SPECIAL EVENT

Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford:
Music in a Gothic Space

September 26-27, 2026

Trinity College Chapel, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT
Saturday at 8 PM
Sunday at 2:30 PM

Program

Parker, Organ Concerto, Op. 55

Barber, Essay No. 1, Op. 12

Barber, Adagio for Strings

Barber, Toccata festiva

Featuring

Carolyn Kuan, conductor

Christopher Houlihan, organist

About

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra continues its artistic partnership with the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford at Trinity College Chapel, a Gothic Revival architectural masterpiece and well-loved landmark of the Hartford skyline. These two performances will feature internationally renowned concert organist, Christopher Houlihan, and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carolyn Kuan, music director. Set in this awe-inspiring chapel, works by American composers Horatio Parker and Samuel Barber will showcase the extraordinary combination of grand organ and symphony orchestra—a truly thrilling musical experience!

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Learn more about parking and accessibility.

Attend the FREE pre-concert talk in Borges Admissions Center with Maestro Kuan, Christopher Houlihan, and Sean Duffy, Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute at Quinnipiac University, one hour before the concert!

Bring a seat cushion to get comfortable in the Chapel seating!

Applaud when you like what you hear – don’t worry about the “right” time!

Wear what you want – be comfortable.

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