American Guild of Organists

Degan, Bill

The Bristol Baptist Church, Bristol, CT

Bill will be presenting the group session regarding the Science of Tuning and Temperament on Thursday in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Sacred Heart University.

Bill is the Organist and Choir Director at The Bristol Baptist Church, Bristol, CT. He studied organ with John Holtz at the Hartt School of Music.  Bill has been on the faculty of northeast Pipe Organ Encounters since 2005, and has been a POE chaperone for the 2006 - 2009 POE's. He also teaches physics to ninth graders at Farmington (CT) High School, is a tenor in the Insurance City Barbershop Chorus, and in the quartet, "Sound Policy."  Since 2006, Bill has also presented classes on harmony, tuning, and keyboard temperaments.