Jeff Kempskie

Bio

Jeff Kempskie is Co-Director and Piano Accompanist for The George Washington University Singers. At GW he has coordinated and played for the monthly Fridays at Five recital series, served as piano accompanist for numerous student recitals, and coached chamber ensembles. He was the Interim Director of Choral Activities for the 2023-2023 academic year. He currently serves as Director of Music and organist at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill, is a substitute professional singer at Washington National Cathedral, and is a freelance musician in the DC region. He was previously assistant conductor for the Cantate Concert Choir, the Reston Chorale, and a professional singer with early music ensemble Chantry and other local groups. He has appeared as solo organist with the Washington Bach Consort, the concert series at the Church of the Epiphany and St. Luke’s in McLean, and for performances in Bermuda and the UK. He previously taught middle and high school choral music, was organist or director of music at a variety of churches in Massachusetts and New York, has been piano and organ accompanist for choirs at the Eastman School of Music, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and he has music-directed or played keyboard for nearly 60 musical theater productions. Kempskie received the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Choral Conducting degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Master’s degree in Organ Performance and Literature from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music.