Daniel Carroll

This fall, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church welcomes Daniel Carroll as its Organ Scholar, a position he holds through the Curtis Institute of Music. As part of his conservatory training, Daniel is placed in an active church music setting to gain professional experience in service playing, choral accompaniment, and worship leadership.

At BMPC, Daniel plays the organ on select Sundays, contributes to special concerts and liturgical services, and works closely with the church’s music directors and choirs. His role as Organ Scholar reflects both his outstanding musicianship and the Curtis Institute’s commitment to pairing students with prominent Philadelphia-area churches.

Daniel has been a regular church organist since the age of twelve, the same year he began playing the organ. Daniel grew up in a small town in Northern Virginia. He was part of a group of four young organists who began studying together at the same church. This group allowed for healthy competition and formed close friendships. It was through the camaraderie of the four that Daniel was able to discern organ performance as a career.

Outside of the organ, Daniel played baseball until his junior year of high school. Baseball was a part of his life since he was five (his father was a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds!) Although he did not begin to play the organ until much later, it proved to be what he enjoys doing most.

In 2025, he won first prize in the prestigious Taylor Competition, sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He also advanced to the St. Alban’s International Competition in Organ Improvisation this past July, becoming one of the youngest competitors to receive that honor. A superb improviser, Daniel will provide the musical soundtrack to the film Hunchback of Notre Dame on October 31 at 8:00 p.m. in BMPC’s Chapel.