Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Adcock, III

William Kenan Endowment

Mitchell’s Piano Gallery

Dr. Timothy Olsen, as Kenan Professor of Organ at UNC School of the Arts and Associate Professor of Organ at Salem College, enjoys working with a wide range of students—from those just beginning their study at the organ to high level graduate students. Dr. Olsen’s desire to expose the organ and its repertoire has led him to collaborate with local colleagues organizing an annual “Sounds of the Summer” organ recital series in Winston-Salem, NC, as well as an annual Salem Bach Festival for which he plays organ and harpsichord. Dr. Olsen is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN (BM) and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY (MM, DMA). He currently resides in Pfafftown, NC with his wife, three boys, and their Chihuahua, Milo Bjørn.

Jonathan Williams is an organist and church musician who has served in leadership roles across North Carolina and Alabama, including Director of Music/Organist at Kernersville Moravian Church and Organist/Accompanist at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. At Ardmore, he chaired the Arts at Ardmore series and helped lead the biennial Keyboards at Christmas. He previously served for seven years as organist/choirmaster at Thomasville United Methodist Church in Alabama.
Jonathan studied organ performance with Faythe Freese at the University of Alabama, where he won multiple organ competitions, and completed undergraduate studies at The College of Wooster. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Moravian Music Foundation.

Flutist, Dr. Kinard Douthit is an avid performer and music educator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Currently, Dr. Douthit is an Associate Professor of Music at Winston-Salem State University. He is Coordinator of Music Business, Assistant Director of Bands, and Instructor of Flute, and also conductors the WSSU Flute Choir. He is the Principal Flutist of the Piedmont Wind Symphony and maintains a residency at Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ.
Dr. Douthit completed the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Appalachian State University, the Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research focuses on African-American composers of flute music and flute pedagogical techniques.

Jonathan Williams is an organist and church musician who has served in leadership roles across North Carolina and Alabama, including Director of Music/Organist at Kernersville Moravian Church and Organist/Accompanist at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. At Ardmore, he chaired the Arts at Ardmore series and helped lead the biennial Keyboards at Christmas. He previously served for seven years as organist/choirmaster at Thomasville United Methodist Church in Alabama.
Jonathan studied organ performance with Faythe Freese at the University of Alabama, where he won multiple organ competitions, and completed undergraduate studies at The College of Wooster. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Moravian Music Foundation.

Myron D. Brown, a native of Birmingham, AL, is an acclaimed pianist and Chair of the Department of Music at Winston-Salem State University. He has been a recurring guest artist at the Colour of Music Festival and is also a champion of multi-piano literature, where he has been featured each year in the Roomful of Pianos showcase at the NAMM Show.
Equally as distinguished in gospel music as he is with classical repertoire, he serves as Minister of Music for the Western North Carolina Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America. Dr. Brown holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati. He remains a prominent performer, adjudicator, and leader within the North Carolina arts community.

Dreama Lovitt currently serves as the Director of Traditional Music and Organist at West Market Street UMC, Greensboro, is the Visiting Director of Choral Activities at Salem College, Winston-Salem, and privately teaches piano and organ. She holds a BM Degree from the University of Richmond, VA, where she studied organ with Suzanne Bunting and Suzanne Riehl and piano with Richard Becker. She holds a MM Degree in Organ Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, where she studied organ with Swedish organist Hans Davidsson and keyboard technique with Ulrika Davidsson, particularly for use with the clavichord and organ. She has sought additional input from international organists Hans Fagius, Daniel Roth, and others, and has performed in the US, Italy, Sweden, and France. In addition, she has pursued coursework in Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the US and at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr. Timothy Olsen, as Kenan Professor of Organ at UNC School of the Arts and Associate Professor of Organ at Salem College, enjoys working with a wide range of students—from those just beginning their study at the organ to high level graduate students. Dr. Olsen’s desire to expose the organ and its repertoire has led him to collaborate with local colleagues organizing an annual “Sounds of the Summer” organ recital series in Winston-Salem, NC, as well as an annual Salem Bach Festival for which he plays organ and harpsichord. Dr. Olsen is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN (BM) and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY (MM, DMA). He currently resides in Pfafftown, NC with his wife, three boys, and their Chihuahua, Milo Bjørn.