Music Staff
Director of Music
Andrew Kotylo has been Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill since 2019. Previously he had served as Organist/Choirmaster at the Basilica of St. Peter in Columbia, South Carolina and Associate Director of Music at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in New Haven, Connecticut. A native of Binghamton, New York, Andy holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he studied organ with Christopher Young and Larry Smith and choral conducting with William Jon Gray. Other teachers have included Carolyn Albaugh, Searle Wright, Jonathan Biggers, and John Schwandt. Andy has concertized throughout the United States and in England, with performances at conventions of the American Guild of Organists and Association of Anglican Musicians that have earned critical acclaim. A top prize-winner in numerous competitions, including the American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition and Poister Competition, his performances have been featured several times on American Public Media’s Pipedreams. He is also active as a private teacher, competition adjudicator, and has been a faculty member for A.G.O. Pipe Organ Encounters.
Organ Scholar
Andy Brown is an undergraduate student at The Curtis Institute of Music studying under Alan Morrison. He is now in his fourth year as Organ Scholar at St. Paul’s where his position is underwritten by the Mrs. Cary William Bok Fellowship and further supported by an anonymous donation to the Curtis Institute of Music’s organ scholar program. A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Andy has performed across the country in many concerts, recitals and conventions. He has also appeared many times in performances broadcast online throughout the world, gaining international recognition. In 2021 he was the first-place winner of the Regional Competition for Young Organists in the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the American Guild of Organists. This past summer, he was one of three finalists in the improvisation competition of the International Organ Festival in Haarlem, Holland.
Choristers Assistant and Vocal Coach
Abigail Chapman is a freelance singer who specializes in early music and in modern classical music, and has performed as a soloist across the United States and internationally. Also an active professional ensemble musician, she has sung with many notable ensembles such as the Philadelphia Orchestra Symphonic Choir and The Crossing. Ms. Chapman holds an M.Mus. in Voice from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She teaches private voice lessons, and, in addition to returning for her second year as the Choristers’ vocal coach at St. Paul’s, she has also helped to train youth choristers at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia and at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont in Bryn Mawr.
ChoriStarters Director and 9:00am Musician
Karen Richter studied voice and music education at Westminster Choir College and pursued further vocal studies with Dolores Ferraro at the Combs College of Music. She sang with the Opera Company of Philadelphia chorus and with the Philadelphia Singers. It was through the association with the late Michael Korn that Karen was introduced to retired St. Paul’s organist Rick Alexander in 1986. She is now starting her 40th season at St. Paul’s.
Joyful Noise Director
Rebekah Crocker is a graduate of Cairn University with her BA in Music and MS in Counseling. She has participated in many music activities, shows, and choirs over the years. She is excited and grateful for the opportunity to create music with St. Paul’s! When Rebekah is not singing she can usually be found in book stores, gardening, or crafting. She and her husband (Stan) and daughter (Florence) have been at St. Paul’s for over a year.
Staff Singers 2026-27
Rebekah Graver – soprano 1
Haley Guerra – soprano 2
Kaitlyn Gaughan – alto 1
Karen Richter – alto 2
Sam Scarrow – tenor
Aaron Hoke – baritone
Logan Dell’Acqua – bass
Choral Scholars 2026-2027
(Positions open)
