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K e v i n N e e l enjoys a versatile career as organist, collaborative pianist, conductor, and singer. He was named in the Diapason Magazine's 2019 Class of "20 under 30" which recognizes young talents in the fields of organ and harpsichord performance, organ and harpsichord building, carillon, and church music.
He has been heard at the organ in numerous venues including Symphony Hall (Boston), the Cathedral of St. Philip (Atlanta, GA), Methuen Memorial Music Hall, College of the Holy Cross (St. Joseph's Chapel, Worcester), Church of the Advent and Trinity Church (both in Boston). He also has appeared in numerous venues in the southeast. He also has appeared as organ and piano accompanist for multiple choral ensembles in the New England area including The Heritage Chorale from 2019-2025 and The Boston Cecilia from 2018-2026.
He was appointed Director of Music and Organist at historic Christ Church, Cambridge in August 2026. There, he directs the Sunday and Evensong Choirs and plays Schoenstein Organ Op. 149 for all services. In addition, he collaborates with diocesan and other church musicians as well as the Boston Chapter of the AGO and other arts organizations.
Prior to his time in Cambridge, he served as Director of Music and Organist at All Saints, Worcester where he directed the All Saints Choir (choristers and adults), managed special music events, oversaw music education programs, played the Rice Memorial Organ (Aeolian Skinner Op. 909), and collaborated with Worcester-area music and arts organizations. While at All Saints, he commissioned and premiered choral music of Grace Coberly and Zachary Wadsworth. As a conductor, he has been seen in venues across Massachusetts (including Mechanics Hall, Worcester) as well as in New York City.
He believes in inspiring the next generation of musicians and has served the American Guild of Organists in several capacities, including as Director of the 2025 Pipe Organ Encounter Advanced in Worcester, Mass., the first Advanced POE held since the COVID-19 pandemic, and as Director of the 2026 POE-A in Hartford, Connecticut. He also served as the Sub-Dean of the Worcester Chapter of the AGO and the first National Convener of American Guild of Organists Young Organists (AGOYO), as well as on the National Nominating Committee.
In addition to volunteering for local and national organizations, he also
has served as a "Friend of the Hall" for Methuen Memorial Music Hall since 2024 and has served as Organist and Presenter for several educational events held at the Hall.
He maintains a small studio of private organ students in Worcester teaching on the Dobson Op. 69 at Pakachoag Church.
Past positions include Organist and Chapel Choir Director at Emmanuel Church, Boston from 2016-2021. He also served as the Parish Operations Manager at Emmanuel Church from 2019-2021 and was the Executive Director for Coro Allegro from 2016-2019. He holds a Masters of Sacred Music degree from Boston University in Choral Conducting with primary professors Ann Howard Jones, Scott Allen Jarrett, and Peter Sykes, and a Bachelors of Music degree from Indiana University in Organ Performance with primary professors Janette Fishell, Bruce Neswick, Jeffrey Smith and Todd Wilson. Kevin is originally from the Charlotte, NC area where he studied organ with David Lowry and Shirley Fishburne and piano with Patsy Surratt.
