Episodes: 2009

A Sonic Blockbuster #0916

April 20, 2009

…in which we blend a huge romantic pipe organ into a full symphonic wind and percussion ensemble, with clearly audible results!

Hats Off for Hector! #0915

April 13, 2009

…concert performances and commentary make clear why audiences everywhere are beguiled by Hector Olivera’s irrepressible and personable virtuosity.

Detail from Jean Delville’s
L’Homme-Dieu [1901-02]

This Joyful Eastertide #0914

April 6, 2009

…celebrate the springtime festival of rebirth with anthems ancient and modern and sonorous solos old and new.

From Palms to Passiontide #0913

March 30, 2009

…musical portraits of the progressive pomp and impending peril which comprise the dramatic narration of Holy Week.

2007 Schoenstein organ at Laura Turner Concert Hall at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Organ Plus #0912

March 23, 2009

…the King of Instruments speaks clearly, whether in consort with a single additional instrument, or roaring in chorus with a full symphony orchestra.

Surprise Bachs! #0911

March 16, 2009

…in recently discovered scores, unusual arrangements, or pieces forgotten in dark corners, the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach always delights, born March 21, 1685.

1990 Walker organ at Adelaide Town Hall, Australia

March On! #0910

March 9, 2009

…from Gounod to Gershwin, we offer a collection of melodious, mobile music guaranteed to keep you on your toes.

The Welte; Möller; Gould & Schultz organ at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Mark, Minneapolis, MN

In Concert #0909

March 2, 2009

…organists and their music are everywhere around us, as this program of live and lively performances demonstrates.

1732 Garrels organ in the Grote Kerk, Maassluis, The Netherlands

Handel With Care #0908

February 23, 2009

…one of the most popular and influential composer-performers of the Baroque era continues to inspire in the 21st century.

Widor Two, Too #0907

February 16, 2009

…a dramatic, romantic French organ symphony with some of its composer’s other thoughts regarding it included.

2002 Ruffatti organ at the Church of the Epiphany, Miami, FL

A Miami Organ Festival #0906

February 9, 2009

…finalists in the 2008 Miami International Organ Competition play the Ruffatti pipe organ at Church of the Epiphany.

Gloria! #0905

February 2, 2009

…composers from four centuries create energetic musical manifestations of a timeless, singular song of praise.

Mendelssohn the Musician #0904

January 26, 2009

…we celebrate composer, recitalist, promoter, and creator of the most important organ works after Bach, on the occasion of his bicentennial: Felix Mendelssohn [1809-1847].

Anton Heiller Memorial Organ in the Seventh-day Adventists Church on the campus of Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN.

Pipedreams Live! in Collegedale, Tennessee #0903

January 19, 2009

…instrument, artist, and audience participate in music improvised, played and sung.

1924 Mauracher organ at Salzburg Cathedral, Austria1

At Large in Austria #0902

January 12, 2009

…a prelude to the upcoming spring Pipedreams Organ Tour in the land of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and Bruckner.

1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

Going On Record #0901

January 5, 2009

…begin a New Year with a multi-national survey of sonically beguiling recent organ recordings.

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