Elizabeth Landrum LaJeunesse, a Tallahassee, Florida, native and lifelong resident, holds degrees in Choral Music Education (B.Mus.Ed.) and Organ Performance (M.M.) from the Florida State University.
It was shortly after high school that Elizabeth began taking organ lessons and was immediately hooked. A newly discovered love of the organ led to a first church job at a small, suburban PC(USA) church, and it was during her nine years there that she developed a love of church music and liturgy, while continuing to improve her organ and collaborative piano skills. After going on to serve two large downtown churches, she was appointed in 2022 as Organist at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Tallahassee, a position most recently held for nearly 50 years by her mentor and organ teacher, Michael Corzine.
Elizabeth developed a love for collaborative piano at a very young age, and was fortunate to have the opportunity to accompany her school choirs as well as the Florida All-State choirs while a student at Leon High School. While a student at FSU, she served as accompanist for the Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and University Singers (under the direction of André Thomas) for three years, playing organ as well as piano, and touring with them to many churches across the country.
Over the course of her career as a music educator and collaborator, Elizabeth has worked with many school chorus and band programs, has collaborated as organist and pianist with the Tallahassee Symphony Chorus, Tallahassee Civic Chorale, the FSU Chamber Choir, University Singers, Collegians and Levana, Vocal Jazz ensemble, and FSU summer music camps, and has frequently joined the Tallahassee Community Chorus and FSU choirs as a continuo harpsichordist. She has also appeared as a guest service organist and recitalist at several churches throughout the southeast.
Elizabeth continues to collaborate with the Florida All-State choirs annually, working with notable conductors from around the country, and in 2024 was named the recipient of the Distinguished Service of an Individual in Music Education award by the Florida Music Education Association.
Elizabeth has three adult children, Cassie, Alex, and Ellie, all of whom enjoy making music in their free time. Elizabeth and her beloved hound, April, are so excited to join the FPCA community, and get to know the beautiful city of Asheville and its people!