After several months of prayerful consideration, the Music Director Search Committee is very pleased to announce that Paul Meier, currently the assistant music director at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, will be the next Music Director here at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Paul will begin his work here with us on February 1, 2017, and his first Sunday will be February 12, 2017.
At Grace Cathedral, Paul is the primary organist and directs the Cathedral Camerata, an adult choir that sings for weekly Sunday Evensongs. Paul holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California. In addition to Grace Cathedral, his professional background includes work at St. James in the City Episcopal Church (Los Angeles), Bel Air Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles), and Christ the King Lutheran Church (Houston). He has been a featured organist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Pacific Symphony. More importantly, the Search Committee felt his sense of humor, communication skills, and welcoming manner made him a good fit for our Cathedral. We have enjoyed getting to know Paul during the search process and feel that he will be a superb leader for the wonderful program that has been built here. Paul, his girlfriend Suzanne Anderson, and their dog and cat will be moving to Kansas City in January.
The Search Committee thanks everyone for their prayers and support during the search process. We invite you to pray for Paul and Suzanne during this time of transition and look forward to his formal introduction to the Cathedral community in February.
Music Search Committee: Diane Barker, Chair, The Very Rev. Peter DeVeau, Jay Carter, Sara Copeland, Joey DeSota, Paget Higgins, Joyce Steeby, Mike Thomas.
The Very Rev. Peter DeVeau, Dean
Diane Barker, Search Committee Chair
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