Metropolitan United Church | Noon at Met – Rashaan Allwood, Organist

Rashaan Rori Allwood is a multi-talented musician based out of Toronto, currently pursuing a PhD in
Composition. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a Master’s degree in Organ Performance.
Rashaan is the recipient of the 2022 Marilyn Mason Award in Organ Composition from the American Guild
of Organists, who commissioned him to compose a new piece for solo organ to be premiered in Washington in
2022. Rashaan was also one of the ICOT call for scores winners for short Piano works by Canadian composers
in 2020. Rashaan is now the Director of Music at St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, Toronto where he regularly
premieres his own new works, and organises performances for choir and instrumentalists. As a soloist, he has
toured across Europe, and performed at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, UK, St. Nikolai-Kirche in Leipzig,
Germany and St. Pierre’s Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland

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