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1996 Taylor & Boody organ at Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY
An American Organist’s Christmas
Join us for a merry mingling of composer and performers, celebrating the holiday season.
Program Broadcast dates:
- December 13, 2004
Featured Organs:
1965 Schlicker at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN - 1996 Taylor & Boody organ at Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY
- 1992 Ruffatti at Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
Music played in the program
PAUL MANZ: A Christmas Suite in G (Hark! the herald angels sing; ’Twas the moon of wintertime; Let the earth now praise the Lord; Gentle Mary laid her child; Go tell it on the mountain; In thee is gladness) –Paul Manz (1965 Schlicker/Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) Manz Music CD-933
GERRE HANCOCK: Angels we have heard on high –Gerre Hancock (1995 Taylor & Boody/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) Gothic CD-49109
DAVID N. JOHNSON: 2 Christmas Carols (Lift up your heads; Good Christian folk, rejoice; Lo, how a rose e’er bloomith). GIACOMO GASTOLDI: In thee is joy –Robert Scoggin (1958 Möller+Sipe rebuild/Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, MN) MPR Archive (recorded 5/5/92)
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Magnificat I, Op. 18. LOUIS CLAUDE DAQUIN: Noel sur les Grands Jeux (No. 10). SIMON PRESTON: The Christmas Light. RICHARD PURVIS: Greensleeves; Christmas Rhapsody –Stephen Tharp (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA) MPR Archive (recorded 12/7/02)
JERRY HERMAN: We need a little Christmas. MEL TORME: The Christmas Song. LEROY ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride –Steve Ball, Wade Bray and Henry Aldridge (1927 Barton/Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI) Michigan Theatre CD-2002
CONRAD SUSA: A Christmas Garland –Philovox Ensemble of Boston, Jennifer Lester, conductor; Mark Dwyer (1935 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of the Advent, Boston, MA) Arsis CD-130