2001 Klais organ at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, UK

Come On, Let’s Dance

This week’s program is a display of the kinetic energy that surrounds the King of Instruments. Whether that’s in a Renaissance style or a rhumba, we’ll show you that when the pipe organ’s in the mood there is no better dance partner.

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

• November 29, 2004

Featured Organs:

• 1681 DeFontaine at the Parish Church, Lorris-en-Gatinais, France
• 1986 Casavant at Saint George’s, Nashville, TN
• (1915 Austin/Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA)
• 2001 Klais organ at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, UK
• (1915; 1999 Casavant/Église Tres-Saint-Nom-de-Jesus, Montréal, Québec, Canada) at the Église Tres-Saint-Nom-de-Jesus, Montreal, Quebec

Music played in the program

ANONYMOUS: Estampie retrové. ELIAS AMMERBACH: Herzog Moritz Tanz. JAKOB PAIX: Schirazula Marazula. BERNHARD SCHMID: Wie schon Bluet uns der Maye. –André Isoir (1681 DeFontaine/Parish Church of Lorris-en-Gatinais, France) Triton CD-331121

JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK: Balletto del granduca –David Davies (1773 Mittenreiter/School Hall, Eton College, Oxford, England, UK) OxRecs CD-66

PETR EBEN: Dance of the Shulammite, from 4 Biblical Dances –Janette Fishell (1986 Casavant/Saint George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN) Pro Organo CD-7023

ROBERT ELMORE: Rhumba –Robert Plimpton (1915 Austin/Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA) Spreckels Organ Society CD-4

THOMAS FATS WALLER: Viper’s Drag –Dick Hyman (1926 Wurlitzer/Emery Theatre, Cincinnati, OH) MHS CD-512089

DAVID ROSE: Our Waltz –Walter Strony (Wurlitzer/California Theatre, San Diego, CA) WSOC CD-2

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI: Dance of the Hours –Simon Gledhill (1915 Austin/Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA) Spreckels Organ Society CD-7

BELA BARTOK: Roumanian Dances –Pascale Rouet (1725 Moucherel/Abbey of Our Lady of Mouzon, France) Pavane CD-7415

JAN de LUBLIN: 5 Renaissance Dances –Thomas Trotter (2001 Klais/Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, UK) Symphony Hall CD-2

PIERRE COCHEREAU (trans. Briggs): Suite of Improvised Dances –David Briggs (1969 J.W. Walker & Sons/Blackburn Cathedral, England, UK) Lammas CD-153

JACOBUS KLOPPERS: Dance Suite for Organ Duet –Sylvie Poirier, Philip Crozier (1915; 1999 Casavant/Église Tres-Saint-Nom-de-Jesus, Montréal, Québec, Canada) Amberola CD-7106