Shawn Potter holds a master’s degree in organ performance from McGill University, where he studied organ with Hans-Ola Ericsson and John Grew, and harpsichord and continuo with Hank Knox. Shawn is a past winner of the Royal Canadian College of Organists’ National Organ Competition (Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize). He enjoys performing regularly with choral groups in Ottawa, including Aella Choir, Capital Chamber Choir, Ottawa Regional Youth Choir, and Ottawa Children’s Choir. Shawn is the Director of Music at First Baptist Church, Ottawa, and enjoys teaching a busy studio of piano, organ, and theory students.

Shawn Potter
Organ Adjudicator
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