President's Day Organ Festival Venue: Ascension Lutheran Church
Dr. Zach Neufeld is highly regarded as a composer, keyboard collaborator, organist, conductor, and lecturer. As a pianist and organist, Zach has performed with organizations such as the LA Phil, Pacific Opera Project, UCLA, Cal State LA, theĀ Morgan-Wixson Theater, and Pasadena Opera. Zach is on the music faculty of the Windward School in Los Angeles, where he teaches music theory and assists with the choirs and musical theater productions. He is the organist at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles. He regularly presents pre-concert lectures for the LA Phil, including organ recitals. He earned a Ph.D in composition from UCLA and a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from the University of Redlands. His choral setting of the Preces and Responses is published by Paraclete Press.