This week we remember the American organist Frederick Swann, who passed away in 2019. We hear some of his recorded performances and improvisations, as well as some of his own compositions.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
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Title: Now Thank We All Our God
Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Hymns on the Crystal Cathedral Organ – Gothic G58519
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Organ: 1977 V/200 Ruffatti, Garden Grove Community Church (Crystal Cathedral), Garden Grove, California USA
Title: Improvisation on Londonderry Air
Composer: Frederick Swann
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Frederick Swann Plays the William J Gillespie Concert Organ – Gothic G 49268
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Organ: 2008 IV/73 CB Fisk, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, California USA
Title: Trumpet Tune
Composer: Frederick Swann
Organist: Brian Schoettler
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Organ: 1954 IV/78 Austin, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, Illinois USA
Title: Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue
Composer: Healey Willan
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Riverside Revisted – Gothic G 49086
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Amazing Grace
Composer: Frederick Swann
Organist: Bradley Hunter Welch
Album: Bradley Welch plays at Broadway Baptist – Loft LRCD 1804
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Organ: 1996 V/191 Casavant, Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas USA
Title: Lyric Rhapsody
Composer: M Searle Wright
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Great Organs Of First Church Vol 1 – Gothic G 49118
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Organ: 1969 IV/346 EM Skinner/Schlicker, First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, California USA
Title: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Virgil Fox Memorial Concert – Gothic G49122
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Fond d’Orgue
Composer: Louis Marchand
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Frederick Swann plays two organs by Reuter – Gothic G 49102
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Organ: 1997 III/61 Reuter, St. Mel Roman Catholic Church, Woodland Hills, California USA
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Title: Fanfare on the Agincourt Song
Composer: Frederick Swann
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Frederick Swann in Hawaii, Vol 2 – Gothic G 49100
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Organ: 1964 IV/66 Aeolian-Skinner, Central Union Church, Honolulu, Hawaii USA