1864 Hook organ at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Programs that feature this organ

#0436: American Sonatas?

Whether they trained abroad, trained at home, or relocated to or from Europe, the composers of these diverse works ultimately share an American passport.

#1741: Getting Hooked

…a celebration of one of the foremost and most prolific of 19th century organ building firms in the United States, E. & G. G. Hook.

#8445: Our American Heritage

…an appreciative look at America's organ-building past. Special guest William van Pelt of the Organ Historical Society is convinced of the importance of preserving antique instruments, and demonstrates their variety and character with many recorded examples.

#8606: An O.H.S. Sampler

…featuring recordings of 19th-century instruments from the archives of the Organ Historical Society, with comments from its Executive Director William Van Pelt.

#8627: Going On Record

…another selective sampling of unusual and appealing new organ recordings, with commentary by program host Michael Barone.

#8726: The American Muse (III)

…From coast to coast, music of American composers and performers, including highlights from the 1986 San Anselmo Festival in California.

#8742: Wonders of Worcester

…Performances from the first Fuller International Organ Festival recorded at various sites in and around one of Massachusetts' most musical cities.

#9514: Palm Sunday Progression

…from triumphal entry through trial and tribulation to redemption, a collection of liturgical and other music of ceremony and spirituality.

#9515: Arise, Shine

…a collection of compositions on themes of resurrection, rebirth and renewal.

#9517: Sowerby Centennial Tribute

…a survey of recordings of choral and organ works by the famous Michigan-born, Chicago-based, nationally acclaimed Leo Sowerby, one of America's major minor musical masters.

#8825 (Encore of #8445): Our American Heritage

…an appreciative look at America's organ-building past. Special guest William van Pelt of the Organ Historical Society is convinced of the importance of preserving antique instruments, and demonstrates their variety and character with many recorded examples.

#85105: An Organist's Yearbook

…a review and preview of goings-on in the organ world, including excerpts from dedicatory recitals in Pacific Palisades, California (Fisk organ) and Seattle (Fritts-Richards organ), highlights from the first Worcester International Organ Festival, and a feature on the historic Willis concert instrument at London's famed Alexandra Palace.

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Learn more about the tremendous support we receive from the Family of Lucinda and Wesley C. Dudley, from Walter McCarthyClara Ueland and the Greystone Foundation, from Ed and Wanda Eichler, from the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and from affiliate members of the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America (APOBA), including the Andover Organ Company of Methuen, MA.