Out Foxing at the Atlanta Fox

A great American showplace with a phenomenal and historic theatre organ. Sample sounds from the new CD release. Georgia’s foremost showroom plays host to recitalist Hector Olivera, with historical insights concerning the resident Mighty Möller organ provided by Joe Patten and Bob Van Camp.

Olivera’s performance was recorded during a national convention of the American Guild of Organists A CD release (Vantage CD-6306) featuring Olivera at the Atlanta Fox includes similar repertoire and is available from the Organ Historical Society . The Albright piece, premiered on that occasion, is also sampled via its premiere CD release by Ms. Decker from a very different venue. Our talk with Joe Patten, the energy behind the Fox’s historic Mighty Möller pipe organ, was recorded in his nifty penthouse apartment above the theater. For information concerning the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS), visit their Web site. Also “Fox Organ” and The Atlanta Chapter of the ATOS site.

Program Broadcast dates:

• June 21, 1999

Music played in the program

SCHWARTZ: That’s Entertainment. LeGRAND & BERGMAN: Pieces of Dreams. TURK, AHLERT & RICHMAN: Walking my baby back home –Hector Olivera (1929 Möller) (American Public Media recording 7/2/92)

MANCINI: Moon River (Listen to the program - RealAudio 3.0). BERNSTEIN: Tonight. (Listen to the program - RealAudio 3.0). COATES: Sleepy Lagoon (Listen to the program - RealAudio 3.0). –Bob Van Camp (1929 Möller) Atlanta Fox CD-1997

WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: Flights of Fancy (Curtain Raiser, Valse Triste, Ragtime, Shimmy, Alla Marcia) –Hector Olivera (recorded 7/2/92)

ALBRIGHT: Flights of Fancy (Tango Fantastico, Pas de deux, Hymn) –Pamela Decker (1965 Flentrop/Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle) Albany CD-140

MARTIN & BLAINE: Trolly Song –Hector Olivera (recorded 7/2/92)