Episodes: 1997

Reflections and recollections of a year gone by, and hopes for the year to come.

From Georgia to California and New York to Kansas, we offer joyous greetings from around these United States.

Savoring seasonal organ repertoire from many lands.

Celebratory compositions in a variety of dynamic levels on Christmas themes.

Music of expectation and exhultation for the Advent season.

A collection of music to stir the soul.

An autumn survey of recent releases of organ music on compact disc.

A display of surprising rhythmic agility, proving that even the King of Instruments can “get down” on occasion.

A cautionary contrast of realities facing historic instruments in Hamburg, Germany, and at the University of Pennsylvania’s Irvine Auditorium in Philadelphia.

At Church of the Holy Apostles in New York City, meals and music share sanctuary space. Inaugural recitals on a new organ provide our feast.

A sampler of some exceptional and little-known music by composers from Czechoslovakia.

European music of the past is recreated in the United States on three instruments built by the profoundly influential American organ designer, the late Charles Brenton Fisk.

Whether built for a mansion or a rural parish church, these century-old instruments have stories to tell.

Glimpses into the life and art of respected American teacher and recitalist David Craighead.

Resident faculty James Higdon plays the inaugural concert on a splendid new 45-stop Hellmuth Wolff organ at Bales Recital Hall of the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Performances by Dr. Joyce Jones on two recent instruments at Baylor University in Waco, TX.

Exploring the actualities and implications of Mozart’s life-long love of the ‘King of Instruments’, and other’s love of Wolfgang Amadeus.

Revisiting with Alan Laufman of the Organ Clearing House and talking about the preservation and relocation of historic American instruments.