…conversation with and performances by cathedral organist Howard Don Small and his choir, recorded at the most musically prominent church in Minnesota. Assisting artists include the Minnesota Brass Ensemble led by Philip Brunelle; Nancy Grauff, soprano; Emma Small, mezzo-soprano; Andrea Schussler, soprano and the St. Mark's Cathedral Choir.
…a memorial tribute to the late American organist, an innovative and outspoken recitalist and composer, who was recorded at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis in January 1983 (89-rank Holtkamp organ).
…a variety of music ancient and modern, in celebration of this special holiday, from domestic and imported recordings.
…a program of French organ music for the Christmas season.
…concert performances on historic instruments by American builders, recorded in Maine, Connecticut, South Carolina and New York under the auspices of the Organ Historical Society.
…the California virtuoso performs on the 1980 Robert Sipe organ at Hennepin United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. Ms. Rhodes is a faculty member of the University of California, Los Angeles.
…conversation with and performances by the unconventional Swiss artist, heard on the C.B. Fisk organ at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
…another program featuring historic American instruments, with comments from William Van Pelt of the Organ Historical Society. These performances were recorded in Western Massachusetts during the 1983 OHS Convention.
…a concert on the 1983 Karl Wilhelm organ (3-manuals, 58-ranks) at Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minnesota. Mr. Rübsam is Associate Professor of Organ and Church Music at Northwestern University, and a prolific and prize-winning recording artist.
…the world-famous British recitalist performs the dedicatory program on the new J.W. Walker & Sons organ (2-manuals, 30 stops) at the Breck School chapel, Minneapolis. This is the first instrument by this reputable English firm to be installed in the United States.
…martin Luther loved music, and was determined that the Devil shouldn't have all the good tunes. The rich body of Lutheran hymns has been an inspiration to composers for centuries. Luther’s “good tunes” are heard in music by Bach, Pepping, Walcha, Reger, Sifler, Krapf, Schroeder and Langlais. These concert performances feature John Eggert and David Craighead at Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN (1983 Van Daalen organ, 59 ranks) and John Ferguson at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN (Holtkamp organ).
…the music of American composer Leo Sowerby, introduced by one of his former pupils, Professor Robert Rayfield of Indiana University.
…another in an occasional but continuing series of programs featuring recordings from the archives of the Organ Historical Society and comments from the OHS executive director William VanPelt. Among the historic instruments in this broadcast are several by the excellent but little known St. Louis builder John George Pfeffer.
…another quarterly sampling of recent organ discs, with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive. Our choices are wide-ranging, covering a variety of musical styles, performers and instruments. Domestic and imported LPs and CDs will be aired.
…an all-improvisation concert of music inspired by themes suggested by members of the audience, as recorded on the 1979 Virtanen organ (4 manuals, 52 stops) at the Church of the Cross.
…a concert of music for two organists, recorded at the Church of the Cross in Lahti, plus performances of Finnish music recorded at St. John's Church, Helsinki.
…the first of three programs from the annual Lahti organ Festival, recorded in concert at the contemporary Church of the Cross. The instrument, a modern, neo-classical mechanical action organ (4-manuals, 52 stops) was completed in 1979 by the factory of Veikko Virtanen.
…a recital by Finnish organist Markku Ketola on the organ (by Robert Sipe, 1979) in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Since 1969, Ketola has served as organist at the Porvoo Cathedral, where the Linjama work was recorded.
…a recital by Dr. Frank Speller on the new Visser-Rowlands pipe organ in Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas, Austin. This instrument (4-manuals, 97-ranks) is one of the largest mechanical-action organs in America.
…an exploration of several little-known organ concertos, some with and some without extra instruments.
…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.
…an appreciative look at America's organ-building past. Special guest William van Pelt of the Organ Historical Society is convinced of the importance of preserving antique instruments, and demonstrates their variety and character with many recorded examples.
…the world premier performance of a new cantata for chorus and organ by American composer William Albright.
…a recital by American organist Wilma Jensen recorded at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, (1979 Robert Sipe organ/4-manuals, 75-ranks).
…recital by Dean Billmeyer on the vintage 1932 Aeolian-Skinner concert organ in the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium.
…an appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert.
…a selective quarterly sampling of recent organ recordings, with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive. This potpourri covers a wide variety of musical types, performance styles, and organ-building attitudes, as displayed in discs of foreign and domestic vintage.
…recordings by American organists David Craighead, William Porter, William Kuhlman and Laraine Olson Waters.
…a festive Evensong service from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the last of eleven programs devoted to performances recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in Washington, DC.
…a festive Evensong service from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the last of eleven programs devoted to performances recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in Washington, DC.
…performances by winners of a National Open Competition in Organ Playing, recorded during the 1982 Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Washington, DC.
…performances by finalists in a National Open Competition in Organ Playing, recorded during the 1982 Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Washington, DC.
…performances by the Choir of St. Thomas Church in New York City, recorded at Saint Matthew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Washington DC during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…performances by the Choir of St. Thomas Church in New York City, recorded at Saint Matthew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Washington DC during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Catharine Crozier on the organ at Church of Epiphany in Washinton, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Catharine Crozier on the organ at Church of Epiphany in Washinton, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Robert Noehren on the Gress-Miles organ at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, plus a cameo appearance by Judith Hancock at the National Cathedral, also in Washington, DC, both recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Robert Noehren on the Gress-Miles organ at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, plus a cameo appearance by Judith Hancock at the National Cathedral, also in Washington, DC, both recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by University of Indiana organ professor Larry Smith on the Holtkamp organ at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD; recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Dr. John Obetz on the Rieger organ at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Dr. John Obetz on the Rieger organ at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a recital by Dr. Ladd Thomas of the University of Southern California on the Möller organ at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…a program of music for chorus and organ, recorded at Washington National Cathedral in our nation’s capitol, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…the first of eleven programs devoted to performances recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in Washington, DC.
…another quarterly sampling of recent organ discs, with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive. Our choices are wide-ranging, covering a variety of musical styles, performers and instruments. Domestic and imported LPs and CDs will be aired.
…a dramatic cycle of meditations for Passiontide.
…in a concert performance by Minnesota organist Nancy Lancaster, recorded on the Charles B. Fisk organ of House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN.
…a recital recorded at the Driekonigskirche in Frankfurt, where Helmut Walcha has played since 1946. This program was recorded by Walcha in 1981.
…all the repertoire on this broadcast was originally written for some medium other than the pipe organ. While some of you may consider a transcription “impure,” the tradition of adapting music for organ performance is based on centuries-old precedents. Bach thought nothing of playing a Vivaldi violin concerto on the organ.
…a program of mostly new, commissioned works recorded on the Casavant organ of Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, and recorded during the American Guild of Organist’s 1980 National Convention in Minnesota.
…from the 1980 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in the Minnesota Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
…choral and organ music by the ‘Dean of Canadian Composers’, to commemorate the centenary of his birth [1880-1968], recorded during the American Guild of Organist’s 1980 National Convention in Minnesota.
…choral and organ music by the ‘Dean of Canadian Composers’, to commemorate the centenary of his birth [1880-1968], recorded during the American Guild of Organist’s 1980 National Convention in Minnesota.
…a recital on the C.B. Fisk organ at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul, MN, recorded during the American Guild of Organist’s 1980 National Convention in Minnesota.
…the very first Pipedreams broadcast features highlights from the 1980 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in the Minnesota Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
…an organ in a church makes a statement about values temporal and spiritual. A new instrument is always the center of interest, often the center of controversy. Young Minnesota organ-builder Kevin Marrin designed something quite special for St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud.
…a selective sampling of recent organ recordings, with commentary, a wide variety of musical styles, players and instruments with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive. A potpourri, recipe yet to be determined.
