John Stuntebeck has been the Associate Organist at Saint Mark’s since 2015 and is known in the Seattle area for his performances of organ repertoire spanning from the Medieval to recently composed works. He thrives performing as a choral and instrumental accompanist, improviser, and liturgical musician both for concerts and church services. In 2023, he was invited to St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, performing solo organ works and leading the congregation in hymns during their evening services. John has performed in numerous cathedrals in England for daily and weekend services, including at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London and more recently in 2025 at Durham and Lincoln Cathedrals.
He earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Ohio State University in Spanish linguistics in 2003 and received his Masters in Music in organ performance in 2009 from the University of Washington, studying with Dr. Carole Terry and Dr. Mel Butler. As well as being a professional musician, John works full time as a strategic project leader at Kaiser Permanente, implementing IT solutions for care delivery.