Raymond Gotko is the carillonneur and carillon instructor at the University the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. His formal education includes a BFA and MFA in piano performance from the University of Georgia, a PHD in Music Theory from the School of Music at The Florida State University, and a Master of Divinity from the School of Theology at the University of the South.

Dr. Gotko was a tenured professor at the University of Georgia teaching music theory and piano before embarking on a career as a priest in the Episcopal Church serving several parishes as Parish Musician, Associate Rector, and Rector. He retired to Sewanee in 2009. He is also the principle instructor in English Change Ringing at the University the South.

He has performed concerti with regional orchestras and wind ensembles in Georgia, served as pianist the with the touring August Opera in Georgia, performed with many instrumental ensembles, and accompanied both classical and Jazz vocalists. He is also a composer for special projects and arranger for the carillon and chorus. His interest and involvement in opera and vocal accompanying led him to participate in the American Institute in Musical Studies, in Graz, Austria.