Vierne at 150
Vierne at 150, streamed in October 2020, was a weeklong festival of virtual events which celebrated the brilliant music and tragic life of Louis Vierne on the composer's 150th birthday.
INTERVIEW with Phillip Truckenbrod
Premiered on Monday, October 5, 2020
Christopher Houlihan interviews Phillip Truckenbrod about his half-century long career as manager of organists and author of the recently published memoir, “Organists and Me”
Interview with Olivier Latry
Premiered on October 6, 2020
Interview with special guest Olivier Latry, organist of the Notre-Dame Cathedral since 1985, about the devastating fire at the Cathedral in Paris, and the subsequent reconstruction of the organ.
Pre-Concert Lecture
Streamed live on October 7, 2020
Live pre-concert lecture, demonstration and Q&A with Houlihan from Trinity College
Recital from Trinity College, Hartford
Premiered on October 8, 2020
Christopher Houlihan performs works by Louis Vierne at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
PROGRAM
from 24 Pièces de fantaisie, op. 51, 53–55
Carillon de Westminster
Naïades
Clair de lune
Toccata
Symphony No. 4 for Organ, op 32
Post-Concert Discussion
Streamed Live on October 8, 2020
A post-concert Zoom discussion with Christopher Houlihan and Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, Ph.D. (Co-Director, Trinity Academy of Lifelong Learning, Associate Professor of History, and Faculty Director of Innovation Initiatives, Trinity College, Hartford)