Short Biography (approximately 250 words)

Described as “scintillating” and “tremendously virtuosic” (The Straits Times, Singapore), Michael T. C. Hey has established himself as a leading concert organist in the U.S. and abroad, performing both as a soloist and collaborator with American orchestras and ensembles.

In the 2026–27 season, he will perform solo recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall (home of the LA Philharmonic) and Washington National Cathedral. He will also appear as organ soloist in the premiere of a new double concerto for organ and piano at Alice Tully Hall.

Described as “fabulously talented” by The Tracker, he recently performed the closing recital for the Organ Historical Society’s 2025 National Convention.

In 2023, Michael was appointed Director of Music and Organist of Manhattan’s historic Marble Collegiate Church. From 2015 to 2023, he served as Associate Director of Music and Organist at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, where he performed for the sole U.S. visit of Pope Francis. Previously, he was Assistant Organist at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church for five years.

Hey received First Prize in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s First International Organ Competition and was named one of The Diapason’s “Top 20 Under 30” organists. His debut solo recording, Michael T. C. Hey Plays the Great Organ of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, was released on JAV Recordings.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hey is a graduate of The Juilliard School’s accelerated five-year program, earning both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in organ performance under Paul Jacobs.