…The annual summary of events of consequence in the world of the “King of Instruments,” paying special attention to young artists, recent installations, triumphs, and tragedies.
…Somewhat unusual repertoire and real treats from Europe based on Christmas themes.
…Though the music comes “from Heaven above”, players and instruments here reflect the varied organ art in these United States.
…A collection of seasonal music from around the world.
…Virtuoso Jean Guillou adds an extra measure of himself to performances on organs he's designed in Paris and Alpe d'Huez.
…More Music from Temple Square ... recital performances by resident and guest artists at the historic Mormon Tabernacle.
…a gilded gathering of guest talents, taped in concerts at the 1986 national convention of the American Guild of Organists.
…A tribute to the 125-year-old Hook organ at the historic Mechanic's Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. Primary performer is recitalist Gilian Weir, who was taped during the Fuller International Festival in Worcester in 1985. The Thunderstorm, played by David Craighead, is part of a Mechanic's Hall souvenir album.
…We visit concert spaces in Boston and East Lansing to listen to instruments with and without pipes and find out how they sound.
…Several compositions in sonata form which yield dramatically diverse results, plus other works. Withrow's and Stansell's performances were taped during the 1986 American Guild of Organists' National Convention in Detroit.
…Celebrating the 40th anniversary and recent renovation of the famous Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.
…The quarterly survey of recent album releases with commentary from program host Michael Barone.
…Recent instruments by Schantz, Van Daalen, and Buzard in Minnesota and Illinois allow John Obetz, Amy Johansen, Ann Rigler, and Charles Tompkins multiple musical opportunities.
…leading us to the marvelous Marcussen organ at Wiedemann Hall of Wichita State University and the wonderful Wurlitzer at Century II Convention Center.
…The Longwood Legacy, featuring the world's largest “house organ” at the duPont estate near Philadelphia, the 177-rank Aeolian at Longwood Gardens.
…The organ may seem like one instrument, but it really is a pipe choir of many voices as David Engen shows us. Mr. Engen was recorded in concert on the 1980 44-rank Hendrickson organ at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Minnesota and on the historic 1877 58-rank Johnson & Son organ at Our Lady of Good Counsel Chapel in Mankato, Minnesota.
…Some old favorites and other surprises reveal a delicious diversity for which the organ –music, instruments and performers –is legendary.
…a glimpse at the Australian scene through recordings of several famous (and large) instruments, plus new-music performances (and commentary) by Ralph Morton.
…diverse delicious distractions dedicated to variety and tuneful pleasure.
…Recital performances by Michael Schneider and Gaston Litaize, notable musicians who celebrate 80th birthdays in 1989.
…Guest commentator Karl Eilers joins host Michael Barone for some repertoire from the lighter side, a genial and general survey of theater organ recordings.
…Musical as well as political attitudes changed when the Bastile fell.
…Recital performances on the famous Aeolian-Skinner organ at the historic Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Massachusetts.
…A quarterly survey of recent organ recordings which emphasize the unusual and the unusually attractive. Program host Michael Barone plays arbiter of taste.
…A Langlais Landscape... viewing the composition terrain of the famous blind Parisian octogenarian organist Jean Langlais.
…Harald Vogel and Megumi Tsuji perform historic repertoire on new instruments in the old style built by Daniel Jaeckel, Hiroshi Tsuji, and the shop of Taylor and Boody.
…performances from an Organ Historical Society gathering in and around Newburyport, Massachusetts.
…Whether in Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands or Germany, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is always “at home.”
…Recital performances on the celebrated Kotzschmar Organ in the City Hall Auditorium of Portland, Maine.
…the amiable and peripatetic Swiss musician introduces us to historic sounds south of the border, plus other delights.
…Dupre in Boston, performances at Old south Church and the Mission Church in Roxbury Crossing of music by the celebrated Parisian organist Marcel Dupre. These performances were presented by the Boston chapter of the American Guild of Organists to celebrate the Dupre Centenary in 1986.
…Concert performance by Edward Tarr and Imtraud Krueger of music from the Iberian peninsula and the British Isles.
…festive organ solos and hymn improvisations performed at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
…Another quarterly review of recent, unusual, and remarkable organ recordings representing a diversity of instrumental types and musical styles.
…Radulescu in Recital... concert performances at St. Paul's House of Hope Church and recordings of the restored instrument in Vienna's Michaelerkirche featuring Austrian organist Michael Radulescu.
…three unusual tributes to the memory and the mighty genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.
…recital and session recordings of traditional and contemporary repertoire, featuring American organist Barbara Harbach.
…John Strege, Douglas L. Butler, and David Britton play the spectacular new 58-stop instrument built by Manuel Rosales and associates for Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland, OR.
…Malcom Archer, James Welch and John Walker play on new organs of modest dimensions but expansive potential.
…The acclaimed organist of Philadelphia's Wanamaker Store plays a recital at Northrop Auditorium of the University of Minnesota.
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…Tribute to Tournemire
…A guided tour of some of the instruments and repertoire which make up the exquisitely diverse discography of Sweden's outstanding young organist.
…Beginning the New Year with a special review of recent recordings of organ music from LP's and CD's. Host Michael Barone provides commentary.
