Carlo Curley (b. 1952, North Carolina, USA) is a flamboyant and popular concert organist, sometimes characterised as the "Pavarotti of the organ". Curley was born into a musical family and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts. He studied organ with Virgil Fox and Sir George Thalben-Ball. Curley was famously the first classical organist to give a solo organ recital at the White House, and he has also played for several European heads of state. He has toured extensively through ...

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An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. In the United States there is a national organisation called the American Guild of Organists (AGO). Comparable bodies in other countries include the Royal College of Organists (RCO) in the United Kingdom and the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO). All these institutions are oriented toward the organist involved in classical music rather than popular music. Organist - Classical and church organists. Worldwide, the great ...

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Worldwide, the greatest number of organists are principally involved in church music, due to the vital role that the organ plays in traditional Christian worship. The role of the organ varies from denomination to denomination; for example, Lutheran churches in the U.S. have greater emphasis on use of the organ in worship than some others. Since there were few organs installed in locations other than churches until the late 19th century, classical organ li ...

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Notable classical organists of today include: Marie-Claire Alain, Jennifer Bate, Diane Meredith Belcher, Kevin Bowyer, Carlo Curley, Ken Cowan, Eberhard Fölster, Rosalinde Haas, Felix Hell, David Higgs, Frederick Hohman, Peter Hurford, Paul Jacobs, Olivier Latry, Evgenija Lisitsina, Susan Jane Matthews, Alan Morrison, Thomas Murray, Kåre Nordstoga, Simon Preston, Cherry Rhodes, Lionel Rogg, Daniel Roth, Thomas Trotter, Wayne Marshall, ...

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There are many organists employed in the production of popular and jazz music. In the United States most of them play the Hammond organ, and many are classically trained, often in piano rather than organ. In England and Japan, one of the most popular series of instruments is the Yamaha Electone; while Electones of recent decades are more properly characterized as digital synthesizers rather than as organs, the player interface, and the skills and coordination required to play, mean that it i ...

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Notable classical organists of today include: Marie-Claire Alain, Diane Meredith Belcher, Kevin Bowyer, Carlo Curley, Ken Cowan, Eberhard Fölster, Rosalinde Haas, Felix Hell, Frederick Hohman, Peter Hurford, Paul Jacobs, Olivier Latry, Evgenija Lisitsina, Alan Morrison, Thomas Murray, Simon Preston, Cherry Rhodes, Lionel Rogg, Daniel Roth, Thomas Trotter, Wayne Marshall, John Weaver, Gillian Weir and Everhard Zwart. The post of organist at most of the great cathedrals includes recital work and choral training. Musicians such as Malcolm Archer, Stephen Darlington and Barry Rose are accomp ...

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