Episodes: 2007

…our annual reflection on the past twelve months and projections for the future, including some of the original PIPEDREAMS elements from our first broadcasts 25 years ago.

…a three-century collective of composers provides a colorful package for our holiday pleasure.

…from Ann Arbor to Atlanta, whether on campus or at home, in church or theater, organ music for the season resounds with glad tidings!

…in anticipation of the Christmas festival, this collection of music with an international flavor.

…with inspired hymns, concertos, anthems and organ solos, we reflect on the work of England’s remarkable Wesley dynasty…Charles, Samuel and Samuel Sebastian.

…an eclectic and engaging survey of evidence of the pipe organ’s potential for color and variety, from recent recordings.

…Michael Barone teams up with soloist Mary Preston, conductor Jerry Junkin, and one of the world’s best wind ensembles at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

…four estimable soloists, Stewart Wayne Foster, Simon Preston, John Daniel Schwandt, and Olivier Latry, play varied recital repertoire.

…musical reflections on the nature of war, in observance of the 1918 Armistice, and in tribute to battle veterans of every stripe.

…from festival hymns to far-out fantasies, a further foray into our native-born repertoire for the ‘King of Instruments’.

…preluding an early November celebration of the art of the organ, these four internationally-acclaimed soloists will be featured in concerts and personal appearances in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

…excerpts from Michael Barone’s public appearances with a collection of talented performers in concert in Tallahassee, New Brunswick and Cincinnati.

…inaugural celebration performances on the new Dobson organ at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

…honoring a revered teacher and performer who made history with his authoritative and pioneering recordings of Bach’s organ works.

…we gauge the shift of seasons with a curious collection of compositions in changing harmonic colors.

…take a trip with counterpoint, and follow each voice as the aural weave becomes both intricate and engaging.

…the new 66-stop tracker organ by Paul Fritts at Saint Joseph Cathedral joins this city’s already rich local instrumental resources.

…reading notes from a page is one thing, but improvising something new, ‘out of thin air’, is a remarkable skill.