Dennis Northway

Dennis Northwayis a very active musician, organbuilder, teacher and author.  Most recently he has written an anthology of inspirational music thoughts for choral groups entitled To Touch the Garmen’s Hem; he also was the editor of the ChicAGO Centenary Anthology celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chicagochapter of the American Guild of Organists.  He is also the co-author, with Stephen Schnurr, Jr., of the critically acclaimed Pipe Organs of Chicago and Pipe Organs of Chicago Volume Two.    He was most recently National Councilor for Research and Publications of the Organ Historical Society.  Dr. Northway is also the chair of the 2012 National Convention of the Organ Historical Society and Treasurer of the Chicago-Midwest chapter of the OHS.  Dennis is also Artistic Director of the annual Handel Week festival in Oak Park, Illinois, and Parish Musician at Grace Episcopal Church.   Dennis is active as a teacher, church musician, composer and writer.  Dennis Northway received a Doctorate in Choral Conducting from NorthwesternUniversity, where he also attained candidacy for a Ph. D. in Musicology.  He received his Masters Degree in Church Music from ConcordiaUniversity, in River Forest, Ill.where he concentrated on Composition.  His undergraduate degree is from the Universityof Missouri, St. Louis, where he studied both organ and voice and received a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Education. 

Dennis Northwayis a very active musician, organbuilder, teacher and author.  Most recently he has written an anthology of inspirational music thoughts for choral groups entitled To Touch the Garmen’s Hem; he also was the editor of the ChicAGO Centenary Anthology celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chicagochapter of the American Guild of Organists.  He is also the co-author, with Stephen Schnurr, Jr., of the critically acclaimed Pipe Organs of Chicago and Pipe Organs of Chicago Volume Two.    He is National Councilor for Research and Publications of the Organ Historical Society.  Dr. Northway is also the chair of the 2012 National Convention of the Organ Historical Society and Treasurer of the Chicago-Midwest chapter of the OHS.  Dennis is also Artistic Director of the annual Handel Week festival in Oak Park, Illinois, and Parish Musician at Grace Episcopal Church.   Dennis is active as a teacher, church musician, composer and writer.  Dennis Northway received a Doctorate in Choral Conducting from NorthwesternUniversity, where he also attained candidacy for a Ph. D. in Musicology.  He received his Masters Degree in Church Music from ConcordiaUniversity, in River Forest, Ill.where he concentrated on Composition.  His undergraduate degree is from the Universityof Missouri, St. Louis, where he studied both organ and voice and received a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Education.