MaryAnn Hamilton was named to the position of Colleges Organist at Hobart and William Smith upon completion of her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music in May 2000. She also holds the Master of Sacred Music degree from Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Her teachers have included David Higgs, John Weaver and Gerre Hancock (improvisation).

In addition to playing for College Chapel services, weddings, funerals and Baccalaureate, MaryAnn also plays a monthly organ program called "Music, Meditation, and Munchies." Typical programs explore music from various periods and nationalities and also include collaborations with the voice faculty, dance department and Mixed Ensemble. The programs are held in the noon hour on the first Wednesday of the month, September through December and February through May.

Her academic contributions include being a guest lecturer at the Florence Price Symposium, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 1997, on a topic entitled "Suite No. 1 for Organ: A Fusion of African, European, American and Gender Elements." Her interest in the music of women composers is further reflected in her published article in the American Choral Review entitled "Amy Beach--Mass in Eb Major: An American Classic" (Summer/Fall 1998).

In addition to her duties at the Colleges, Ms. Hamilton is the Parish Musician at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Geneva, where she plays the organ for Sunday services and directs the Adult Mixed Choir. She is married to David, a gastroenterologist, and lives in Rochester, New York. They are the parents of three children.

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