Glas Slavonije writes, “The freezing cold of a January evening dominated the cathedral in Djakovo, but it could not diminish the richness and warmth of sound brought out of the cathedral organ by Margaret Harper.”

Margaret has performed in noted venues around the U.S., including Methuen Memorial Music Hall (MA), St. Thomas Church (NYC), St. Paul’s Cathedral (Pittsburgh), and Harvard University, as well as for national conferences of the Organ Historical Society and the Association of Anglican Musicians. She has been hailed by the Diapason magazine for her “elegant performance” and by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for “outstandingly lively, punchy” playing.



In addition to an active schedule of concertizing, Margaret serves as the newly appointed Director of Music at Trinity Church Princeton.  There, she runs a historic music program, directing three choirs and leading a wide array of liturgical offerings, including regular Evensong and Compline services as well as concerts and educational offerings.



Before coming to Trinity, Margaret served at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, TX, one of the nation’s largest Episcopal churches.  There, she served as one of three full-time organist-directors on staff, developed a new RSCM summer choral residency that attracted young singers from around the country, founded a new concert series, and developed an online music education program that garnered thousands of livestream hits. Margaret also previously served at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, NH.  In her time at St. John’s, Margaret oversaw a dramatic expansion of all aspects of the church’s music program. Under her direction, the church developed The Choir School at St. John’s, an after-school RSCM-based music program aimed at low-income youth. In its initial years, the Choir School received several significant accolades, including the opportunity to premiere a newly commissioned work at the critically acclaimed Newburyport Chamber Music Festival.  



For the 2022-2023 academic year, Margaret was Visiting Instructor of Organ at Baylor University's School of Music, where she led the organ studio and taught organ major undergraduate and graduate students.  She has also served as Artist Faculty in Organ at the University of Southern Maine, on the faculty and board of the Young Organist Collaborative, and as a secondary instructor of organ at the Eastman School of Music. She has presented academic papers at national and regional conferences of organizations including the American Bach Society and the American Guild of Organists.



Margaret holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers include William Porter, David Higgs, Michel Bouvard, Edoardo Bellotti, and Edward Zimmerman. She is active in the Association of Anglican Musicians and served as co-chair for that organization’s 2023 national conference. She has also served in many leadership roles for the American Guild of Organists.