Joshua Brodbeck is an American concert organist. He has studied with concert organist Todd Wilson from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Biography

Joshua Brodbeck began his concert career in

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at the age of twelve. Since then, he has given many concerts throughout the

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. Mr. Brodbeck has studied with Steve Jacoby and international concert organist Todd Wilson. In 2007, Mr. Brodbeck won the

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American Guild of Organists Young Artist competition. Also in 2007, he was the recipient of Keller award for outstanding performance at

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. In 2008, Mr. Brodbeck won the Perrini award for performance. In 2009, he won the Evansville American Guild of Organist Young Artists Competition and received second place in the Region V American Guild of Organist Young Artist Competition in Detroit. His performances have been featured on

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and

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. Mr. Brodbeck holds the Colleague certificate from the American Guild of Organists. (The American Organist, October 2009) He serves as Director of Music at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Upper Arlington, Ohio, where he is nicknamed "Herr Kapelle Meister." Mr. Brodbeck is also the Organist-in-Residence at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio.

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External links

Columbus Chapter - American Guild of OrganistsHoly Trinity Lutheran Church
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodbeck, Joshua Living people American classical organists American male organists 21st-century organists 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American keyboardists Male classical organists