Pipedreams is going to Switzerland!

Pipedreams program (#1348, "A Swiss Mix") highlights some of the instruments to be visited during our upcoming tour (May 12-25, 2014) in Switzerland. Whet your appetites, friends – and sign up now to travel with us!

An Amazing Organ Restoration Story:

On many occasions, PIPEDREAMS broadcasts have featured compact discs from the catalog of JAV Recordings. The inspiration for that catalog, and the devotion of its manager, was initiated years ago by the sound of a modest church organ in Brooklyn, an instrument that had been silent for more than a decade, but now lives again! Check out its restoration here and delight in its rededication, put to the test by Olivier Latry, here!

Meet Michael!

Michael Barone makes personal appearances here and there, and would love to greet you at one of these upcoming events:

December 8, 2013
6PM – Michael is featured speaker for the Holiday Dinner Gala of the Spreckels Organ Society in San Diego, CA. Reservations required.

January 11, 2014
10AM – Pipedreams co–hosts a lavishly illustrated talk by Bertrand Cattiaux ("Six Centuries of French Organ Building") at MPR's UBS Forum. Free, but pre-registration requested due to limited seating.

January 19, 2014
Michael Barone interviews conductor and soloists prior to an organ concerto concert presented by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Verizon Hall.

You can 'meet Michael' in places that few have a chance to visit, inside the marvelous, magnificent and monumental Wanamaker Grand Court Organ at Macy's Philadelphia Department Store…via a superb behind-the-scenes visit with Wanamaker Organ curator Curt Mangel, via a detailed DVD that reveals much about this incredible music-making masterpiece.

 

 

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