Dr. Bryan Stenson

First Presbyterian Church welcomed Dr. Bryan Stenson as Director of Music in August 2025. Bryan comes to us with a Doctorate of Music Arts in Choral Conducting from George Mason University, as well as a degree in Vocal Performance. Bryan has served six years as a tenor vocalist in the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and worked with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, the Tacoma Youth Chorus, the Children’s Chorus of Washington, and Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas. He enjoys working with all ages of musicians and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Florida State University where he directs the vocal jazz ensemble and teaches courses in music education.

As Director of Music at FPC, Bryan will lead the adult choir, plan the musical contributions to worship, and secure instrumentalists and choral scholars. Bryan, his wife Dr. McKenna Stenson, and their two-year-old son, Luka, moved to Tallahassee in 2024.