| Shannon McKay, who moved
to St. Augustine in 1983, has been accompanying the Community Chorus since
December 1984. A musician since the age of eight, Shannon began her studies at
Peabody Conservatory Prep School in Baltimore. She then went on to study
privately in Atlanta; to win a piano scholarship to Stephens College; and to
finish her formal music studies at Georgia State University, from which she
graduated cum laude with a degree in French! She then endured a
tedious detour through a series of graphic arts jobs, including an 11- year
stint in the Composing Room at the St. Augustine Record. At length, tempted by
the many opportunities to practice her musical art in St. Augustine, she threw
caution to the winds and embarked upon her present course as a full-time
professional musician, a decision which she has never regretted (and should have
made much sooner).
Shannon is principal
organist at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine, where she delights in
playing the 56-rank Casavant pipe organ installed in the Cathedral in February
2003.
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