1746 Hildebrandt organ at Wenzelskirche, Naumburg, Germany

An Organist’s Yearbook

What’s past was yesterday’s future. In this week’s program we take look in both directions by summing up happenings in the year 2002 and projecting our future into the new year. We’ll have snapshots from a European tour, birthday celebrations for some noted composers, a few highlights from superb concerts we’ve attended, and reflections on important personalities who have gone to their reward.

Trumpets sound forth, ancient pipes sing out, and persuasive personalities make the case for the King of Instruments as we celebrate the New Year and savor highlights from the Old. This week we take our annual look back & forward by pondering the pages in An Organist’s Yearbook.

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

December 30, 2002

Featured Organs:

2000 Woehl at the Thomaskirche, Germany
1746 Hildebrandt at the Wenzelskirche, Naumburg
1596 Malamini at San Petronio’s, Bologna
1987 Kney at the University of Saint Thomas

Links and Resources

Music played in the program

( Key to abbreviations)

J. S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, S. 545 –Ulrich Böhme (2000 Woehl/Saint Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany) Querstand CD-0120

BACH: Chorale-prelude, Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, S. 658 –Robert Clark (1746 Hildebrandt/Saint Wenzel Church, Naumburg, Germany) Calcante CD-041

GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI: Canzona per sonar –Ingemar Melchersson (1475 da Prato/Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna, Italy) & Rupert Frieberger (1596 Malamini/Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna, Italy) Christophorus CD-77141

WILLIAM WALTON: Antiphon (Let all the world in every corner sing) -Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Stephen Darlington, conductor; Stephen Farr (Leominster Priory, Herfordshire, England, UK) Nimbus CD-5364 (out-of-print)

GARDNER READ: 3 Preludes on Old Southern Hymns (My soul forsakes her vain delight; David, the king, was grieved; Once more, my soul) -Barbara Harbach (1983 C.B. Fisk/Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY) Gasparo CD-258

MARCEL DUPRÉ: Cortege & Litany -Olivier Latry (1987 Kney/Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN) (American Public Media recording 4/15/02)

TOMASO ALBINONI (arr. Giazotto): Adagio in g -Thomas Hazleton (1931 Moeller/Philadelphia Convention Hall, PA) (American Public Media recording 1992)

ARTHUR SCHWARTZ: You and the night and the music –John Seng (Wurlitzer/Mundelein Auditorium, University of Saint Mary, Mundelein, IL) Pipes & Palaces CD051193

BACH: Partita, Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, S. 768 -Robert Noehren (1970 Noehren/First Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY) Fleur de Lis CD-0101/2

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Festival Te Deum -Choir of Saint John’s College, Cambridge/George Guest, conductor; Brian Runnett, organ (1994 Mander/Saint John’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK) London CD-430 097

GERALD BALES: Elegy for Trumpet and Organ -Rex Richardson, trumpet; Joan Ringerwole (1978 Casavant/Dordt College, Sioux City, IA) (American Public Media recording 2/6/00)

GERALD FINZI: Anthem, God is gone up with a triumphant shout –Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids, Larry Biser, conductor; Jonathan Tuuk (1981 Wicks/Basilica of Saint Adalbert, Grand Rapids, MI) Pro Organo CD-7015

SY MILLER/BILL JACKSON: Let there be peace on earth –Timothy Moke, trumpet; Georg Masanz (1993 Hauser/Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Kirchdorf, Switzerland) Moke CD-2002 (moketrumpet@hotmail.com)

Filler–BACH: Fugue in C, S. 545 (see above)