Episodes: 2014

…the traditional summing-up of some of the year’s activity in the world of the King of Instruments.

…some engaging confections, several of them ‘invented in the moment’, add to our enjoyment of this special time of year.

…we borrow from an international collective of music old and new in celebration of the Christmas holiday.

…in anticipation of the holiday season, a collection of music on Advent themes.

…we anticipate the upcoming 100th birthday of America’s most popular outdoor pipe organ at the Spreckels Pavilion in Balboa Park.

…concert performances and some engaging contemporary compositions from Tennessee’s Music City.

…in anticipation of our thoroughly American holiday, these works by some thoroughly American composers.

…three wildly different composers, one from the German Baroque and a pair from 20th century Germany and England, make for interesting contrasts.

…a prelude to the upcoming East Texas Organ Festival, plus Pipedreams Live! visits to Dallas and Fort Worth.

…select solos and works for organ and orchestra, featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ (by Dobson) in Verizon Hall at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center.

…recordings on the 1927 Skinner and 1963 Aeolian–Skinner organs in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Minnesota’s capital city.

…music of contrast and contradiction, a progression of mood and spirit leading to revelation.

…a selective collection of organ works by composers with significant birthdays observed during this year.

…we feature Canadian composers and performers in anticipation of the upcoming Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.

…a visit with American soloist James Hicks, who leads us on an adventure amidst the organ repertoire of Scandinavia.

…we enjoy archive recordings of the renowned Kotzschmar Memorial Organ at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine, in anticipation of the instrument's Grand Reawakening on September 27 following a major 2-year refurbishment.

…a selective international survey and review of some of the many recently released compact discs of organ music.

…in felicitous fraternization, wind-blown pipes and hammer-struck strings again prove themselves cordial artistic colleagues.