Scott Fredericks Fredericks

Scott Fredericks has played the organ since the age of 13 and has been the music director in several churches over the course of nearly 50 years. He graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ and studied at the Royal School of Church Music in Croydon, England. While in college he played the organ and directed the choirs at Messiah United Methodist Church in Lafayette Hill, Pa and later at Holy-Trinity Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Following college, he assumed the position of Minister of Music at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover, PA,  where he served for 43 years before retiring in 2023. At St. Matthew he played their renowned 14,341-pipe Austin organ. This organ is one of the ten largest pipe organs in the world. At St. Matthew Scott directed a large program of 12 choirs including 4 children's choirs, 2 adult choirs, a men's chorus, a youth women's chorus, several handbell choirs, a contemporary ensemble, a chamber music ensemble and he was the administrator of an active concert series. He was also the founder and conductor of the 160-voice Hanover Community Singers which inspired and entertained audieces for 25 years. The chorus was co-founded by Karen Buckwalter who served as the accompanist and was Scott's Associate Minister of Music at St. Matthew.

Scott Fredericks joined the Gettysburg Sunderman faculty in 2025 and is honored to be part of the extraordinary leadership team at Gettysburg. It is here where we encourage our students to expand their abilities as they experience new ways of thinking and making music. It has been encouraging to have a number of students interested in the organ.