Timothy Spelbring

Timothy Spelbring is Music Director at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Mt. Prospect, IL. At St. Mark, he plays the organ and conducts the adult choir and bell choir. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Yale School of Music where he studied with David Boe and Martin Jean respectively. Further studies were at the University of Illinois with Dana Robinson. Spelbring has received numerous awards including the Paul Manz Scholarship, the Selby Houston Prize (awarded at Oberlin), and the E. Stanley Seder Prize (awarded at Yale). He served as concert scholar for the Westfield Center for Early Keyboard studies and performed recitals nationally on their behalf.  He currently serves as rehearsal accompanist for the Bach Cantata series at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest. In addition, he plays for many of the cantata services at Grace. He enjoys playing the trombone and is currently a member of the Northwest Concert Band.