Brenda Portman

Brenda Portman is active throughout the United States as a concert organist, organ instructor, and composer of choral, organ, instrumental, and vocal works. She is the Resident Organist at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, and organ instructor at Xavier University. She holds the D.M.A. degree in organ performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, as well as degrees from Northwestern University and Wheaton College. 
Dr. Portman has been a prizewinner in numerous national organ competitions as well as composition competitions for choral or organ works. She has been commissioned to compose new music for national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, new organ dedications, memorials, and other occasions. Her compositions have been described as “refreshing, intelligent, and inspired,” “exquisite,” and “ridiculously good.” For more information, visit brendaportman.com.