Michael Quimby and Michael Barone with the winners of the AGO/Quimby Regional Competitions for Young Organists
Michael Quimby and Michael Barone with the winners of the AGO/Quimby Regional Competitions for Young Organists
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Rising Stars & Pipedreams Live! (I) #2006

…young winners of the Quimby-AGO Regional Competitions perform at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Missouri.

Hour 1

J. S. BACHToccata in F, BWV 540MARCEL DUPRÉVariations on a Noël, Op. 20Ben Kerswell (North Central Region).

HERBERT HOWELLSPaeanFLOR PEETERSAriaANTONIN DVORAK (trans. Lemare):  Carnival Overture, Op. 92Clara Gerdes (Mid-Atlantic Region)

HENRY PURCELLTrumpet Tune and Bell SymphonyJohn Obetz (RBW 010)

Filler – PEETERS (see above)

Hour 2

JEAN LANGLAISIncantation pour un jour saintJohn Obetz (RBW 010)

DOMINIC PANG:  Trumpet Voluntary in F.  ANGELA KRAFT CROSSTree of Life. FRANZ LISZTPrelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H  –Dominic Pang (Western Region)

EUGENE GIGOUTScherzo. FLORENCE PRICE (trans. Bickett):  Andante, fr Piano Sonata in eJOSEF RHEINBERGERPassacaglia, fr Sonata No. 8 in e, Op. 132Matthew Bickett (Great Lakes Region)

Filler – BACH: Toccata (see above)

Michael Barone chats with these promising youthful performers during the 2018 AGO National Convention (r. 7/5/18). They played the legendary 113-rank Aeolian-Skinner organ made famous through The Auditorium Organ broadcasts with John Obetz.