Episodes: 2014

2014 Dobson/Merton College, Oxford, England

The Organist's Yearbook #1452

December 29, 2014

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

1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer organ at the Tonhalle in Zürich, Switzerland

Holiday Highlights #1451

December 22, 2014

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

1992 Klais organ at the Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland

From Heaven Above #1450

December 15, 2014

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

2002 Fischer & Krämer at St. Mary’s Church, Emsdetten, Germany

Approaching Christmas #1449

December 8, 2014

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

Sunshine from San Diego #1448

December 1, 2014

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

New in Nashville #1447

November 24, 2014

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

1956 Aeolian Skinner organ at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Manhattan, NY

With Praise and Thanksgiving #1446

November 17, 2014

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

Walther, Williamson, and Walcha #1445

November 10, 2014

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

1996 Casavant at Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX

Texas Treasures #1444

November 3, 2014

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

Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ in Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall

Verizon Hall Spotlight #1443

October 27, 2014

…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.

Organ at Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul, Minn.

At Saint Paul, in Saint Paul's #1442

October 20, 2014

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

2011 Holtkamp at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, MN

From Darkness to Light #1441

October 13, 2014

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

1986 Rieger at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Some Anniversaries #1440

October 6, 2014

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

1955–95 Casavant at Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, Amherst, NS

Oh, Canada #1439

September 29, 2014

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

Nordic Journey #1438

September 22, 2014

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

Kotzschmar Goings and Comings #1437

September 15, 2014

…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.

1907 Walker–1989 Manders at Bristol Cathedral, England

Going On Record #1436

September 8, 2014

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

Organ and Piano #1435

September 1, 2014

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

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