29th Annual
Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford
September 26–27, 2026
All events are held at Trinity College.
Tickets are required for the Festival Concerts. Information about parking and accessibility at Trinity College is available here.
FESTIVAL CONCERTS
Music in a Gothic Space
Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 27 at 2:30 p.m.
FEATURING
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Program
Parker Organ Concerto, Op. 55
Barber Essay No. 1, Op. 12
Barber Adagio for Strings
Barber Toccata festiva
PLUS a solo performance from the 2026 Young Professional Competition First-Prize Winner!
Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Christopher Houlihan, organ
Join us one hour before each concert for a FREE pre-concert talk in Borges Admissions Center featuring Maestro Kuan, Christopher Houlihan, and Sean Duffy, Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute at Quinnipiac University!
BIENNIAL YOUNG PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION
Final Round Recitals
Saturday, September 27 starting at 10:00 a.m.
In-person and livestreamed
Competition events are open to the public free of charge, no tickets required.
Following the competition, a light lunch is offered in the Chapel South Cloister where prizes will be announced.