Are You Still Listening? #2340
. . . an ear-catching assortment of recently released albums of organ music.
Hour 1
AARON DAVID MILLER: Fanfare for a New Century –Josh Ring (2010 Ruffatti/Centennial Chapel, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL) Ring 17314
JOANNA GILL: Gloria, fr Mass for HBT Queen’s Gate –Selwyn College Chapel Choir/Sarah MacDonald; Mack Denton, vln; Emma Denton, cello; Adam Field (1908-2001 Harrison/Ely Cathedral, England) Regent 574
JOAQUIN NIN-CULMELL: Glorieux (Le Vent; Alleluia; La ceinture mystique; Ave Regina; La couronne mystique), fr Symphonie des Mysteries –St. Martin Chamber Choir/Timothy Krueger; Richard Robertson (1996 Morel/Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, CO) Toccata Classics 0011
JAMES KAZIK: Fanfare. ERNST SCHIFFMAN: Intermezzo –Joseph Alessi, trombone; Diane Belcher (2007 Dobson/St. David’s Church, Wayne, PA) Alessi 2023
JOHN ROMMEREIM: Gesangvoll (Variations on a Theme by Beethoven) –Jan Kucera, oboe; Karel Martinek (1995 Rieger-Kloss/Concert Hall, Unikov, Czech Republic) Navona 829
LEON BOËLLMANN: Toccata, fr Suite Gothique –Russell Jackson (2021 Reuter/St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX) Raven 178
Filler – MILLER (see above)
Hour 2
RICHARD WAGNER (arr. Thalban-Ball): Grand March, fr Tannhäuser –George Thalben-Ball. MONTAGUE PHILLIPS: A Forest Melody –Reginald Goss-Custard (1929 Willis/Alexandra Palace, London, England; recorded 1930/1) MUSHOS 0121. More information about the present situation regarding this famous instrument is available from the Alexandra Palace Organ Appeal.
FREDERICK DELIUS (arr. Fenby): On hearing the first cuckoo in spring –James Kealey (1878 Hook-2001 Andover/Cathedral of St. Joseph, Buffalo, NY) Pro Organo 7305
SAMMY FAIN: Love is a many splendored thing. SIGMUND ROMBERG: Lover come back to me, fr The New Moon –Ken Double (1929 Möller/Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA) Schlueter 11040
J. S. BACH: Orgelbüchlein Chorale-prelude, Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636. SIETZE de VRIES: Neues Orgelbüchlein Chorale-improvisations (Christ unser Herr; Erbarm dich mein; Wo soll ich fliehen hin; Ach Gott unser Herr; Allein zu dir) –Sietze de Vries (1692 Schnitger/Martinikerk, Groningen & 1734 Hinsz/Petruskerk, Leens, Netherlands) Fugue State Records 16
GEORG MUFFAT: Toccata Octava, fr Apparatus Musico-Organisticus –Kola Owolabi (2018 Fisk/Centennial Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH) Acis 34818
KJELL MORK KARLSEN: Toccata (Te Deum) –James D. Hicks (1995 Åkerman & Lund/Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland) Pro Organo 7306
Filler – ROMBERG (see above)
PIPEDREAMS is supported by the generosity of Mr. & Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley, by grants from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, Jan Kirchner on behalf of her family foundation, and by listener-contributors to this public radio station. Additional support comes from Kegg Pipe Organ Builders of Hartville, OH, and Letourneau Organs, Ltd. of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. A resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
