Pipedreams Live! at the Eastman School (II) #2442
. . . continuing our series of programs featuring in-concert performances and conversations.
Hour 1
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Allegro vivace (i.), fr Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, no. 1 --Alden Wright
CONNOR CHEE (b. 1987): Hózhó --Ryan Chan
BENJAMIN KJELL (b. 1995): Fugue (ii.), fr Sonata No. 2 for Organ --Benjamin Kjell
WIDOR: Andantino quasi allegretto (iii.), fr Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, no. 1 --Alessio Giacobone
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Ecce panis angelorum, Op. 66 –Thatcher Lyman, tenor; Adelaide Boedecker, soprano; Molly Werts McDonald, violin; Kristina Finch, harp; Joris Verdin, harmonium (1855 Mustel) Loft 1026/7
Filler – KJELL (see above)
Hour 2
JOHANN CHRISTIAN KITTEL: Preludes Nos. 7 & 8 in E-flat –David Higgs (2008 GOArt-Yokota/Christ Church, Rochester, NY) Loft 1115
PAUL HINDEMITH: Lebhaft (i.) & Fugue, Massig bewegt, heiter (ii.), fr Sonata No. 2 --David Kraft
FLORENCE PRICE: Fantasy, fr Suite No. 1 --Jacob Montgomery
HINA SAKOMOTO (b. 1968): Lullaby that releases me from reality --Ryan Chan
JOHN IRELAND: Capriccio --Kateri Andress
MAURICE DURUFLÉ: Toccata (iii.), fr Suite, Op. 5 --Andrew Van Varick
Filler – IRELAND (see above)
These performances feature Eastman students of David Higgs and Nathan Laube performing on the 40-rank 2015 Parsons pipe organ at the United Church in Canandaigua, NY (r. 11/11/23). Thanks again to engineers Andrew Croucher and Rob Braden for capturing the good sounds, and to producer Ruth Phinney of WXXI and David Higgs of the Eastman School for facilitating Michael Barone’s appearances in Rochester.
You will enjoy revisit some of Michael Barone’s previous outings at Eastman:
Pipedreams Live! in Rochester (I) - #0942 (r. 2/13-14-15/09)
Pipedreams Live! in Rochester (II) - #1014 (r. 2/13-14-15/09)
The Eastman Kids at Sacred Heart Cathedral - #1806 (r. 4/23/16)
Pipedreams Live! at Rochester’s Auditorium Theatre (r. 4/24/16)
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 Solid State Organ Systems of Alexandria, VA and Syndyne Corporation of Vancouver, WA, 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.