American Composers #1836
…creative talents from the 20th and 21st centuries have contributed importantly to the repertoire of the King of Instruments.
Hour 1
ROBERT ELMORE: Fantasy on Nursery Tunes —Robert Plimpton (Wanamaker Organ, Macy’s Department Store, Philadelphia, PA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/2/12)
HENRY MARTIN: Prelude & Fugue No. 13 in b-flat; Prelude & Fugue No. 14 in D-flat —David Crean (2007 Kegg/All Saint’s Lutheran Church, Worthington, OH) Pipedreams Archive (r. 2/8/15)
CHARLES ORE: Sonata —Wyatt Smith (2012 Schantz/ Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/12/13)
DAN MILLER: Count your blessings –Dan Miller (1990 Möller/Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC) Miller 1990
VINCENT PERSICHETTI: Chorale-prelude, Drop, drop slow tears —Joshua Boyd (1927 Skinner + 1955 Aeolian- Skinner/Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Pipedreams Archive (r. 9/29/14)
DAVID DAHL: Partita on Lobe den Herren –Mark Brombaugh (1979 Brombaugh/Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA) Raven 953
Filler – ELMORE (see above)
Hour 2
NEIL STIPP: Fantasy for Organ (1975) —Neil Stipp (1975 Schantz/Biola University, La Mirada, CA) Musical Arts 2007
GEORGE WALKER: Improvisation on St. Theodolph (All Glory, Laud and Honor) —Glenn Tucker (1927 Skinner - 1955 Aeolian-Skinner/Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/19/13)
JAMES WOODMAN: Prelude & Passacaglia –Peter Sykes (1999 Noack/Neskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland) Raven 640
DANIEL KNAGGS: Come unto me (2014) —Jesus College Choristers/Mark Williams, director; Robert Dixon (2008 Kuhn/Jesus College, Cambridge, England) Ecce Records 2017
WILLIAM BOLCOM: Black Host for Organ, Percussion and Electronic Track —Kay Kirchert, percussion; Stephen Tharp (2002 Klais/Konzerthaus, Bochum, Germany) Pipedreams Archive (r. 2/22/04)
AARON DAVID MILLER: Fantasia on a Theme of Gustav Holst (Thaxted) —Daryl Robinson (2004 Glatter-Götz & Rosales/Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA) Gothic 49315
Filler – MARTIN: Fugue No. 13 in b-flat
For additional repertoire ideas, check out these programs with an American-music focus:
#0216 – The American Muse
#0228 – The American Muse
#0426 – American Holiday
#0621 – The American Muse
#0809 – The American Muse
#0918 – The American Muse
#1215 – Variations on America
#1727 – An American Tapestry
