Samantha Scheff , Assistant Organist
St John’s, Lafayette Square
Performing:
Pièce héroïque César Franck (1822-1890)
Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 678 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BWV 688
Benedictus, Op. 59 No. 9 Max Reger (1873-1916)
Fantasie on “Requiem Aeternam” François-Eustach e du Caurroy (1549-1609)
Fantasy on the Name of Roy Andrew Johnson Pamela Decker (b. 1955)
Samantha Scheff serves as Assistant Organist at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. An active performer, recent recital appearances include Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan, the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land and National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C., Christ Episcopal Church in New Brunswick, NJ, and the Hall of Philosophy in Mount Gretna, PA. Samantha was awarded 2nd place in both the 2019 Brooklyn AGO Competition and the 2019 West Chester University International Organ Competition. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park where she studied with Dr. Theodore Guerrant and a Master’s degree from Rutgers University where she studied with Renée Anne Louprette.