Jonathan Casady
Master of Music--Sacred Music student
Jonathan Casady is pursuing the Master of Music degree in Sacred Music at the University of Florida,
where he holds the graduate assistant position in the carillon department. In addition to his duties at
the university, Casady is the Organ Scholar at Gainesville's
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church ,
where he assists in service playing, conducting, and accompanying during liturgies and concerts.
He also assists in directing the chorister's program, which is affiliated with the Royal School
of Church Music in America (RSCMA). Casady assisted in music sales at the 2011 GCNA and World Carillon
Federation (WCF) joint congresses in Michigan, where he and several members of the UF carillon studio
performed in the GCNA 75th Anniversary Concert. This past summer, Casady also presented solo concerts
in Florida and Missouri.
As a student of Dr. Jeremy Chesman, Casady graduated in 2010 with the Bachelor of Music degree in Organ
Performance from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. While in residence at Missouri State,
Casady he held the university's largest scholarship in the keyboard area, performed several recitals at
various venues in the Springfield area, and served as organist at Springfield's Covenant Presbyterian
Church. Prior to his position at Covenant, he worked with children's choirs at Springfield's Schweitzer
United Methodist Church.