About

Brian Hoffman is an active church organist/director, recitalist, recording artist and composer. He is currently Director of Music at St. Pius Church in Albany, NY, a large upstate parish.

His piano and organ studies began at age 5 with Raymond Paradis and he began his professional career as a church organist at the age of 11. As a concert organist, Mr. Hoffman has performed hundreds of concerts in the United States, including solo performances at such notable venues as St. Patrick's Cathedral NYC and on “the world’s largest organ in a sacred space” the 380 rank organ at West Point Cadet Chapel. As a composer, he has written numerous works for choir, organ, and various ensembles. As a recording artist, he has recorded his original compositions, as well as organ works of J.S. Bach and Cesar Franck.

His most recent project, begun during the pandemic of 2020, is the recordings of the complete organ works of J.S. Bach on organs from around the world via the Hauptwerk program. 11 CDs have been completed to date and are available on iTunes, YouTube, Amazon and all of the major streaming services. See “Recordings” below for more info and listening.

Upcoming Concerts

Brian Hoffman Multimedia Performance

A double feature multimedia show !

“Bach and the Majestic Organ” & “Bach in Space”

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
Conkling Hall, Rensselaerville, NY

Bach in Space Concert (Brian Hoffman and Dan Barstow)

Friday October 25, 2024 at 8pm
Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Methuen, Massachusetts

Listen

Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor

by J.S. Bach

Performed by Brian Hoffman on the Mocnik Organ, Velesovo, Slovenia - via Hauptwerk.

All Brian Hoffman’s Albums can be listened to in the “Recordings” section.

Click on an album cover below.

Recordings

Brian Hoffman’s recordings can be found on iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, and all of the major streaming services.

Click on an album cover to listen on YouTube.

Photo Gallery

390 Rank Moller Organ U.S.M.A., West Point, NY [Recital Date: 9/13/09]

390 Rank Moller Organ
U.S.M.A., West Point, NY
[Recital Date: 9/13/09]

St. Clotilde, Paris.

St. Clotilde, Paris.

Cesar Franck Memorial, courtyard of St. Clotilde.

Cesar Franck Memorial,
courtyard of St. Clotilde.

Home Studio Organ Moller Console (MIDI Conversion by Brian) Mac Pro, 128 GB Ram, 12 Core 10 Channels of Audio (Hauptwerk)

Home Studio Organ
Moller Console (MIDI Conversion by Brian)
Mac Pro, 128 GB Ram, 12 Core
10 Channels of Audio (Hauptwerk)

St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC. [Recital Date: 7/2/2000]

St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC.
[Recital Date: 7/2/2000]

Moller Organ St. George's Episcopal Church Schenectady, NY [Recital Date: 9/8/07]

Moller Organ
St. George's Episcopal Church
Schenectady, NY
[Recital Date: 9/8/07]

Flentrop Organ First Unitarian Church New Bedford, MA [Recital Date: 3/30/08]

Flentrop Organ
First Unitarian Church
New Bedford, MA
[Recital Date: 3/30/08]

Another view of the organ at First Unitarian, New Bedford, MA.

Another view of the organ
at First Unitarian,
New Bedford, MA.

Schlicker Organ First Presbyterian Church Morgantown, WV [Recital Date: 11/13/07]

Schlicker Organ
First Presbyterian Church
Morgantown, WV
[Recital Date: 11/13/07]

Austin Organ St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Pittsfield, MA [Recital Date: 10/28/07]

Austin Organ
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Pittsfield, MA
[Recital Date: 10/28/07]

53 Rank Gress-Miles Organ Christ Episcopal Church Poughkeepsie, NY [Recital Date: 4/6/08]

53 Rank Gress-Miles Organ
Christ Episcopal Church
Poughkeepsie, NY
[Recital Date: 4/6/08]

1964 Aeolian-Skinner Organ St. George's by the River Rumson, NJ AGO Worldwide Organ Spectacular [Recital Date: 10/19/08]

1964 Aeolian-Skinner Organ
St. George's by the River Rumson, NJ
AGO Worldwide Organ Spectacular
[Recital Date: 10/19/08]

Carlson Organ St. John The Evangelist Rensselaer, NY [Recital Date: 10/21/07]

Carlson Organ
St. John The Evangelist
Rensselaer, NY
[Recital Date: 10/21/07]

Words of Schweitzer, Music of Bach Summer 2007 Concert Round Lake Auditorium, NY

Words of Schweitzer, Music of Bach
Summer 2007 Concert
Round Lake Auditorium, NY

1931 Casavant Organ Church of St. James Albany, NY [Recital Date: 4/27/08]

1931 Casavant Organ
Church of St. James
Albany, NY
[Recital Date: 4/27/08]

1995 Schantz Organ 55 Ranks Covenant-Central Presbyterian Williamsport, PA [Recital Date: 5/18/08]

1995 Schantz Organ 55 Ranks
Covenant-Central Presbyterian
Williamsport, PA
[Recital Date: 5/18/08]

St. Luke's, Lebanon, PA Recital Date:

St. Luke's, Lebanon, PA Recital Date:

Brian Hoffman has collaborated with the “Bach in Space” project, which combines the photography of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with the music of J.S. Bach. The project is produced by Dan Barstow, Education Manager for the ISS, in hopes that “we might all love our home planet a bit more and do our parts to cherish and protect it.” The ISS astronauts have taken over 2 million pictures of earth. These photos are put into software to make incredible flyover videos, accompanied by the music of Bach.

Brian Hoffman’s performance of “Vater Unser Im Himmelreich” BWV 682, one of Bach’s deepest and most mysterious organ chorales, accompanies an ISS nighttime flyover of Africa.

You can view the video at: https://www.bachinspace.org/Videos-Organ/682

 Be sure to visit the rest of the site as there are several incredible videos of earth from above, accompanied by some of Bach’s greatest organ works. https://www.bachinspace.org/