Matthew Wilkinson is an American organist, residing in Denton, Texas. At the age of 22 he was appointed as the youngest music director in the history of St. Michael’s Anglican Church, the oldest church in Charleston, South Carolina (1751). There he served for six years as organist and choirmaster and had the privilege of developing a thriving choral program, starting a concert series, and performing orchestral works such as Bach’s Magnificat and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Before moving to Charleston, he received a performance degree in piano from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, where he was awarded the school’s prestigious Instrumental Performance Award and Presser Scholarship. After serving as music director in Charleston, he pursued his Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik, Freiburg i. Br., Germany. His teachers have included: Matthias Maierhofer, David Franke and Vincent Dubois, and he has participated in lessons and masterclasses with Daniel Roth, Ullrich Böhme, Guy Bovet and Robert Hill (harpsichord). He has performed concerts in Germany, in Frauenstein, Freiburg, Glauchau, Memmingen, Metten, Naumburg, Steinfeld und Störmthal, was an artist in the Roquevaire International Organ Festival in France, and a semi-finalist in the International Franz Schmidt Organ Competition. After completing his master’s degree, he moved to Denton Texas to pursue his DMA in organ at the University of North Texas under Dr. Jesse Eschbach, and served as the organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Plano. In 2023 he resumed his position as music director at St. Michael’s Anglican Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
