…the traditional summing-up of some of the year’s activity in the world of the King of Instruments.
…some engaging confections, several of them ‘invented in the moment’, add to our enjoyment of this special time of year.
…we borrow from an international collective of music old and new in celebration of the Christmas holiday.
…in anticipation of the holiday season, a collection of music on Advent themes.
…we anticipate the upcoming 100th birthday of America’s most popular outdoor pipe organ at the Spreckels Pavilion in Balboa Park.
…concert performances and some engaging contemporary compositions from Tennessee’s Music City.
…in anticipation of our thoroughly American holiday, these works by some thoroughly American composers.
…three wildly different composers, one from the German Baroque and a pair from 20th century Germany and England, make for interesting contrasts.
…a prelude to the upcoming East Texas Organ Festival, plus Pipedreams Live! visits to Dallas and Fort Worth.
…select solos and works for organ and orchestra, featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ (by Dobson) in Verizon Hall at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center.
…recordings on the 1927 Skinner and 1963 Aeolian–Skinner organs in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Minnesota’s capital city.
…music of contrast and contradiction, a progression of mood and spirit leading to revelation.
…a selective collection of organ works by composers with significant birthdays observed during this year.
…we feature Canadian composers and performers in anticipation of the upcoming Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.
…a visit with American soloist James Hicks, who leads us on an adventure amidst the organ repertoire of Scandinavia.
…we enjoy archive recordings of the renowned Kotzschmar Memorial Organ at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine, in anticipation of the instrument's Grand Reawakening on September 27 following a major 2-year refurbishment.
…a selective international survey and review of some of the many recently released compact discs of organ music.
…in felicitous fraternization, wind-blown pipes and hammer-struck strings again prove themselves cordial artistic colleagues.
…some stories, with and without words, prove that music’s universal language is completely comprehensible.
…in the company of guest commentator and biographer Kerala Snyder, we explore the profoundly influential music of this “Great Dane” of the German Baroque organ scene.
…sometimes lofty, sometimes light-hearted, this music either was inspired by and/or performed in an awesome ambience.
…on four instruments in a picturesque New York university town, we explore a collection of creative contemporary compositions in anticipation of an upcoming Organ Historical Society convention.
…in which we blend a huge romantic pipe organ into a full symphonic wind and percussion ensemble, with clearly audible results!
…whether on historic instruments in his homeland, a Catholic church in New Orleans, or in a Japanese concert hall, nothing quite satisfies like the music of Johann Sebastian Bach!
…we receive a surprising amount of unexpected submissions, some rather home-spun, but many with interesting stories behind them.
…putting the pedal to the metal, these compositions make extraordinary use of the organists feet, which often play the music all by themselves.
…performances from the annual Fourth of July concerts held at Washington National Cathedral in our nation’s capital.
…the palpable excitement of live performance is conveyed through these recital appearances by Nathan Laube, Ken Cowan, Carlo Curley, Andrew Kotylo and Vincent Dubois.
…on the eve of the 2014 American Guild of Organists convention, we enjoy historic instruments by the Boston builders Elias and George Hook, recorded in and around Boston during an Organ Historical Society Convention.
…the traditions of organ music may be international, yet American composers have found their own unique voices.
…music and conversation feature internationally-touring British recitalist Christopher Herrick, in celebration of his years as a recording artist.
…some musical memories featuring artists and instruments enjoyed during the 2009 Pipedreams Tour.
…the splendid sounds of organs in the British Isles resonate with pleasurable grandeur.
…for those who stayed at home, a musical diversion to accompany the current PIPEDREAMS group tour.
…from the pen of one of the great 20th century virtuosos, Marcel Dupré, music to challenge the technique of performers and engage the imagination of listeners.
…more unique concert performances, this time from the 2010 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Washington DC.
…the irrepressible and ever imaginative concert artist takes a turn at the console of the pipe organ Lyle Blackinton made at Bethel University in Arden Hills, MN.
…in celebration of the Christian Resurrection Festival, music from the earliest surviving organ book to contemporary compositions and of-the-moment improvisations.
…performances by and comments from students of Michael Bauer and James Higdon, featuring the Helmuth Wolff pipe organ in Bales Recital Hall in Lawrence.
…a visit to Memorial Church to hear the new gallery organ by C. B. Fisk, the renewed 1930 Skinner organ in Appleton Chapel, and some historic resonances of instruments from the past.
…unique recital performances from the 2006 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…concert performances of music by the greatest composer for the pipe organ, in celebration of his birthday and the beginning of spring.
…getting in step with some bracing tunes that will keep you in good spirits and on the move!
…though Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was reputed to be the finest organist of his era, he died penniless while his younger brother, Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach, prospered as harpsichordist to Frederick the Great and, later, Music Director for the city of Hamburg.
…a celebration, on the occasion of her 85th birthday, of the art, the music, and the indomitable spirit of one of Nashville’s great performers and classy ladies, Wilma Jensen.
…concert performances from here and there, demonstrating a variety of organs and organists in action.
…unique recital performances from the 2002 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…you might think them an odd couple, but Anton Heiller from 20th century Austria and Gottfried August Homilius from 18th century Saxony both knew a thing or two about writing for the organ.
…bold and brazen are the organ’s trumpet pipes, and the ensemble that pits its energy against the King of Instruments!
…concert performances from the 2008 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…beyond the standard repertoire, many extraordinary works for organ and instruments remain to be (re)discovered.
…whether old or new, with ensembles large or small, innovative music for organ with orchestra continues to fascinate.
