Ty Woodward has played classical and theatre organ concerts ranging from performances at Westminster Abbey, London, to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC, to Shea’s Theatre, Buffalo, the Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, and the outdoor pipe organ in Balboa Park, San Diego. 

He has performed several major works with orchestra including the Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings by Francis Poulenc, Symphonie Concertante of Joseph Jongen and Saint-Saen’s Symphony No. 3.  His recording credits include a solo classical recording at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC, on their former Aeolian-Skinner organ, and a theatre organ recording on the Wurlitzer organ at the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester NY, along with accompaniments for many choral recordings. 

Ty’s film credits include conducting a men’s chorus for the Bugs Bunny Episode From Hare to Eternity, and he is the organist on the on the soundtrack of the 2018 film version of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. 

Ty holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Southern California. 

He is a former Dean of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and has served on the Commission of Liturgy and Music for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.  For over 20 years Ty represented a major American organ builder in sales and tonal design.  

He is currently Organist at First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica, Staff Organist at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, and organist at Temple Beth Shalom in Whittier. 

As Principal at Diapason Pipe Organ Consultants LLC, Ty works with numerous religious institutions on the design, installation, and maintenance of their pipe organs.