Organ Virtuoso - Kenneth Udy
When: Friday, August 28, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.
Where: Tabernacle on Temple Square, Salt Lake City
Admission: FREE and open to the public. No tickets required.
Kenneth Udy, a native of Salt Lake City, earned his DMA in organ performance from Claremont Graduate University and also studied at the University of Southern California and Utah State University. His organ teachers include Clay Christiansen, James Drake, Cherry Rhodes, and Robert Noehren. A practicing church musician since age 15, he has served since 1991 as Director of Music and Organist at Wasatch Presbyterian Church. He was also organist at Congregation Kol Ami for 25 years and frequently appears as a guest organist at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. He previously held posts at multiple churches in southern California.
In 2000 Dr. Udy joined the faculty of the University of Utah where he designed curriculum and helped implement the undergraduate and graduate degrees in organ performance. As University Organist he teaches organ majors and all organ coursework. Recently he assisted with the University’s acquisition of a new Flentrop practice organ. In addition, he maintains a studio of private organ students.
He is active in the Salt Lake City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists as their current Historian. He has previously served as Chapter Dean, District Convener, Co-Chairman of the Bi-Regional AGO Convention in June 2003, and an ex-officio board member.
Dr. Udy is the author of Alexander Schreiner: The California Years, a biography on the early career of Mormon Tabernacle organist Alexander Schreiner, published by Harmonie Park Press of Detroit. Last year his edition of six previously unpublished organ pieces by Alexander Schreiner was released by Wayne Leupold Editions.
This series showcases renowned organists from around the globe playing one of the world’s most famous and iconic pipe organs.
The Tabernacle Organ Virtuoso Performance Series is free to the public, and no tickets are required.
Where: Tabernacle on Temple Square, Salt Lake City
Admission: FREE and open to the public. No tickets required.
Kenneth Udy, a native of Salt Lake City, earned his DMA in organ performance from Claremont Graduate University and also studied at the University of Southern California and Utah State University. His organ teachers include Clay Christiansen, James Drake, Cherry Rhodes, and Robert Noehren. A practicing church musician since age 15, he has served since 1991 as Director of Music and Organist at Wasatch Presbyterian Church. He was also organist at Congregation Kol Ami for 25 years and frequently appears as a guest organist at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. He previously held posts at multiple churches in southern California.
In 2000 Dr. Udy joined the faculty of the University of Utah where he designed curriculum and helped implement the undergraduate and graduate degrees in organ performance. As University Organist he teaches organ majors and all organ coursework. Recently he assisted with the University’s acquisition of a new Flentrop practice organ. In addition, he maintains a studio of private organ students.
He is active in the Salt Lake City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists as their current Historian. He has previously served as Chapter Dean, District Convener, Co-Chairman of the Bi-Regional AGO Convention in June 2003, and an ex-officio board member.
Dr. Udy is the author of Alexander Schreiner: The California Years, a biography on the early career of Mormon Tabernacle organist Alexander Schreiner, published by Harmonie Park Press of Detroit. Last year his edition of six previously unpublished organ pieces by Alexander Schreiner was released by Wayne Leupold Editions.
This series showcases renowned organists from around the globe playing one of the world’s most famous and iconic pipe organs.
The Tabernacle Organ Virtuoso Performance Series is free to the public, and no tickets are required.