1996 Bond organ at Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Debuts and Dedications

Bold and beautiful sounds from recently inaugurated American-built instruments will engage our ears on this week’s show. Robert Bates plays at Holy Rosary Church in Portland, and John Obetz visits with the Benedictines at Conception Abbey in Missouri. You’ll also hear instruments at West Market Street Methodist in Greensboro, North Carolina, Northridge Presbyterian in Dallas, Texas, and the Community Church in Glenview, Illinois.

We’re on the road again with a cross-country sampler of recent American-built instruments, proving that this time-honored art is alive and well as practiced in our United States. Enter into the festivities and concert performances in a series of Debuts and Dedications.

Program Broadcast dates:

October 07, 2002

Featured Organs:

1996 Bond at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Portland, OR
1999 Bigelow at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, MO
1999 Buzard at Glenview Community Church, IL
1999 Dobson-Rosales at West Market Street Methodist, Greensboro, NC
2001 Nichols & Simpson at Northridge Presbyterian Church, Dallas

Music played in the program

( Key to abbreviations)

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Prelude & Fugue in a; 2 Chorale-preludes, Op. 122, nos. 9/10 (Herzlich tut mich verlangen) -Robert Bates (1996 Bond/Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Portland, OR) Pro Organo CD-7060

J.S. BACH: Prelude in E-flat, S. 552a. JEHAN ALAIN: Postlude for the Office of Compline -John Obetz (1999 Bigelow/Basilica of the Immaculate Conception/Conception, MO) Conception Abbey CD-001

HERBERT HOWELLS: Rhapsody in c#, Op. 17, no. 3 –Marcia Van Oyen (1999 Buzard/Glenview Community Church/Glenview, IL) Raven OAR-570

JAMES M. BATES: All things bright and beautiful (premiere). MARGARET SANDRESKY: Moravian Chorale-prelude, Jesus makes my heart rejoice. CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Hymn, When in our music God is glorified –Susan Bates (1999 Dobson-Rosales/West Market Street United Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC)(recorded 10/17/99)

ENRICO BOSSI: Giga. MAX REGER: Chorale-Fantasy, Wie schön leuchtet der Mogenstern, Op. 40, no. 1. MORITZ STANISLAWSKI: Etude in F -Ken Cowan (2001 Nichols & Simpson/Northridge Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX)(recorded 9/14/01)

All five of these distinctly different instruments were created by member firms of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America. Additional information is available by phone at 800-473-5270 or online at , where you can link to the individual builder’s websites.