Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred Music
David Kraft
CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE
David Kraft is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. A native of the Rochester, NY area, he began lessons in piano at the age of 5 and studied organ since the age of 13 with John Morabito. David has served as an organist at Holy Trinity Church (Webster), St. Thomas the Apostle Church (Irondequoit), and Sacred Heart Cathedral (Rochester), where he assists in instruction of the Cathedral Youth Schola. In the fall of 2021, he received First Prize in the 24 th annual Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition. He is an experienced builder of virtual pipe organ consoles and has undertaken an independent research project to construct an 18 th -century table organ in the style of Jean-Baptiste Micot.