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…with a troupe of talented Texans, host Michael Barone fills the premiere concert venue in Dallas with organ music beyond the pale.

…some varied recital performances of works by history’s greatest composer for the King of Instruments, as recorded in the Twin Cities.

…Usually three ‘p’s mean pianissimo, but this program resounds with an exultant trio of exciting modern works for organ and instruments, one of them a premiere. This week’s broadcast features new music for organ and instruments. Starting with Richard Proulx’s Concerto for Organ and Strings, we’ll hear its premiere played by Jonathan Biggers, in concert at Saint Olaf Roman Catholic Church in Minneapolis. A multi-functional Suite for Organ, Brass and Percussion by California composer Craig Phillips and the increasingly popular Concerto Number 1 by Stephen Paulus have added to the compelling concert repertoire for the King of Instruments. Three ‘p’s usually mean pianissimo, but now they stand for a pair of fine concertos with orchestra and a marvelous suite with brass and percussion. They are colorful contemporary works for organ plus by Paulus, Philips and Proulx.

The pipe organ’s concert repertoire often strays into the realm of symphonic ensembles, with remarkable results.

An exploration of some organ repertoire that takes on a life of its own apart from worship.

A 10th anniversary salute to Joseph A. Vitacco, a young business major from the University of Notre Dame who set out to document some of the world’s finest pipe organs.

Unedited and without a net, four superb soloists know how to put three pipe organs through their paces.

At Ann Arbor’s 75-year-old Michigan Theatre, an aging pipe organ served as keystone to the downtown’s heritage preservation.

A sampler of six new American-built instruments that were inaugurated during the past ten years.

From seventh grade to graduate school, aged 12 to 21, these talented players point the way towards the pipe organ’s future.

On four historic instruments in this New York university town, we explore a collection of cordial and creative contemporary compositions.

The Netherlands, beyond its eye-catching windmills and colorful tulips, is home to an incredible treasure of historic and modern pipe organs.

Whether because of a guiding star, or a brilliant flash of inspiration, our composers make more vivid that special moment of clarity.

We ring out the old and ring in the new with reflections on happenings in 2006 and some projections for the future in 2007.

Our own composers and performers know how to bring a unique and special flavor to the holiday season.

Performers and composers from many lands celebrate the Nativity Festival.

Composers old and new create music of awe and expectation that preludes the Christmas festival.

A commemorative tribute to three American composers and a meditation for World AIDS Day 2006.