Episodes

This week we listen to music from organists associated with the Juilliard School in New York City.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Fantasy in G minor – The Great (BWV 542)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Paul Jacobs
Album: Paul Jacobs Plays Bach – JAV JAV 145
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Organ: 1962 IV/93 Beckerath, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Prélude-Carillon from Suite for Organ
Composer: Amédée Tremblay
Organist: Isabelle Demers
Album: Bach, Bull and Bombardes – Pro Organo CD 7259
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Organ: 2010 III/49 Murphy, St. Patrick’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Title: Sinfonietta
Composer: Ola Gjeilo
Organist: Chelsea Chen
Album: Live at Heinz Chapel –
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Organ: 1995 III/73 Reuter, University of Pittsburgh Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Candide – Overture
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Organist: Cameron Carpenter
Album: If You Could Read My Mind – Sony 88883796882
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Organ: 2014 V/0 Marshall and Ogletree, International Touring Organ, Berlin, Germany

Title: O Day Of Radiant Gladness
Composer: Dorothy Papadakos
Organist: Dorothy Papadakos
Album: Cafe Saint John – Pro Organo CD 7130
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Organ: 1954 IV/139 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, New York USA

Title: Seven Pastels from The Lake of Constance, op. 96 I. The Soul of the Lake
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: Greg Zelek
Album: Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition 2016 –
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Organ: 1929 IV/146 Aeolian, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Introduction and Variations on Lasst uns erfreuen
Composer: John Weaver
Organist: John Weaver
Album: The Music of John Weaver – Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church – JAV JAV-157
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Organ: 1962 III/73 Casavant/Schantz, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City, New York USA

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Title: Melodies from Japan – Fuyugeshiki (Winter Scenery)
Composer: Yui Kitamura
Organist: Chelsea Chen
Album: Eastern Treasures – Con Brio CBR21141
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Organ: 2004 IV/45 Garland, Brentwood Trail Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas USA

This week we look at the church where Gerre Hancock served for so many years and explore music from other musicians that helped shape the music program there.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Grieve Not, The Holy Spirit Of God
Composer: T Tertius Noble
Organist: John Scott Whiteley
Album: Sounds of York Minster – York Ambisonic CD 103
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Organ: 1960 IV/103 JW Walker, York Minster, York, England

Title: Fantasy on Ton-y-Botel
Composer: T Tertius Noble
Organist: Allen Shaffer
Album: Rose Windows – Pro Organo CD 7154
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Organ: 1963 III/77 Casavant/Letourneau, Christ and St. Luke’s Church, Norfolk, Virginia USA

Title: Passacaglia in C-sharp minor
Composer: Thomas Frederick Candlyn
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: Organ Music from Chester Cathedral – Amphion PHI CD 151
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Organ: 1910 IV/79 Hill and Son/Rushworth and Dreaper, Chester Cathedral, Chester, England

Title: God is ascended
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Scott Roberts
Album: Longing For Home – The American Hymn Tradition – Regent REGCD509
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Organ: 2001 III/53 Mander, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Missouri USA

Title: Symphonie VI in G, op. 42 no. 2 – IV. Cantabile
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Organist: Jeremy S Bruns
Album: French Éclat at Saint Thomas Church –
Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA
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Title: You are one in Christ Jesus
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Benjamin Sheen
Album: The Music Of Gerre Hancock – Signum Classics SIGCD631
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Organ: 2014 IV/126 Dobson, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York, New York USA
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Title: Première Symphonie, op. 14 – III. Pastorale
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: John Scott
Album: Vierne At Saint Thomas – Pro Organo CD 7244
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA
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Title: Toccata
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Stuart Forster
Album: Symphonic Quest – Pro Organo CD 7228
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Organ: 1998 IV/95 Schoenstein, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA

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Title: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Gerre Hancock
Album: Christ the Fair Glory – Koch 3-7441-2
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA

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Title: My Beloved Spake
Composer: Patrick Hadley
Organist: Jeremy S Bruns
Album: Easter On Fifth Avenue – Pro Organo CD7209
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA
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This week we explore the music and legacy of American organist Gerre Hancock.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: A Laredo Fanfare
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Todd Wilson
Album: The Organ Music of Gerre Hancock – Raven OAR-951
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA

Title: My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord (BWV 648), O Whither Shall I Flee (BWV 646)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Gerre Hancock
Album: On A Sunday Afternoon – Volume 2 – JAV JAV 144
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: A symphony – II. Song Form, IV. Fugue and Finale
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Gerre Hancock
Album: From Ashes To Glory – Pro Organo CD 7250
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Organ: 1954 IV/151 Aeolian-Skinner/Quimby, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York USA

Title: Come down, O Love divine
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Gerre Hancock
Album: Christ the Fair Glory – Koch 3-7441-2
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA

Title: Air, A Prelude for Organ
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Daryl Robinson
Album: American Fantasia – Gothic G-49315
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Organ: 2004 IV/109 Rosales-Glatter-Götz, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California USA

Title: Four Spirituals – Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho & We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Robert Scoggin
Album: Pipedreams Live – Pipedreams PD1002
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Organ: 1983 V/64 Sipe, Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, Minnesota USA

Title: Variations on Ora Labora
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Jeremy Filsell
Title: Jubilate Deo
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Benjamin Sheen
Album: The Music Of Gerre Hancock – Signum Classics SIGCD631
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Organ: 2014 IV/126 Dobson, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York, New York USA

Title: Improvisation
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Gerre Hancock
Album: Great Organs of New York – B and V BV-100
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA

Since 1845 Willis has been one of the most sought-after builders of exceptional pipe organs. Though no longer managed by the Willis family, the company is busy with new commissions, restorations, and rebuilds. Today we’ll listen to organs built by that firm.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Epiphanie
Composer: Gaston Litaize
Organist: David Leigh
Album: A Year at St. Patricks – Regent REGCD504
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Organ: 1902 IV/72 Willis/Harrison and Harrison, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland

Title: Colimacon
Composer: Tarik O’Regan
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: Benchmarks Vol 12 Reading – Benchmarks Records 806812CD
Organ: 1882 IV/41 Willis/Harrison and Harrison, The Town Hall, Reading, England
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Title: Meditation in B-flat
Composer: Frederick Scotson Clark
Organist: Thomas Heywood
Album: Victorian Virtuosity – Pro Organo CD 7258
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Organ: 1873 IV/66 Willis, St. Michael’s Church, Tenbury Wells, England

Title: Soliloquy
Composer: David Conte
Organist: Jonathan Dimmock
Album: The British Organ – Sounds of an Empire – Raven OAR-917
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Organ: 1871 III/31 Willis/Tostareds, Örgryte New Church, Göteborg, Sweden
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Title: The Revd Mustard his Installation Prelude
Composer: Nico Muhly
Organist: Timothy Parsons
Album: Timothy Parsons Plays The Organ Of Exeter Cathedral – Regent REGCD523
Organ: 1891 IV/72 Willis/Harrison and Harrison, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, England
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Title: Mystique, No 2 from Trois nouvelles pièces Op. 87
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Organist: David Hill
Album: Widor: Fifth Symphony – Hyperion CDA66181
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Organ: 1932 IV/75 Willis, Westminster Cathedral, London, England
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Title: Toccata in D major
Composer: Marcel Lanquetuit
Organist: Gillian Weir
Album: The Grand Organ of The Royal Albert Hall – Priory PRCD 859
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Organ: 1871 IV/177 Willis/Mander, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Title: Communion Meditation On Picardy – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Composer: Leo Sowerby
Organist: James Warren
Album: All Through the Night – Hymn Improvisations – Regent REGCD128
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Organ: 1877 IV/68 Willis, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England
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Title: Chanson de Matin, op. 15 no. 2
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Simon Nieminski
Album: Sir Edward Meets Father Willis – Pro Organo SACD 7199
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Organ: 1897 IV/66 Willis, St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Title: In The News
Composer: Tony Harrison
Organist: Carol Williams
Album: Music from Blenheim Palace – OS OS243
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Organ: 1892 IV/56 Willis, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England

Title: Fugue in E-flat major – St. Anne (BWV 552b)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Andrew Senn
Album: A Most Glorious Noise – Senn Music AMGNCD01
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Organ: 1887 IV/45 Willis, Truro Cathedral, Truro, England
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Title: Little Organ Book in Memory of Sir Hubert Parry – XII
Composer: Henry Ley
Organist: James Lancelot
Album: The Complete Organ Works of Sir Hubert Parry – Priory 682AB
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Organ: 1970 IV/98 Willis/Harrison and Harrison, Durham Cathedral, Durham, England

For the start of Black History Month, we turn our attention to music created by black organists and composers.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Impromptu no. III
Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Organist: James Abbington
Album: Comes Summertime – JAV JAV 112
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Reverie
Composer: William Grant Still
Organist: Nicole Keller
Album: Those Americans – Raven OAR-182
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Organ: IV/64 Nichols and Simpson, First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Michigan USA

Title: Obangiji
Composer: Fela Sowande
Organist: David Hurd
Album: Pipedreams Premieres, Vol 2 – Pipedreams PD1003
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Organ: 1960 III/40 Holtkamp, Fisk University Memorial Chapel, Nashville, Tennessee USA

Title: Three Pieces for Organ
I. Chant, II. Allegretto, III. Toccata
Composer: Mark Fax
Organist: Herndon Spillman
Album: A Diversity of Riches – Titanic TI-205
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Organ: 1991 V/114 Visser-Rowland, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota USA

Title: Arietta
Composer: Thomas Kerr
Organist: Mickey Thomas Terry
Album: Pipedreams Premieres, Vol 2 – Pipedreams PD1003
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Organ: 1957 II/23 Aeolian-Skinner, Georgetown Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC USA

Title: Sweet Hour of Prayer
Composer: William Bolcom
Organist: Marilyn Mason
Album: Paul Freeman Introduces Marilyn Mason – Albany TROY706
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Spiritual Fantasy
Composer: Lucius Weathersby
Organist: Lucius Weathersby
Album: Spiritual Fantasy – Albany TROY440
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Organ: 1864 III/42 Willis, Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington, England

Title: Suite no. 1 for Organ
I. Fantasy, II. Fughetta, III. Aria, IV. Toccata
Composer: Florence Price
Organist: Nicole Keller
Album: Those Americans – Raven OAR-182
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Organ: IV/64 Nichols and Simpson, First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Michigan USA
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The organ is an excellent solo instrument, but it also quite versatile and useful as an accompanimental instrument. This week we explore several works for organ and voice.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: I Was Glad
Composer: CHH Parry
Organist: Andrew Lucas
Album: The Music of St Paul’s Cathedral – Hyperion SPCC2000
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Organ: 1977 V/132 Willis/Mander, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
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Title: I will lift up mine eyes
Composer: Colin Mawby
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Album: I will lift up mine eyes – Regent REGCD 583
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Organ: IV/84 Nicohlson, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick, England

Title: Give Thanks unto the Lord
Composer: Richard Wayne Dirksen
Organist: Eric Plutz
Album: Sing We Hallelujah – Delos DE3149
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Organ: 1938 IV/96 Kimball, St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, Colorado USA

Title: Draw Us In The Spirit’s Tether
Composer: Harold Friedell
Organist: Ralph B Valentine
Album: The Tree of Life –
Organ: 2001 II/17 Buzard, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado USA

Title: Bless the Lord, all you His hosts
Composer: Iain Quinn
Organist: Shanna Hart
Album: The Garment of Holiness – Regent REGCD503
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Organ: 2001 IV/95 Harrison and Harrison, Ely Cathedral, Ely, England
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Title: A New Song
Composer: James MacMillan
Organist: Stephen Tharp
Album: The Immortal Air – Raven OAR-954
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Organ: 2002 III/65 Reuter, Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

Title: Entrata Festiva
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Marilyn Keiser
Album: Seasons of Festivity – Arkay Records W 90948
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Organ: 1996 III/100 Schantz, Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio USA
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Title: Christmas Oratorio, op. 12 – Choeur, The Pacific Mozart Ensemble
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Frederick Hohman
Album: A Saint-Saëns Sort of Christmas – Pro Organo CD 7040
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Organ: 1983 II/32 Reuter, Holy Name of Jesus Church, San Francisco, California USA

Title: Evening Canticles in D minor – Nunc dimittis
Composer: Sasha Johnson Manning
Organist: William Aitken
Album: A Year in Saint Louis – Regent REGCD415
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Organ: 2001 III/53 Mander, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Missouri USA

Title: God is Gone Up
Composer: Gerald Finzi
Organist: Jonathan Tuuk
Album: Works for Cathedral Spaces – Pro Organo CD 7015
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Organ: 1980 III/40 Wicks, St. Adalbert’s Basilica, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
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Title: A Gaelic Blessing
Composer: John Rutter
Organist: Peter King
Album: Under a Celtic Sky – Regent REGCD 502
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Organ: 2011 IV/56 Tickell, Keble College Chapel, Oxford University, Oxford, England
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Title: Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name
Composer: Edward J Hopkins
Organist: Jonathan Tuuk
Album: Works for Cathedral Spaces – Pro Organo CD 7015
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Organ: 1980 III/40 Wicks, St. Adalbert’s Basilica, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Title: Sanctus for Violin and Organ
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: Todd Gresick
Album: Todd Gresick at St Ita –
Organ: 2002 IV/68 Wicks/HA Howell, St. Ita Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois USA

This week our organists are joined by other instrumentalists for some combinations you probably haven’t heard before.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Fugue in E Flat, for organ and timpani
Composer: Anthony Newman
Organist: Anthony Newman
Album: Bach 2000 A Musical Tribute – Albany TROY357
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Organ: 1995 II/29 Russell, St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Bedford, New York USA

Title: Sonata for Organ and Horn, op. 60 – II. On a Painting by Thomson… (Andante espressivo)
Composer: Rachel Laurin
Organist: Karen Holmes
Album: Music by Rachel Laurin – Raven OAR-943
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Organ: 1914 III/58 Casavant, Ste-Anne Church, Ottawa, Canada

Title: Three pieces for Organ and Estonian Kannel
I. Standstill on Midsummer’s Night
III. Let My Tune Be Heard
Composer: Malle Maltis
Organist: James Hicks
Album: Nordic Journey, Volume XV – Pro Organo CD 7309
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Organ: 1910 IV/82 Link/Gaida, Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany

Title: Sinfonia in F major (BWV 156)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Daniel Matrone
Album: Organ and Oboe – Jade 6413591002-2
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Organ: 1990 II/37 Guillemin, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne, Agde, France

Title: Humoresque, op. 3 no. 1 (For Organ and Piano)
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Organist: Cheryl Drewes
Album: Historic Organs of Seattle – OHS OHS-08
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Organ: 1890 II/12 Kilgen/McCarty, Trinity Lutheran Church, Tacoma, Washington USA

Title: Powwow Suite for Organ and Flute
I. Flag Song, II. Round Dance, III. War Dance
Composer: Judith Vander
Organist: Marijim Thoene
Album: Wind Song – Raven OAR-910
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Organ: 2000 III/38 Dobson, St. Joseph Abbey, St. Benedict, Louisiana USA
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Title: Triptycon for Organ and 3 Percussion – I. In the beginning was…
Composer: Kjell Mørk Karlsen
Organist: James Hicks
Album: Nordic Journey, Volume XII – Pro Organo CD 7299
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Organ: 1884 III/67 Nielsen/Kühn, Uranienborg Kirke, Oslo, Norway

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Title: Concerto no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 7 – IV. Allegro (HWV 306)
Composer: GF Handel
Organist: Simon Preston
Album: Handel Complete Organ Concertos – Arkiv 289 469 358-2
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Organ: 1789 III/29 Green/Bird, St.John the Baptist, Armitage, England

This week we listen to music by students and faculty of McGill University in Montréal.

Hosts: Mark Sholtz, Bill Stein

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January, 12 2025

Mighty McGill

Title: Fantasia, op 18
Composer: Alexandre Boëly
Organist: Marc André Doran
Album: Historic Organs of Montréal – Organ Historical Society OHS-99
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Organ: 1981 III/51 Wolff, McGill University, Redpath Hall, Montréal, Quebec Canada

Title: 32 Pieces from the Flötenuhr collections – XXI. Vivace
Composer: Franz Josef Haydn
Title: Five Pieces for Flute Clock – II. Allegretto
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Organist: Hans-Ola Ericsson
Album: Flötenuhr – BIS CD-609
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Organ: 1984 II/20 Kjersgaard, Högalid Church (Choir organ), Stockholm, Sweden

Title: Trois Fugues pour le Magnificat (6éme ton)
Composer: Johann Pachelbel
Organist: Raymond Daveluy
Album: Orgues anciens du Québec, Disc 3 – Fonovox 7829-2
Organ: 1889 II/16 Déry/Guilbault-Thérien, Parish Church, Saint-Isidore-de-Dorchester, Québec Canada
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Title: Windows of the Spirit
Composer: Pamela Decker
Organist: Jens Korndörfer
Album: Windows of the Spirit – Organum OGM191036
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Organ: 1969 IV/108 Moller/Klais, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia USA

Title: Voluntary en sol majeur
Composer: William Weale
Organist: Christopher Jackson
Album: Orgues anciens du Québec, Disc 2 – Fonovox 7829-2
Organ: 1867 I/9 SR Warren, Bishop Stewart Memorial Church of the Holy Trinity, Frelighsburg, Quebec Canada

Title: Six Canonic Studies, op. 56 – No. 4 in A-flat
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Alcee Chriss
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Organ: 1949 Kilgen/Moller/Reuter, Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri USA

Title: Allegro from Sixth Organ Symphony, op. 42 no. 2
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Organist: Isabelle Demers
Album: Bach, Bull and Bombardes – Pro Organo CD 7259
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Organ: 2010 III/49 Murphy, St. Patrick’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana USA
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Title: Pilgrim’s Chorus from Tannhauser
Composer: Richard Wagner
Organist: Jens Korndörfer
Album: Jens Korndörfer Performs –
Organ: IV/90 Kern, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, Sapporo, Japan
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This week we listen to some recent releases from the Pro Organo label.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Three Impromptus, op. 78 – I. Allegro, ma non troppo
Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Organist: Simon Nieminski
Album: Hill Uncorked – An Organist’s Journey in the Barossa – Pro Organo CD 7313
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Organ: 1877 III/42 Hill and Son, Barossa Regional Gallery, Tanunda, Australia
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Title: Meditation över en dalakoral
Composer: Anders Bond
Organist: James Hicks
Album: Nordic Journey, Volume XVI – Pro Organo CD 7310
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Organ: 1910 IV/82 Link/Gaida, Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany

Title: Prelude and Fugue in G minor (BWV 535)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Frederick Hohman
Album: Frederick Hohman and Johann Sebastian Bach Organ Works, Vol 5 – Pro Organo CD 7105
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Organ: 2023 II/52 Taylor and Boody, Ancilla Domini Chapel, Donaldson, Indiana USA
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Title: Choral Partita (Improvisation) upon Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein (There flew a little forest bird)
Composer: Robert Horton
Organist: Robert Horton
Album: On Impulse – Pro Organo CD 7308
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Organ: 2020 II/39 Pasi, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia USA

Title: Jyddö-farfars bröllopsmarsch
Composer: Mats Backman
Organist: James Hicks
Album: Nordic Journey, Volume XIV – Pro Organo CD 7306
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Organ: 1987 II/0 Kangasalan, Kallio Church (Choir Organ), Helsinki, Finland

Title: In Quiet Mood (a.k.a. Impromptu)
Composer: Florence Price
Organist: James Kealey
Album: Rhapsodic – Pro Organo CD 7305
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Organ: 1877 IV/101 E and GG Hook/Andover, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Buffalo, New York USA
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Title: Intermezzo no. 1, Intermezzo no. 2, Intermezzo no. 3, Intermezzo no. 4
Composer: Ivan Bosnar
Organist: Ivan Bosnar
Album: Form and Function – Pro Organo CD 7301
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Organ: 1890 II/30 Barckhoff/Parsons, St. Mary’s Church, Auburn, New York USA

Title: Concert Overture no. 1 – Cairngorm
Composer: William Bernard
Organist: Simon Nieminski
Album: Hill Uncorked – An Organist’s Journey in the Barossa – Pro Organo CD 7313

This week there’s no script, Bill and Mark have selected some of their favorite organ works, and they tell us about what makes them their favorites.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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December, 29 2024

Bill & Mark’s Favorites

Title: Toccata, op. 104
Composer: Joseph Jongen
Organist: Katharine Pardee
Album: Blending Voices: Organ Music from Belgium – Pro Organo CD 7140
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Organ: 1907 IV/46 Hutchings-Votey/Rosales, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington USA
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Title: Organ Symphony no. 9 in C minor, op. 70 – Andante Sostenuto
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Organist: Todd Wilson
Album: In a Quiet Cathedral – Delos DE3145
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Organ: 1961 IV/96 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Title: A Meditation On Brother James’s Air – The Lord’s My Shepherd
Composer: Harold Darke
Organist: James Warren
Album: All Through the Night – Hymn Improvisations – Regent REGCD128
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Organ: 1877 IV/68 Willis, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England

Title: Fanfare from Four Extemporisations
Composer: Percy Whitlock
Organist: Christopher Herrick
Album: Organ Fireworks – I – Hyperion CDA66171
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Organ: 1937 IV/84 Harrison and Harrison, Westminster Abbey, London, England
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Title: Handel in the Strand
Composer: Percy Grainger
Organist: John Scott
Album: The Buzard Organ of All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia – Priory PRCD 824
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Organ: 2003 IV/87 Buzard, All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Title: Nimrod from Variations, op. 86 (Enigma)
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Peter Richard Conte
Album: Magic! – Gothic G49248
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Organ: 1904 VI/457 Los Angeles Art Organ, Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Carillon-Sortie
Composer: Henri Mulet
Organist: Ann Elise Smoot
Album: On A Sunday Afternoon – Volume 4 – JAV JAV-143
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Taiwanese Suite – Mountain of Youth
Composer: Chelsea Chen
Organist: Chelsea Chen
Album: Reveries –
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Organ: 2003 III/67 Blackinton, Benson Hall, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota USA
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Title: The Vikings, Dallas Wind Symphony
Composer: Arthur Wills
Organist: Paul Riedo
Album: Pomp and Pipes! – Reference RR-58CD
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Organ: 1992 IV/82 CB Fisk, Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas USA