Charlie Frost
The Transylvania Times
Brevard, North Carolina
January 7, 2019
The Beulah McMinn Zachary Organ Foundation of Brevard
First United Methodist Church (FUMC) will present organist Charlie
Frost in recital on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 3 p.m. The concert is free. The
public is invited.
The program is in commemoration of Martin
Luther King weekend. Frost will be playing organ music composed or
arranged by African-American composers, including David Hurd, Ulysses
Kay, Calvin Taylor, Carl Haywood and Florence B. Price.
Frost is
a native of Red Bank, N.J. He began his music studies at an early age.
As a sophomore in high school, he began playing the organ and directing
choirs in churches. He attended Westminster Choir College, Princeton,
N.J., where he received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in
church music.
While a graduate student, Frost was the teaching
assistant who taught all of the organ minors. His organ studies were
with Dr. Joan Lippincott, former head of the organ department and
world-renowned recitalist and recording artist. His conducting studies
were with Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, retired head of choral activities and
director of the famed Westminster Choir.
Frost has served
churches in New Jersey, New York, California, Washington and Michigan.
He has appeared as an organ recitalist in many churches across the
country. In addition, he serves as clinician for workshops and
conferences.
Frost recently retired as minister of music at Sea
Island Presbyterian Church, Beaufort, S.C. He was recently called out of
retirement to serve as organist at First Presbyterian Church, Hilton
Head, S.C. Frost also serves on the Board of Directors for the Beaufort
Symphony Orchestra, as well as the keyboardist for the orchestra. He is
also on the Board of Directors for the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra.
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