David McCarthy has degrees in music from McGill University, the Eastman School of Music, and Houghton College. He is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, and a member of the AGO's Board of Examiners. He is the organist and choir director at Atonement Lutheran Church in Brighton, NY. David performs repertoire and improvisations in concert regularly around the Northeast. He was a semifinalist in the 2016 National Competition for Organ Improvisation, and won second prize in the 2019 University of Michigan Organ Improvisation Competition. His compositions are published by Paraclete Press, Concordia Publishing House, and Augsburg Fortress.