Carina Brackin

Carina Brackin, AAGO, earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts studying with Dr. Timothy Olsen. She spent a year studying organ at the University of Notre Dame with Dr. Craig Cramer and working at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. In addition to playing numerous solo concerts including recitals at the Spoleto Festival, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, and Bruton Parish Church, Carina has placed in both regional and national music competitions. She has competed in the Quimby/AGO Competition for Young Artists, placing second in the Mid-Atlantic regional competition in 2017. She served as organ scholar for the Royal School of Church Music Carolina Course at Duke University in the summer of 2017. Carina has also served as the Organist for Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville, NC, and Organ Scholar for Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, VA. Growing up in Williamsburg, Virginia, Carina played fife and harpsichord for Colonial Williamsburg. She became an avid handbell ringer at the age of 12 and went on to start two handbell ensembles. She serves as a member at large for the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and holds memberships in the American Guild of Organists and the Handbell Musicians of America.