Organist

An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic.

Famous organists

Notable concert organists of today include: Carlo Curley, Marie-Claire Alain, John Weaver, Ken Cowan, Alan Morrison, Diane Meredith Belcher, Felix Hell, Paul Jacobs, Daniel Roth, Thomas Murray, Cherry Rhodes, Olivier Latry, Gillian Weir, Eberhard Fölster, Rosalinde Haas, Lionel Rogg, Evgenija Lisitsina, and Frederick Hohman.

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Notable organists of the past, many of whom were also composers for the instrument, include: Johann Sebastian Bach, Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, César Franck, Jean Langlais, Helmut Walcha, Virgil Fox, Charles Courboin, Fernando Germani, Maurice Durufle, Marie-Madeleine Durufle-Chevalier, Jeanne Demessieux, Pierre Cochereau, Karl Richter, George Dorringtion Cunningham, Sir George Thalben-Ball, Alexander Schreiner, Camille Saint-Saens, Karl Straube. In Europe, the historical importance of churches as employers of musicians meant that many composers not now remembered for their association with the organ nevertheless were engaged as professional organists: for example, Mozart, Reger, and Elgar.

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Composers - Johann Sebastian Bach - Marcel Dupré - Louis Vierne - César Franck - Jean Langlais - Helmut Walcha - Virgil Fox - Maurice Durufle - Jeanne Demessieux - Pierre Cochereau - Karl Richter - Camille Saint-Saens - Mozart - Elgar

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