Wayne Howard Peterson

Background

Peterson, Wayne Howard was born on April 19, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Gordon and Evelyn Elizabeth Peterson.

Education

Bachelor, Concordia College, River Forest, Illinois, 1981. MM with distinction, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1987. Distinguished Service Medal, Graduate Theological Foundation, South Bend, Indiana, 2004.

Career

Organist-choirmaster Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1987. Associate faculty Indiana U.-Purdue University, 1998—2003.

Achievements

• Wayne Howard Peterson has been listed as a notable musician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Community Arts Council, Fort Wayne, 1987—1990. Interim director Opus 18. Member Diocesan Liturgy and Music Commission, South Bend, 1987—2000.

At large Community Concerts of Greater Fort Wayne, 1987—1990. Committee Wellspring Interfaith Social Services, 2003. Therapeutic foster parent Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth, 1999—2004.

Founder, director Trinity-East Side West Side Children's Choir, 2000. Fellow: American Guild Organists (associate. Dean, Fort Wayne chapter 1989-1990, certified choir master 1994, independent district convener 2003-2008).

Member: American Recorder Society (co-founder Fort Wayne chapter), Royal School Church Music, Association Anglican Musicians, Quest Club, Phi Kappa Lambda, Sigma Alpha Iota Friend of the Arts (honorary).

Interests

• Skiing, golf, reading, travel.

Connections

Children: Robert, Dustin, Chandler.

Father:

Howard Gordon

Mother:

Evelyn Elizabeth Peterson

child:

Dustin Peterson

child:

Chandler Peterson

child:

Robert Peterson