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1996 Winterhalter organ at the Church of Our Lady, Achern, Germany
On the Bridal Trail
Walking down the aisle to Here Comes the Bride is not as standard as you may think. Thankfully, whether the occasion be a posh ceremony or a simple rustic celebration, the ever versatile pipe organ can provide music for every sort of wedding.
Program Broadcast dates:
- June 07, 2004
Featured Organs:
1845 Cavaillé-Coll organ at L'église de la Madeleine, Paris, France-
- 1935 Jacquot at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Verdun, France
- 1996 Winterhalter at Our Lady, Achern, Germany
- 1998 Rosales organ at Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Los Angeles, CA
- 1928 Skinner organ in Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newark, NJ
- 1892 Welte Orchestrion at the Frick Collection, Pittsburgh, PA
Music played in the program
CLARENCE LUCAS: Canadian Wedding March –James Welch (1986 Schoenstein/Saint Elizabeth’s Church, San Francisco, CA) Arkay CD-6169
ALEXANDRE-CHARLES FESSY: Sortie pour Messe de mariage –François-Henri Houbart (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/L'église de la Madeleine, Paris, France) BNL CD-112724
LOUIS JAMES ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Morceau pouvant servir a une messe de mariage –Jane Parker-Smith Motette CD-11691
PIERRE CAMONIN: Prélude –François-Henri Houbart (1935 Jacquot/Notre-Dame Cathedral, Verdun, France) Forlane CD-16694 (nla)
LOUIS VIERNE: Marche nuptiale, Op. 51, no. 6 –Thomas Dahl (1996 Winterhalter/Church of Our Lady, Achern, Germany) Organum CD-970037
CLARENCE MADER: Wedding March –William Beck (1998 Rosales/Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Church, Los Angeles, CA) LAAGO CD-1999 (recorded 6/7/99)
ANDREW CLARKE: Trumpet Fanfare for a Wedding (1997); Procession for a Country Wedding (1998) –Andrew Clarke (1914 Casavant-2000 Quimby/Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville, FL) RPC CD-553
KARL GOLDMARK (trans. Lemare): In the Garden, from Rustic Wedding Symphony –Thomas Murray (1929 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Priory CD-338
MICHAEL VALENTI: Wedding March –Ridgewood Concert Band/Christian Wilhjelm, conductor; John Miller Pro Organo CD-7185
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: Bride Elect March (1892 Welte Orchestrion/Frick Collection, Pittsburgh, PA)
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: A Wedding Anthem, Op. 46 –The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer, conductor; Andrew Lumsden (1995 Copley/Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London, England, UK). Chandos CD-9598
WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER: Benedictus –Tasmin Little, violin; Ian Watson, organ. Chandos CD-9595
BASIL HARWOOD: Wedding March –Adrian Partington (1987 Nicholson/Birmingham Oratory, England, UK) Priory CD-684
SIR HUBERT PARRY: Hymn, Dear Lord and father of mankind –Choir of Queens’ College, Cambridge, James Weeks, conductor; Matthew Steynor (1892 Binns/Queens’ College Chapel, Cambridge England, UK) Guild CD-7160