07/07/2026
We're so proud of UI Organ alum Dr. Dalaie Choi, who just joined the faculty at St. John's University, where there is a thriving organ culture thanks to the St. John's Abbey Organ Builders. Hopefully we can make a studio trip to Collegeville very soon!
Happy summer, everyone! We're excited to introduce three new adjunct faculty members in the Music Department, beginning with Dr. Dalaie Choi 🎶
Organist Dalaie Choi is an internationally active organist whose performances have taken her across the United States, Europe, and Russia. She has presented solo recitals at distinguished venues including Longwood Gardens (Pennsylvania, USA), Santa María del Coro in San Sebastián (Spain), St. Michaeliskirche and Nikolaikirche in Leipzig (Germany), the Berlin American Church, Erfurt Stadtkirche (Germany), and the Omsk Organ Hall (Russia). In 2018, she received the Minister of Culture Award in Russia.
Dr. Choi was selected as an Organ Fellow at the Oregon Bach Festival in 2015 and 2016, where she studied and performed under the mentorship of Paul Jacobs. In 2025, she was selected to participate in the Yale Sacred Music Academy summer program, where she engaged in intensive study in organ performance, sacred music, liturgy, and church music leadership. She has also performed internationally with choral ensembles, including appearances in Germany with the First Presbyterian Church Choir of Davenport, Iowa.
Dr. Choi earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Pedagogy, Master of Arts degree in Music, and Church Music Certificate from the University of Iowa, studying with Dr. Gregory Hand. She also earned a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Jeremy Filsell and Donald Sutherland, and received the Bruce R. Eicher Prize and the James Winship Lewis Memorial Prize. She previously earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
Dr. Choi previously served as Staff Pianist at Delaware State University and currently maintains a private organ studio. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Her students are actively engaged in church music, performance, and music education.
Please help us welcome Dr. Choi to CSB+SJU!
