About Brent
Brent came to St. Stephen’s in 2019. A native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, he earned his undergraduate degree in organ and German at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, his master’s degree in organ and sacred music from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and his doctoral degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Prior to arriving at St. Stephen’s, Brent served as associate organist and choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina, and has served churches in Indiana, Connecticut, Texas, and Oklahoma. Brent is married to the Rev. Jennifer te Velde, a chaplain at Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond. They have two children, Charlie and Anna, as well as five cats.
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