Alvin is a church musician and active recitalist.
A native of Augusta, GA, Alvin R. Blount was educated in the public schools of Richmond County. He received his first organ lessons during college ssemester breaks from Michael Joyce, and after graduating from Tuskegee Institute (now University) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, he did public relations work and also taught reading in the Richmond County School System. It was during this time that he met Jamie Council Garvey, who taught him organ and encouraged him to return to school to study music. He later earned degrees from Mercer University and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, respectively; he was an organ student of Robert Parris and John Brock.
He is the Director of Music and Worship at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church, Augusta. In addition to four recordings, he has directed the Parish and Contemporary Choirs of St. Mary’s on tours to Charleston, SC, Washington, DC, St. Augustine, FL, and parts of Ireland and Italy, where they had the opportunity to sing in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Feast of Christ the King, celebrated by Pope John Paul II in 1999. An active recitalist, his first solo recording of organ works, Spiritual Pipes, is available on compact disc and all of its proceeds support the St. Vincent de Paul Health Center, Augusta. This CD is dedicated in loving memory of his mother, Myrtle Terry Blount (1925-2006). (Email me to purchase a copy for $15.)
Alvin is the Sub-dean of the Augusta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, a member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and the Alumni Board of Directors, Townsend School of Music of Mercer University.
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