Organist Zac Schurman is an American artist who serves at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tennessee as Cathedral Organist. Zac has appeared in performance in a variety of venues, notably including the Church of St. Mary the Virgin (New York), St. Ignatius Loyola (New York), the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York), and L’Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal (Montréal).

Schurman’s previous liturgical appointments include Organist at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Queens), Director of Sacred Music and Organist at Saint Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church (Trumbull, CT), Director of Music at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Manhattan), Organ Scholar at St. Patrick–St. Anthony Church (Hartford, CT), Assistant Chapel Organist (Trinity College), and Associate Organist at Église St-Jean-Baptiste (Manhattan).

Zac holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Grammy Award–winning organist Paul Jacobs. He completed his undergraduate studies at Trinity College under Christopher Houlihan, where he was awarded a full scholarship. Reflecting his wide-ranging intellectual interests, Zac pursued studies in Hebrew, Greek, and religion alongside his major in music, earning the Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2022, he was named President’s Fellow in Music and received both the Helen Loveland Prize and the John Rose Organ Scholarship.

Born on Long Island, Schurman studied with Mark T. Engelhardt and served as Organ Scholar at St. Peter’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (Bay Shore). He is immensely grateful for the faith of his first organ teacher, Sister Joy Wright.