Music Department Staff

Graham Bier has been the Director of Music for Bryn Athyn Church since 2013, leading the choirs and coordinating music across the church services serving as a singer, guitarist, trumpeter, and occasional pianist. He earned a PhD in musicology and an MA in vocal performance from the University of York (UK), and studied as an undergraduate at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music. Graham also teaches music at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, directs the Reading Choral Society, and stays active as a professional singer as both a soloist and ensemble singer.

Kenneth Coy has been playing organ at Bryn Athyn since he used to stay after hours as a teenager. He studied organ performance at Eastman School of Music and won the Alexander McCurdy Competition at Westminster Choir College in 1980. Kenneth served for many years as an organist at the Lords New Church Philadelphia Society. His recordings include Bach Organ Favorites (2009) and Seasonal Improvisations (1997) and he also composes for the organ. Kenneth has been the Assistant Organist at Bryn Athyn Cathedral since 2015.

Hehsun Chun-Smith maintains an active career as a church musician, accompanist, and educator. She is currently a collaborative accompanist at The College of New Jersey and a piano instructor at George School in Newtown, PA. Previously, she was on the faculty of the University of San Francisco, teaching organ and piano. She has served as Organist at Newtown Presbyterian Church and as Organist and Music Director at All Saints Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Hehsun holds degrees in organ performance from the University of Toronto and Yale University and is completing her doctorate in organ performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Robin Bier is an active professional classical singer, in demand as both a concert soloist and ensemble musician. In the Philadelphia area, she performs regularly with Opera Philadelphia, Choral Arts Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, among others. Robin holds a Bachelor of Music in voice performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a Masters in solo-voice ensemble singing, and a PhD in Musicology from the University of York in England. In addition to directing the Bryn Athyn Cathedral Choristers, Robin teaches voice at Swarthmore College, music theory at Bryn Athyn College, and directs the early music ensemble Les Canards Chantants.

Director of Music

Principal Organist

Assistant Organist

Associate Organist

Director of the Choristers