PlayThe Sound of History (II) #8446August 13, 1984…music and instruments mostly from the 16th and 17th centuries recorded in Stade, Innsbruck, Imbach, Ossiach, and Metz. Three of these instruments were built recently, though designed in a strict, historic manner.
PlayOur American Heritage #8445August 6, 1984…an appreciative look at America's organ-building past. Special guest William van Pelt of the Organ Historical Society is convinced of the importance of preserving antique instruments, and demonstrates their variety and character with many recorded examples.
PlayA Song to David #8444July 30, 1984…the world premier performance of a new cantata for chorus and organ by American composer William Albright.
PlayWilma Jensen recital #8443July 23, 1984…a recital by American organist Wilma Jensen recorded at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, (1979 Robert Sipe organ/4-manuals, 75-ranks).
PlayDean Billmeyer recital #8442July 16, 1984…recital by Dean Billmeyer on the vintage 1932 Aeolian-Skinner concert organ in the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium.
PlayALAmericana #8441July 9, 1984…an appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert.
PlayGoing On Record #8440July 2, 1984…a selective quarterly sampling of recent organ recordings, with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive. This potpourri covers a wide variety of musical types, performance styles, and organ-building attitudes, as displayed in discs of foreign and domestic vintage.
PlayPipe Organ Potpourri - The Organ in Church #8439June 25, 1984…recordings by American organists David Craighead, William Porter, William Kuhlman and Laraine Olson Waters.
AGO 1982 XIJune 18, 1984…a festive Evensong service from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the last of eleven programs devoted to performances recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in Washington, DC.
PlayAGO 1982 XI #8438June 18, 1984…a festive Evensong service from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the last of eleven programs devoted to performances recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in Washington, DC.
PlayAGO 1982 X #8437June 11, 1984…performances by winners of a National Open Competition in Organ Playing, recorded during the 1982 Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Washington, DC.
PlayAGO 1982 IX #8436June 4, 1984…performances by finalists in a National Open Competition in Organ Playing, recorded during the 1982 Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Washington, DC.
AGO 1982 VIIIMay 28, 1984…performances by the Choir of St. Thomas Church in New York City, recorded at Saint Matthew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Washington DC during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
PlayAGO 1982 VIII #8435May 28, 1984…performances by the Choir of St. Thomas Church in New York City, recorded at Saint Matthew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Washington DC during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
AGO 1982 VIIMay 21, 1984…a recital by Catharine Crozier on the organ at Church of Epiphany in Washinton, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
PlayAGO 1982 VII #8434May 21, 1984…a recital by Catharine Crozier on the organ at Church of Epiphany in Washinton, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
AGO 1982 VIMay 14, 1984…a recital by Robert Noehren on the Gress-Miles organ at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, plus a cameo appearance by Judith Hancock at the National Cathedral, also in Washington, DC, both recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
PlayAGO 1982 VI #8433May 14, 1984…a recital by Robert Noehren on the Gress-Miles organ at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, plus a cameo appearance by Judith Hancock at the National Cathedral, also in Washington, DC, both recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
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