Festival of Great Organ Music

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Festival of Great Organ Music

James Cochran, principal organist

J.S. Bach — Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter (Come thou, Jesu, from heaven to earth)
J.S. Bach — Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor
J.S. Bach — Prelude and Fugue in G Major
J.S. Bach — Sinfonia: Wir danken dir, Gott (We thank thee, God)
Olivier Messiaen — La Nativité du Seigneur: Dieu parmi nous (God among us)
César Franck — Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Frank Bridge — Andante moderato in C Minor
Myron Roberts — Nova
Eugene Gigout — Toccata in B Minor

Feel the sound of 3,604 pipes in Hayes Hall as Southwest Florida's finest organists perform some of the greatest organ music ever composed. Built by Casavant Frères in Quebec, learn more about our magnificent pipe organ by clicking the image below:

James Cochran

James Cochran

James Cochran is the founder and director of the Naples Philharmonic Chorus, director of the Naples Philharmonic Youth Chorus and resident organist of the Naples Philharmonic. As an organ recitalist, Cochran has performed in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Mexico. As the Naples Philharmonic Chorus director, he has prepared the ensemble for concerts under the batons of such preeminent conductors as Keith Lockhart, Jack Everly and Jorge Mester. Outside of his work with the Naples Philharmonic, Cochran serves as the director of music at the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church. Cochran holds master and doctorate of music arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music.

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