Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Lincoln-Wichita AGO Chapters' competition of the RCYO (Regional Young Organists' Competition), Aidan Hill.
Aidan Hill is a sophomore undergraduate at the University of Kansas majoring in music with an emphasis in Organ Performance studying under the direction of Dr. James Higdon. Aidan began piano lessons in 2nd grade with his hometown piano teacher, Joan Robinson, and began organ lessons in 5th grade with Carole Pracht, organist at St. Mary's Cathedral in Wichita. Alongside his performance, Aidan enjoys writing his own original scores both for organ and piano, which include his recently completed Missa Sancta Familia for organ and choir to be used at his and his fiancée's wedding this fall.
Judges were Dr. Christopher Marks, Dr. Chelsea Vaught, and David von Behren. The committee included Ralph Phillips, Wichita AGO coordinator and Brent Shaw, Lincoln AGO coordinator.