…performances from the 2002 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Minnesota Statehood, May 11, 1858, we share varied works by Minnesota composers of today.
…a preview of some of the performers to be featured in this summer’s national convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…we trace a trail from before Bach to Bingham and beyond, with a collection of music ‘in the manner Baroque’.
…the king of instruments enjoys a comfortable visit to these residences of the rich and sometimes famous, including a music teacher, an organ builder, an industrialist, a dentist and a duke!
…these gifted youthful performers have earned awards during the last four National Young Artist Competitions in Organ Performance sponsored by the American Guild of Organists.
…instruments historic and modern in rooms where royalty communed and consorted.
…a visit with world-travelling New-Zealand-born British recitalist and teacher Dame Gillian Weir.
…celebratory music for choirs and instruments in observance of the springtime Christian Easter.
…music beyond the standard repertoire, some of it recently discovered, some of questionable authenticity, but all sounding splendid on an international collection of ‘Bach’s Royal Instruments’.
…a further foray into some home-grown repertoire from the 20th century for the ‘king of instruments’.
…birds and bees, squirrels and wolves bring smile as we listen to the sounds of this fanciful bestiary.
…history accords the ‘invention’ of the organ concerto to Handel, whose example inspired many more composers in his adopted homeland.
…these talented musicians, all in their twenties, demonstrate again that the future of the pipe organ is in good hands.
…we’ve circled the globe to bring you this collection of concert performances featuring the pipe organ in solo, in ensemble, with piano, and with choir.
…continuing our survey of recent instruments, with visits to Georgia, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
…an audiophile’s audition of several of the best recent recordings of organ music, taped here and abroad.
…in preparation for our spring tour in Province Québec, a sampler of 19th and 20th century instruments in Montréal, Trois Riviers, Québec City and points in between.
