1990 Möller organ at Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC.

If this music makes you think of weddings and beautiful brides, you’re right on target. This broadcast is a collection of preludes, processionals and other pages in praise of matrimony and the emotions and circumstances which lead us to the altar. Whether it be Handel’s Hornpipe or Mendelssohn’s familiar Wedding March, a Salute to Love by Elgar, or Duke Ellington’s In a sentimental mood, you’ll be amazed by the various ways composers have dealt with love and its ramifications. Trumpet tunes and blessings, salutes to love and lullabies, it’s all part of the package when two people tie the knot at a June wedding, and we provide the music appropriate to a chapel or cathedral creating Matrimonial Magic.

Our musical progression leads from Palm Sunday through Passiontide and on to the Resurrection Festival.

The pipe organ’s concert repertoire often strays into the realm of symphonic ensembles, with remarkable results.

…composers and performers blend their talents in a melodious tribute to the holiday season.

…music to commemorate the Christian Resurrection Festival and celebrate the earth’s joyful rebirth in springtime.

…familiar songs take on a new life in the hands of imaginative composers and agile performers playing upon an organ’s many pipes.

…a bit of this and a bit of that, from Bach to Boëllmann, enjoying organs and repertoire from diverse destinations.

…a centenary tribute to one of America’s most original composers, and profoundly influential musicians, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).

…creative talents from the 20th and 21st centuries have contributed importantly to the repertoire of the King of Instruments.

…a reflection on the diverse styles by which American composers express themselves.

…a reflection on the diverse styles by which American composers express themselves.

…A wide ranging summary of the past twelve months in the world of the king of instruments, with competition winners, new instrument dedications, and memorial tributes to friends and mentors...in particular, E. Lyle Hagert, Douglas L. Butler, and Klaas Bolt (requiescat in pace).

…Preludes to the Christmas Festival....settings of Advent and Christmas melodies both old and new.

…Seasonal Salutations....a sampler from three centuries of organists' musical greetings for the Christmas festival.

…Holiday Garlands....sparkling and colorful arrangements of familiar melodies.

Spirited and creative variants on themes of heavenly grace.