A native Washingtonian, Todd Fickley is the Organist of National Presbyterian Church and the Artistic Director Designate for Choralis. He is the long-time protégé of the late Bach expert Dr. J. Reilly Lewis, having served as his Artistic Assistant at both the Washington Bach Consort and the Cathedral Choral Society. 

 

Equally comfortable at the podium, harpsichord, piano, and organ, his career spans over 30 years performing across the United States, Europe, and Israel. He collaborates with a wide variety of ensembles, such as the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Washington Ballet, the National Philharmonic, the Three Notch’d Road baroque ensemble, and many of the area’s largest choruses. He also performs frequently as part of the innovative Seipp/Fickley Trumpet and Organ Duo.

 

At the age of 23, Mr. Fickley was made a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). He also holds the AGO Choirmaster Diploma as well as the M.A. in Organ Performance with High Distinction from the University of Wales. A prize-winning organist and specialist in the music of J.S. Bach, Mr. Fickley has been featured numerous times on NPR and PRI. He launched “The Bach Project,” a cycle of concerts performing all of Bach’s organ works. The first album on the MSR Classics label was praised in Fanfare Magazine as “some of the most enthralling Bach organ playing you are likely to hear anywhere by anyone.” The Project has taken him to Germany in 2015 and 2018 to research and perform on historic organs. 



Mr. Fickley is frequently seen as conductor, soloist, accompanist and speaker in the Washington DC metro area. He is an Officer in the Order of St. John and a member of the National Society of Washington Family Descendants and Sons of the American Revolution.