An Organist’s Yearbook #2453
. . . the annual summing up of the preceding twelve month’s happenings, celebrating success and lamenting losses.
Hour 1
J. S. BACH: Contrapunctus 9, fr The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 —Samuel Kummer (1746 Hildebrandt/Wenzelskirche, Naumburg, Germany) Aeolus 11291
JEAN LANGLAIS: Chant de joie, fr 9 Pieces –Faythe Freese (1930 Aeolian-Skinner/Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) PD Archive (r. 7/1/24)
GUSTAV MERKEL: Canon in F#, Op. 39, no. 3 –Marilyn Stulken (1897 Niemann/Old Otterbein Church, Baltimore, MN). TRADITIONAL: Hymn, Where true charity and love dwell –Bruce Stevens (1889 Odell/Corpus Christi Church, Baltimore, MD) OHS 91
BACH: Ricercare a 6, fr Musical Offering, BWV 1079 –Olivier Latry (Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) La Dolce Volta 69
RALPH SIMPSON: Swing low, sweet chariot –Herndon Spillman (1990 Visser-Rowland/Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN) Titanic 205
NORBERTO GUINALDO: Prelude on Oh sons and daughters, let us sing –Norberto Guinaldo (1966 Reuter/1st United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA) PD Archive (4/29/18). This work was written in tribute to American organ-history icons Dana Hull and Barbara Owen and presented here in memoriam.
HERBERT HOWELLS: Thee will I love –All Saints Choir/Thomas Foster; Craig Phillips (1951 Casavant/All Saints Church, Beverly Hills, CA) Gothic 49064
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Carillon, fr 7 Pieces, Op. 27, no. 4 –Michael Murray (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St Sulpice, Paris, France) Telarc 60516
Filler – BACH Contrapunctus 9 (see above)
Hour 2
ADOLF BUSCH: 2 Chorale-preludes, fr Op. 60a (No. 2, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist & No. 3, Macht hoch die Tür) –Ludger Lohmann (1996 Rieger/Hochschule Concert Hall, Stuttgart, Germany) Motette 13101
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (trans. Guillou): Toccata, Op. 11 –Thomas Mellan (2004 Glatter-Götz,Rosales/Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA) Sable Arms Productions 2012
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: O clap your hands –Calvary & Zumbro Church Choirs/Gerald Near; Merrill N. (“Jeff”) Davis, III (1970 Sipe/Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN) King of Instruments AS330
JASON ROBERTS: A Tribute –Damin Spritzer & Isabelle Demers (1987 Kney/University of St. Thomas Chapel, Saint Paul, MN) PD Archive (r. 4/22/23). DROPBOX
ZOLTAN KODALY: Psalm 114 –Project Choir/Rintje te Wies. SIETZE de VRIES: Psalm 114 (Mysterioso & Tanz Toccata) –Sietze de Vries (1692 Schnitger/Martinikerk, Groningen, Netherlands) JSB Records 201301
BACH: Sinfonia, fr Cantata No. 29 –Olivier Latry (2024 Juget-Sinclair/Sacred Heart Cathedral, Richmond, VA) PD Archive (r. 10/30/24)
DAVID ASHLEY WHITE: The Amarillo Canticles (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) –Palmer Memorial Church Schola/Brady Knapp; Sigurd Øgaar (1991 Fisk/Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Houston, TX) Gothic 49299
PIERRE COCHEREAU: V’la l’bon vent –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1997 Birouste/St. Vincent Church, Roquevaire, France) Fuga 9457
GRANT EDWARDS: Variations on An Old Acquaintance –Nancy Cooper (1999 Bond/Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Missoula, MT) Pro Organo 7139
Filler – DUPRÉ (see above)
Realizing that ours is not a comprehensive list, this program also commemorates the passing of these additional noted individuals:
Jürgen Ahrend, organ builder, restorer, and historian
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor & organist
Edwin Day, organist and teacher
Emma Lou Diemer, composer and performer
David Harris, organ-technology artisan
Justin Hartz, organist
Richard “Rick” Morel, organ builder
Margaret S. Mueller, organist & teacher
Peter Schickele, composer-satirist
John Seboldt, organist & audiophile
John “Jack” Sievert, organ builder
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Jan and Steve Kirchner, from the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and from listener-contributors to this public radio station. Support also comes from Peterson Electro-Musical Products of Alsip, IL and Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. of Warrensburg, Missouri, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
