Pipedreams originated as a discrete series of fourteen broadcasts (offered January-April 1982), with content primarily derived from concerts recorded during the 1980 A.G.O. convention. These programs, produced at Minnesota Public Radio and distributed by American Public Radio (now PRI), were made possible in cooperation with National Public Radio. Funding came from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the Dayton Hudson Foundation, the Episcopal Choirmasters Handbook (John C. Grant), and Mr. & Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley (the Dudleys, thankfully, having continued as program underwriters through the entire history of Pipedreams).

Young Artists Competition Winners

…recipients of the two top prizes of the American Guild of Organists National Competition in 1980 perform in concert.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 07, 1982

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Part I

RULON CHRISTIANSEN: Toccata, from Organ Symphony (Jeffrey Walker)

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Fugue in A-flat minor (Walker)

JOSEPH JONGEN: Sonata Eroica, Op. 94 (Walker)

WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: Organbook (excerpts): Benediction (Book 1) and Toccata Satanique (Book 2) (James R. Biery)

LOUIS VIERNE: Final, from Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 59 (Biery)

Part II

Part II begins with a brief ‘Intermission’ feature about Dutch Barrel Organs (10:00)

J. S. BACH: Kyrie Settings (large format), from Clavierübung III (Walker)

MAURICE DURUFLÉ: Scherzo, Op. 2 (Walker)

MAX REGER: Fantasy & Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 46 (Walker)

–Jeffrey Walker (1979 Möller/Colonial Church, Edina, MN)

Recording engineer/producer (Walker): D. Michael Shields/Dennis D. Rooney (recorded 6/18/80)

NOTE: some low-level electronic noise from a failing microphone may be audible in the backtround of the left channel of these recordings.

 

–James R. Biery (1977 Ruffatti/Gethsemane Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, MN)

Recording engineer (Biery): Michael Barone (recorded 6/17/80)