Manhattan Matinee

Playing the daylights out of nine of New York City’s foremost instruments.

Program Broadcast dates:

June 24, 1996

Music played in the program

JOHNSON: Trumpet Tune in A –Christopher Herrick (1971 Aeolian-Skinner/Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, New York, NY) Hyperion CD-66605

HOIBY: Anthem, At the round earth’s imagined Corners –Choir of Trinity Church, James Simms, conductor; Larry King, organ (1968 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY) Gothic CD-49035

BUXTEHUDE: Prelude & Fugue in f# –Claudia Dumschat (1967 Beckerath/Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church, New York, NY) Pro Organo CD-7054

DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue in g, Op. 7, no. 3 –Kyler Brown (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, NY) B&V CD-100

COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man –Dorothy Papadakus (1954 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY) B&V CD-1001 (see above)

VIERNE: Naiades, Op. 55, no. 4. KARG-ELERT: Claire de lune, Op. 72, no. 3 –Marsha Heather Long (1954 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY) Koch CD-7008

PARKER: 3 Pieces (Wedding Song, Op. 20, no. 2; Scherzino, Op. 66, no. 3; Fantasie, Op. 20, no. 4) –Albert Ahlstrom (1895 Müller & Abel/Saint Joseph’s Church, New York, NY) Raven OAR-340

WEAVER: Fantasie on Sine Nomine –John Weaver (1962 Casavant/Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY) B&V CD-1001 (see above)

HAMPTON: Variations on Amazing Grace –Thomas Stacy, eh; Harry Huff (1993 Mander/Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY) Catalyst CD-61979

BAIRSTOW: Gloria in excelsis, from Communion Service in D –Choir of Saint Thomas Church, Gerre Hancock, conductor; Michael Kleinschmidt (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Koch CD-7093

New York City will be the site for the American Guild of Organist’s Centennial Convention, July 7-12, 1996, when most of these and many other instruments will be played. For more information, contact the Guild at 212-870-2310. A comprehensive documentary four-CD collection of Great Organs of New York published by JAV