An American Organist's Christmas #1750
…soloists, composers and instrument builders all around our country celebrate the holiday season.
Hour 1
TRADITIONAL: Adeste fidelis –Hector Olivera (1991 Casavant-1996 Rodgers/Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA) Rodgers 00876015
TRADITIONAL (arr. DiLorenzo): Joy to the World –Musicians of 1st-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE/Jeremy Bankson, director; Tom Trenney (1997 Schoenstein) FPUCC 2014
SETH BINGHAM: Annunciation --–Christopher Marks (1997 Schoenstein/1st Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE) Raven 991
ROBIN MILFORD: Pastoral Dance, On Christmas Night. RICHARD ELLIOTT: I saw three ships –Larry Visser (1996 Austin/LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI) LaGrave 2013
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Greensleeves. SAMUEL BARBER: Silent night. LOUIS CLAUDE DAQUIN: Noel No. 10 –Jonathan Biggers (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 12/14/2001)
DAVID CONTE: The snow lay on the ground –Christ Church Schola/Stephen Kennedy, director; Kathleen Bride, harp; David Higgs (1955 Austin/St. Mary’s Church, Rochester, NY) Arsis 159
J.S. BACH: Rejoice, beloved Christians, BWV 734. TRADITIONAL: 2 Carols (The First Noël & It came upon a midnight clear) –Virgil Fox (Rodgers Touring Organ/Carnegie Hall, NYC) RCA 68816
Hour 2
HENRI DALLIER: Pastorale pour Noël –Festival Orchestra/Stephen Schmall, conductor; Robert Vickery (1981 Hoppe/Holy Childhood Church, Saint Paul, MN) HCSC 2000
JOHN SCHWANDT: Christmas Improvisation (Deck the Halls with Frankincense and Myrrh on a Clear Midnight) –John Schwandt (1999 Fisk/Gothic Hall-Catlett Music Center, Norman, OK) AOI 2012
HERBERT BUFFINGTON: 2 Improvisations (Good King Wenceslas; We three kings) –Herbert Buffington (2000 Schlueter/Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA) Sonare 2009
GERRE HANCOCK: Christe, Redemptor omnium –Gerre Hancock (1956 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Gothic 49109
ANDREW CARTER: Mary’s Magnificat –Memphis Boychoir & Chamber Choir/John Ayer, director; David Kienzle (1956 Schantz/St. Mary’s Cathedral, Memphis, TN) Pro Organo 7073
JOHANN PACHELBEL: Vom Himmel hoch. PAUL MANZ: How brightly shines the morningstar. MICHAEL DELL: Festive Flourish on Joy to the World –Samuel Metzger (1974 Ruffatti/Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL) Metzger Music 103
