1726 Christian Vater; 1738 Christian Muller organ at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Put some spring in your step with this week’s show, and perhaps even respond to the urge to get on your feet and troop around with these parade pieces and processionals for diverse occasions. Whether it be a pompous processional from Paris, or a splashy sound-off by Sousa, our program guarantees to make you move up out of your chair, fall in and straighten that rank and, in response to irrepressible rhythms and March Again.

This week we listen to recordings from generations before ours by performers who knew a thing or two about making Olde Sebastian’s scores come alive.

The Netherlands, beyond its eye-catching windmills and colorful tulips, is home to an incredible treasure of historic and modern pipe organs.

…the pipes, they are a-calling, in music somber, serene and sometimes silly, the ‘organ suite’ for church and concert use.

…continuing our exploration of the known and unknown music of this great early 19th century musician.