Phil LaPenna

Well known organist Phil LaPenna is now enjoying retirement from a busy career as a professional musician. Phil's career spans many years as a recording, television and concert artist. A musician of unusual diversity, his activities have covered adjududicating, music director in churches and in the secular field. Staff organist for Hammond international,the Toronto MapleLeafs ,recitalist, clinician and orchestral conductor,teacher and consultant are some of the roles he's played in the wide spectrum of music both choral and instrumental. In the early 70's he played a concert tour in the U.K. for the Baldwin Organ Company.

In the late 50s, Phil was doing up to 5 shows a week on the C.B.C., appearing with people like Tommy Hunter, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and many others as well as doing many guest appearances.