Organ Recital: Michael Hey

Michael Hey performs a free organ recital at Washington National Cathedral. The program welcomes all listeners to attend in person in the Nave, with a livestream available through the Cathedral’s website or YouTube channel.

Hey is an internationally active concert organist who performs as both a soloist and collaborator with orchestras and ensembles. His upcoming engagements include solo recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Washington National Cathedral during the 2026–27 season, as well as the premiere of a new double concerto for organ and piano at Alice Tully Hall.

When: November 22, 2026

Showtimes: 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Venue: Washington National Cathedral, Nave

Tickets: Free. Tickets are not required.

Livestream: Available on the Cathedral’s website and YouTube channel.

Lineup: Michael T. C. Hey, organ

Run time: Approximately one hour

Ages: All are welcome.

About the Organist: Hey has been praised as “scintillating,” “tremendously virtuosic,” and “fabulously talented” by critics including The Straits Times and The Tracker. He became Director of Music and Organist at Manhattan’s Marble Collegiate Church in 2023, following eight years as Associate Director of Music and Organist at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, where he performed during Pope Francis’s only visit to the United States. Earlier, he was Assistant Organist at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church for five years.

Background: Hey won First Prize at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s First International Organ Competition and was selected for The Diapason’s “Top 20 Under 30” list of organists. His debut solo recording, *Michael T. C. Hey Plays the Great Organ of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York*, was released by JAV Recordings. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he completed Juilliard’s accelerated five-year program, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organ performance while studying with Paul Jacobs.