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Christopher Houlihan ’09<\/strong> serves on the faculty<\/a> of Trinity College as the John Rose Distinguished College Organist, Director of Chapel Music, and Artist-in-Residence, a position he has held since 2017.\u00a0At Trinity, Houlihan directs The Chapel Singers,<\/a> teaches organ music<\/a>, and presents the Trinity Organ Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The organist Christopher Houlihan has established an international reputation as a “passionate and intelligently virtuoso musician\u201d (Gramophone), <\/em>hailed for “glowing, miraculously life-affirming performances” (Los Angeles Times). <\/em>His playing has been praised as \u201celoquent\u201d (The New York Times)<\/em>, \u201cdazzling\u201d (The Wall Street Journal), <\/em>and \u201cfirst-class\u201d (The Diapason). <\/em><\/p>\n

Houlihan has concertized at major venues throughout the United States, including the Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center, and Walt Disney Concert Hall with the principal brass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recent performances include recitals presented by Madison Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and the Celebrity Recital Series at St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral (London).<\/p>\n

His \u201cVierne 2012\u201d tour attracted critical acclaim for marathon performances of Louis Vierne\u2019s six organ symphonies. Building on this excitement, his latest recording features music of Vierne and C\u00e9sar Franck. The American Organist <\/em>praised First and Last<\/em><\/a>, remarking, \u201cas for Houlihan himself, he just keeps getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2022, he is Artistic Director of the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford,<\/a> a national organ festival in residence at Trinity College. In 2015 he was selected for The Diapason’s<\/em> \u201c20 Under 30,\u201d a distinguished list of young leaders in the organ world. ChristopherHoulihan.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More information is at\u00a0ChristopherHoulihan.com<\/a>.\u200b<\/p>\n

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Email: christopher.houlihan@trincoll.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 860-297-2014
\nOffice: Chapel, lower level<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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