Pipedreams Host Michael Barone talks about famed French organist Louis Vierne, whose life and work will be celebrated at a festival at the House of Hope in St. Paul.

Born in 1870, Vierne was legally blind from childhood and his vision deteriorated further throughout his life. He struggled with mental illness, tragic personal losses and poverty….yet he still managed to compose some of the great music of the 20th century. He presided over the organ-console at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris for over three decades.

Segment includes music elements.