in the Order of the Crown (Belgium), Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Honorary doctorate from the Pontifical University of Maynooth, Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory (Vatican). Performances Gillen enjoys an international reputation as an organ recitalist and has given recitals at prestigious international venues including the Royal Festival Hall, London; McEwan Hall, Edinburgh; Ulster Hall, Belfast; the cathedrals of Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Canterbury, Notre Dame (Paris), St Stephen's (Vienna), Salzburg, Regensburg, Freiburg, Hamburg, Lübeck, St Bavo, Haarlem, Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Copenhagen, Madrid, and Tallinn. Gillen was founder-chairman of the Dublin International Organ and Choral Festival and was the festival's artistic director from 1990 to 2000. He was also consultant to the National Concert Hall in Dublin on the installation of the hall's Kenneth Jones concert organ in 1991 and remains one of the hall's honorary organ curators. Gillen was one of the organists at the Statio Orbis mass of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress held in Croke Park, Dublin on 17 June 2012. Gillen was the organist on the World Meeting of Families 2018's official hymn, "A Joy For All The Earth", written by Irish composer Ephrem Feeley and recorded in Blackrock College Chapel. Broadcast recordings and discography Gillen has had many recitals recorded and broadcast by various national radio networks: RTÉ, BBC, RTF (France), BRT (Belgium), Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, RAI, Estonian National Radio, and American Public Service Radio. Gillen plays the 1869 Walker organ of St Audoen's, Dublin (LP NIR, 1971). He also played Buxtehude and Walther on the Chapel Organ of Trinity College, Dublin (LP NIR, 1972). He has made many other recordings including Bach at Bray, Audio Tape, KLJ (1976) Bach's Toccata in C, BWV 564, KLJ (1978) Messe pour les Couvents on the Rieger organ of St Michael's Dun Laoghaire, SDG (1990) Baroque Highlights: Gerard Gillen at the organ of St Michael's Church, Dun Laoghaire, SDG (1994) Best Loved Sacred Music: St. James's Choir with Niamh Murray (soprano), Gerard Gillen (organ) and Fr. John O'Brien (conductor) (1997) Franck and Guilmant: Gerard Gillen Plays the Great Organ of St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, SDG 110 (2002) Selected publications Books Gerard Gillen (with Harry White), ed. Irish Musical Studies 1: Musicology in Ireland (1990) Gerard Gillen (with Harry White), ed. Irish Musical Studies 2: Music and the Church