1798 Holzhay organ at Neresheim Abbey, Germany

Come, All Ye Faithful

…in anticipation of the Christmas festival, this collection of music with an international flavor.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of December 10, 2007

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Part I

GASTON DETHIER: Variations on ‘O come, all ye faithful’ –Diane Bish (1974 Ruffatti/Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL) ARK CD-1007

OTTO MARIA KRÄMER: Improvisation on the Advent Hymn ‘Veni, veni Emmanuel’ –Otto Maria Krämer (2005 Eule/St. Sebastian Cathedral, Magdeburg) Unda Maris CD-20391

SIMON PRESTON: Fantasia (The Christmas Light) –Jane Watts (1993 Klais/St. John’s, Smith Square, London) Priory CD-491

Part II

JOHANN PACHELBEL: 2 Christmas Chorale-prelude (Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ; Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich) –Matthew Owens (1978 Ahrend/Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Scotland) Delphian CD-34021

JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: 3 Christmas Chorale-preludes (Nun freut euch [2]; Vom Himmel hoch) –Beatrice-Maria Weinberger (1750 Gabler/Weingarten Basilica, Germany) Motette CD-12731

ANONYMOUS: 3 Christmas Impromptus (Serenata; Guitar Waltz; Tis revelry we’ll have), from Montserrat Manuscript –Montserrat Torrent (1778 Vicens/St. Michael’s Church, Viehla, Spain) Fonoteca de Musica CD-1995

Part III

JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: Chorale-verses on ‘Jesu, meine Freude’, from Clavierübung –Gerhard Weinberger (1798 Holzhay/Neresheim Abbey, Germany) Motette CD-12721

J. S. BACH: Canonic Variations on ‘Vom Himmel hoch’, S. 769 –Aaron David Miller (1995 Pasi/Trinity Lutheran Church/Lynnwood, WA) Dulcian CD-006

PETR EBEN: A Festive Voluntary (Variations on ‘Good King Wenceslas’) –Gunther Rost (1986 Karl Schuke/Neubaukirche, Würzburg, Germany) Motette CD-12934

Filler – DETHIER: Variations (see above)