2025 ASOF Hartford Biennial High School Competition Finalists

Henry Dangerfield

Henry Dangerfield, 17, lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota and studies with Dr. Catherine Rodland, Artist in Residence at St. Olaf College.

In 2023, Henry attended the Curtis Summer Organ Intensive, where he had lessons with Alan Morrison and Peter Conte, and performed on the Wanamaker Organ. This past summer, he attended the Eastman Summer Organ Academy and the Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute, where he was mentored by David Higgs and Nathan Laube, and Paul Jacobs, respectively. He has played in master classes taught by Chelsea Chen, Alcée Chriss III, Isabelle Demers, Bálint Karosi, Nicole Keller, Jonathan William Moyer, and Jean-Baptiste Robin.

As one of five finalists in the 2025 Taylor Organ Competition, he was awarded Second Prize and the Audience Prize. In the 2023 ASOFH High School Competition, Henry received the David Spicer Hymn Playing Award and the Audience Prize. Other competition awards include first prize in the L. Cameron Johnson Memorial Organ Competition, the David Dubois Organ Competition, and the Greater Columbia AGO Young Organist Competition, where he also received the Hymn Playing Award. Most recently, he was named an AGO Rising Star in the 2025 RCYO competition.

Henry has performed recitals at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral (MN), the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (WI), Shandon United Methodist Church (SC), and St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (MN). He plays regularly for his congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Philip Tummescheit

Philip Tummescheit currently studies organ with Christopher Houlihan, artist-in-residence at Trinity College. His recent musical accomplishments include winning first prize in the 2025 L. Cameron Johnson Memorial Organ Competition (Storrs, Conn.) and participating in this summer’s Pipe Organ Encounter Advanced (Worcester, Mass.). Philip is a several-time recipient of the Jolidon Organ Lesson Scholarship, awarded by the Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He currently plays organ part time for the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, and was previously organist at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wethersfield, Connecticut, during which time he studied organ with Scott Lamlein. Philip plays the violin and piano, with a particular affinity for all things Bach. His love for the piano was inspired by Gloria Goddard Swanson, his grandmother, who gave him his first piano as well as his first lessons, and will always be his favorite impromptu duet partner. His favorite non-musical adventure last year was climbing Mount Washington barefoot.

Kalan Warusa

Kalan Warusa is currently a junior at McLean High School. He has studied piano from a young age and began organ lessons in 2023 as a student of David Boulware-Kelley. Having picked up the organ very quickly, he is now a Colleague of the AGO. He was the 1st prize winner at the 2025 UNCSA-Salem College High School Organ Competition and also received the Young Organist Award at the 2024 Baylor University High School Organ Competition.

This past summer, Kalan attended the Eastman Summer Organ Academy, where he had the opportunity to study with Nathan Laube and Christa Miller, play on a diverse array of instruments, and meet many fellow organists. He has also played in masterclasses with William Porter, Jens Korndörfer, Timothy Olson, and Ben Keseley.

Kalan is involved in the musical community at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna, VA, where he studies and also occasionally plays for the congregation on Sundays. He hosts solo recitals where he performs major works, including the entirety of Widor's Symphony No. 5 and Franck's Trois Chorals.