All Episodes

…Dedication performances on the new Fisk organ at SUNY-Buffalo, a long-term project finally completed.

…A quarterly review of recent organ recordings.

…Solos and duets by Carole Terry, Timothy Nickel and Nancy LeRoi performed on the spectacular Fritts-Richards organ of Saint Alphonsus Church, Seattle

…the original compositions, phenomenal transcriptions and exceptional interpretations of Edwin H. Lemare are introduced by biographer Nelson Barden. Lemare himself performs via Welte Philharmonic Player rolls, with additional music played by Frederick Hohman.

…Baroque masterworks played on the monumental Taylor & Boody organ in Worcester, MA. The performers were prizewinners in the Bach Competition held in 1985 as part of the first Fuller International Organ Festival.

…another exploration of some of the interesting and sometimes curious old instruments in the Windy City, with performances recorded there during a convention of the Organ Historical Society.

…digital concert recordings by Simon Presont and Eileen Guenther, who play music of British composers on the 1984 Fisk-Nanney and 1901 Murray Harris organs at Stanford University's Memorial Church.

…whether inspired by hymn tunes or mere caprice, American composers approach the pipe organ in refreshingly diverse ways.

…Performances by members of the twin cities (Minnesota) chapter of the American Guild of Organists, digitally recorded in recital on the 1976 Casavant organ (18-stops) at the Church of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St. Paul.

…a continuing our exploration of this great early 19th century musician, with first performances of recently discovered manuscripts. [Encore of #8716]

…another program in a continuing, irregular series devoted to our historic American pipe organ heritage, featuring recordings from the archives of the Organ Historical Society and comments from OHS executive director William Van Pelt. This program focuses on organs in and around Chicago.

…the organist at Chicago's Church of the Ascension performs on the Moeller organ at St Mark's Cathedral. Minneapolis, digitally recorded.

…music and instruments mostly from the 16th and 17th centuries recorded in Stade, Innsbruck, Imbach, Ossiach, and Metz. Three of these instruments were built recently, though designed in a strict, historic manner.

…A quarterly program of reviews of recent recordings.

…Historic monastic churches in Europe have provided fertile beds for organ music over many centuries.

…Celebrating several notable instruments and composers from the Boston area, in the company of Brian Jones, Marian Metson, Thomas Richner, Robert Love, and the late E. Power Biggs.

…Performances by organist John Walker, Robert Hebble, the late Virgil Fox and the Choir of New York City's famous Riverside Church.The premiere of Hebble's Symphony, which is dedicated in memory of Virgil Fox, was recorded in concert 7/15/86. Fox's performance of Bach's Trio Sonata comes from an out of print LP (Command CC-11022). Performances by the Choir and Messrs. Williams and Walker are recently-issued compact discs (Pro Organo CD-7016 and CD-7017)

…A tribute to the unique genius of early 20th century musician Jehan Alain, with comments from his famous sister and one of his many admirers and advocates, James Kibbie.