Christoph Bull

Dr. Christoph Bull
Born (1966-08-27) August 27, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Notable workFirst & Grand Walt Disney Concert Hall Premiere Recording
Websitehttp://www.christophbull.com

Christoph Bull (born August 27, 1966) is a German composer, musician and educator, and a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)[1] who was the first organist to record a complete commercial album at the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles California using the Frank Gehry co-designed Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ,[2] 2010's "First & Grand Walt Disney Concert Hall Premiere Recording".[3][4][5][6] Christoph is also the creator of Organica,[7] a multi-media concert and recorded album series that has been performed regularly since April 1999.[8][9][10] Dr. Bull has performed on several soundtracks for movies and television series, including the score for the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters.[11][12][13]

Bull is currently the Organist in Residence at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, which houses one of the largest pipe organs in the world.[14][15][16] Further, Bull is an adjunct professor of Organ Performance and Music Performance in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.[17]

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  2. ^ "Walt Disney Concert Hall 10th Anniversary". laphil.com.
  3. ^ "Organists". disneyhallorgan.com.
  4. ^ "First and Grand". organlive.com.
  5. ^ "Album Review: First & Grand by Christoph Bull". poptug.com.
  6. ^ "DON'T MISS: Exclusive interview with organist Christoph Bull". kspc.org. 9 February 2012.
  7. ^ "greengalactic.com". greengalactic.com/.
  8. ^ "Christoph Bull: The Man Who Found the Rock in Bach". music.ucla.edu.
  9. ^ "Christoph Bull, organist extraordinaire". numenware.com.
  10. ^ "Walter Ruttman's 1927 Film Classic "Berlin: Symphony of a Great City" with Live Organ Score Comes to UCLA Live's Royce Hall Nov. 29". parstimes.com.
  11. ^ "GHOSTBUSTERS – Theodore Shapiro". moviemusicuk.us. 19 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Christoph Bull discusses his musical contribution to 'Ghostbusters'". dailybruin.com.
  13. ^ "Ghostbusters (2016)". synaesthesiareviews.wordpress.com. 20 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Organ Concert: Christoph Bull". abc10.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  15. ^ "International musician to perform at River Road Church". progress-index.com.
  16. ^ "Alumnotes". berklee.edu.
  17. ^ "Christoph Bull".