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Janette Fishell serves as Professor of Music (Organ) at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, where she teaches applied organ and organ pedagogy. A distinguished educator and performer, she maintains active roles in research, composition, and church music leadership.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor of Music from Indiana University (1981)
- Master of Music from Indiana University (1982)
- Doctor of Music from Northwestern University (1988)
Fishell's research centers on organ literature and performance practice, with groundbreaking work on Czech composer Petr Eben's organ music. She has recorded Beethoven's complete organ works (NAXOS) and embarked on a decade-long project to document Eben's entire organ output through recordings and the Velvet Revolution video series. Her expertise extends to J.S. Bach's organ works, historical performance practice, sacred music composition, and service playing pedagogy, reflected in her publications with Abingdon Press, Morning Star Music, and Wayne Leupold Editions.
Her honors comprise:
- Keyboard Arts, Inc. Young Organist of the Year
- Distinguished Professorship at East Carolina University
- 2012 Oswald Gleason Ragatz Distinguished Organist Alumni Award
- 2014 Paul Creston Award for sacred music contributions
- 2020 Indiana University Bicentennial Medal
Fishell has mentored students who now hold prominent positions in academia, concert performance, and church music across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her practical experience includes significant church appointments as Interim Organist at Christ Church (Episcopal) Cathedral (Indianapolis), Organist/Choirmaster at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Greenville, NC), and The Episcopal Church of All Saints (Indianapolis).
