About
Luke Staisiunas is a versatile musician and technician based in Philadelphia. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, his studies under Dr. Adam Pajan, Dr, Damin Spritzer, and Dr. John Schwandt included a diverse array of musical endeavors, alongside his training in pipe organ technology.
Mr. Staisiunas serves as Organist-Choirmaster at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Roxborough, Philadelphia, a historic Anglo-Catholic parish filled with Victorian charm and functional interior gas-lights, and is one of the Assistant Organists to Peter Richard Conte on the world-famous Wanamaker Organ. During the summer recital season, he is a frequent performer on the organs of Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
On the other side of the bench, he is one of the restoration technicians in the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ Shop, as well as a freelance technician in and around Philadelphia. Recent projects have included control system installations, organ cleaning, removal, and demolition.
Mr. Staisiunas remains steadfast in his commitment to advocacy and promotion of the rich tradition of the pipe organ and its music, serving as a board member and Secretary of the American Theatre Organ Society; the board of the Dickinson Theatre Organ Society; and as a consultant, technician, and performer for the Garden State Theatre Organ Society.