Minnesota Memories, in Thanksgiving #1647
…compositions and performances by Minnesota musicians, from the Pipedreams archive.
Hour 1
LINDA TUTAS HAUGEN: Invocation & Remembrance –Charles Lazarus, trumpet; Kraig Windschitl, organ. CARY JOHN FRANKLIN: Morning Light –Dale Newton, cello; Sarah Koehler, organ. CAROL BARNETT: Praise –Jay Johnson, steel drum; Jonathan Gregoire (2006 Holtkamp/Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN) TCAGO 2008
PAUL MANZ: 2 Hymn Improvisations (Comfort ye my people; Now thank we all) –Paul Manz (1965 Schlicker/Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) Manz Music 921
MARILYN BIERY: Lazarus –Marilyn Biery (1963 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/9/97)
STEPHEN PAULUS: Like as an ever-rolling stream (i.), fr Triptych (2000) –Nancy Lancaster, organist (r. 11/2000). PAULUS: A Refined Reflection, fr Baronian Suite. PAULUS: Hymn, God with me. PAULUS: As if the whole creation cried (iii.), fr Triptych –House of Hope Choirs/Matthew Culloton, director; Aaron David Miller (1979 Fisk/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/8/14)
Hour 2
DOMINICK ARGENTO: Let all the world in every corner sing –AGO Festival Choir/Philip Brunelle, director; Lynn Trapp (1963 Casavant/Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/22/08)
JAMES HOPKINS: Psalm Variations (2002) –James & Marilyn Biery (1963 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/25/03)
NAJI HAKIM: Chant de Joie –Nancy Lancaster (1979 Fisk/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/2000)
DAVID EVAN THOMAS: Written in the Dust (for organ duet) –Marilyn & James Biery (1925 Skinner & 1963 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 10/17/99)
Though these performances cover a 17-year span in the PIPEDREAMS archive (1997-2014), all are here being broadcast for the first time. Credit is due to recording engineers William F. Lund of Digital-on-Location (Biery and Thomas), Preston Smith of Perfect Record (Paulus and Hakim), Jeffrey O’Donnell and Joshua Wyatt of St. Olaf Audio Studio (Haugen, Barnett, Franklin), Mike Wolsted and Bob Schultz of Encore Productions (Manz), Cameron Wiley and Kyle Wesloh of MPR (Argento), and Michael Barone and Alan Stricklin of MPR (Hopkins).
There are, of course, many other Minnesota-sourced programs in the PIPEDREAMS Archive, including one devoted to the entirety of the Minnesota Organ Book 2008, with composer commentary (Program #0818).
