Organist, Choral Conductor, Music Educator
Dr. John A. Wolfe is a New York City-based organist, choral conductor and music educator. Dr. Wolfe serves as Organist and Music Director at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Manhattan, and as Associate Organist at the Church of St. Joseph in Bronxville. He previously served as Organist and Music Director at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn; he’s also a past Dean, Sub-Dean and Executive Board member of the American Guild of Organists Brooklyn Chapter. As a music historian and educator, Dr. Wolfe is a Senior Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, and a recipient of the Organ Historical Society’s E. Power Biggs Fellowship. As an organ recitalist, his recent performance engagements have included Princeton University Chapel, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, and the “Bach Meditations” series at Grace Episcopal Church in Manhattan. Other career performance highlights have included St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Central Synagogue in Manhattan, and the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
In January 2018, Wolfe earned the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance at Rutgers University. While working towards his doctorate he studied with Professor Renée Anne Louprette and performed with the Rutgers Baroque Players, Rutgers Medieval Ensemble and Rutgers Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and participated in master classes with Michel Bouvard, James David Christie, Matteo Imbruno, Nathan Laube, Kimberly Marshall, Alan Morrison and Gordon Turk. Dr. Wolfe was the recipient of Rutgers University's Drinkwater and Shaw organ scholarships, and the Elizabeth Wyckoff Durham award for academic distinction and excellence in organ or piano performance. He also holds a Master’s Degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where he studied with Professor Walter Klauss and earned the Maynard Walker Organ Award, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Vassar College, where he studied with Professor Gail Archer. While working towards his Bachelor's Degree he additionally studied in Prague, Czech Republic via New York University. Dr. Wolfe is a native of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.