THE DIAPASON FEBRUARY 2015 St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica Latrobe, Pennsylvania Cover feature on pages 26–27 CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN WITH THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC BRASS AT DISNEY HALL “Houlihan is the next big organ talent...the evening belonged to Houlihan. The program included works for brass and organ, organ alone and brass alone. With an exception one or two, the standouts were the organ pieces.... Houlihan’s glowing, miraculously life-affirming performances...with everything sumptuously detailed... a splendidly colored performance of Bach...fascinatingly majestic performance of Vierne...enthusiastic audience. Houlihan’s solo encore was the Scherzo from Vierne’s Second Organ Symphony, and it was, as Vierne seldom is in the hands of other organists, seductive.” (Los Angeles Times, by Mark Swed, 2014) “L.A. PHILHARMONIC BRASS KINGS, ORGAN SOLOIST DAZZLE AT “A budding superstar with his WALT DISNEY HALL own veritable set of followers The Los Angeles Philharmonic affectionately known as ‘Houlifans.’… brass section playing with Think of it [performing with the one of the brightest stars Los Angeles Philharmonic brass in the new generation section] not as an organ recital, of organists, Christopher but rather a chamber music concert Houlihan….Thunderous featuring an atypical collection of ovation…Houlihan played wind instruments….Says LA Phil with great passion…a rousing Principal Trumpet Thomas Hooten, ovation…magic on the pedals of Houlihan, ‘He’s a very energetic, (allisyar.com, by C.K. of the organ.” great player.’” (Pasadena Star-News, by John Dexter Haven, 2014) M. Sherrard, 2014)
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