In a style critics refer to as "unforgettable, because inimitable"
(Darmstädter Beiträge zur neuen Musik), concert organist Timothy Albrecht performs to acclaim in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The Philadelphia Inquirer praises his "stunning technique, with an ability to project personality through his unique style," and Die Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung proclaims "ever-present artistry and virtuosity." Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, having heard him often, once wrote him about an upcoming performance, "I know you will play as if your life depends on it!"

The Minneapolis native received two degrees from Oberlin College and an earned doctorate from the Eastman School of Music. He is a Life Member at Clare Hall, Cambridge University in England. In 2001 he authored Bach Plays by Heart: Musical Theology in Organ Chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach. Eleven volumes of Timothy Albrecht's organ compositions entitled Grace Notes, Volumes I-XI (1987-2004) are published by Augsburg Fortress Press in Minneapolis. The Luther Institute in Washington, DC awarded him the Wittenberg Award for contributions to church music. New York's American Organist review of Timothy Albrecht's compact disc performance of his own Grace Notes states: "He plays with a facility and fluency that we all strive for…a sheer pleasure, a delightful musician.

Dr. Albrecht is Professor of Music and University Organist at Emory University in Atlanta, GA where he heads the graduate organ degree program. For several years, his teaching and concert schedule includes one summer month in Vienna, Austria. Performances during the 2004 late spring and summer include an Atlanta collaborate concert with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trumpet Mark Hughes; continuo playing in the Highlands, North Carolina, Chamber Music Festival; solo recitals in Vienna, Bavaria, at the Brevard Music Center and the White Mountain Musical Arts: Bach Festival in North Conway, New Hampshire. Upcoming recital invitations include four concerts in the Ukraine, one of which is a solo organ recital in Kiev to be sponsored by the American Embassy.

Timothy Albrecht performs exclusively under the Koch Templeton Concert Management.

2005 Program

Thursday Morning
  10:30 a.m. Christ Church, Episcopal

   Lecture/Recital on J. S. Bach's Ricercar a 3 (From Musical Offering) A 45 minute informal lecture on one selection from the evening's concert. Organ Recital Preview Dr. Timothy Albrecht

Thursday Afternoon
  3:00 p.m. First Church of Christ, Congregational

• Pre-Festival Lecture/Demonstration

Thursday Evening
  7:30 p.m. Christ Church, Episcopal

  All-Bach Organ Recital,  Dr. Timothy Albrecht

• Little Fugue in G Minor BWV 578
• These are the Holy Ten Commands BWV 678
• Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565
• Aria and First Variation from Goldberg Variations
• Ricercar from Musical Offering BWV 1079
• Variation Ten and Aria from Goldberg Variations
• Prelude and Fugue in A Minor BWV 543
• Air from Orchestral Suite III BWV 1068
• Gigue Fugue in G Major BWV 577