Midmonth Music: Matthew Gerhardt, Organist, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Matthew Gerhardt

Kantor, Organist

Matthew Gerhardt serves as Kantor (Music Director) at St. Paul's Lutheran in Des Peres, where he oversees a robust music ministry. In addition to his work at St. Paul's, Matt enjoys playing continuo with the American Kantorei and other ensembles. Previously, Matt was Assistant Organist and Choir Director at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Indianapolis, IN. He received his Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in the organ studio of Dr. Janette Fishell. During his time at IU, he studied improvisation with Bruce Neswick and Robert Nicholls. Matt received his Bachelor's degree in Parish (Sacred) Music from Concordia University Wisconsin, where he studied organ with Dr. John Behnke. Following his time at Concordia, Matt spent a year enrolled as a guest student at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik in Herford, Germany. In Germany he studied organ and improvisation with Stefan Kagl and received the top score of 1,0 (excellent) on the MA-level organ performance exam.