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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 at La Madeleine, Paris- 1986 Förster & Nicolaus at St. Nicholas Church, Frankfurt
- 1935 Jacquot at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Verdun, France
- 1996 Winterhalter at Our Lady, Achern, Germany
- 1998 Rosales at St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Los Angeles
- 1927 Skinner at Woolsey Hall, Yale University
- 1954 Schantz 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/St. Elizabeth Church, San Francisco, CA) Arkay CD-6169 (www.welchorganist.com)
ALEXANDRE-CHARLES FESSY: Sortie pour Messe de mariage -François-Henri Houbart (1846 Cavaillé-Coll/La Madeleine, Paris) BNL CD-112724 (www.ohscatalog.org)
LOUIS JAMES ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Morceau pouvant servir a une messe de mariage –Jane Parker-Smith (1986 Förster & Nicolaus/St. Nicholas Church, Frankfurt) Motette CD-11691 (OHS)
PIERRE CAMONIN: Prélude -François-Henri Houbart (1935 Jacquot/Notre-Dame Cathedral, Verdun) Forlane CD-16694 (nla)
LOUIS VIERNE: Marche nuptiale, Op. 51, no. 6 –Thomas Dahl (1996 Winterhalter/Church of Our Lady, Achern) Organum CD-970037 (OHS)
CLARENCE MADER: Wedding March -William Beck (1998 Rosales/St. 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, Jacksonville, FL) RPC CD-553 (www.rpcjax.org)
KARL GOLDMARK (trans. Lemare): In the Garden, fr Rustic Wedding Symphony –Thomas Murray (1927 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Priory CD-338 (www.priory.org.uk)
MICHAEL VALENTI: Wedding March –Ridgewood Concert Band/Christian Wilhjelm, cond.; John Miller (1954 Schantz/Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newark, NJ) Pro Organo CD-7185 (www.zarex.com)
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: Bride Elect March (1892 Welte Orchestrion/Frick Center, Pittsburgh, PA (www.frickart.org)
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: A Wedding Anthem, Op. 46 -The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer, cond.; Andrew Lumsden (1995 Copley/Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead). Chandos CD-9598
WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER: Benedictus –Tasmin Little, vn; Ian Watson, organ. Chandos CD-9595
BASIL HARWOOD: Wedding March –Adrian Partington (1987 Nicholson/Birmingham Oratory, England) Priory CD-684 (OHS)
SIR HUBERT PARRY: Hymn, Dear Lord and father of mankind -Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge/James Weeks, cond.; Matthew Steynor (1892 Binns/Queens' College Chapel) Guild CD-7160 (www.guildmusic.com)