Recording artist and concert organist Mark Steinbach performs and teaches frequently throughout the United States and Europe. He is a passionate advocate of both new and historic music. Mr. Steinbach is University Organist, Curator of Instruments, and Teaching Professor in Music at Brown University, where he performs on the historic Hutchings-Votey pipe organ (1903) and teaches organ, counterpoint, harmony and seminars on topics such as Olivier Messiaen. His most recent performing engagements include a sold-out all-Philip Glass solo recital at the Antigel Festival in Geneva, Switzerland and international organ festivals at both St. Sulpice Church and Church of the Madeleine in Paris. His recordings have been featured on American Public Media’s Pipedreams and the International Online Organ Festival.
Steinbach has performed at international organ festivals at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam; Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Orléans, France; the Cathedral in Salzburg and St. Jame’s Basilica in Prague. He has performed at international festivals in Germany including Berlin, Halle, Lüneburg, Freiberg, Rötha, Dresden, Lübeck, Görlitz, and Weimar and in Courmayeur, Bolzano, Aosta and Picena, Italy. Steinbach has been a featured recitalist and presenter at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society and The Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. In 2018, he was in residence at Xi’an Conservatory of Music in China, teaching and performing as part of the China International Music Symposium. Steinbach has been featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” performing on the 1640’s English cabinet organ in Wickford, Rhode Island, the oldest church organ in use in the United States. Mr. Steinbach has adjudicated for organ competitions, including the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition.
Steinbach has premiered new works for the organ, including compositions of Eric Nathan and Wang Lu written for the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and Berlin’s Nikolai-Kirche, the North American premiere of Nico Muhly’s “O Antiphon Preludes” at Brown University and the world premiere of Daniel Pinkham’s “Odes” at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
Steinbach earned the Bachelor of Music in music performance from the University of Kansas with honors. As a Fulbright scholar he studied at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. He earned the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester.
Discography
Midnight Organ (Supertrain Records, 2026), recorded on the 1903 Hutchings-Votey organ, Sayles Hall, Brown University.
Glass-Bach Dresden, (Orange Mountain Music, 2021) was recorded on the 1755 Gottfried Silbermann organ in the Dresden Cathedral.
“The playing–registration, phrasing, timing, rhythm, and of course accuracy–is a 10 out of 10.” –The American Organist
“Composers separated by centuries unite to mesmerizing effect…gorgeously recorded.” –BBC Music Magazine
Resonance and Resilience: Dresden (Raven Records, 2023) also recorded on the 1755 Gottfried Silbermann organ in Dresden.
“Elegant… his phrasing is also impeccable” –The Diapason
Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (Aeolus Records, 2024) recorded on the unaltered 1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ at St. François-de-Sales Church in Lyon, France.
“Steinbach captures the drama, intensity and raw power…” –MusicWeb International
Organ Works of Anton Heiller (Loft, 2013) recorded on the 1902 von Beckerath organ at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh.
All of these recordings are available as CDs and on most streaming services.
Link to spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Su81fcdJYrB4FU173v2hM
