…our traditional summing-up of some of the previous year’s happenings in the world of the King of Instruments.
…music for the season with a distinctly home-grown flavor.
…a diverting collection of rare and unusual music for the Christmas festival.
…a multi-generational sampler of festival holiday music from many lands.
…a selection of recent, varied, and colorful pipe organs from around the United States.
…only good things happen when two organists share a single console!
…the art of the organ in our country got a good start with the help of these fine fellows.
…despite that ruthless Biblical reference, today we follow the lead of the great composer of organ symphonies, Charles-Marie Widor.
…concert and session recordings highlight one of today’s outstanding performer-teachers, Baylor University’s petite powerhouse, Isabelle Demers.
…can there ever be a surfeit of these characterful, complex and compelling treasures?
…Olivier Latry joins Michael Barone to reflect on the legacy of performers and composers associated with France’s famous Cathedral.
…the American Classic Organ as interpreted by Roy Perry, featured in selections from the 2018 East Texas Pipe Organ Festival.
…delight in the sounds of some of the instruments that will be visited during the PIPEDREAMS tour in Germany this week.
…a collection of terrifically tactile and telling tests of musical virtuosity and stamina.
…celebrating the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (9/29) with compositions and performances by various name-sakes.
…even when conflict seems unavoidably omnipresent, music can take us to a better place.
…an after-hours concert at Macy’s Center City commemorating Philadelphia organist Michael Stairs.
…Notre Dame Cathedral organist Olivier Latry and Leipzig Gewandhaus organist Michael Schönheit perform at the Royal Albert Hall.
…highlights from the work of Swiss recitalist, teacher, and composer Lionel Rogg.
…in original works and transcriptions, the irrepressible Red Priest continues to deserve our applause.
…a selective survey of some recent and intriguing CD releases of organ music.
…these works on classical Greek themes remind us that it was a Greek engineer, Ctesibius, who invented the pipe organ more than 2300 years ago!
…anticipating our ‘encore’ tour in Germany (October 1-14), a sampler of sounds from instruments in Thuringia and Saxony.
…a tribute to the foremost organ builder in the North German tradition, Arp Schnitger, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his death.
…sharing music and conversation with the notable American theatre organist Walt Strony.
…fluent fingers fantasize the finer features of flowing streams, raging rivers, lazy or torrential raindrops, etc. as we acknowledge the importance of water in the organist’s repertoire!
…for the seventh day of the seventh month, scores by Widor, Rheinberger and Guilmant offer players and listeners a rainbow of tonal possibility!
…in conjunction with Canada Day (July 1), we celebrate artistic and instrumental representatives of our northern neighbor.
…despite its formidable reputation, the King of Instruments knows how to let its hair down now and then.
…highlights from a national gathering of the Organ Historical Society in and around the Twin Cities.
…the delightful and sun-shiney music of the gifted Spanish virtuoso and priest, Padre Antonio Soler.
…revisiting some engaging mechanical-instruments in Minneapolis-Saint Paul neighborhoods.
…a stimulating visit with English organist Tom Winpenny, who introduces us to his many musical enthusiasms.
…whether with words or music, creations or interpretations, these artists compel our admiration.
…concert and competition performances feature ‘live’ music made vivid in the moment.
…recalling famous and forgotten names from the past who still engage us with their unique talents.
…proving quality over quantity and the remarkable capability of organs with ‘only’ two manuals.
…the resurrection theme has inspired composers across many generations.
…in anticipation of Holy Week, selections from various compositions that enshrine Jesus’s final earthly utterances.
…these recent releases embrace intriguing repertoire covering six centuries.
…the talented British recitalist presents a program of transcriptions, plus an improvisation, at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia.
…performance styles over the years have changed, but the genius of J. S. B. remains a constant.
…in any era, the blend of these very different sound-sources always fascinates.
…praises, blessings, and general glorifications make these compositions particularly splendid.
…from the core format of organ music, these select and delectable items from beyond the standard repertoire.
…premieres of commissioned works and spontaneous improvisations recorded during the 2014 AGO National Convention.
…young musicians on the way up perform in Kansas, Georgia, and Massachusetts.
…Daniel Hyde’s opening concert on the highly anticipated new Miller-Scott Memorial Organ (Dobson Opus 93) at St. Thomas Church on 5th Avenue.
…excerpts from the Pipedreams 35th Anniversary (and Barone’s 50th) bash with Minnesota friends at the Wooddale Church.
…concert performances from near and far keep the King of Instruments in the spotlight.
…a reflection on the art of the great Netherlands organist and teacher, Gustav Leonhardt.
…a colorful collection of compositions involving the pipe organ with other instrumentalists.
