Nathan J. Bayreuther (b. 1980) began his career as a professional organist at age thirteen at the First Congregational Church in New London, Connecticut. He then accepted the position of Organist and Director of Music Ministry at the First Congregational Church of Madison in 2005. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music, Organ Performance, magna cum laude, from Central Connecticut State University, having studied with Ezequiel Menéndez; he has also studied organ with Godfrey Tomanék and Judith Mack.
Labeled “a rare jewel whose performances are both awe-filled and stirring” (Arts on the Edge, Wolfeboro, NH), Nathan has received numerous accolades, awards and scholarships, including the Roberta Bitgood Organ Scholarship (two-time winner) and the Cynthia Wheeler Carr Scholarship. He was awarded the Colleague Certification from the American Guild of Organists (AGO) in 2004 and has served on the Executive Boards of the New London and New Haven County Chapters of the AGO. He has also served as an organ scholarship adjudicator.
In 2014, Nathan was signed to the Arabesque Records music label in New York, and in 2015 and again in 2021, he performed solo organ recitals at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Other performance venues have included Yale University’s Woolsey Hall and St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford. He served for many years as organist for
The New England Chamber Choir in Orchestra based in Cromwell and is currently the organist of the Ad-Hoc Bach Ensemble based at Wesleyan University in Middletown. A Coast Guard-licensed captain, he lives with his wife and son in Northford and can frequently be found sailing the waters of Long Island Sound in his spare time.