An Organist’s Yearbook #2352
. . . the annual summing up of 12 months' happenings, celebrating success and lamenting losses.
Hour 1
GEORGE DYSON: Postlude –Nils Halker (2013 Foley-Baker/Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 9/24/23)
GUSTAV DÜBEN: Nun lob mein Seel, den Herren –Michael Dierks (2004 Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri/German Church, Stockholm, Sweden) Arcantus 0108./. Review the itinerary of the spring PIPEDREAMS Tour in Sweden.
HERBERT MURRILL: Carillon –Andrew Canning (1871 Åkerman/Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden) SweDisc 001
ALFRED FEDAK: In Memoriam (2015) –Michael Britt (1931 Skinner/Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD) PD Archive (r. 4/25/21)
SAMUEL BARBER (trans. Strickland): Adagio for Strings –Daniel Brondel (1938 Casavant/Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, Lewiston, ME) PD Archive (r. 9/29/23)
RACHEL LAURIN: Badinerie on Lobe den Herren , fr Short Pieces Volume 3, Op. 64 –Isabelle Demers (1932-1935 Aeolian-Skinner/Northrop, University of Minnesota, MN) PD Archive (r. 2/7/23)
RACHEL LAURIN: Tone Poem in Honour of Saint Benedict on Gaudeamus omnes and Laeta Dies (premiere) –Isabelle Demers (1961 Holtkamp-2019 Pasi/St. John’s Abbey Church, Collegeville, MN) PD Archive (r. 4/21/23)
Filler – DÜBEN (see above)
Hour 2
LEROY ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride –Tony Thomas (1928 Wurlitzer/Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN) Memphis Listening Lab 2023
Enjoy an insightful documentary produced by audio engineer Christopher Blank highlighting the history and restoration of the Orpheum’s Wurlitzer and its first recording, issued as a vinyl LP album.
PERCY WHITLOCK: Waltz in the Ballroom, fr Holiday Suite –Alcee Chriss III (1932-1935 Aeolian-Skinner/Northrop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 10/24/23)
WAYNE MARSHALL: Afternoon Improvisation No. 2 –Wayne Marshall (1927 Casavant-2001 Schantz/St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN) PD Archive (r. 7/8/23)
HENRI MULET: Rosace/Rose Window, fr Esquisses Byzantines/Byzantine Sketches –Thomas Fielding (2001 Lively-Fulcher/St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 3/7/23)
FRANCISCO CORREA de ARAUXO: Tiento de Quarto Tono –Julia Brown (2000 Noack/St. Mary’s Chapel, St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, MN) PD Archive (r. 7/5/23)
JUSTIN DELLO JOIO: Blue and Gold Music (2009) –American Brass Quintet; Colin Fowler (1964 Aeolian-Skinner, revised/Riverside Church, New York, NY) Bridge 9583
JEAN GUILLOU: Improvisation on Greensleeves –Jean Guillou (1978 Kleuker/Notre Dame des Neiges/Alp d’Huez, France) Dorian 90122
EURYDICE V. OSTERMAN: Give me Jesus –Adam Cobb (Midmer-Losh/Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ) PD Archive (r. 10/25/23)
Filler – LAURIN Tone Poem (see above)
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Jan and Steve Kirchner, from the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and from listener-contributors to this public radio station. Support also comes from Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, Inc. of Stowe, PA and OSI, Total Pipe Organ Resources of Erie, PA, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.