1702 Schnitger organ at the AaKerk in Groningen, the Netherlands

There’s a song in the air and it’s about change. The future is just around the corner… but not quite, not yet. On this week’s broadcast, we’ll ponder the problem of the unknown, with music for Advent, including an atmospheric pharaphrase by Hans-Andre Stamm, a collection of Bach chorale-preludes, and an improvised symphonic movement by Marcel Dupré that he recorded with compelling persuasiveness in his 79th year.

…German organist and historian Harald Vogel introduces us to some of the best-preserved antique organs of northern Germany and Holland.

…German organist and historian Harald Vogel introduces us to some of the best-preserved antique organs of northern Germany and Holland.

…a collection of engaging and ear-catching moments from the program's archives.

…Beginning the New Year with a sampler of recent released of organ music on cassette and compact disc.

…a summer quarter sampler of recent releases of organ music, with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive.

…with an international collection of old and new settings, we magnify and glorify Mary’s Song.

One of the world’s best known texts provides us with glimpses into the composer’s craft and the organbuilder’s art, plus a meditative tribute to dads everywhere.

A sonorous survey of nine instruments by the most illustrious of North German Baroque organbuilders, Arp Schnitger [1648-1719], in celebration of the 350th anniversary of his birth.