1995 John Brombaugh organ at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

They all have two things in common. One is their youth, in their teens and early twenties. The other is enthusiasm. Hear a pair of organ scholars from Oxford, Paul Weber and other students from Lawrence University in Wisconsin, AGO O’Neal, and the acclaimed 14-year-old German phenom Felix Hell. They play up a storm and make it plain to hear that they are “not just kidding around.”

This week we’ve raided the Pipedreams archive and have come up with a few surprises in celebration of history’s foremost pipe organ master.

Without travelling abroad, we can learn more about this music by playing on instruments attuned to his era.

…in Miami (FL), Syracuse (NY), and Appleton (WI), young performers show how their special talents won them special notice.

…uplifting music for the Feast of the Ascension.

A tour of organs old and new in Milwaukee, Mequon, Madison, and Appleton.