Biography

Stefani Bedin is a solo and collaborative performer, liturgical musician, and educator based in her hometown of Toronto. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts degree candidate at the University of Toronto, where she also completed the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and the Bachelor of Music degree in Music History and Theory (Honours) with a minor in historical keyboard. She studies organ under the tutelage of Professor Kevin Komisaruk. At the Faculty of Music, Stefani is a teaching assistant in the theory department, having previously been a keyboard harmony course instructor and teaching assistant for music history and music appreciation courses. She also teaches piano, organ and theory privately.

Stefani’s academic research examines the impact of the Second Vatican Council on organists and explores the significant role the organ can play in fostering congregations’ active participation in the liturgy. In January 2024, she became the Director of Music & Organist at Christ Church Deer Park, having previously served as the Associate Organist of St. Basil’s Catholic Parish, the collegiate church of the University of Toronto’s St. Michael’s College since 2017.

Committed to sharing the organ’s music with diverse audiences, Stefani has given several solo recitals and is the president of the Royal Canadian College of Organists’ Toronto Centre. She is also the recipient of several awards including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2023), Gerhard Brunzema Fellowship in Organ Performance (2022), the Ontario Arts Council’s New Generation Artists Grant (2022, for a project involving virtual organ technology) and the Royal Canadian College of Organists’ John Goss (2020) and Godfrey Hewitt Scholarships (2019).