Surprises from Spivey #2408
. . . archive performances featuring the famous Ruffatti instrument in Spivey Hall at Clayton State University in Morrow, GA.
Hour 1
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER & HENRY PURCELL: Trumpet Tunes –Christopher Martin, trumpet; Alan Morrison, organ (r. 3/16/19)
RACHEL LAURIN: Etude-Caprice, Op. 66 (Beelzebub’s Laugh) –Ken Cowan, organist. JOSEPH JONGEN: Finale/Toccata, fr Symphonie Concertante –Alan Morrison & Ken Cowan, organist (r. 5/13/17)
GIACOMO MEYERBEER: Coronation March, fr Le Prophete. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Oblivion. HECTOR OLIVERA: Improvisation on Two Themes (Kingsfold and Watchman) –Hector Olivera (r. 5/6/2017)
Filler - LAURIN (see above)
Hour 2
ANDRÉ FLEURY: Marche. AD WAMMES: On y danse. CARSON COOMAN: Solstice Sonata, Op. 1013 –Christopher Martin, trumpet; Alan Morrison, organ (r. 3/16/19)
HECTOR BERLIOZ (trans. Horowitz & Cowan): Rákóczi March –Ken Cowan, organ (r. 5/13/17)
SIMON PRESTON: Toccata (1998). JOSEPH JONGEN: Chant de Mai. GEORGE GERSHWIN: The Brothers Gershwin (medley) –Simon Preston (r. 5/2/1999)
Featured instrument is a 1992 Ruffatti pipe organ (III manuals/79 ranks) which not only graces the stage and is seen by every concert audience, but also will be heard in several future Spivey Hall Organ Series events this season: Atlanta Organists in Recital (March 3), Organ Discovery for Classrooms (March 13) and Alan Morrison & Friends (May 12).
Filler - JONGEN: Toccata-Finale (see above)
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 Casavant Freres, Ltd. of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and Dobson Pipe Organ Builders of Lake City, IA, 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.
