John Benjamin

Artist-in-Residence
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: Music

Profile

Pianist John Benjamin enjoys a busy career of music making at - and away from - the keyboard. John has spent a great deal of his musical life as a collaborative musician: chamber musician; coach/accompanist; choral accompanist; choral director; opera accompanist; church organist; musical theater conductor; and as a cast member in opera and musical theater. He was appointed artist-in-residence at the University of Dayton in 2000. Before coming to UD, he was on staff at the University of Akron and Butler University. John currently serves as organist/choir director at Epiphany Lutheran in Centerville. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music and the University of Akron. His principal teachers were Marian Lott, Donna Geller, Ken Griffiths and Richard Morris. He has played under the batons of such conductors as Robert Page, Sir David Willcocks, Henry Leck and Neal Gittleman.

Upcoming endeavors include musical direction of Seussical for the Epiphany Players in July and a collaborative performance of Schubert's Die Schone Mullerin with University of Dayton tenor David Sievers in the Fall.