News from Northrop #2407
. . . at the University of Minnesota’s landmark auditorium, the vintage Aeolian-Skinner organ gets a workout during appearances by Alcee Chriss III and Wayne Marshall, among others.
Hour 1
LEO SOWERBY: Comes Autumn Time. ROBERT SCHUMANN: Canonic Study in A-flat, Op. 56, no. 4. SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (trans. Chriss): Non-Allegro (i.), fr Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. CÉSAR FRANCK (trans. Chriss): Allegretto (ii.), fr Symphony in d. RACHEL LAURIN: Epilogue, Op. 50 –Alcee Chriss III (1932-1935 Aeolian-Skinner/University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 10/24/23)
Filler – SOWERBY (see above)
Hour 2
GEORGE FAIRCLOUGH: Eventide –Bill Chouinard. CLARENCE MADER: Bell Serenade & Afternoon of a Toad –Jacob Benda. HAROLD DARKE: Fantasy in E, Op. 39 –Dean Billmeyer (r. 10/13/18). Mr. Benda explores several additional works by Clarence Mader in a CD release from Centaur Records, recorded at 1st Presbyterian Church in Kilgore, Texas.
ANDREW AGER: Toccata & Fugue. WAYNE MARSHALL: Symphonic Improvisation on Diverse Themes (Harlane’s When you wish upon a star, Gershwin’s Lady be good & I got rhythm, and Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in g, Op. 23, no. 5) –Wayne Marshall (r. 7/7/23)
Filler – MADER: Afternoon of a Toad (see above)
Upcoming events in the 2023-2024 Northrop Organ Concert Series include Manual Cinema (shadow puppets) accompanied by Aaron David Miller (February 29, 2024) social media star Anna Lapwood (April 2, 2024), and visionary experimental artist Sarah Davachi (April 23).
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Jan and Steve Kirchner, from the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and from listener-contributors to this public radio station. Support also comes from Bond Organ Builders, Inc. of Portland, OR and Buzard Pipe Organ Builders of Champaign, IL, 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. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
