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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
American Pioneers
…the art of the organ in our country got a good start with the help of these fine fellows.
Widor, Thou Goest
…despite that ruthless Biblical reference, today we follow the lead of the great composer of organ symphonies, Charles-Marie Widor.
Hear about our upcoming show
Double Trouble?, Program No. 1947 (11/25/2019)
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Meet Michael!
Meet Michael at numerous events here and there around the country this summer!
November 17 – at a special Pipedreams Live! event at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX.
Memories from the Fall Tour to Bach Country
We're back from Bach Country after a splendid two weeks. See pictures and commentary from the October 2019 Tour here.
Lucinda Dudley (1935-2019)
We remember the incomparable Lucinda Dudley, who died in July at the age of 84.
The Baronian Backstory
Michael Barone and PIPEDREAMS are the feature of a newly-released monograph from the American Guild of Organists. Read some of the back-story to the program and its host.
Listen to an interview with MPR's Tom Crann at the Minnesota State Fair, as Michael reflects on his first 50 years of working at Minnesota Public Radio.
In the spotlight
![[1997 Casavant Organ]](/gallery/us_midwest/michigan/images/mount-pleasant_university_casavant_sm.jpg)
1997 Casavant organ Opus 3756
This grand instrument is in the concert hall of the new School of music building at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI.
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Behind the Facade:
A Listener’s Guide to the Pipe Organ
Bach n’ All...
Downloads are available of the complete Bach organ works played on historic instruments by James Kibbie of the University of Michigan.
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The American Organist Magazine
The Diapason
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Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Wesley and Lucinda Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, by Jan and Steve Kirchner, by the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, in celebration of the life of Martha Hulings Kaemmer, and by listener-contributors to this public radio station. Support also comes from the member organizations 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 or by calling 800-473-5270.