Noon Concert - Adam Cobb

Adam Cobb D.M. (b. 1994), is an organist and composer from Madison, Alabama. He holds a Doctor of Music in Organ Performance from The Florida State University, as well as a Master of Music from F.S.U and a Bachelors of Music in composition from Samford University. Dr. Cobb currently serves as Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church in Raleigh, NC.

As a performer, Dr. Cobb has performed in venues across the United States and abroad. In October 2023, he made his debut at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, playing a noon recital on the Midmer-Losh organ, which is the largest organ in the world. In 2019, Dr. Cobb presented Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur in churches across the Southeast, with performances in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. Dr. Cobb has played and presented at national conventions for both The American Guild of Organist and The Organ Historical Society. He also accompanied both the University Choir and the Schola Cantorum of the School of Theology on residencies in the U.K. in 2022. Dr. Cobb has also studied on two occasions with Dame Gillian Weir.

As a composer, Dr. Cobb has had several pieces programmed in academic and church settings. His settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis and Preces and Responses have been programmed for several services of Evensong, both at St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee and Episcopal Church of the Advent in Tallahassee. His song cycle Journey of Hope for soprano and piano was commissioned by Dr. Christina Villaverde.

When not busy behind the organ console, Dr. Cobb enjoys his time gardening and baking. He also has a passion for musical theatre, appearing both on the stage and working on the production team. His favorite shows he has appeared in are Damn Yankees at The Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat at Quincy Music Theatre in Quincy, Florida