Organist John Linker will perform Wednesday

PRINCETON — Organist John Linker, formerly of Princeton, will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Princeton.

Linker received his Bachelor of Music degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in 1997, where he studied organ with Robert Reeves and Richard Hoskins, and his Master of Music degree from the Chicago Musical College (Roosevelt University) in 2003. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati (College-Conservatory of Music), where he is an organ student of Roberta Gary. At CCM, he has served as staff accompanist for the University Men’s Chorus, and has performed with the CCM Chorale, CCM Chamber Singers and as organ soloist with the CCM Philharmonic. He was the first-place winner in the annual Strader Organ Competition at CCM in 2004.

An ice cream social will follow. The public is invited.