Meet WBC  >  Musicians

Musicians

J. Reilly Lewis, Founder and Music Director

Scott Dettra, Assistant Director and Keyboard Artist

Scott Dettra is Organist and Associate Director of Music at Washington National Cathedral, where he is the principal organist and assists with the direction of the Cathedral choirs. One of the finest concert organists of his generation, his performances are known for their clarity, rhythmic intensity, and musical elegance. In addition to his work at Washington National Cathedral, Mr. Dettra is also Keyboard Artist of the Washington Bach Consort and organist of The Crossing, Philadelphia's new music choir.

Mr. Dettra performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada under the management of Karen McFarlane Artists. He has performed at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Anglican Musicians, and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Festival appearances include the Lincoln Center Festival, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Arizona Bach Festival, the Bermuda Music Festival, and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

His debut recording, Tongues of Fire, features French music performed on the 325-rank organ of the Cadet Chapel at West Point, and may be found on the Pro Organo label. Majestus, on the Loft label, features large-scale organ favorites performed on the Great Organ of Washington National Cathedral.

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Mr. Dettra holds two degrees from Westminster Choir College and has also studied jazz piano at Manhattan School of Music. His principal organ teachers have been Joan Lippincott, Dennis Keene, and his father, Lee Dettra.

Andrew Fouts, Concertmaster

Andrew Fouts is quickly becoming one of the country's leading performers on the baroque violin. In performance he has been noted for his "mellifluous sound and sensitive style" (Washington Post) and as "an extraordinary violinist" who exhibits "phenomenal control"(Bloomington Herald-Times), while the Lincoln Journal-Star wrote that his "talent challenges the top soloists of today's classical stage." He studied at the Eastman School of Music and Indiana University, where his principal teachers were Charles Castleman and Stanley Ritchie, respectively. In 2008 Andrew won first prize at the American Bach Soloists' International Baroque Violin Competition. That same year he joined Pittsburgh's acclaimed trio, Chatham Baroque, which performs over 50 concerts annually, both at home and on tour. In addition to Chatham Baroque's schedule, this past season Andrew has performed extensively with The Four Nations Ensemble, on European tour with Apollo's Fire, and as concertmaster for The Washington Bach Consort. He has also performed with Philharmonia Baroque, Musica Pacifica, The National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, Quince, American Opera Theater, and as concertmaster for the Bloomington Early Music Festival Orchestra.

1010 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 202   l   Washington DC, 20005   l   202.429.2121