Ariana Corbin is the Organ Scholar at Washington National Cathedral, where she plays for Sunday and weekday Eucharist and Evensong services and assists with administrative duties for the Cathedral Music Department. In this position, she has played for several high-profile civic events, including the State Funeral for President Jimmy Carter. Prior to this position, she served as Director of Music and Organist at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Tallahassee, Florida, where she directed the Adult Choir and oversaw all aspects of the music program. 

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Ariana grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, where she began taking piano lessons at age 5. After pursuing private piano study at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance during high school, Ariana began the Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance degree at age 16. Upon completing her undergraduate studies (graduating summa cum laude), she began graduate studies at Florida State University College of Music, where she studied piano, organ, and harpsichord. Ariana holds two master’s degrees in Piano and Organ Performance, as well as the Doctor of Music in Organ Performance degree. Her organ teachers have included Iain Quinn, Colin Andrews, and James Kibbie. 

In 2025, Ariana was named one of The Diapason’s “20 under 30”, an honor awarded to rising young artists in the field of organ playing. Recent recital venues include Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC; Madonna Della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Chicago, IL; and The Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA. Ariana was a recipient of the E. Power Biggs Scholarship from the Organ Historical Society from 2022–2023, and was a featured performer at the 2023 Festival of Pipes hosted by the Organ Historical Society and the Royal Canadian College of Organists in Toronto, Canada. 

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