Organ Recital with Christopher Houlihan

Organist Christopher Houlihan performs transcriptions of Wagner’s compositions and other works, in this program co-presented with the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will last 45 minutes.

Program:

Franz Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam”, S. 259

Richard Wagner: Foot washing, anointing, and Good Friday Music from Parsifal (Edwin Henry Lemare, transcription)

The organist Christopher Houlihan has established an international reputation as a “passionate and intelligently virtuoso musician” (Gramophone), hailed for “glowing, miraculously life-affirming performances” (Los Angeles Times). His playing has been praised as “eloquent” (The New York Times), and “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal). Houlihan has concertized at major concert venues throughout the United States, including the Kennedy Center, the Kimmel Center, Davies Symphony Hall, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, where he performed with the principal Brass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Los Angeles Times raved about his debut, proclaiming, “Houlihan is the next big organ talent.”

Houlihan serves on the music faculty of Trinity College, Hartford, as the John Rose Distinguished College Organist, Director of Choral Chapel Music, and Artist-in-Residence. Since 2022, he is also Artistic Director of the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford, presenter of one of the premier North American competitions for young organists.

All are welcome; admission is free and an RSVP is not required. Please note that this performance immediately follows the 4:00 p.m. Evensong; please enter the Cathedral Church in such a manner as not to disrupt the service.

Accessibility: The Cathedral is wheelchair accessible via a ramp just north of the main entrance, off of Amsterdam Avenue below 113th Street. Map online here.