The Diocese of Pittsburgh has selected two musicians to lead its sacred music program at Saint Paul Cathedral and across diocesan parishes.
John Sittard will serve as director, with Luke Ponce as associate director. Both will handle organ duties, direct choirs and develop training programs for church musicians throughout the diocese.
Sittard brings 30 years of cathedral and parish music experience to the position. He arrives from the Cathedral of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wisconsin, where he managed multiple ensembles and created educational programming for musicians…