David H. Binkley was honored on November 15 at Camp Hill (Pennsylvania) Presbyterian Church, marking his retirement on December 31, 2015, as the church’s organist/choirmaster for 42 years. The celebration included a program and a luncheon following worship.
Binkley’s responsibilities included music teaching in the Sunday church school, direction of three singing choirs, and coordination of the church’s Music, Art and Drama Series. A new 42-rank Schantz organ was installed in 2008 after a major renovation of the church building. The church regularly presents organ recitals, including a monthly organ concert featuring members of the Harrisburg American Guild of Organists chapter.
Binkley graduated from Lebanon Valley College and received a Master of Sacred Music degree from New York City’s Union Theological Seminary School of Sacred Music; his primary organ teachers have been Robert Clippinger, Karl Moyer, Pierce Getz, and Robert Baker. David Binkley has presented recitals and church music workshops throughout central Pennsylvania; he holds the AGO Colleague certificate, and in 1996 was awarded Certified Church Musician status by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians.
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