Ian L. Pykett  (pykett@aol.com)
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Born in England in 1953 but living in the US since 1980, I was
raised in the Anglican church music tradition singing first as a
treble chorister, and later as counter-tenor in my home city's
Anglican church (St. Mary's, Nottingham). Since my first post as
organist and choirmaster at the age of sixteen, I have held a
succession of positions as organist and/or choirmaster at
several churches in England and the United States. My choral
experience also includes singing Baritone with the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and Baritone and
Counter-Tenor with Schola Cantorum - the core performing group
of the Saratoga, New York-based Friends of Musical Arts.
 
The experience of playing several of the most famous historical
organs of Europe led to my fascination for mechanical action
instruments, and my positions as organist have been on
modern-day equivalents built by such notable firms as Rieger,
Marcussen and Nigel Church.
 
I developed the disposition for the new organ by Th. Frobenius &
Sons which is shortly to be dedicated in my church in Saratoga
Springs, Upstate New York. As a result of the strong
relationship I developed with this firm, I have recently been
appointed its US Representative.
 
I have made my living in technology development, receiving my
doctorate in Physics in 1979. I am currently Vice President of a
high-technology firm based near Albany, New York, and am a
Fellow of the Institute of Physics. My specialties are magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and superconductivity.
 
A Colleague of the American Guild of Organists, I serve on the
Boards of Directors of the Saratoga County Arts Council and
Friends of Musical Arts, Saratoga.