All Episodes

. . . highlighting the work of American composers and performers during this all-American holiday.

. . . continuing our bicentennial celebration, powerful and persuasive pages from beyond the standard repertoire of César Franck.

. . . a bicentennial tribute to the man who reshaped French organ music, César Franck (1822-1890).

. . . music to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s revolutionary Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (written 10/31/1517).

. . . music to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s revolutionary Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (written 10/31/1517).

. . . an American miscellany of three disparate and delightfully original composers, René Becker, Emma Lou Diemer, and Ned Rorem.

. . . another visit with the irrepressible James D. Hicks, who shares some of the Nordic music that has been his mission for the past dozen years.

. . . an autumnal survey of recent recordings of unusual and engaging repertoire.

. . . performances old and new drawn from the vast library of recordings, most made over the years by host Michael Barone.

. . . vintage and new recordings in anticipation of the reinauguration of the newly restored Hazel Wright Memorial Pipe Organ at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA.

. . . our annual summer visit to Royal Albert Hall for a concert on the spectacular Willis/Harrison & Harrison organ that once was the largest in the land.

…performances by and comments from students of Michael Bauer and James Higdon, featuring the Hellmuth Wolff pipe organ in Bales Recital Hall in Lawrence.

…prize–winning young organists explore intriguing repertoire beyond the same–old–same–old.

…invented by the Italians and transformed by composers everywhere ever since, the Organ Sonata encourages different strokes from different folks.

…players and listeners alike experience a special exhilaration in concert settings.

…a celebration of the iconic 1959 Aeolian-Skinner instrument in the Auditorium of the Community of Christ in Independence, Missouri, with comments from Jan Kraybill and the late John Obetz.

. . . instrument, artist, and audience participate in music improvised, played and sung.

. . . regardless of how or where or on what you play it, Bach’s music always comes round right.