Chapel Service Organist

Dawn Waddell is the Chapel Service Organist at Second Presbyterian Church. Following the chapel service, she often works as a substitute organist in the greater Indianapolis area, sometimes even filling in for Dr. Allegar on the sanctuary organ. Dawn holds a Bachelors of Music in organ from Oberlin Conservatory, where she studied with Garth Peacock, and a Graduate Performance Diploma in organ from Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Donald Sutherland. She completed her studies at Indiana University, earning a Masters of Music in organ under Larry Smith, with a Church Music cognate, and a minor in continuo, studying with Elisabeth Wright.

A fan of early music, Dawn serves on the board of Indianapolis Early Music.

Dawn is mother to three artistically-inclined adult children. She lives in Carmel with her husband Oscar.