Episodes: 1988

…Reflections on and forecasts of some matters of consequence in the world of the King of Instruments.

…Organ settings of familiar holiday themes.

…Singing the Christmas tidings with pipes and other voices.

…Olivier Messiaen –A Tribute, an introduction to and celebration of the work of this century's foremost organ composer, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The following are all works by Messiaen. : Diptyque (1930) –organist Jennifer Bate (1989 Danion-Gonzalez organ/Beauvais Cathedral) : Le banque celeste (1926) –organist Susan Landale (1852 Cavaille-Coll/St. Vincent de Paul Church, Paris)

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…Performances from the internationally famous summer concerts in the Netherlands, including prize-winning improvisations.

…reflections by the famous French teacher and performer, whose many recordings document a long and continuing pursuit.

…finally, a conclusion to our survey of the known and unknown solo organ works of this famous Romantic composer.

…performances by Richard Heschke, Dean Billmeyer, Paul Jordan and Haskell Thomson on instruments in college and university settings.

…a visit with Wolfgang Ruebsam of Northwestern University. Dr. Ruebsam has recorded the complete works of Bach (Philips 6767 004), Buxtehude (Bellaphon CDs), Franck (Deutsche Grammophon 2741 024) and Alain (Da Camera Magna SM-93264/6), from which some of the above performances were excerpted. Others are from concert recordings.

…another quarterly review of some recent, unusual, and remarkable organ recordings, an exceptional potpourri of musical styles.

…a concert performance by Yale University organist Charles Krigbaum of Bach's final masterpiece, recorded on the Robert Sipe organ in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

…music for organ and diverse win instruments, from bagpipe to brass ensemble.

…concert performances on historic instruments by American builders, recorded in Maine, Connecticut, South Carolina and New York under the auspices of the Organ Historical Society.

…performances by members of the twin cities (Minnesota) chapter of the American Guild of Organists, digitally recorded in recital on the 1976 Casavant organ (18-stops) at the Church of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St. Paul.

…digital recordings of concert performances on the Ruffatti organs at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall and Saint Mary's Cathedral, including premieres of several spectacular works for organ, brass and percussion.

…a recital by Mark Laubach, first prize winner at the National American Guild of Organists Open Competition in Organ Playing, digitally recorded at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral.

…regional winners of the 1983 American Guild of Organists competitions perform at St. Luke's Church in San Francisco.

…AKA The Remarkable Mean-Tone Organs of Charles Fisk. Remarkable instruments with an historic sound built by Charles Fisk for Wellesley College and Stanford University. Harald Vogel and Fenner Douglass perform in concert settings.

…in recital, John Weaver at Grace Cathedral and Thomas Murray (+) at Trinity Episcopal Church.

…an introduction to the 1984 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists, featuring digital tapes of concerts and recitals performed in and around San Francisco.

…organist Douglas L. Butler presents Marcel Dupre's famous 15 Pieces, op. 18 in a Vespers service at St. Boniface Church in San Francisco.

…organ music in celebration of the 350th anniversary of the first Swedish settlement in the New World.

…our potpourri covers a wide variety of musical types, performance styles and organ-building attitudes, with emphasis on an arresting listening experience.

…music of American composers performed at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, the DuPont estate, Longwood Gardens and Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.

…an appreciative look at America's organ-building past. Special guest William van Pelt of the Organ Historical Society is convinced of the importance of preserving antique instruments, and demonstrates their variety and character with many recorded examples.

…Robert Glasgow and the Indepedent Presbyterian church Choir from Birmingham, Alabama, perform music by Louis Vierne.

…Marilyn Mason premieres new music and Janice Beck displays a new instrument at the University of Michigan.

…more finalists from the Organ Performance Competition in Detroit.

…finalists in the National Young Artists Competition perform at the Mariner's Church and St. Jude's Church, Detroit.

…performances recorded during the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Detroit, featuring organists Huw Lewis and Daniel Roth performing on the 1980 Aeolian-Skinner organ at Detroit's Ford Auditorium (assisted by the Brazeal Dennard Chorale and the Detroit Brass Ensemble).

…More recordings and repertoire by the famous French virtuoso and teacher Marcel Dupre.

…some musical views of the scintillating American organist Anthony Newman.

…rosalind Mohnsen and John Weaver play on landmark American instruments in new homes.

…inaugural performances on the huge new 193-rank Rodgers pipe organ at Second Baptist Church in Houston, TX.

…viennese recitalist Michael Radulescu plays contemporary and historic music in Tennessee and Switzerland.

…a spring quarterly survey of some recently released recordings of organ music, with commentary by program host Michael Barone.

…music on the themes of Holy Week and Easter.

…concert and recorded performances by the young British virtuoso and the famous voices of London's historic cathedral.,

…concert and recorded performances by the young British virtuoso and the famous voices of London's historic cathedral.,

…some college and university instruments display a diversity of Bach's works.

…a concert by Wilma Jensen with encores by Virgil Fox and John Walker played at the famous New York City landmark.

…works by American composers, including selections form the new American Guild of Organists 90th Anniversary anthology of American Music.

…the Heroic Mr. Handel –jubilant and enticing original scores and arrangements from the “inventor” of the organ concerto.

…performances from inaugural concerts on the new John Brombaugh organ at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

…sonically splendid performances of music by Englishmen performed at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Participating players include Paul Boehnke, E. Lyle Hagert, James Callahan and Helen Garvey Jensen. Choirs from the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas, the University of Wisconsin (River Falls), and Macalester College join with an audience of 1500 to make the rafters really ring. Feel free to sing along!

…conversation with and performances by the unconventional Swiss artist, heard on the C.B. Fisk organ at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

…impressions of personalities, picturesque locales, and the mythic muse.

…impressions of personalities, picturesque locales, and the mythic muse.

…conversation with and performances by cathedral organist Howard Don Small and his choir, recorded at the most musically prominent church in Minnesota. Assisting artists include the Minnesota Brass Ensemble led by Philip Brunelle; Nancy Grauff, soprano; Emma Small, mezzo-soprano; Andrea Schussler, soprano and the St. Mark's Cathedral Choir.

…concert performances by the astounding French virtuoso, recorded in the Netherlands, California, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

…a collection of new recordings to begin the New Year, selected with an ear for good sound and impressive playing. Michael Barone presides, with laudatory or critical comments where due.