Episodes: 2009

1738 Müller organ at Sint Bavokerk [Saint Bavo Church], Haarlem, The Netherlands

The Organist’s Yearbook #0952

December 28, 2009

…a time for celebration, reflection, and projection of new expectations for the new season ahead.

1968 Harrison organ at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK

An International Holiday Sampler #0951

December 21, 2009

…special music from around the globe amplifies and illuminates the good tidings of Christmas.

1996 Helmut Wolff organ in the Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

An American Organist’s Christmas #0950

December 14, 2009

…home-grown performers, composers, and instruments celebrate the Festival of the Nativity.

Mendelssohnian Memories #0949

December 7, 2009

…a wrap up to this year’s bicentennial celebrations with a look at some of the composer’s best and least-known works for organ.

1772 Robustelly organ at Sint Lambertuskerk, Helmond, The Netherlands

Advent Expressions #0948

November 30, 2009

…a spirit of intimate reflection and anticipation is inherent in music for the weeks before Christmas.

1994 Reuter organ at Shadyside Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA

In Praise and Thanksgiving #0947

November 23, 2009

…what better way to show appreciation for the bounties of life than through melodious outbursts of joy.

1970 Aeolian-Skinner organ at National Presbyterian, Washington, DC.

American Aspirations #0946

November 16, 2009

Imaginative composers and performers explore the varied opportunities of the King of Instruments.

1891; 1924; 1991 Casavant Frères organ at Basilique de Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Champions in Canada #0945

November 9, 2009

…highlight performances from Montréal by winners of the 2008 Concours International d’Orgue du Canada, with commentary from CIOC artistic director John Grew.

Rugwerk of the 1743 Hinsz organ at Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands

How Suite it Is, Still #0944

November 2, 2009

…another go-round of compositional ‘sweets’ dedicated to the organ’s many moods and styles.

Wolfgang Kogart and Michael Barone on tour in Austria

Austria Revisited #0943

October 26, 2009

…some musical memories featuring artists and instruments enjoyed during the 2009 Pipedreams Tour.

Michael Barone preparing remarks at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester, NY.
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Pipedreams Live! in Rochester (Part 1) #0942

October 19, 2009

…performances by students and faculty of the Eastman School of Music during a remarkably popular and successful weekend organ festival.

Michael Barone and Christopher Herrick in studio

Fireworks and Dreams #0941

October 12, 2009

…music and conversation featuring internationally touring British recitalist Christopher Herrick, in celebration of his 40th anniversary as a recording artist.

The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ > [2006 Dobson] in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built by the Dobson Organ Company

Verizon Virtuosity #0940

October 5, 2009

…selections from recital recordings on the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ [2006 Dobson] at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.

1871 Ladegast organ at Schwerin Cathedral, Germany

Listen to This! #0939

September 28, 2009

…the collaborative efforts of performers and recording engineers, and the splendid sonorities of fine instruments in good rooms, work in accord to reveal unusual repertoire.

2008 Beckerath organ at Mount Kisco Presbyterian, Mount Kisco, NY

Shifting Accents #0938

September 21, 2009

…a sample of some of the different ‘voices’ with which recently installed instruments in the United States speak.

1928 Skinner; 2008 Schantz organ at Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

At Rockefeller Chapel #0937

September 14, 2009

Performances from inaugural season concerts featuring the University of Chicago’s recently renovated 1928 Skinner organ.

1989 Flentrop organ at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL

Concerts from Chicago #0936

September 7, 2009

…selected performances recorded in conjunction with the 2006 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.

1950 Holtkamp organ in Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Pipes Alive! #0935

August 31, 2009

…recitals, session recordings, and concerts collected from across the nation provide a superb display of the organist’s art in action.

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