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1997 Noack organ at Epiphany Episcopal Church
Bach For Springtime
He's absolutely the best tonic for any time of year. On our next Pipedreams program, we anticipate the coming of spring and celebrate the March birthday of arguably the world's finest composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. Drawing on some exclusive-to-Pipedreams recital recordings from the American Guild of Organists Convention in Seattle, you'll hear James David Christie at St. Alphonsus Church, Christa Rakich at St. Mark's Cathedral, Paul Jacobs at Epiphany Episcopal, and Robert Bates at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Also James Kibbie at University of Michigan, Peter Sykes in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Bill Chouinard at the Wooddale Church in Minnesota.
It's a Prelude in C, a Concerto in G, and other music sent Vom Himmel hoch, from heaven above. American organists recorded in recital in Seattle, Eden Prairie, Ann Arbor, and Reykjavik celebrate the change of seasons and honor one of history's all-time greats. We offer Bach for Springtime, this week on Pipedreams.
Program Broadcast dates:
- March 12, 2001
Music played in the program
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G, S. 550 –James David Christie (1984 Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Church, Seattle, WA) American Public Media tape (recorded 7/5/2000)
ERNST/BACH: Concerto in G, S. 592 –Peter Sykes (1999 Noack/Langholts Church, Reykjavik, Iceland) Iceland Broadcasting tape (recorded 9/19/99)
BACH: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, S. 622 - Christopher Clark Young (1995 Pasi/Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynwood, WA) Loft tape (recorded 7/5/00)
BACH: Kyrie, Gott, heiliger Geist, S. 671 –Christa Rakich (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle) Loft Recordings tape (recorded 7/3/2000)
BACH: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, S. 769 -Todd Fickley (1967 Schlicker, revised/Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle) American Public Media tape (recorded 7/2/2000)
BACH: Trio Sonata No. 4 in e, S. 528 –Paul Jacobs (1997 Noack/Epiphany Episcopal Church, Seattle) American Public Media tape (recorded 7/6/2000)
BACH: 5 Orgelbüchlein Chorale-preludes (Christ lag in Todesbanden, S. 625; Erstanden ist der heilge Christ, S. 628; Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, S. 629;Christ ist erstanden, S. 627) - James Kibbie (1985 Fisk/University of Michigan Organ Studio, Ann Arbor) U of Michigan tape (recorded 4/16/2000)
BACH (arr. Chouinard): Air, fr Orchestral Suite in D, S. 1068 -William Chouinard (1990 Visser-Rowland/Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN) American Public Media tape (recorded 11/19/2000)
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, S. 547 –Robert Bates (1998 Fritts/Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA) American Public Media tape (recorded 7/4/2000)
These live and lively performances celebrate the 316th anniversary of the birth of history's greatest organist, Johann Sebastian Bach (b. 3/21/1685) and prelude the coming of spring! Several recitalists were recorded during the American Guild of Organists' National Convention in July 2000. Both James Kibbie and Paul Jacobs played complete Bach-cycles during the year 2000; Jacobs even performed the complete works on July 28 in Pittsburgh, a spectacular 18-hour marathon!