Episodes: 2018

…we start the New Year with a survey of arresting, mostly-new music in world-premiere recordings.

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

…a multi-national celebration of the Nativity Festival with music old and new.

…picturesque evocations of the first Christmas, including the extraordinary music of Olivier Messiaen.

…in anticipation of the upcoming Pipedreams Tour in Germany, we sample various interpretive approaches of Bach’s music played on instruments in Bach Country.

…a continuation of our Polish Centennial celebration with guest Michał Markuszewski.

…guest Andrzej Szadejko introduces instruments and composers in celebration of the centenary of the restoration of Poland’s sovereign independence (11/11/1918).

…more music made in time of war, in reflection on war, and in commemoration of the centenary of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.

…music made in time of war, in reflection on war, and in commemoration of the centenary of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.

…commemorating the 350th anniversary of the birth of one of the foremost French Baroque composers, François Couperin le Grande (1668-1733).

…of composers and performers who reached significant milestones in the year 2018.

…an overview of organ repertoire from the cradle of classical music, Italy.

…highlights from the previous year’s East Texas Pipe Organ Festival as this year’s festival prepares to launch.

…a sampler of some recently installed, or reinstalled, instruments here and there.

…performances recorded during the North Central American Guild of Organists Regional Convention in 2017.

…highlights of recent releases from the Raven CD catalog with comments from label chief William T. Van Pelt.

…following a centuries-old tradition, today’s organists create new music in the moment through artful improvisation.

…creative talents from the 20th and 21st centuries have contributed importantly to the repertoire of the King of Instruments.