Episodes: 1987

…With reflections on and forecasts of some matters of consequence in the world of the &ldqou;King of Instruments”.

…a complete performance of the Nativity Suite of Olivier Messiaen, played by Theodore Gillen at St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota.

…American organists play seasonal music from many lands.

…Selections for the seasons of Advent and Christmas by European composers.

…More concert and competition performances from Worcester, MA.

…Performances at Mechanics Hall in the “French Manner,” and by Bernard Lagace at Holy Cross College.

…Performances by finalists at the Ninth National Organ-Playing Competition in Pasadena (1986).

…Innovative works by famous North German Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude, introduced and played by Harald Vogel.

…The mighty 1928 Kimball pipe organ of the Minneapolis Auditorim recalls a bygone era and heralds renewed interest in music on the grand scale.

…Performances from the first Fuller International Organ Festival recorded at various sites in and around one of Massachusetts' most musical cities.

…A quarterly review of recent releases of organ music on LP, CD and tape, with emphasis on the exceptional and deserving. This sampler covers many musical styles, and offers a splendid buyer's guide reference for personal collection building. Michael Barone is host and arbiter of taste.

…the music of American composer Leo Sowerby, introduced by one of his former pupils, Professor Robert Rayfield of Indiana University.

…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.

…The enterprising Swedish soloist performs at the Gustaf Vasa Church during the 1985 Stockholm Organ Festival.

…encore performances by Susan Mason, Becky Bruick, Marsha Heather Long and Diane Meredith Belcher. artists with more than domestic skills

…Performances from Salt Lake City on one of American's most famous music instruments.

…an appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert.

…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.