An Organist’s Yearbook

A summing up of the past year, with celebrations and memorial tributes, highlights of some exceptional recordings, and some glimpses into the future.

Program Broadcast dates:

• December 28, 1998

Music played in the program

COOK: Fanfare –John West (1997 Walker/California State University, Northridge, CA) (American Public Media recording 1/19/98)

LANGLAIS: Fete –Sarah Baldock (1987 Casavant/Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) (CBC recording 9/29/98)

PINKHAM: Pastorale for Harp and Organ –Sandra Bittermann, harp; Sousan Armstrong-Ouellette (1862 Walcker + 1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Methuen Music Hall, Methuen, MA) AFKA CD-542

SEARLE WRIGHT: Magnificat –Saint Thomas Church Choir, Gerre Hancock, conductor; Patrick Allen (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Priory CD-600

WECKMANN: Praeambulum primi toni –William Porter (1693 Schnitger/Saint Jacobi Church, Hamburg, Germany) (American Public Media recording 7/8/98)

PROKOFIEV: March, from Love for Three Oranges –David Briggs (1979 C.B. Fisk/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN) (American Public Media recording 4/26/98)

PURCELL: Voluntary in G –John Butt (1974 Brunzema-Casavant/Maternity of Mary Church, Saint Paul, MN) (American Public Media recording 5/5/98)

PARKER: Allegretto, from Sonata in E-flat, Op. 65 –Gordon Turk (1888 Roosevelt/First United Methodist Church, Boulder, CO) (American Public Media recording 6/28/98)

ROREM: Elms, from Views from the Oldest House –John Obetz (1960 Casavant/First Church of Christ, Scientist; Denver, CO) (American Public Media recording 6/30/98)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Nocturne in c# –Ken Cowan (1926 Austin/Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA) CORS CD-141602

RITTER: Fugue, from Sonata No. 3 in a, Op. 23 –Daniel Roth (1998 Glatter- Götz, Rosales/United Church of Christ, Claremont, CA) (American Public Media recording 3/12/98)

HILL: Glory of Love –George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Organ) Banda CD-109454

POULENC: Litanies for the Black Virgin –French Festival Choir, Michel Piquemal, conductor; Eric Lebrun (Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Antoine, Paris, France) ADDA CD-581320; also Naxos CD-8.553176

ALBRIGHT: Hymn, Glorious the Sun, from A Song to David –Saint Mark’s Cathedral Choir, Don Small, conductor; Dean Billmeyer (1928 Welte-1964 Möller-1983 Gould & Schultz/Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Mark, Minneapolis, MN) Saint Mark’s CD-1995