Kevin DiLorenzo – Owner and CEO
Kevin, a native of Rhode Island, has close to forty years with Allen Organ. His first residential organ was an Allen B-3 given by his sponsor, Warren Marble of Marble Organ Company of Warwick, RI. Kevin held his first position as Assistant Organist at the age of ten at Holy Angel RC Church of Rhode Island under the direction of Br. Enoch Valentine. Kevin was a pupil of Mark Steinbach at Brown University for Organ Performance. He later studied under Dr. David Ashbolt of Michigan, a longtime student of Dr. Virgil Fox. Kevin also studied with various other professors throughout his 40 years playing the organ.
At age twenty-six, Kevin became the Director of Liturgical Music at the famed St. Mary RC Church in Newport, RI, where Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier. Kevin is Dean Emeritus for the RI Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He has many years of experience playing for numerous denominations both as concert performer and liturgical organist. Kevin continues to play for concerts and multi-denominational liturgies throughout North America and Canada.
Kevin achieved the rank of Captain both for private and commercial jet travel and is a Gold Seal Instructor in Aviation. He is a member of the Quiet Birdmen Fraternity and Knights of Columbus. In his spare time, Kevin spends time with his wife, Elena, and their two boys playing and watching sports, traveling, and participating in multiple community organizations. .