Four Saints in Three (Organbuilding) Acts #8909
…Malcom Archer, James Welch and John Walker play on new organs of modest dimensions but expansive potential.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 65. PERCY WHITLOCK: Salix, from A Plymouth Suite. PIETRO YON: Toccatina Malcolm Archer (1988 Dobson organ/Church of St. Stephen the Martyr, Edina, MN)
Alexander Boely: Offertoire pour le Jour de Paques. LEO SOWERBY: I will lift up mine eyes. THEODORE DUBOIS: Fiat Lux. Herbert Nanney: Adagio, fr Organ Sonata in e (1939) James Welch; Claudia Siefer, alto; Parish Festival Chorale, Leo Rossim conductor (1987 Schoenstein organ/Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, San Francisco, CA)
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Crucixion, fr Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23. J.C. Vogler: Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod. NORMAN COCKER: Tuba tune in D John Walker (1988 Reuter organ/St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN)
ALFRED HOLLINS: Trumpet Tune Malcolm Archer (1988 Dobson organ/Church of St. Stephen the Martyr, Edina, MN)
MARCEL LANQUETUIT: Toccata in D James Welch (1987 Schoenstein organ/Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, San Francisco, CA)
Max Drischner-John Walker: Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern John Walker (1988 Reuter organ/St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN)
These three instruments (Dobson, 30-ranks/10 ranks; Schoenstein, 28-ranks; Reuter, 29-ranks) represent three different approaches to the design of a medium-sized pipe organ for a contemporary church setting.
