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1979 Casavant organ at Wellshire Presbyterian church in Denver, CO.
American Muse
We take the psalmists directive, at least for few moments, and venture Beside Still Waters on our next Pipedreams program by listening to music by American composers. Douglas Cleveland plays Dan Locklair’s Windows of Comfort… a series of movements inspired by Tiffany stained glass window scenes. David Higgs presents the world premiere of Three Meditations, by Augusta Read Thomas, and Mary Preston joins the Colorado Symphony for a colorful and sizzling new Concerto for Organ and Orchestra by Gerald Near which might make you stand up and shout bravo.
From alpha to omega, we explore the living art of colorful contemporary repertoire with Douglas Cleveland, David Higgs, and Mary Preston as our soloist guides. From an Organist’s Guild Convention in Denver, it’s the American Muse at work, this week on Pipedreams.
Complete Show
1 hr 28 Min
Program Broadcast dates:
- April 16, 2001
Music played in the program
PAMELA DECKER: Kairos (1997). DAN LOCKLAIR: Windows of Comfort (1996) –Douglas Cleveland (1979 Casavant/Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO) (American Public Media recording 7/2/98)
GERALD NEAR: Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (1998, premiere) –Mary Preston, organ (Rodgers); Colorado Sym Orch/Mark Foster, conducting (American Public Media recording 7/1/98)
WILLIAM BOLCOM: Fantasy on O Zion Haste/How Firm a Foundation, from Gospel Preludes (Book IV, no. 3). CALVIN HAMPTON: At the Ballet, from Five Dances. AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Meditations (1998, premiere) –David Higgs(1985 Reuter/Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, CO) (American Public Media recording 7/1/98)
Though these performances were recorded in concert, commercial recordings are available of some of this repertoire:
DECKER/LOCKLAIR/CLEVELAND (Gothic CD-49113)
HAMPTON (Pro Organo CD-7009)
BOLCOM (Pipedreams Premieres, Volume 1; CD-1001)
BOLCOM/HIGGS (Gothic CD-49113)
This program was originally issued as #9846 in November 1998.