Different Strokes #2627
. . . proving that ‘American Music’ is whatever a composer in the United States wants it to be.
Hour 1
TIMOTHY ALBRECHT: Grace Notes in C, fr Vol. 8 (Lift up your heads; When morning gilds the skies; Lead on, o king eternal; Just as I am; All glory, laud and honor) –Timothy Albrecht (1982 Casavant/Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA) Albrecht 2001
CHARLES ZEUNER: Voluntary No. 3 (Before Service)–Stephen Pinel (1830 Appleton/Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY) PD Archive (r. 5/11/87)
LEE HOIBY: Theme & Variations, Op. 81 –Mark Coffey (2002 Fisk/1st Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, FL) Coffey 2005
CHARLES IVES: Fugues in c & E-flat --Iain Quinn (1962 Harrison/Coventry Cathedral, England) Chandos 10489
IVES: Serenity –Ascension Youth Choir/Nancy Whipkey; James Biery (1963 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul, MN) Sonus Luxque 108
CHELSEA CHEN: Children’s Dances –Daniel Carroll (1963 Austin-2000 Zimmer/St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) PD Archive (r. 3/22/25)
FRANZ KOTZWARA: The Battle of Prague –Lois Regestein (1830 Appleton/Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY) Raven 600
Filler – HOIBY (see above)
Hour 2
PAUL MANZ: Wacht auf –Roland Martin (1996 Kegg/St. Philip the Apostle Church, Cheektowaga, NY). AUSTIN LOVELACE: By waters still –Fredrick Bahr (1998 Kegg/St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Canton, OH) Kegg 2000
WILLIAM BOLCOM: Prelude for Organ and Vibraphone—Michael Udow, vibraphone; Marilyn Mason (1927 Skinner+1957 Aeolian-Skinner/Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Ethereal 135
THOMAS L. READ: Variations on St. Elizabeth (Fairest Lord Jesus) –Brian Schober (1961 Austin-1995 Konzelman/Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York, NY) PD Archive (r. 2/23/20)
HORATIO PARKER: Allegretto, fr Sonata in E-flat, Op. 65 –Gordon Turk (Ocean Grove Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ) Raven 166
EUGENE THAYER: Fugue (America), fr Organ Sonata No. 2, Op. 5 –Karl Moyer (1865 Hook/1st Congregational Church, Orwell, VT) Raven 290
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: Flights of Fancy [Curtain Raiser (i.); Valse triste (ii.); Ragtime Lullaby (v.); Shimmy (vi.); Alla Marcia-The A.G.O. Fight Song (viii.)] –Pamela Decker (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Albany 140
Filler – KOTZWARA (see above)
We continue our all-American programming this month in celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary.
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 Foley-Baker, Inc. of Tollund, Connecticut and Paul Fritts & Company, Organ Builders of Tacoma, WA, 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.
