Malcolm Matthews, who earned a doctoral degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music, is one of only four organists to have been awarded the prestigious Artist's Certificate in Eastman's century-long history. In addition to his organ studies with David Higgs, he earned a master's degree in harpsichord performance under William Porter and pursued a minor in collaborative piano with Jean Barr. 

Dr. Matthews comes to UNT most recently from the faculty of the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennesee where he served as Adjunct Artist Teacher of Organ and Harpsichord. He also served as associate organist and choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville. Matthews enjoys collaborative work and often accompanies ensembles and soloists across a broad repertoire. He has performed as a soloist with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. A featured artist at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists and the Organ Historical Society, his accolades include first place at the 2013 Westfield International Organ Competition, second place at the 2012 National Young Artist's Competition in Organ Performance, semi-finalist at the 2016 International Bach Competition, second place at the 2016 OSM Manulife Competition, first place at the 2005 Southeastern Region IV Young Organists Competition and semi-finalist at the 2009 Concours international d’orgue de Lyon.

Michael Conrady is the Organist and Choirmaster at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas, TX. A native of Anthony, KS, he received his bachelor’s degree at Baylor University, where he studied organ with Joyce Jones. While at Baylor, he was the first-place winner of the 1998 William Hall Organ Competition. His graduate degrees include the Masters of Music (MM) in organ, the Masters of Theological Studies (MTS), and the Masters of Sacred Music (MTS) degrees at Southern Methodist University, where he studied Sacred Music with Michael Hawn and Chris Anderson, organ with Larry Palmer, and conducting with David Davidson.

Postgraduate studies led him to the University of North Texas, where he studied organ with Jesse Eschbach for two years, specializing in 18th-century performance practices of France and Germany. He completed the Doctor of Ministry degree at SMU in 2019, studying liturgics with Mark Stamm. His doctoral thesis was written on the topic of Communion antiphons in the Roman Rite.

Dr. Conrady oversees an active and vital music program at St. Thomas Aquinas that is known for musical excellence. During his tenure, the ministry has grown to feature eight diverse choirs, an exemplary children’s music program, a contemporary worship ensemble, a cantor ministry, and a concert series. As part of his responsibilities at St. Thomas Aquinas, he conducts three of the parish’s regular choirs (St. Thomas Aquinas Choir, St Francis Choir, and the Schola Cantorum) as well as the Palestrina Singers, a professional Renaissance choir which sings at special concerts and holy days throughout the year.

In addition to parish ministry, Dr. Conrady also concertizes, composes liturgical music, and serves on a number of area boards and commissions related to music, liturgy, and theology. His involvement with the American Guild of Organists has included the roles of chairperson of the Robert T. Anderson Recital Series and the Southwest Regional Coordinator for Education. He was certified as an Colleague of the American Guild of Organists (CAGO) in 2005 and as an Associate (AAGO) in 2007. He has served on the Dallas Diocesan Liturgical Commission, the Diocesan Commission for Sacred Places, and as organist for the Diocesan Choir. He is active in the Hymn Society of United States and Canada, where he presented the opening hymn festival at the 2019 convention and has taught seminars on liturgy and music at previous annual conventions.

Chase Loomer is now the Organist and Associate Choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, Georgia, where he shares service playing duties for over 250 services per year and oversees the RSCM-based chorister program. He holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (B.M), Yale University (M.M), and has completed coursework for the Doctor of Music degree at Indiana University. He has given solo recitals throughout North America in venues including Trinity Church, Boston; Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kingston, Jamaica; St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus; Coral Ridge Presbyterian, Ft. Lauderdale; Church of the Covenant, Cleveland, and Trinity Cathedral, Portland. He has received first prize in several competitions, including the Taylor Organ Competition and AGO/Quimby Southeast Regional Competition, and has been a semifinalist in the National Competition in Organ Improvisation and the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition. While at Yale, he received both the Robert Baker Scholarship from the ISM and the Sherman Memorial Prize from the School of Music. Chase has performed at national and regional conventions of the AGO, the American Liszt Society Festival, and has had several recordings featured on Pipedreams. He has performed with a number of ensembles including the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Brass, Yale Philharmonia, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and Tonos del Sur. Prior to his appointment at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Chase was the Associate Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, and served on the collaborative piano staff at Butler University. His teachers have included David Higgs, Martin Jean, Christopher Young, Edoardo Bellotti, Jeffrey Brillhart, Jeffrey Smith, and Patrick Scott. In addition to organ, Chase is a jazz pianist and composer of choral, keyboard, and jazz music.

Dr. Lenora McCroskey is professor emeritus of music in the College of Music at the University of North Texas in Denton. She served from 1982 to 2009. In addition to teaching organ and harpsichord, she was the assistant director of Early Music Studies, teaching Baroque performance practice, continuo, and coaching Baroque chamber ensembles.  Her keyboard students have won various competitions and hold prominent positions in the profession.  

Prior to her appointment at UNT, Dr. McCroskey was on the faculties of Stetson University, the Longy School in Cambridge, MA, and the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester and was the Associate Organist/Choirmaster in the Memorial Church at Harvard, working with John Ferris.  She holds the BA and BM degrees from Stetson, where her organ study was with Paul Jenkins; an MA from Harvard in musicology, working with Dr. John Ward; and the DMA from the Eastman School of Music, where her organ study was with Russell Saunders. She studied harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt and continuo with Veronika Hampe at the Amsterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands.

She received the Paul Riedo Award from the Dallas Bach Society for service to the early music community in the DFW area and numerous grants for study in France.  She served as an editor of the complete organ works of Nicolas de Grigny published by Leupold Publications and wrote the performance practice section of the preface.  She is a Radcliffe Fellow, researching the  tradition of alternatim vocal music in the liturgy accompanying French Baroque organ music.  She has played both organ and harpsichord recitals in venues throughout the United States and in France.

She served various churches in the DFW area as Director of Music including Trinity Presbyterian Church in Denton from 2010-2023.  She is now happily retired and singing in the choir of St Andrew Presbyterian Church, the Denton Bach Society Women’s Chorale, and playing for the Village Singers at Denton Village Retirement Community, where she lives with her husband, Dr. John Todd, and frequently plays with their 1-year-old great granddaughter.