Organist
Rianne Lee is a student at Stetson University in her junior year. She is majoring in Cello Performance and Chemistry on a Pre-Med track. Rianne began taking cello lessons at age 8 and has participated in prestigious summer training programs such as the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute in 2023 and 2024. Before that, she started piano at the age of 4 and continued until she transitioned into taking organ lessons in 2021 with Dr. Terry Yount at the Saint Andrew’s Conservatory of Music. She has also won numerous awards from the Florida Federation of Music Clubs in both cello and piano events. Rianne was named a Rising Star and scholarship recipient in 2022 by the Central Florida Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She began working at St Thomas in August of 2023, preceded by classmate Joseph Parr. Rianne is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work in a church setting like St Thomas’ and with the amazing music director Tabitha Jenkins.