Massachusetts native Griffin McMahon is earning a reputation as a versatile organist, pianist, and vocalist of a repertoire crossing both classical and contemporary styles. A passionate and exciting soloist, he has performed at some of the country's most prestigious venues, including: New York's Lincoln Center and St. Mary the Virgin Times Square; Philadelphia's Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center and Curtis Institute of Music; Mechanic's Hall; Boston's Symphony Hall and Church of the Advent; Princeton University Chapel; and on the world's largest functional pipe organ, the Wanamaker Organ at Macy's Center City Philadelphia, among others. Active in both solo and chamber music, Griffin made his orchestral debut as piano soloist with a performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Longmeadow Symphony Orchestra. His performances on the “Wanamaker Organ Hour” have been broadcast on WRTI radio numerous times. Griffin currently lives in New York City where he is an undergraduate student at The Juilliard School and studies with Grammy Award winning organist Paul Jacobs, chair of the organ department. At Juilliard, he is the recipient of the Alice Tully Scholarship and The Chairman's Grant. Griffin is professionally certified as a Colleague of the American Guild of Organists. He is currently the Organist at Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. At age sixteen, he led the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in a holiday work in concert at Symphony Hall, after winning the SSO Conducting Competition. Griffin has also worked with highly respected artists such as Ken Cowan, Peter Conte, David Higgs, Nathan Laube, Renee Louprette, Alan Morrison, John Rose and Christopher Young. Griffin's primary teachers include Paul Jacobs, Matthew Lewis and Peter Beardsley (organ) and Ernest Barretta and Abigail Thomsen (piano). He is the 2010 winner of the Charlotte Hoyt Bagnall Scholarship Organ Competition. Griffin's passions include history, travel, improvisation, collaboration with other musicians, and educational outreach through music. For several years he has been a musical volunteer for the Rays of Hope walkathon for the fight against breast cancer in Springfield, MA, where each October he performs for some 10,000 participants during the walk. During high school, he simultaneously would play rock, jazz and classical piano music at piano bars and restaurants throughout New England while playing pipe organ and directing choir at church every Sunday. He has mentored several children in piano lessons since age fourteen, and intends to continue teaching as well as performing.