Episodes: 1984

…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.