Christopher Houlihan

In 2012 Houlihan launched his “Vierne 2012” tour commemorating the 75th anniversary of the French composer’s death. Houlihan played the complete organ symphonies of Louis Vierne in six North American cities (New York, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Dallas). His tour launch concert in New York City at the Church of the Ascension is “considered as one of New York’s all-time great organ recitals. Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times described the tour as a "major revelation" and credited it with “launching a major career.”

His first CD, Louis Vierne: Second Symphony for Organ was released by Towerhill Recordings in 2007, and featured music of Charles-Marie Widor and Louis Vierne. Houlihan was praised for his "elegant playing"and named "a major talent." His second CD, Joys, Mournings, and Battles: Music of Duruflé and Alain, recorded on the historic Aeolian-Skinner organ in All Saints Church, Worcester, MA, was released in January 2010. Houlihan was praised for his “passion and great technical facility by audiophile.

2007: Louis Vierne: Second Symphony for Organ 2010: Joys, Mournings, and Battles: Music of Duruflé and Alain 2017: Christopher Houlihan Plays Bach

In 2005-2006, Houlihan was organ scholar at The Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford and then at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford from 2006-2007. Houlihan later studied at the French National Regional Conservatory in Versailles where he was a student of Jean-Baptiste Robin and where he earned the “Prix de Perfectionnement” (equivalent to a university artist’s diploma in the US). While in France, he served as an assistant musician at The American Cathedral in Paris and had the honor of performing for the then President and First Lady of the United States, Mr. And Mrs. George W. Bush

Christopher Houlihan (born October 6, 1987) is an American concert organist noted for his clarity, flexibility of rhythm, and technical achievement. His Vierne 2012 tour in which he performed Louis Vierne's complete organ symphonies in six cities across North America was met with high critical acclaim.