Americans In Concert #2630
. . . a sampler from the archive, featuring American instruments, composers and performers.
Hour 1
CHRISTOPHER PARDINI: Toccata on Amazing Grace --Isabelle Isza Wu. DANIEL GAWTHROP: Arioso –Rudy Lucente. ALAN MENKIN: Aladdin Suite—Thomas Gaynor (1929-1932 Midmer-Losh/Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ) PD Archive (r. August and October 2025)
HOWARD HANSON (trans. Wickerham): Andante con tenerezza (ii.), fr Symphony No. 2 in D-flat, Op. 30 (Romantic) –Dave Wickerham (2024 Wurlitzer-Kimball Custom/Carma Labs, Franklin, TN) PD Archive (r. 7/25/25)
AARON COPLAND (trans. Buthod): Fanfare for the Common Man. WILL BUTHOD: Refractions (duet). JOHN WILLIAMS (trans. Buthod) Star Wars Suite –Will Buthod & Käthe Wright Kaufman (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA) PD Archive (r. 3/1/25). There will be four organ concerts at Spivey Hall next year..
Filler – PARDINI (see above)
Hour 2
EMMA LOUISE ASHFORD: Fanfare in g –Diana Lee Lucker. SHARON ELERGY ROGERS: Solera Toccata –Carolyn Diamond (1998 Hendrickson/Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata, MN) PD Archive (r. 3/11/12)
BRENDA PORTMAN: Elegy –David Jenkins (1988 Austin/Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Edina, MN) PD Archive (r. 5/1/17)
SAMUEL BACKMAN: Elegy –Damin Spritzer (1961 Holtkamp-2020 Pasi/St. John’s Abbey Church, Collegeville, MN) PD Archive (r. 3/1/26)
CRAIG PHILLIPS: Suite for Organ, Brass and Percussion –Festival Ensemble/Kenneth Freed; Jonathan Biggers (2001 Lively-Fulcher/St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 11/9/02)
EDWARD BERRYMAN: Free Improvisation –Edward Berryman (1927 Skinner+1963 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul, MN) PD Archive (r. 6/17/75)
Filler – ASHFORD (see above)
We conclude our all-American programming this month in celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, but there’s always room for more in the future.
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