Ted Alan Worth (November 5, 1935 – December 27, 1998) was an American church and concert organist, recording artist, and entrepreneur of the pipe organ.
An associate of Virgil Fox,[1] he performed during his career on some of the largest pipe organs in the United States and made numerous compact disc recordings.[2][3]
Between 1966 and 1978 he toured throughout the U.S. and Canada with organist Andy Crow[4] as the Worth/Crow Duo; the duo were managed on the tour by Columbia Artists Management.[5]
In November 1983 he played the inaugural concert on the Ruffatti organ at the Ruth Barrus Concert Hall of Ricks College (now Brigham Young University-Idaho).[6]
As the American representative for Fratelli Ruffatti, he oversaw the design of major installations such as the organ in Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, CA,[7] Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall,[8] San Francisco, CA and the Crystal Cathedral organ in Garden Grove, CA.
He is buried in the cemetery of Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge National Historical Park.