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Reminiscences of an American Guild of Organists Convention in America’s organ city.

Program Broadcast dates:

• May 18, 1998

Music played in the program

KARG-ELERT: Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals, Op. 101 –Old South Brass, Roger Voisin, conductor; Frederick MacArthur (1921 E.M. Skinner/Old South Church, Boston, MA) Pro Organo CD-7051

BOROWSKI: Adoration. WIDOR: Lord, Save Thy People (1921 E.M. Skinner/Old South Church, Boston, MA) (recorded 6/26/90) THALBEN-BALL: Elegy. DUBOIS: Fiat Lux –James Welch (1921 E.M. Skinner/Old South Church, Boston, MA) (recorded 6/27/90) COUPERIN: 4 Pieces, from Mass for the Convents. FAXON: Adagio –Gregg Romantowski (1989 Noack/Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Boston, MA) (recorded 6/28/90)

VIERNE: 3 Fantasy Pieces (Water Nymphs, Op. 55, no. 4; Moonlight, Op. 53, no. 5; Toccata, Op. 53, no. 6) –Diane Meredith Belcher (1985 Casavant/Boston University, MA)(recorded 6/28/90)

SELBY: Voluntary in D –Barry Turley (1964 C.B. Fisk/King’s Chapel, Boston, MA) Gothic CD-49040

GUILMANT: Morceau de Concert, Op. 24 –Leo Abbott (1875 Hook & Hastings/Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, MA) AFKA CD-519

The majority of this music was recorded in concert at the American Guild of Organists convention.