Photo–Richard Rasch

Decidedly Conventional #8201

. . . the first Pipedreams broadcast features highlights from the 1980 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in the Minnesota Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

McNEIL ROBINSON: Festival Improvisation and Hymn, O That I had a thousand voicesMcNeil Robinson (1963 Casavant Frères/Central Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

RICHARD HILLERT: Venite Exultemus, premiere –Festival Liturgical Choir and Ensemble, John Ferguson, organist & conductor (1963 Casavant Frères/Central Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Motet, Op. 74, no. 1, Warum ist das Licht gegeben?Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland, conductor (1963 Casavant Frères/Central Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

RICHARD HILLERT: Te Deum, premiere –Festival Liturgical Choir and Ensemble, John Ferguson, organist & conductor (1963 Casavant Frères/Central Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (06/16/1980)

DOMINICK ARGENTO: Hymn, Let all the world in every corner sing –Festival Liturgical Choir and Ensemble plus a congregation of over 2000 church musicians, John Ferguson, organist & conductor (1963 Casavant Frères/Central Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

McNEIL ROBINSON: Festival Improvisation on a Hymn by Dominick Argento –McNeil Robinson (1963 Casavant Frères/Central Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

CALVIN HAMPTON: Variations on The Old HundredthCalvin Hampton (1932; 1936 Aeolian-Skinner/Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU: Harpsichord Suite in a (1728) –Larry Palmer, Dowd harpsichord at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis; PD Archive (r. 06/16/1980)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Te Deum and Jubilate in C. EDGAR BAINTON: Anthem, And I saw a new heaven. JOHN GOSS: Hymn, Praise my soul the king of heaven (Lauda Anima). HENRI MULET: Toccata, Tu es Petra, from Byzantine SketchesChoir of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, Barry Rose, conductor; John Scott (1949 Wicks/Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 06/17/1980)