Carolyn Pryor, Auxiliary Organist / Accompanist
Carolyn Pryor, though she "retired" 9 years ago after serving for 21 years as full time director of Music Ministries at Campbell United Methodist Church, is still active as a musician. She lost her husband 13 years ago but has two children and two grandchildren.
Ms. Pryor had excellent piano teachers, the one who influenced her most being Marjorie Duncan Baker. However, in high school she fell in love with the organ and attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, earning a BA in Organ Performance. Her organ teachers there were David Craighead and Clarence Mader. Other teachers have included Paul Callaway and Harvey Burgett.
While in New York City where her family lived for 15 years, Ms. Pryor served as an accompanist for many professional auditions and was a substitute organist at churches and temples in the greater New York area. However, substituting came to an end when she secured two permanent weekend jobs—in Brooklyn at Boro Park Progressive Synagogue and on Long Island at Sea Cliff United Methodist Church.
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