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Paul Manz
A Portrait of Paul Manz
One of the bright lights of the American organ art shines on our next Pipedreams program. For decades, Dr. Paul Manz has served the Lutheran Church, in Cleveland, Minneapolis, Chicago, and throughout the nation, along the way creating dozens of fanciful and engaging Hymn-tune Preludes, and inspiring hundreds of thousands of the faithful to raise their voices in song during the festival services he leads. Faith, fellowship, and fine music are his Trinity, and he shares them all with us in thoughtful conversation and thrilling compositions as we honor his accomplishments and present a life of love made vibrant.
His motivation, his faith, his goal to pray through music, and our delight is the art of one of America’s best known and most-travelled church organists. We sample his compositions, share his reflections, and thrill to the energy of his hymn improvisations. A musical offering, it’s A Portrait of Paul Manz this week on Pipedreams.
Program Broadcast dates:
- April 2, 2001
Music played in the program
PAUL MANZ: Hymn Improvisation Suite in G (All Praise to Thee, Eternal God; Praise the Almighty; All glory be to God on high; If thou but suffer God to guide; Praise God, from whom all blessings flow) –Paul Manz (1965 Schlicker/Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) Manz Music CD-921 (Manz Music, 1434 Hewitt, Saint Paul, MN 55104l 651-644-5036)
PAUL MANZ: Hymn Improvisation Suite in C (Jesus Christ, my sure defense; I will sing my maker’s praises; O Lord, how shall I meet thee) –Paul Manz (Schlicker/Mount Olive Church) Manz Music CD-921 (see above)
PAUL MANZ: Hymn Improvisation Suite in F (Now thank we all our God; O god, though faithful God; What God ordains; Now sing we, now rejoice; All praise to God, who reigns above) –Paul Manz (Schlicker/Mount Olive Church) Manz Music CD-921 (see above)
PAUL MANZ: Blessed Jesus, at thy word. FLOR PEETERS: Aria –Paul Manz (Schlicker/Mount Olive Church) Manz Music CD-2021 (see above)
FLOR PEETERS: Hymn to the Sun, from Lied Symphony, Op. 66 –Paul Manz (1962 Schlicker/Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL) Archive LP (recorded 1/20/63)
PAUL MANZ: Anthem, E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come –Valparaiso University Chorale, Christopher Cock, conductor; Paul Manz (1963 Schlicker/Lutheran Church of Saint Luke, Chicago) ALCM CD-04 (800-624-2526)
PAUL MANZ: Aria –Timothy Smith (Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1118/Riverside Church, New York, NY) JAV CD-107 (888-572-2242; www.greatorgancds.com)
PAUL MANZ: Hymn Festival Improvisation, O that I had a thousand tongues –Valparaiso University Chorale, Christopher Cock, conductor; Paul Manz (1963 Schlicker/Lutheran Church of Saint Luke, Chicago) ALCM CD-04 (800-624-2526)
PAUL MANZ: Hymn Improvisation Suite No. 2 in F (Dear Christians, one and all; All depends on our possessing; Lor Jesus Christ, be present now; Oh, that I had a thousand voices) –Paul Manz (Schlicker/Mount Olive Church) Manz Music CD-921 (see above)
PAUL MANZ: Hymn Festival Improvisation, Praise God, Praise Him –Congregation of the LCA Minnesota Synod; Paul Manz (1963 Hilgreen-Lane/Christ Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN) (American Public Media recording 6/6/86)
J. S. BACH: Chorale, Lord, Thee I love with all my heart –Valparaiso University Chorale, Christopher Cock, conductor; Paul Manz (1963 Schlicker/Lutheran Church of Saint Luke, Chicago) ALCM CD-04 (800-624-2526)
PAUL MANZ: Hymn-improvisation, How brightly shines the morning star –Paul Manz (Schlicker/Mount Olive Church) Manz Music CD-921 (see above)
Filler–MANZ: O, that I had a thousand voices (Manz Music CD-921, see above)
Now in his 82nd year (born 1919), Dr. Manz continues with his enthusiastic love of music as prayer and the best sort of re-creation.