Gather

Take a midweek breather with us.
Every Wednesday at 12:30 PM through June, enjoy a free organ performance in a peaceful, sacred setting at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. All are welcome-bring a friend, your lunch, and let beautiful music reset your day.

Sharon L Beckstead, Associate Musician, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, is a Past President of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and Provost of the Honourable Company of Organists. She served as Music Director at Leaside United Church in Toronto from 1993-2018. In recognition of her support for Canadian music and composers, she was presented with a Canadian Citizenship Award. In addition to her church duties, Ms. Beckstead has taught piano and organ privately. In 2021, she retired from her position of Manager-Member Services for the Canadian Snowbird Association.

Ms. Beckstead was born in Winnipeg, where she studied piano with Beth Cooil and organ with Conrad Grimes. A graduate of the University of Manitoba, she continued organ studies with Hugh Bancroft at the University of Alberta. She attended the Westphalian Church Music School in Herford, Germany, studying organ and conducting and has appeared in recitals and hymn festivals in Germany, the United States and Canada.