A Divine Return (II) #2604
. . . resident organist Daniel Ficarri continues the celebration of the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with an all-American program for an all-American instrument.
Hour 1
PHILIP GLASS: Mad Rush. AMY BEACH (trans. Ficarri): The Old Chapel by Moonlight, Op. 106.
AARON COPLAND: Preamble for a Solemn Occasion. GERRE HANCOCK: Air. DANIEL FICARRI: Prelude & Fugue on Thaxted. CALVIN TAYLOR: Go down, Moses (No. 1) & Soon I will be done (No. 5), fr Five Spirituals for Organ --Daniel Ficarri (1954 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY) PD Archive (r. 2/11/25)
Filler – COPLAND (see above)
Hour 2
JOHN DUNSTABLE: Agincourt Hymn –Michael Murray (Telarc 80169)
LOUIS VIERNE (trans. Duruflé): Meditation-Improvisation –Marsha Heather Long (Koch International Classics 3-7008-2)
SAMUEL BARBER (trans. Strickland): Adagio for Strings. DANIEL FICARRI: Suite No. 2: Homage to H. T. Burleigh (Deep river – There is a balm in Gilead – Ev’ry time I feel the spirit).
J. S. BACH: Fugue in g, BWV 578 --Daniel Ficarri (r. 2/11/25)
Filler – TAYLOR: Soon I will be done (see above)
On April 14, 2019, one day before the disastrous fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a smaller fire in the crypt of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine caused considerable smoke damage to the famous Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. These performances, and those last week, celebrated the instrument’s return-from-repair.
PIPEDREAMS is supported in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Ed and Wanda Eichler, and from Goulding & Wood, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN and Integrated Organ Technologies, Inc. of Roswell, GA, 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.
