Episodes: 2018

1997 Fisk-Rosales/Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, Rice University, Houston, TX

First Things First #1853

December 31, 2018

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

2007 Holtkamp/Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

The Organist's Yearbook #1852

December 24, 2018

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

1979 Fisk/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN

Christmas All Around #1851

December 17, 2018

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

1968-2017 Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England

The Nativity of the Lord #1850

December 10, 2018

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

A Way With Bach #1849

December 3, 2018

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

Poland’s Pride (II) #1848

November 26, 2018

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

1985 Hillebrand/St. Mary’s Church, Gdansk

Poland’s Pride (I) #1847

November 19, 2018

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

To End All Wars (II) #1846

November 12, 2018

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

2001 Martin Ott/Atonement Lutheran Church, Kansas City, MO

To End All Wars (I) #1845

November 5, 2018

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

Celebrating Couperin #1844

October 29, 2018

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

1877 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Clodoal, St. Cloud, France

Honoring Anniversaries #1843

October 22, 2018

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

1861 Serassi/St. Andrew of the Cross, Bergamo, Italy

500 Years of Italian Organ Music #1842

October 15, 2018

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

1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173/1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore

East Texas Treasures II #1841

October 8, 2018

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

1935 Aeolian-Skinner/Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

What’s New? #1840

October 1, 2018

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

2016 Klais/Voxman Concert Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Excerpts from Iowa #1839

September 24, 2018

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

2013 Parkey/Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC

Ravin' About Raven #1838

September 17, 2018

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

1971 Gonzalez/Chartres Cathedral, France

Out of Their Minds #1837

September 10, 2018

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

2012 Schantz/Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI

American Composers #1836

September 3, 2018

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

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