Active recitalist, recording artist, scholar, and author David Pickering begins his work in mid-July as an Associate Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Kansas State University, where he will continue to teach organ students and music theory courses as Professor of Music. Pickering’s work as a church musician encompasses serving as Organist of First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, Kansas, and Stake Music Coordinator for the Salina Kansas Stake. His work as a performer has carried him to numerous locations throughout the United States; he has also performed internationally in Canada and Europe
Pickering’s multifaceted research has focused on the composers, music, organs, and pedagogues of the American organ scene in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His four solo recordings have focused on the organ music of American composers from the twentieth century to the present day. His scholarly works are published by the Organ Historical Society Press and Wayne Leupold Editions.
Pickering completed his degrees from the University of Kansas and Brigham Young University in organ performance and musicology; he has also pursued technical studies with pianist Sheila Paige. His organ teachers include Parley Belnap, James Higdon, J.J. Keeler, and Arlene Small.
Pickering and his wife, Melinda, are the parents of seven children.