…music by our resident composers always makes a good impression.
…an exploration of some unusual items found amidst the remarkably rich repertoire of music for organ with orchestra.
…a delectation of French music, with particular emphasis on the organ works of centenarian Jean Francaix (1912-1997)
…intriguing pipe organs revive the aura of past centuries while making beautiful sounds in the Windy City for the Organ Historical Society.
…solo performances of music from France, and a pair of American concertos from the American Guild of Organists’ 2004 national convention, featuring the eye- and ear-catching Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ.
…a collaboration with Ken Double, President of the American Theatre Organ Society for a sampler of the popular-organ art
…after a meticulous multi-year restoration, the 10,000-pipes of the 1930 Aeolian organ in the conservatory ballroom at the former Pierre du Pont estate in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania sound more magnificent than ever.
…a tribute to the memory of one of the most popular, and controversial, organists of all time, who believed in the cause of beauty above history, and above the limitations of any instrument.
…in observance of the 450th anniversary of Sweelinck’s birth, a survey of the organ art in the Netherlands.
…this Parisian church enjoyed the world’s largest musical instrument when its mighty 100-stop Cavaillé-Coll pipe organ was inaugurated 150 years ago, on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1862.
…whether in pagan ritual, songs of sunshine, spiritual revival or April showers, we enjoy the sweet music…and breezes…of springtime music.
…transformative and uplifting music in observance of the Christian festival of Resurrection.
…meditations from the dark side by Bach, Sweelinck, Daveluy and Grunenwald, somber music of sadness, solace, and strength.
…with vibrant performances and exquisite instrumental sonorities, we delight in the work of history’s foremost composer for the pipe organ.
…enjoy a collection of classic and contemporary interpretations of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
…we visit the campus of the University of Oklahoma to investigate a path-breaking new curriculum of organ study begun by Professor John Schwandt.
…invented by the Italians and transformed by composers everywhere ever since, the Organ Sonata encourages different strokes from different folks.
…youthful performers, filled with enthusiasm, carry the King of Instruments with them into the 21st Century.