…we start the New Year with a survey of arresting, mostly-new music in world-premiere recordings.
…our traditional summing-up of some of the year’s happenings in the world of the King of Instruments.
…a multi-national celebration of the Nativity Festival with music old and new.
…picturesque evocations of the first Christmas, including the extraordinary music of Olivier Messiaen.
…in anticipation of the upcoming Pipedreams Tour in Germany, we sample various interpretive approaches of Bach’s music played on instruments in Bach Country.
…a continuation of our Polish Centennial celebration with guest Michał Markuszewski.
…guest Andrzej Szadejko introduces instruments and composers in celebration of the centenary of the restoration of Poland’s sovereign independence (11/11/1918).
…more music made in time of war, in reflection on war, and in commemoration of the centenary of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.
…music made in time of war, in reflection on war, and in commemoration of the centenary of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.
…commemorating the 350th anniversary of the birth of one of the foremost French Baroque composers, François Couperin le Grande (1668-1733).
…of composers and performers who reached significant milestones in the year 2018.
…an overview of organ repertoire from the cradle of classical music, Italy.
…highlights from the previous year’s East Texas Pipe Organ Festival as this year’s festival prepares to launch.
…a sampler of some recently installed, or reinstalled, instruments here and there.
…performances recorded during the North Central American Guild of Organists Regional Convention in 2017.
…highlights of recent releases from the Raven CD catalog with comments from label chief William T. Van Pelt.
…following a centuries-old tradition, today’s organists create new music in the moment through artful improvisation.
…creative talents from the 20th and 21st centuries have contributed importantly to the repertoire of the King of Instruments.
…recalling favorite instruments from the 2018 Pipedreams Tour in the Low Countries.
…a centenary tribute to one of America’s most original composers, and profoundly influential musicians, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).
…a collection of expansive and expressive works that blend organ with orchestra.
…we revisit London’s celebrated Royal Albert Hall for a performance from the immensely popular BBC Proms 2018 season.
…instruments at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and the Catholic Cathedral in La Crosse, Wisconsin demonstrate two divergent ways of approaching the "classical organ."
…the immeasurable treasure of Bach’s compositions for organ provides perpetual pleasure.
…concert performances on the Gabriel Kney pipe organ at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN.
…a good theme in a set of variations provides organists and composers exceptional opportunities to explore the tonal resources of any instrument.
…the brilliant collaboration of brass ensemble and the King of Instruments is featured in mostly American music.
…in celebration of the national holiday of our neighbor-to-the-north, this collection of Canadian composers and performers for Canada Day (July 1).
…more performances by students and faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio.
…performances by students of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio.
…archive performances on the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ (by Dobson) in Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall.
…guest soloists alone, and with the Philadelphia Orchestra, make the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (by Dobson) shine at Verizon Hall.
…a final round of performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
…whether in a poetic vision or an emotional sensibility, regardless of the time of day, sometimes a nocturnal impression provides exactly the right mood.
…a prelude to the upcoming national convention of the American Guild of Organists in and around Kansas City (July 1-6, 2018)
…mostly new music performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
…another impromptu scan of some recently-received recordings showcasing the King of Instruments
…across the centuries, women composers have shared their exceptional creativity.
…more performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
…exploring the sonatas of August Gottfried Ritter and other music with knightly references.
…celebrations and reflections for the Easter season.
…whether in his own country or in Switzerland, Japan or the USA, Bach’s music thrills, unequivocally.
…Danish recitalist Bine Bryndorf provides an in-depth assessment of the greatest organ composer before Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, plus works by his teacher Heinrich Scheidemann and his ‘followers’ Nicolaus Bruhns and Johann Sebastian Bach.
…in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (3/8/18), a collection of women composers and performers.
…a program of repertoire in which the pipe organ engages diverse instrumental colleagues in conversation.
…performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
…prizewinners perform during the 2016 Longwood International Organ Competition.
…more exceptional student performances from a Pipedreams Live! weekend at the Eastman School in Rochester, New York.
…performers and composers ‘of a certain age’ show continued interest in the King of Instruments.
…featuring guest soloist Justin LaVoie and with Eastman faculty and students playing the Mighty Wurlitzer!
…with so many composers for the organ, inevitably a few rather interesting items get lost in the shuffle!
…focusing on Robert Bates’ new recording of Correa’s Facultad Organica (1626).
…assessing the historic instrumental resources of the Flemish and Waloon regions of Belgium.
