1999 Dobson-Rosales organ at West Market Street United Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC

Bold and beautiful sounds from recently inaugurated American-built instruments will engage our ears on this week’s show. Robert Bates plays at Holy Rosary Church in Portland, and John Obetz visits with the Benedictines at Conception Abbey in Missouri. You’ll also hear instruments at West Market Street Methodist in Greensboro, North Carolina, Northridge Presbyterian in Dallas, Texas, and the Community Church in Glenview, Illinois. We’re on the road again with a cross-country sampler of recent American-built instruments, proving that this time-honored art is alive and well as practiced in our United States. Enter into the festivities and concert performances in a series of Debuts and Dedications.

…in the company of the Organ Historical Society, we make a selective survey of pipe organs new and old in northern North Carolina and southern Virginia.

…an international sampler of instruments and players, all in recent recordings, commit to individual revelations of the spirit of the greatest of all composers for the organ, J.S. Bach.

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

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

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