Janet Pummill

Janet Whitcomb Pummill is currently the Senior Organist at University Christian Church where she has been since June, 2018. Prior to that, she served on the School of Music faculty at Texas Christian University for 29 years before retiring as Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Coordinator of Collaborative Piano. She envisioned, created and developed the degree of Master of Music in Collaborative Piano as her last accomplishment before retirement from TCU.   

Having achieved a nationwide reputation as a pianist and organist, Janet continues to be in great demand as accompanist, collaborative and solo artist for concerts, recitals, conventions, plus honor and all-state choirs. Widely acclaimed for her collaborative skills, the late conductor Paul Salamunovich wrote, “Janet epitomizes the perfect choral accompanist,” while Dr. Z. Randall Stroope places her at “the top of the top shelf.”   

Five of her choral compositions have premiered in Carnegie Hall by the New York Pops, and she has accompanied for the American High School Honors Performance Series in Carnegie Hall. Her accompaniments and arrangements are also featured on numerous CDs distributed in schools nationwide as part of the Silver Burdett Ginn Making Music series.   

After earning degrees from the University of North Texas and the University of Illinois, Janet sang with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers for several seasons including the final institute gathering in Gramat, France as well as the Desert Chorale of Santa Fe. Periodically, Janet and her three daughters tour as ClaviVoce, an ensemble of four pianos and four voices.   

In the spring of 2020, Janet was awarded the top national prize for the CAGO exam given by the American Guild of Organists.   

She lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with her husband of 61 years, Doug Pummill. They are the proud parents of 4 amazing children and spouses and 5 grandchildren.