Charles Courboin (1884-1973) was a Belgian-born American organist, conductor and teacher. He became one of the important organ figures in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears with Leopold Stokowski in Renaissance and Baroque repertory, reflecting his connection with organ and early music traditions.

Courboin’s importance lies in keyboard authority, church and concert performance, and the transmission of organ culture to American audiences. His musicianship bridged liturgical, recital and orchestral contexts.

His page gives due weight to a performer whose instrument often stands just behind the curtain of recording history. Courboin helped make the organ’s great stone voice portable.