Holiday Pipes! #1649
…from the stage of the Sharp Concert Hall at Oklahoma University, students and faculty of the American Organ Institute share in some seasonal revelry.
Hour 1
J.S. BACH (arr. Snedecor): Jauchzet, Frohlocket, fr Christmas Oratorio
JOHN SCHWANDT: Improvisation (Sweet little Jesus boy; Mary had a boy child)
HUGH MARTIN & RALPH BLANE: Have yourself a merry little Christmas
SCHWANDT: Improvisation (Jingle Bells!; I’ll be home for Christmas, in the style of Bach)
FRANZ LISZT: Weihnachtsbaum, selections (An Old Christmas Carol; Slumber song)
LEROY ANDERSON (arr. Jelani Eddington): Sleigh Ride
Filler – SCHWANDT: Improvisation (Frosty the Snowman)
Hour 2
JOHN FRANCIS WADE (arr. Webster): Adeste fidelis
LEON JESSEL: The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
EDWIN LEMARE: Christmas Fantasia on Antioch: Joy to the world
VINCE GUARALDI: Christmastime is here
SCHWANDT: Improvisation (Angels from the realms of glory; Lo, how a rose e’er bloometh; Good Christian friends rejoice)
Filler – BACH (see above)
Performances were recorded on the Mini-Mo (a 14-rank ‘sampler’ of Möller organ Opus 5819, formerly from the Philadelphia Municipal Auditorium.
Performers include organists John Schwandt, Damin Spritzer(Anderson, Lemare), and Adam Pajan(Liszt and Anderson), pianist Stephen Beus (Scott), saxophonist Jonathan Nichol and percussionist Andrew Richardson (Martin/Blane, Guaraldi), and the University of Oklahoma Brass Ensemble (Bach, Wade), assisted by John Riester, Jeremy Wance, Mayu Allen, Paul Watkins and Nolan Reilly, student and faculty members of the American Organ Institute at the University of Oklahoma (r. 12/11/15). Thanks to David Bass and Lisa Henry for audio assistance.
