Tammy-Jo Mortensen completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Alberta under Marnie Giesbrecht and a Master of Music degree in pipe organ performance at McGill University with John Grew and Rejean Poirier. She has an extensive church music background in many denominations.  In Edmonton, she has been the Director of Music at Robertson-Wesley United Church since 2003. Previously she was the Assistant Organist at Avonmore United, the Co-Organist at Chalmers United, and organist at McClure United. Tammy-Jo also held the job as Music Director at St. Thomas' Anglican Church in Sherwood Park for 5 years from 1998-2003. While in Montréal, she was organist and sessional instructor at the Presbyterian College, the organist at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church, and was very involved at Christ Church Cathedral as a chorister for the Thursday plainsong evensong group as well as the Sunday evensong services, and also assisting with organ duties occasionally.