About Jean-Baptiste Robin

Jean-Baptiste Robin is Organist of France’s Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. His performances match the opulence and grandeur of that building. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished French organists, master teachers, and composers of his generation, with over 150 new works to his credit. He also serves as Professor of Organ at the Versailles Regional Conservatory of Music. As a master teacher, he was artist-in-residence at Oberlin Conservatory and Yale University and gives master classes around the world.

Program: Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 29, J.S. Bach; Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun, C. Debussy; Fantasy in A major, C. Franck; Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 65, F. Mendelssohn; Le Tombeau de Couperin, (excerpts), M. Ravel; Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1, A. Scriabin; Apparition de l’église Éternelle, O. Messiaen; Interstellar “Cornfield Chase,” H. Zimmer.

With Xavier University Concert Choir, Matthew R. Lee, Director: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2 (excerpts), M. Ravel.