The American Muse #2026
…let's delight in American composers during our American holiday week.
Hour 1
GARDNER READ: Toccata, fr Suite, Op. 81 –Samuel Soria (2003 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Soria 2012
LOUIS ALTER (trans. Rio): Manhattan Serenade –Harold Stover (1928 Skinner/Cathedral of St. Luke, Portland, ME) Albany 765
HAROLD STOVER: Mountain Music –Alan Morrison (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton University, Morrow, GA)
DUDLEY BUCK: On the Coast –Rollin Smith (1883 Roosevelt/1st Congregational Church, Great Barrington, MA) Repertoire Recording Society 12
ROGER BOURLAND: Cantilena –Anne Chabreck, flute; Marijim Thoene (2000 Dobson/St. Joseph Abbey, St. Benedict, LA) Raven 910
JOHN KNOWLES PAINE: Double Fugue on America, Op. 2, no. 2 –Murray Somerville (1863 Hook/Immaculate Conception Church, Boston MA) Raven 460
Filler – STOVER Summer Dance fr Mountain Music (see above)
Hour 2
WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Summerland–Yun Kim (1928 Skinner-1994 Dobson/1st Presbyterian Church, Battle Creek, MI) Raven 142
PAMELA DECKER: Praeludium –Edward Landin Senn (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft 1167
ROBERT WARD: The Pensive Moon, fr Celebration of God in Nature –Robert Parkins (1932 Aeolian/Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC) Loft 1147
JONATHAN CZINER: Fantasy Chorale (2017) –Colin MacKnight (1996-2015 Taylor & Boody/St. Thomas Church, New York, NY) PD Archive (r. 11/5/17). Check online for the work of other participants in the American Guild of Organist’s Student Commissioning Project.
DALE WOOD: Pastorale –James Welch (1987 Schoenstein/Sts. Peter & Paul Church, San Francisco, CA) JD 0522
CRAIG PHILLIPS: Psalm 34 –Choir of All Saints’ Church/Thomas Foster; Craig Phillips (1951 Casavant/All Saints’ Church, Beverly Hills, CA) Gothic 49207
RICHARD BROOKS: Aaron’s Jubilee –Brian Schober (1995 Austin-Konzelman/Church of the Heavenly Rest) PD Archive (r. 2/23/20)
FLORENCE PRICE: Toccata, fr Suite No. 1 –Calvert Johnson (1972 Harrison/Christ Church, Savannah, GA) Calcante 014
Filler – WOOD: All Glory, Laud, and Honor
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