Stephen Ackert – Past Concerts

Stephen Ackert studied at the Frankfurter Hochschule für Musik as a Fulbright scholar under Maria Jäger-Jung (harpsichord) and Helmut Walcha (organ). He has performed at the Kennedy Center, the National Cathedral, Georgetown University, The Catholic University, and the embassies of Germany, Austria, Italy, and the Netherlands. From 1990 to 2003 he was the organist and choir director at The United Church in Washington, where he presented a series of 40 Bach lecture-recitals. He currently gives a concert series at Georgetown Lutheran Church titled "The Well-tempered Clavier as Bach Might Have Heard It." Ackert's lecture-recitals and preconcert talks on the interrelationships between music and art were a regular feature at the Gallery, where he headed the music department from 2004 to 2014. He has also lectured and performed at the Amalfi Coast Music and Art Festival in Italy and Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum, as well as on university campuses throughout the United States.