…in anticipation of our thoroughly American holiday, these works by some thoroughly American composers.
…three wildly different composers, one from the German Baroque and a pair from 20th century Germany and England, make for interesting contrasts.
…a prelude to the upcoming East Texas Organ Festival, plus Pipedreams Live! visits to Dallas and Fort Worth.
…select solos and works for organ and orchestra, featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ (by Dobson) in Verizon Hall at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center.
…recordings on the 1927 Skinner and 1963 Aeolian–Skinner organs in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Minnesota’s capital city.
…music of contrast and contradiction, a progression of mood and spirit leading to revelation.
…a selective collection of organ works by composers with significant birthdays observed during this year.
…we feature Canadian composers and performers in anticipation of the upcoming Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.
…a visit with American soloist James Hicks, who leads us on an adventure amidst the organ repertoire of Scandinavia.
…we enjoy archive recordings of the renowned Kotzschmar Memorial Organ at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine, in anticipation of the instrument's Grand Reawakening on September 27 following a major 2-year refurbishment.
…a selective international survey and review of some of the many recently released compact discs of organ music.
…in felicitous fraternization, wind-blown pipes and hammer-struck strings again prove themselves cordial artistic colleagues.
…some stories, with and without words, prove that music’s universal language is completely comprehensible.
…in the company of guest commentator and biographer Kerala Snyder, we explore the profoundly influential music of this “Great Dane” of the German Baroque organ scene.
…sometimes lofty, sometimes light-hearted, this music either was inspired by and/or performed in an awesome ambience.
…on four instruments in a picturesque New York university town, we explore a collection of creative contemporary compositions in anticipation of an upcoming Organ Historical Society convention.
…in which we blend a huge romantic pipe organ into a full symphonic wind and percussion ensemble, with clearly audible results!
…whether on historic instruments in his homeland, a Catholic church in New Orleans, or in a Japanese concert hall, nothing quite satisfies like the music of Johann Sebastian Bach!
