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The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung hails Timothy Albrecht’s “ever-present artistry and virtuosity.” Nobel Peace Prize Winner Desmond Tutu wrote him about an upcoming event, “I am so looking forward to that… knowing you will play as if your life depended on it!” Timothy Albrecht has performed organ music of Messiaen before the Dalai Lama. “Unforgettable, because inimitable," writes the Darmstädter Beiträge zur neuen Musik. The New York American Organist states he “plays with a facility and fluency that we all strive for...a sheer pleasure…a delightful musician.” His organ recitals span Alaska to the Andes, Chicago to China, with concert sites including King’s College Cambridge, Tapei National Concert Hall, St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and St. Sulpice in Paris. Recitals broadcast on National Public Radio and the BBC. Masterclasses include Juilliard, Oundle Organ Academy in England and many workshops for the American Guild of Organists. Ambidextrous and possessing perfect pitch, Timothy Albrecht spent childhood in Los Angeles and Wisconsin, studying piano first with East-European Eugenia Prekosh. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, he earned degrees at Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin College and The Eastman School of Music, which awarded him both the Performer’s Certificate and his doctorate. Cambridge University in England has conferred on him Life Membership. In Atlanta Timothy Albrecht is Emory University Organist, Professor of Church Music (Candler School of Theology) and Professor of Music in the Department of Music, where he heads the graduate organ department. Summers include teaching in Vienna and European concerts. Augsburg Fortress in Minneapolis publishes twelve volumes of organ compositions entitled Grace Notes. He has recorded three Grace Note compact discs that are available at www.augsburgfortress.org/store. Dave Brubeck has written him, “I appreciate your kind dedication and am flattered to be included in your wonderful organ edition [of Grace Notes]. It was a pleasant surprise to discover “Take Five” at the beginning and the ending of “Simple Gifts.” Timothy Albrecht in Concert: Bach Live! is the premiere CD recording of the Jaeckel Op. 45 Emerson Concert Hall Organ at the Schwartz Center at Emory. Timothy Albrecht performs exclusively under the Koch Templeton Concert Management
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