. . . winners of the American Guild of Organists Regional Competitions for Young Organists perform in concert.
. . . as a kind of liturgical warm-up act, we highlight music for the season of Advent.
. . . tis the season to reflect the delight generated by some recently issued recordings.
. . . the irrepressible James D. Hicks shares more composers and instruments from his Scandinavian travels.
. . . how an offhand suggestion to explore the music of Alsatian-American composer René Becker led recitalist and teacher Damin Spritzer on a grand adventure.
. . . a collection of sonic surprises from the organ-rich City of Brotherly Love.
. . . Notre Dame Cathedral organist Olivier Latry, from Paris, plays the inaugural concert on the new 67-stop Juget-Sinclair organ at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, VA.
. . . though the pipe organ has generated centuries of specifically written music, its palette of colors invites others to paint differently.
. . . performances by and conversation with French soloist Vincent Dubois, one of the three titulaires (look it up) at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
. . . featuring winners of the AGO’s National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance (NYACOP).
. . . winners of the 2024 American Guild of Organists National Competition in Improvisation (NCOI).
. . . a tribute to the irrepressible mentor and recitalist Joan Lippincott (1934-2025), revered professor at Westminster Choir College.
. . . more music by composers who achieved significant mileposts this year.
. . . additional surprises from the varied and surprising contents of the Pipedreams archive.
. . . we draw upon our voluminous archive for performances by a wide variety of soloists who have been engaged with Pipedreams over the years.
. . . in the wake of his death this past March, we share archive performances and personal glimpses of the acclaimed British recitalist, recording artist and teacher Nicolas Kynaston.
. . . performances by and conversations with the versatile and virtuosic American recitalist Douglas Cleveland.
. . . a tribute to the artistry of English-born organist and choral conductor John Scott, who died unexpectedly at age 59 on August 12, 2015.
. . . and if you still have the chance to get out and hear any of these instruments, don’t miss the opportunity!
. . . another collection of recently released recordings devoted to the ever-fascinating traditions of the King of Instruments.
. . . in celebration of this instrument’s 50th Anniversary as a provocative teaching tool, we review Bach’s Clavierübung III with faculty performers Christa Rakich and Jonathan William Moyer.
. . . enjoy a dollop of good-natured tunefulness and registrational color as theatre organists strut their stuff.
. . . archive recordings of some of the many marvelous pipe organs to be found in Wisconsin’s lakeside Brew City.
. . . another in an ongoing series devoted to American composers and instruments, past and present.
. . . a collection of music for the pipe organ from the mid 14th through the 18th centuries.
. . . memorable music, old and new, reinterprets the Christian church’s traditional celebratory hymn.
. . . another primer for potential June brides (and grooms) who a curious about options to accompany and enhance their big day.
. . . inspired and inspiring music in many styles, old and new, composed on themes for the Feast of Pentecost.
. . . archive recordings of solo organ and choral music recorded at churches along or adjacent to Summit Avenue in Minnesota’s capitol, Saint Paul.
. . . delight in the variety of American composers’ styles that span two centuries.
. . . though he wrote no solo works for the instrument, Antonio Vivaldi had a profound if inadvertent influence on the pipe organ, and particularly on Bach.
. . . the first in an ongoing series of programs featuring performances from the American Guild of Organists’ national convention in California.
. . . a collection of composers who achieved some significant mileposts this year.
. . . some select and savory sonorities representing just the tip of the iceberg from a pile of recent recordings.
. . . a collection of music from four centuries in celebration of the festival of Easter.
. . . reflections on the life and work of French organist Jean Langlais by his former student and life-long advocate Ann Labounsky.
. . . arresting performances by the superb Spanish recitalist and teacher Loreto Aramendi, for whom the world of the pipe organ is a grand adventure.
. . . reflections on the provocative music of celebrated Scots composer Sir James MacMillan.
. . . performances by Dr. James Kibbie from his free online series recorded on historic instruments in Central Germany.
. . . in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), we’re sharing a magnum of music from and of the Land of Saints and Scholars.
. . . in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875).
. . . a deliciously diverse selection of music by an international collection of women composers for Women’s History Month.
. . . the independent spirit of these composers has led them in differing creative directions.
. . . these young players earned their prizes at the Miami International Organ Competition and the Twin Cities AGO Quimby Regional Competition.
. . . for Black History Month, a collection of compositions and performances highlighting the work of African-American musicians.
. . . performances by and commentary from French recitalist and composer Jean-Baptiste Robin, who we caught for an interview while he was ‘in the neighborhood’.
. . . distinguished from sung music, the sonata has evolved an interesting trajectory through the centuries.
. . . an amateur’s exploration of varied and vivacious music in the Spanish style, from both the old world and the new.
. . . starting off 2025 with a curated collection of recently release recordings from far and near.
