Episodes: 2017

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

…an international buffet of tasty carols and instrumental solos for Christmas time.

…soloists, composers and instrument builders all around our country celebrate the holiday season.

…ever since Bach and Handel, this combination of instruments has continued to engage and excite.

…in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence (December 6, 1917), we highlight Finnish composers and performers.

…give thanks for the quantity and and quality of American composers for the pipe organ.

…a collection of previously unheard recital performances from the Pipedreams Archive.

…a bicentennial reflection upon the art of one of the most popular and powerful Parisian organists of the 19th century, Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely (1817-1869).

…music in observance of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation.

…a second Pipedreams Live! program featuring students of the Eastman School of Music.

…the first of two Pipedreams Live! programs featuring students of the Eastman School of Music and the organs at Christ Church, Rochester, NY.

…a celebration of one of the foremost and most prolific of 19th century organ building firms in the United States, E. & G. G. Hook.

…we honor the life and work of one of the ‘grand old men’ of English cathedral music, Dr. Francis Jackson, CBE, on the occasion of his centenary (b. October 2, 1917).

…following a centuries-old tradition, these organists have created new music in the moment through artful improvisation.

…revisiting laureates of the American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance, and other contests.

…a BBC Proms concert focusing on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, with newly commissioned scores and traditional repertoire, too.

…common sense tells us that the pipe organ’s most important ‘stop’ is the room in which it speaks.

…a special segment of the repertoire dedicated to the display of a performer’s skill and an instrument’s resources.