Dr. Jonathan Oldengarm

Dr. Jonathan Oldengarm is Metropolitan’s Minister of Music. He oversees the church’s diverse musical outreach, which includes the adult, children’s, and handbell choirs, the Great Heart youth ensemble, and the Metropolitan Silver Band. He is also responsible for maintaining and programming the church’s treasury of instruments, including the landmark 1930 Casavant pipe organ and 1922 carillon, the positive organ, and the church’s various pianos.

Jonathan has a passion for uniting Word and music in ministry, and for helping musicians of all levels reach their full potential within worship. He maintains an active solo performance, broadcast and recording schedule, and is a laureate of several international competitions.

Jonathan holds a doctorate in organ performance from McGill University; the Fellowship diploma of the Royal Canadian College of Organists; and studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, Germany. From 2008 until 2022 he taught organ, harpsichord, keyboard skills, and liturgical improvisation at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, while serving as Director of Music and Organist at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal. Jonathan began as Minister of Music at Metropolitan in August 2022, succeeding Dr. Patricia Wright, Dr. Melville Cook, and a long line of other distinguished Canadian church musicians.