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Organist Christopher Houlihan Succeeds John Rose at Hartford's Trinity College

New England Public Media | By John Nowacki
Published October 6, 2017 at 3:20 PM EDT
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Joyce Skowyra

Fall finds organist Christopher Houlihan taking up new duties as the John Rose College Organist and Directorship Distinguished Chair of Chapel Music at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.  

He recently came by the NEPR studios to talk with NEPR's John Nowacki about his new role, his latest CD, and playing an incredible instrument!

NEPR's John Nowacki (left) and Organist Christopher Houlihan (right)
Credit Joyce Skowyra

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John Nowacki
Originally from the Midwest, John Nowacki has had an interest in classical music since he was a high school student, having discovered organ music recordings by E. Power Biggs and singing in the high school’s choirs. His radio career began in 1982 at WILL-FM in Champaign-Urbana, Ilinois, where he started as a board operator for local programming, then became a classical music host. He worked for several Illinois stations before making the move to WNPR in 1990.
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