Mander Organs Limited was an English pipe organ building company based in London. Founded by Noel Mander in 1936, the company made a significant mark on the art of organ building by creating new instruments and rebuilding important older instruments all over the world. This week we listen to a few notable instruments by the Mander firm: both new and refurbished organs.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
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Title: Fanfare
Composer: John Cook
Organist: Scott Montgomery
Album: Water And Light – Pro Organo CD 7224
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Organ: 2002 IV/90 Mander, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church (Chancel Organ), Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Title: Aria, op. 51
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Andrew Lucas
Album: Organ Showpieces from Saint Paul Cathedral – Naxos 8.550955
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Organ: 1977 V/132 Willis/Mander, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
Title: Fiat Lux
Composer: Théodore Dubois
Organist: Harold Britton
Album: Organ Extravaganza – White Line CD WHL 2064
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Organ: 1908 V/63 Nicholson and Lord/Mander, Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England
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Title: Postlude in D minor, op. 105 no.6
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford
Organist: Magnus Williamson
Album: The Organs of Oxford, Vol 1 – OxRecs OXCD-41
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Organ: 1984 II/29 Mander, Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford University, Oxford, England
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Title: Voluntary for full organ
Composer: John Blow
Organist: Riccardo Bonci
Album: 500 Years of Organ Music, Disc 9 – Brilliant Classics 95310
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Organ: 1760 III/27 George England/Mander, Christ Chapel of God’s Gift, Dulwich, England
Title: Variations on Amazing Grace
Composer: Calvin Hampton
Organist: Harry Huff
Album: Memento Bittersweet – Catalyst 09026-61979-2
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Organ: 1993 IV/91 Mander, St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Flutedance, Trumpet Tune
Composer: Joe Utterback
Organist: Andrew Shenton
Album: Utterbackanalia –
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Organ: 1993 IV/91 Mander, St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Rubrics – IV. The Peace may be exchanged
Composer: Dan Locklair
Organist: Philip Scriven
Album: Sounds of Cranleigh – Regent REGCD398
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Organ: 2010 III/39 Mander, Cranleigh School, Cranleigh, England
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Title: Verse in A minor
Composer: Christopher Gibbons
Organist: Magnus Williamson
Album: The Organs of Oxford, Vol 1 – OxRecs OXCD-41
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Organ: 1984 II/29 Mander, Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford University, Oxford, England
Title: Paean for Organ
Composer: Herbert Howells
Organist: Iain Farrington
Album: Howells Choral Works – Naxos 8.554659
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Organ: 1994 IV/81 Mander, University of Cambridge, St. John’s College, Cambridge, England
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