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Christoph Bull | |
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| Born | August 27, 1966 |
| Occupations | Organist, composer, educator |
| Website | christophbull |
Christoph Bull (born August 27, 1966) is a German organist, composer and educator based in Los Angeles. He recorded First & Grand (2010), which was described by KCRW as the first commercial album to feature the pipe organ of Walt Disney Concert Hall.[1] He is affiliated with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and has served as organist-in-residence at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Bull was born in Mannheim, Germany. He studied at the University of Church Music in Heidelberg and the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, and attended the Berklee College of Music.[4] He later studied at the University of Southern California and the American Conservatory of Music.[5]
Career
[edit]Bull has performed as a concert organist and has been associated with UCLA as a university organist and teacher.[6]
First & Grand
[edit]In 2011, KCRW described Bull's First & Grand as the first CD to feature the pipe organ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.[7]
Organica
[edit]Bull developed Organica, a performance format combining organ music with collaborators from other disciplines.[8]
Film and television
[edit]Bull performed pipe organ parts for the soundtrack to the 2016 film Ghostbusters, recorded at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.[9][10]
Selected works
[edit]- First & Grand (2010)[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Reynolds, Rachel (February 5, 2011). "The Pipe Organist's Dilemna". KCRW. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Christoph Bull". UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Christoph Bull appointed organist-in-residence". The Diapason. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Cakirozer, Utku (June 8, 2008). "UCLA organist Christoph Bull pulls out the stops with 'Organica'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Lin, Judy (August 1, 2016). "Christoph Bull performs on pipe organ for 'Ghostbusters' soundtrack". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Cakirozer, Utku (June 8, 2008). "UCLA organist Christoph Bull pulls out the stops with 'Organica'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Reynolds, Rachel (February 5, 2011). "The Pipe Organist's Dilemna". KCRW. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Cakirozer, Utku (June 8, 2008). "UCLA organist Christoph Bull pulls out the stops with 'Organica'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Lin, Judy (August 1, 2016). "Christoph Bull performs on pipe organ for 'Ghostbusters' soundtrack". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Q&A: Christoph Bull discusses his musical contribution to 'Ghostbusters'". Daily Bruin. July 31, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Reynolds, Rachel (February 5, 2011). "The Pipe Organist's Dilemna". KCRW. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
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