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20th-century organists

67 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aivars KalējsPerson · Music memorabiliaAivars Kalējs (April 22, 1951, Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian composer, organist and pianist.
Alfred Hans ZollerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfred Hans Zoller (6 October 1928 – 14 October 2006) was a German composer, jazz pianist, church musician and organist.
André IsoirPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Jean-Marie Isoir (20 July 1935 – 20 July 2016) was a French organist and pedagogue.
Andrea MarconPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Marcon (born 6 February 1963 in Treviso, Italy) is an Italian conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and scholar. In 1997, he founded the Venice Baroque Orchestra.
Anton HeillerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Heiller (15 September 1923 – 25 March 1979) was an Austrian organist, harpsichordist, composer and conductor.
Barbara HarbachPerson · Music memorabiliaBarbara Harbach (born February 14, 1946) is an American composer, harpsichordist, organist, and teacher. Since 2004, she taught music at the University of Missouri-St.
Barry CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Southend-on-Sea.
Bengt HambraeusPerson · Music memorabiliaBengt Hambraeus (29 January 1928 – 21 September 2000) was a Swedish-Canadian organist, composer and musicologist.
Bernard FoccroullePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bernard Foccroulle
Bo HanssonPerson · Music memorabiliaBo Hansson (10 April 1943 – 23 April 2010), also known as Bosse Hansson, was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental progressive rock studio albums released throughout the…
Dag WirénPerson · Music memorabiliaDag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Best known for his Serenade for Strings (1937), his career was mainly spent in Stockholm, aside from a stint in…
Diane BishPerson · Music memorabiliaDiane Joyce Bish (born May 25, 1941) is an American organist, composer, conductor, as well as executive producer and host of The Joy of Music television series.
Donald PatriquinPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Patriquin (born October 21, 1938, in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian composer, organist, and choral conductor.
Doug InglePerson · Music memorabiliaDouglas Lloyd Ingle (September 9, 1945 – May 24, 2024) was an American musician, best known as the founder, organist, primary composer and lead vocalist for the band Iron Butterfly.
Erland von KochPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erland von Koch at his summer residence in Ornö, Sweden, in 1952.
Errol ParkerPerson · Music memorabiliaErrol Parker (né Raphaël Schecroun; 30 October 1925 – 2 July 1998) was a French-Algerian jazz pianist who played with Django Reinhardt, James Moody, Don Byas and Kenny Clarke, among others.
Flor PeetersPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters (4 July 1903 – 4 July 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher.
Francisco FelicianoPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancisco Francisco Feliciano (19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014) was a Filipino composer and conductor. He was a National Artist of the Philippines for Music.
Frank Michael BeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Frank Michael Beyer in 1993
Frederik MaglePerson · Music memorabiliaFrederik Reesen Magle (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁeðˀʁek ˈmɑwlə, ˈfʁæðˀʁæk -]; born 17 April 1977) is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist.
Gerd ZacherPerson · Music memorabiliaGerd Zacher (6 July 1929 – 9 June 2014) was a German composer, organist, and writer on music.
Gereon KrahforstPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gereon Krahforst at the organ of the St. Thomas Church, New York City, 5th Avenue
Graham BondPerson · Music memorabiliaGraham Bond (disambiguation)
Gustav LeonhardtPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Helmut KicktonPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Kickton (born 28 June 1956 in Cologne, West Germany) is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.
Helmut WalchaPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Harrison Walcha (27 October 1907 – 11 August 1991) was a blind German organist, harpsichordist, music teacher and composer who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German…
Helmuth RillingPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmuth Rilling (29 May 1933 – 11 February 2026) was a German choral conductor and an academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Jean YannePerson · Music memorabiliaJean Yanne (born Jean Roger Gouyé; 18 July 1933 – 23 May 2003) was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer.
Jean-Claude ZehnderPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Claude Zehnder (born 1941) is a Swiss organist in church and concert, harpsichordist, and musicologist.
Jean-Yves Daniel-LesurPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur.
Jeanne DemessieuxPerson · Music memorabiliaJeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux (14 February 1921 – 11 November 1968) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and teacher.
Jimmy SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.
Jiří HudecPerson · Music memorabiliaJiří Hudec (31 August 1923 – 28 July 1996) was a Czech composer, conductor, arranger and organist.
Jörg HalubekPerson · Music memorabiliaJörg Halubek (born 1977) is a German conductor, harpsichordist, organist and professor.
Karl RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Richter (15 October 1926 – 15 February 1981) was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.
Kenneth GilbertPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Albert Gilbert FRSC (December16, 1931April15, 2020) was a Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and music educator.
Klaus WunderlichPerson · Music memorabiliaKlaus Wunderlich (18 June 1931 – 28 October 1997) was a famous German easy-listening organist.
Lars EdlundPerson · Music memorabiliaLars Edlund (6 November 1922 – 21 December 2013) was a Swedish composer, organist and music teacher.
Lars-Erik LarssonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Larsson
Leo van DoeselaarPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Leo van Doeselaar, 2007
Leroy AndersonPerson · Music memorabiliaLeroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of…
Lorenzo GhielmiPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenzo Ghielmi (born 1 September 1959 in Milan) is an Italian organist and harpsichordist.
Lyle MaysPerson · Music memorabiliaLyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group.
Marcello GiombiniPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcello Giombini (24 July 1928 in Rome, Italy – 12 December 2003 in Assisi, Italy) was an Italian composer, well known for scoring many Spaghetti Westerns, Italian horror and giallo…
Marilyn MasonPerson · Music memorabiliaMarilyn Mason (June 29, 1925 – April 4, 2019) was an American concert organist, recording artist, and professor.
Martin HaselböckPerson · Music memorabiliaMartin Haselböck (born 23 November 1954, Vienna, Austria) is the Austrian musical director of Musica Angelica in Long Beach, California, United States, and the musical director and founder…
Masaaki SuzukiPerson · Music memorabiliaMasaaki Suzuki (鈴木雅明, Suzuki Masaaki; born 29 April 1954) is a Japanese organist, harpsichordist, conductor, and the founder and music director of the Bach Collegium Japan.
Maurice DurufléPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurice Gustave Duruflé (11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. He is particularly well known for his Requiem (1947).
Norman Dello JoioPerson · Music memorabiliaNorman Dello Joio (January 24, 1913 – July 24, 2008) was an American composer active for over half a century. Best known for his choral music, he won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1957.
Patrick HawesPerson · Music memorabiliaPatrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Peter ReuleinPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Reulein (born 1966) is a German composer, organ improviser, academic teacher and church musician, from 2000 at the church Liebfrauen in Frankfurt am Main.
Peter TogniPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Anthony Togni (born September 12, 1959) is a freelancer Canadian composer and broadcaster based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Philip LedgerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Philip Stevens Ledger, CBE, FRSE (12 December 1937 – 18 November 2012) was an English classical musician, choirmaster and academic, best remembered as Director of the Choir of King's…
Pierre CochereauPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre Eugène Charles Cochereau (9 July 1924 – 6 March 1984) was a French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue.
Pierre LabricPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre André Labric (born 30 June 1921) is a French organist, pedagogue, and composer.
Piet KeePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Piet Kee
Rachel LaurinPerson · Music memorabiliaRachel Laurin, born on 11 August 1961, in Saint-Benoît (Québec), and deceased on 13 August 2023, in Ottawa (Ontario), was a Canadian organist, composer and educator.
Richard SandersonPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Sanderson (born 5 March 1953 in Taplow) is an English singer, best known for his hit songs, "Reality", "So Many Ways" and "She's a Lady".
Robert Thurston DartPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Thurston Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971) was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player.
Scott RossPerson · Music memorabiliaScott Ross was an American organist, musician, university teacher, harpsichordist and pianist (1951–1989). He was born in Pittsburgh and died in Assas.
Simon PrestonPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon John Preston (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor and composer who was regarded as one of the most important English church musicians of his generation.
Thierry MechlerPerson · Music memorabiliaThierry Mechler (born 1962) is a French organist and organ and improvisation teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
Ton KoopmanPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (lang; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of…
Virgil FoxPerson · Music memorabiliaVirgil Keel Fox (May 3, 1912 in Princeton, Illinois – October 25, 1980 in Palm Beach, Florida) was an American organist, known especially for his years as organist at Riverside Church in…
Wild Bill DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Davis (disambiguation)
Wolfgang RübsamPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Friedrich Rübsam (born October 16, 1946, in Gießen) is a German-American organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue.
Xavier DarassePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Xavier Darasse (right) giving a piano lesson, 10 December 1965

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