1993 C.B. Fisk-Rosales organ, Opus 119, at Rice University, Houston, Texas

Join us as we listen to live concert performances that remind us of the challenges performers face and the delights we listeners enjoy.

The commanding artistry of Stephen Tharp, a young American recitalist who this month plays his 800th public concert in the United States.

…the annual Olde Yeare–New Year reflection, with highlights from recent recordings, concert excerpts, prize–winning performances, memorial tributes and more.

…a selective international survey and review of some of the many recently released compact discs of organ music.

…music for the Feast of Epiphany, celebrating the journey of the Wise Men and their celestial beacon.

…revisiting laureates of the American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance, and other contests.

…performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.

…a final round of performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.

…a good theme in a set of variations provides organists and composers exceptional opportunities to explore the tonal resources of any instrument.

…we start the New Year with a survey of arresting, mostly-new music in world-premiere recordings.

…from the core format of organ music, these select and delectable items from beyond the standard repertoire.

…even when conflict seems unavoidably omnipresent, music can take us to a better place.

…though the pipe organ itself may seem big and ponderous, its music will have your toes tapping.

…though the pipe organ itself may seem big and ponderous, its music will have your toes tapping.

We savor a splendid and monumental new instrument, created in a trans-continental collaboration between two American organbuilding firms, C.B. Fisk of Gloucester, MA, and Manuel Rosales of Los Angeles, CA for Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas.