Haniel Neves is a recent graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where he earned his B.M. in organ with studies in harpsichord under Dr. David Heller. He served various churches and was most recently organ scholar at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church. He was awarded first prize and the hymn playing excellence award for the undergraduate division in the 2025 William C. Bill Hall Organ Competition in San Antonio, and is the winner of the 2025 Trinity Concerto Competition. He has just been awarded the 2025-2026 Knock Internship in Sacred Music at Rye Presbyterian Church, Rye, NY, and will be studying with Martin Jean and pursuing harpsichord studies with Arthur Haas at Yale. Ever the enthusiast of early recorded sound, he will also be assisting Mark Bailey at the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings.
