist in South Africa since 2013, the USA from 2017-2020, and Canada since April 2025, I have experience with a wide range of denominations and styles, having played for regular Sunday services, eucharists, masses, memorials, funerals, weddings, and other special services. Additionally, I hold a Masters in flute performance from the University of Michigan, and an Undergraduate degree in flute and organ performance from the University of Cape Town.
General availability: Mostly any evening and all weekend. Based in downtown Vancouver but can be open to travel.
Phone number: 613-206-8853
Email: neilrob@umich.edu
Name: Abraham Ross, D.Mus
Details: Organist and choral conductor with experience as director of music in a diverse range of denominational and liturgical settings. Recently graduated from McGill with a doctorate in organ and church music. Generally available for funerals, weddings, and services, Sundays included.
Email: abraham.david.ross@gmail.com
Name: Ginger Shaw
Details: Was music director at St. Laurence Anglican Church and St. Agnes Anglican Church. Available Sundays, weddings and funerals. Not free on Tuesday evenings.
Phone number: 604-980-0899 Cell: 604-880-5399
Email: gingershaw@shaw.ca
Name: Michel St-Amant B.Mus., M.Ed.
Details: Studied with Raymond Daveluy. Was a church organist from 1979 to 2006 in various communities, including as Music Director at St-Jérome Cathedral near Montreal and Ste-Famille Catholic Church in Toronto.
Phone number: 236-334-1860
Email: stamantm@hotmail.com
Name: Mr. B. Waterlow, M.Mus., ARCCO, LMusLCM
Details: Available Sundays and other days; pianist, organist, accompanist, arranger, choir conductor. Based in Burnaby, can travel around Greater Vancouver.
Phone number: 604-439-1121
Email: dbwaterlow@gmail.com
Name: Angela Zhang, BMus & ARCT
Details: Piano, Organ, SATB Choral Directing, Worship Band. Familiar with various liturgies and denominations. Traditional and contemporary. Weddings and Funerals. Lower Mainland.
Phone number: 604-838-5168
Email: angela.j.zhang@gmail.com