Kirk Michael Rich to All Saints, Atlanta

Kirk Michael Rich is appointed director of music for All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, where his responsibilities include directing the adult choir, sharing organ playing with the associate director of music for two weekly choral services, and overseeing a children’s and youth choir curriculum. He will administer the church concert series and develop a weekly lunchtime series.

Rich holds degrees in organ performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, and recently completed the doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Houston Moores School of Music, Houston, Texas. His organ teachers include Douglas Reed, James David Christie, Christopher Young, and Robert Bates. Additionally, Rich has studied privately in Europe with Francesco Cera and Ludger Lohmann. Choral conducting instructors include Betsy Cook Weber and Charles Hausmann.