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Evelyn Larter was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. She won the prestigious Governor’s Recital Prize for piano, and graduated with honors in concert piano and music education. She performed with the Highlands Sinfonia, and on Scottish television. Since moving to the United States with her husband and family in 1988, Evelyn has been active in the Philadelphia area, performing with well-known soloists and ensembles. She was on the music staff of historic Tenth Presbyterian Church for 12 years, regularly substituting on the organ. Evelyn is married to Rev Dr Ken Larter, the minister of Deerfield Presbyterian Church in South Jersey. She became Director of Music for their church in September 2003, and has organized an annual recital series. She regularly composes anthems for her choir, five of which have now been published by the Lorenz Publishing Company and one by the St James Music Press. More anthems are scheduled for publication next year by Augsburg Fortress Publications and Abingdon Press. She is a recent past Dean of the South Jersey chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and has consulted with many churches on issues concerning the introduction of contemporary worship. Evelyn enjoys all kinds of music, and she teaches many gifted students. She has four grown-up children, and three grandchildren.
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