About the Artists

Gregory Eaton

Gregory Eaton is lecturer in organ and harpsichord of the Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin, and organist/choirmaster of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, in Austin.  He also serves as secretary of the board for La Follia Austin Baroque Orchestra.  From 2016 to 2024, he was president of the board for Ensemble VIII.  Prior to moving to Texas, he was director of music at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, from 1993 to 2014, and lecturer in church music at the General Theological Seminary from 1984 to 2010.  He also served at both Trinity Church and Church of the Epiphany in New York.  While at St. Ann’s, Gregory founded a weekly recital series, on which he played over 600 concerts between 1999 and 2014.  He was also a founding member of Chelsea Winds recorder ensemble, and plays in the Austin Recorder Quartet.  Gregory has been very involved in the American Guild of Organists, having served as dean of both the Booklyn and Austin chapters, and as district convener for Central Texas. 

J.D. Burnett

Dr. J.D. Burnett enjoys a varied career as a conductor, singer, and teacher. In the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, he serves as director of choral activities, conducts the UT Concert Chorale, and teaches courses in graduate choral conducting and literature. Additionally, he is the founding Artistic Director of Kinnara, the premier professional chamber choir in Atlanta, Georgia. In March 2021, he was named artistic director of Orpheus Chamber Singers in Dallas, and assumed the role on January 1, 2022. Formerly, he was associate professor of music and associate director of choral activities at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music. He has served as assistant director of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, conductor of the New Jersey Youth Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, associate conductor of the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey, and acting director of choral activities at Montclair State University.

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