…in search of some “lost chords”, this is an exploration of the varied art of transcription.
…a quarterly review of recent releases of organ music on LP, CD and tape, with emphasis on the exceptional and deserving. This sampler covers many musical styles, and offers a splendid buyer's guide reference for personal collection building. Michael Barone is host and arbiter of taste.
…the music of American composer Leo Sowerby, introduced by one of his former pupils, Professor Robert Rayfield of Indiana University.
…a recital by Robert Noehren on the Gress-Miles organ at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, plus a cameo appearance by Judith Hancock at the National Cathedral, also in Washington, DC, both recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…the enterprising Swedish soloist performs at the Gustaf Vasa Church during the 1985 Stockholm Organ Festival.
…encore performances by Susan Mason, Becky Bruick, Marsha Heather Long and Diane Meredith Belcher. artists with more than domestic skills
…encore performances by Susan Mason, Becky Bruick, Marsha Heather Long and Diane Meredith Belcher. artists with more than domestic skills
…performances from Salt Lake City on one of American's most famous music instruments.
…an appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert.
…a festive Evensong service from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the last of eleven programs devoted to performances recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists held in Washington, DC.
…organists Marilyn Keiser and Nancy Lancaster play on C.B. Fisk’s 97-rank magnum opus instrument in Saint Paul, MN.
…continuing explorations of historic American instruments in the midwest, as documented by the Organ Historical Society.
…continuing explorations of historic American instruments in the midwest, as documented by the Organ Historical Society.
…performances on historic American instruments recorded during the 1986 Organ Historical Society conclave.
…solos and duets by Carole Terry, Timothy Nickel and Nancy LeRoi performed on the spectacular Fritts-Richards organ of Saint Alphonsus Church, Seattle
…recordings and recital performances on one of America’s most famous historic concert organs.
…another selective quarterly sampling of recent organ recordings, with emphasis on the unusual and the attractive.
…from coast to coast, music of American composers and performers, including highlights from the 1986 San Anselmo Festival in California.
