San Francisco AGO 2024 (VI) – Premieres #2616
. . . some first performances of interesting new scores first heard at the AGO Convention in California.
Hour 1
CRAIG PHILLIPS: Fanfare for Organ –Craig Phillips (1951 Casavant/All Saints Church, Beverly Hills, CA) Gothic 49207. Note that Craig Phillips will be honored with the AGO’s Distinguished Service Award with a special concert and reception at All Saints Church on May 8, 2026.
MASON BATES: Suite for Organ (On the Rhine – Stars – Toccata) –Janette Fishell (1971 Ruffatti/Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco) PD Archie (r. 7/3/24)
JESSICA MEYER: Strong Arms to Hold Back the Dark –Michael Cox, trombone; Anne Laver (1957-1989 Casavant/St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto) PD Archive (r. 7/4/24)
EURYDICE OSTERMAN: Psalm 23 –Stephen Price (2012 Reuter/3rd Baptist Church, San Francisco) PD Archive (7/4/24)
TEXU KIM: Diptych on Veni Creator Spiritus –Dong-Ill Shin (2010 Letourneau/Cathedral of Chrit the Light, Oakland) PD Archive (r. 7/1/24)
Filler – PHILLIPS: Fanfare (see above)
Hour 2
CRAIG PHILLIPS: Fantasy, Torah Song. BROOKE JOYCE: Into the Trees. JESSICA FRENCH: Transformations: Fantasia on Pange lingua –Douglas Cleveland (1972 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Berkeley) PD Archive (r. 7/3/24)
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (trans. Hohman): Characteristic March, fr Nutcracker –Aaron Tan (1928 Aeolian+1936 Aeolian-Skinner+1970 Swain & Kates/Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco) PD Archive (r. 7/2/24)
ERROLLYN WALLEN: Gather –Kimberly Marshall (1901 Murray Harris/Memorial Church, Stanford University) PD Archive (r. 7/4/24)
RACHEL LAURIN: Poeme Symphonique pour le temps de l’Advent, Opus 69. IAIN FARRINGTON: Live Wire –Ken Cowan (1928 Skinner/Trinity & St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, San Francisco) PD Archive (r. 7/2/24)
Filler – FRENCH: Transformations (see above)
These in-performance recordings were made with the support and cooperation of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organist. Thanks to audio engineers Christian Amonson and Matt Gender. The next AGO National Convention will take place in Saint Louis, Missouri (July 4-10, 2026), and you’re invited!
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. or 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.
