1978 Sipe organ at Center for Faith and Life, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

We return with recordings of live events from around the nation where the performers radiate that special energy which guarantees exciting listening.

This week we’re taking a walk on the darker side with some spooky and surprising evocations of things that go ‘bump in the night’, music for Hallowe’en.

Some select pipe organs in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa share the good muse.

A springtime review of some interesting new CD releases of organ music from around the world.

…composer William Bolcom provides glimpses into the creation of these beguiling re-imaginings of familiar American tunes.

…youthful performers, filled with enthusiasm, carry the King of Instruments with them into the 21st Century.

…this multi-faceted English organist concertizes, improvises, transcribes and composes with equal enthusiasm.

…performances from Wisconsin, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota showcasing organists in concert.

…whether on historic instruments in his homeland, a Catholic church in New Orleans, or in a Japanese concert hall, nothing quite satisfies like the music of Johann Sebastian Bach!

…in celebration of the Vernal Equinox and a special birthday, we delight again in more of the ever resilient music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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

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

…a selective introduction to the traditions of that musical device which Mozart ranked above all others, and those players Beethoven considered the best of musicians, the pipe organ.

…recordings by American organists David Craighead, William Porter, William Kuhlman and Laraine Olson Waters.

…an appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert.

…A concert performance by Yale University organist Charles Krigbaum of Bach's final masterpiece, recorded on the Robert Sipe organ in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

…American organists play seasonal music from many lands.

…A visit with the resourceful and mobile Swedish organist, who shares some of his repertoire enthusiasms.

…the energetic Viennese organist and conductor shares some of his innumerable enthusiasms.

Performances by Dr. Larry Smith of Indiana University, Bloomington, in recital at the University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN and Luther College, Decorah, IA

…an appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert.

…recordings by American organists David Craighead, William Porter, William Kuhlman and Laraine Olson Waters.