Susan Carroll is an accomplished organist, pianist, and collaborative musician whose career is distinguished by a deep love of musical diversity and a gift for connecting with audiences and fellow musicians. Whether seated at a historic pipe organ, accompanying a choir or musical theater group, or collaborating with other musicians, she brings curiosity, versatility, and a strong sense of musical partnership to everything she does.
Susan currently serves as Organist and Assistant Music Director at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut, where she brings more than 30 years of experience in church music to her work with the adult, youth, and handbell choirs. Susan holds a Master of Music degree from Yale University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory, where she was the recipient of the Selby Harlan Award for Excellence in Music Theory and Organ Performance.
As a collaborative pianist, Susan has worked extensively with universities, community ensembles, and professional and amateur choruses. She currently teaches and accompanies the choral and musical theater programs at the Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, CT. Her past collaborations include the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, the Community College of Rhode Island, the Chorus of Westerly, the Junior Providence Singers, the West Bay Chorale, RPM Voices Gospel Choir, and the Providence Gay Men’s Chorus. Additionally, Susan has been a featured guest organist with the Hartford Chorale, the Providence Singers, and the South County Chamber Singers.
Susan has been featured in solo recitals throughout the East Coast, including Trinity College in Hartford; St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford, CT; First Church in Fairfield, CT; First Church in Madison, CT; Trinity Episcopal Church in Newport, RI; Newman Congregational Church in Rumford, RI; Christ Church in New Brunswick, NJ; St. Philip’s Cathedral in Atlanta, GA; and St. Peter Church in Danbury, CT.
Susan brings a sense of musical partnership to everything she does. Her career reflects not only a broad range of musical expertise, but also a lifelong enthusiasm for discovering the many ways music can bring people together.