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1929 Skinner organ Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Lucky Seven #0929

July 20, 2009

…back in the depths of history, the number ‘7’ was deemed lucky, or at least significant, and our music proves the point.

1979 C.B. Fisk organ at House of Hope Presbyterian, Saint Paul, MN

Twin Cities Tunes #0928

July 13, 2009

…performances featuring soloists, composers and instruments recorded in and around Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

1997 Schoenstein organ at First Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE

What’s New? #0927

July 6, 2009

…an international sampler and selective review of some of the latest organ music CD releases.

1929 Wurlitzer organ, Opus 2103, at Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, California

Archive of American Blessings #0926

June 29, 2009

…the rich resource of our nation’s own compositional talent store gives our ears and hearts much for which to be thankful.

1876 E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings; 2001 Andover organ at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, Buffalo, NY, Opus 828

A Buffalo Shuffle #0925

June 22, 2009

…revisiting old haunts with Joseph McCabe and friends of the Organ Historical Society.

1926 Henry Willis & Sons organ at Liverpool Cathedral, England, UK

The Liverpool Sound #0924

June 15, 2009

…you can’t beat the sonorous supremacy of the famous Willis and Walker pipe organs in this famous-for-its-music city.

1891; 1924; 1991 Casavant Frères Opus 26 and 1034 at the Notre-Dame Basilica Montréal, Québec, Canada

Celebrating Canada #0923

June 8, 2009

…in tribute to the Royal Canadian College of Organists, RCCO, in its centenary year, a program of Canadian composers, performers, and instruments.

1931 E.M. Skinner organ, Opus 816, at Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH

A Cleveland Convergence #0922

June 1, 2009

…both the American Theatre Organ Society, July 1-5, and the Organ Historical Society, July 5-10, will hold their 2009 annual conventions in and around Cleveland, Ohio. After hearing these sounds, you’ll want to attend.

1950 Holtkamp organ in Setnor Auditorium at Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

With Tongues of Fire #0921

May 25, 2009

…in celebration of the ’founding‘ of the Christian Church, music on themes for Pentecost.

William J. Gillespie Concert Organ (C.B. Fisk Opus 130) in Segerstom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, CA.

Orange (County) Blossoms, Special! #0920

May 18, 2009

…a debut appearance of the William J. Gillespie Concert Organ (C.B. Fisk Opus 130) in the new arts center in Costa Mesa, CA.

Dieterich Buxtehude. Detail from a 1674 painting by Johannes Voorhout.

Discovering Dieterich Buxtehude #0919

May 11, 2009

…in the company of guest commentator and biographer Kerala Snyder, we explore the profoundly influential music of the “Great Dane” of the German Baroque organ scene.

1965 Schlicker organ at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The American Muse #0918

May 4, 2009

…an ongoing tribute to some of our native composers who know how best to exploit the pipe organ’s colors and agility.

da Prato and Malamini organs in the choir of the Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna, Italy

Buongiorno! #0917

April 27, 2009

…tune in for a modest five-century survey of the history of organ music in Italy.

A Sonic Blockbuster #0916

April 20, 2009

…in which we blend a huge romantic pipe organ into a full symphonic wind and percussion ensemble, with clearly audible results!

Hats Off for Hector! #0915

April 13, 2009

…concert performances and commentary make clear why audiences everywhere are beguiled by Hector Olivera’s irrepressible and personable virtuosity.

Detail from Jean Delville’s
L’Homme-Dieu [1901-02]

This Joyful Eastertide #0914

April 6, 2009

…celebrate the springtime festival of rebirth with anthems ancient and modern and sonorous solos old and new.

From Palms to Passiontide #0913

March 30, 2009

…musical portraits of the progressive pomp and impending peril which comprise the dramatic narration of Holy Week.

2007 Schoenstein organ at Laura Turner Concert Hall at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Organ Plus #0912

March 23, 2009

…the King of Instruments speaks clearly, whether in consort with a single additional instrument, or roaring in chorus with a full symphony orchestra.

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