Agnes Barthel at 2007 Holtkamp in Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College
Agnes Barthel at 2007 Holtkamp in Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College
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A Melodious Miscellany #2642

. . . whether with concert pieces or chamber music, light hearted or loud, these women organists share some unusual surprises.

Hour 1

JEAN LANGLAIS: Chant héroique & Chant de paix, fr Neuf Pieces CECILIA McDOWALL: Church bells beyond the stars –Agnes Barthel (2007 Holtkamp/Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN) PD Archive (r. 8/6/25). Check out this video of Agnes Barthel playing Church bells beyond the stars.

DAN LOCKLAIR: Sonata da Chiesa –Mihir Borah, flute. IVAN MALCOM: Striking Motion, Grounding Force (premiere) –Annie Spink (1950 Holtkamp/Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY) PD Archive (r. 3/28/26)

Filler -- BACH: Trio Sonata in d, BWV 527 (Anne Spink, see above)

Hour 2

MAUREEN HOWELL: Reflection on Kingsfold –Maureen Howell (2007 Letourneau/Edenton Street United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC) PD Archive (r. 1/13/25)

IAIN FARRINGTON: Voices of the World –Käthe Wright Kaufman (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA) PD Archive (r. 3/1/25)

THEOPHANE HYTREK: Communion Meditation on Salve Regina—Chapel Singers/Sr. Bernadette Luecker, OSF; Linda Nielsen Korducki, flute; Dr. Sheri Masiakowski (1981 Casavant/St. Joseph Chapel, Milwaukee, WI) PD Archive (r. 8/7/25)

HENRIETTE PUIG-ROGET: Fantasie de concert (No. 3), fr Trois Pieces pour Orgue –Tatiana Pernetova (1909 Pastikove/Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Brno, Czech Republic) PD Archive (r. 8/20/24)

ANNE WILSON: Toccata –Caroline Robinson (r. 11/12/22). KRISTINA ARAKELYAN: Star Fantasy on Alleluia-Vidimus Stellam. PETR EBEN: Moto ostinato (iii.), fr Musica Dominicalis. GASTON LITAIZE: Prelude et Danse Fuguée –Nicole Marane (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA) PD Archive (r. 3/3/24)

Filler -- McDOWALL (see above)

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