Music Ministry

Audrey Pickering is an organ performance major in her junior year at the University of Kansas, studying with James Higdon. Audrey began her organ studies with her father, David Pickering, who is Professor of Organ and Chair of the Keyboard Division at Kansas State University. She also studied cello with David Littrell and piano with Agustin Muriago. Audrey has competed as a prizewinner in organ competitions sponsored by the Columbia, South Carolina Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Guild’s North Central Regional Competition for Young Organists. She received First Prize in the Twin Cities American Guild of Organists Student Competition in April 2018. She had the opportunity to play various historic and modern organs in Germany and Austria as part of a study abroad trip at Kansas State University in the summer of 2017. Her work as a pianist has encompassed both solo and accompaniment work in various settings at multiple levels. Additionally, she has actively taught private lessons on both piano and cello. In her free time, she enjoys roller coasters, reading, writing, spending time with her family, and practicing her Portuguese.