Hurricane Mama Revisited #2447
. . . a 20th anniversary celebration of the iconic Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ, with its forest of pipes, that graces the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA.
Hour 1
NICOLAUS BRUHNS: Praeludium in e –Christoph Bull (Bull Music 076)
ANTONIO SOLER (arr. Biggs): Emperor’s Fanfare, fr Concerto No. 6 –Wayne Foster. PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY: Waltz of the Flowers, fr Nutcracker Ballet –Namee Han & Wayne Foster. LEO SOWERBY: Carillon –Philip Allen Smith (Sable Arms Productions 2012). These performances are derived from a compelling documentary of the Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ written, directed and produced by Raoul Mongilardi and issued as DVD/CD by Sable Arms Productions.
FRANZ LISZT: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen Variations –Martin Haselböck (r. 2/20/05)
LEIGH HARLINE & NED WASHINGTON (arr. Bull): When you wish upon a star –Christoph Bull (Bull Music 076)
Filler – TCHAIKOVSKY (see above)
Hour 2
CHRISTOPHER PARDINI: Amazing Grace. MASSIMO NOSETTI: Variations on Sakura –Jung-A Lee (Music Mission 51892)
JASON ROBERTS: 2 Scherzos (Whimsical & Mischievous). CALVIN HAMPTON: Lullaby, fr Suite No. 2 –Daryl Robinson (Gothic 49315). In a way, the WDCHO is the culmination of a process begun in 1982 with an article by Calvin Hampton that challenged the convention wisdom of what a concert hall organ should be.
TCHAIKOVSKY: March of the Sugar Plum Fairies, fr Nutcracker. MAURICE RAVEL (trans. Robin): Ma Mere l’Oye/Mother Goose –Jean-Baptiste Robin (Brilliant Classics 96134)
Filler – HARLANE (see above)
The arresting visual element of this iconic instrument was designed in consultation with architect Frank Gehry. The organ was constructed in the shop of Glatter-Götz Organ Builders of Owingen, Germany, with tonal design and finishing by Manuel Rosales of Los Angeles.
A detailed account of the design and construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ is available as a book, A Forest of Pipes, by Jennifer Zobelein.
Enjoy several additional programs featuring Hurricane Mama in the PIPEDREAMS archive:
Walt Disney Concert Hall Inaugural (#0824)
At the Walt Disney Concert Hall (#1327)
Organ and Orchestra at Disney Hall (#1534)
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 Dobson Pipe Organ Builders of Lake City, IA and C. B. Fisk, Inc. of Gloucester, MA, 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.
