Variations on Easter Themes

A collection of composed and improvised settings of Gregorian chants, traditional hymns and chorales for organ, choirs and other instruments.

Program Broadcast dates:

• March 29, 1999

Music played in the program

MONK (arr.): Hymn, The strife is o’er, the battle done –Saint Paul’s Choir; Washington Symphonic Brass; Bruce Neswick & Jeffrey Smith (1997 Schoenstein/Saint Paul’s Church, “K” Street, Washington, DC) Pro Organo CD-7090

BACH: Easter Chorale-preludes, from Orgelbüchlein (Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, S. 638; Christ ist erstanden, S. 627; Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, S. 629; Christ lag in Todesbanden, S. 625) –Murray Forbes Somerville (1958 Flentrop/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) Titanic CD-221

RUTTER: Variations on an Easter Theme –Sylvie Poirier, Philip Crozier (1992 Baumgarten/Saint Andrew & Saint Paul’s Church, Montréal, Québec, Canada) REM CD- 311291

ALBRECHT: Easter Grace Notes (Jesus shall reign; Rejoice, the Lord is King; The strife is o’er) –Timothy Albrecht (1982 Casavant/Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA) ACA Digital CD-20058

HOMILIUS: Chorale-preludes on Christ lag in Todesbanden –Jan van Mol (1727 König/Steinfeld Basilica, Germany) Pavane CD-7271

FERGUSON (arr.): Jesus Christ is risen today! –Saint Olaf Choir & Ensemble, Anton Armstrong, conductor; John Ferguson (1963 Casavant/Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) ALCM CD-01

LEIGHTON: An Easter Sequence, Op. 55 –Saint Paul’s Girl’s Choir, Dale Adelmann, conductor; Daniel Fortune (1908 Hope-Jones & 1964; 1975 Schlicker/Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo, NY) Pro Organo CD-7087

ORE: Lift high the cross –Brian Pfoltner, trumpet; Charles Ore (1974 Schlicker/Saint John Lutheran Church, Seward, NE) Organ Works CD-03 (402-643-3569; e-mail: core@seward.ccsn.edu)

HARTMANN: Good Friday & Easter Morning, Op. 43 –Ulrik Spang-Hanssen (1929-1993 Frobenius/Århus Domkirke [Århus Cathedral], Denmark) Classico CD-127

ESCHAICH: Versets on Victimae Paschali –Denis Comtet (1990 Göckel/Holy Ghost Church, Mannheim, Germany) Göckel CD-11289

WYTON: Introit, Easter Day –Trinity Choir, Owen Burdick; Mark Peterson (1968 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY) Gothic CD-49088

COCHEREAU: Improvisations for Easter –Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Solstice CD-94/96