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1962 Beckerath organ at St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA
Organa Americana
This week’s show is a convenient collector’s guide to remarkable recordings featuring American performers and instruments.
Program Broadcast dates:
- January 03, 2005
Featured Organs:
2003 Schantz at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA - 1927 Austin at Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME
- Wanamaker organ at Lord and Taylor, Philadelphia, PA
- Wurlitzer at the Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL
- 1999 Hochhalter at First United Methodist Church, Eugene, OR
- 1999 Richards-Fowkes at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN
- 1985 Schantz
- Skinner-Schlicker at First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA
- 2001 Fisk at Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
- 1927 Skinner at Woolsey Hall, Yale, New Haven, CT
- 1962 Beckerath at St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA
Links and Resources:
Music played in the program
CRAIG PHILLIPS: Toccata on " Antioch"; Preluyde on "Kremser" –Tom Trenney (2003 Schantz/St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA) Pro Organo CD-719 (www.zarex.com)
EMMA LOU DIEMER: Scherzo –Linda Marianiello, flute; Keith Reas (1985 Schantz/Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, CO) Musicians Showcase CD-1069 (www.msrcd.com)
CALVIN HAMPTON: Those Americans (III), fr Five Dances –Jay Peterson (1952 Aeolian- Skinner/Merner Chapel, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL) MacMurray CD-2002 (www.mac.edu)
CALVIN TAYLOR: Spiritual Prelude (This little light of mine) -Calvin Taylor (1994 Casavant/1st Baptist Church, Bowling Green, KY) MasterDisc CD-8428 (www.calvintaylormusic.org)
EDWIN H. LEMARE: Scherzo, fr Symphony in g, Op. 35 –Frederick Hohman (1912-1927 Austin/Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME) Pro Organo CD-7117 (www.zarex.com)
HENRI MULET: Tu es Petra, fr Byzantine Sketches –Virgil Fox (Wanamaker Organ/Lord & Taylor Store, Philadelphia, PA) SeeMUSIC CD-042 (www.seemusicdvd.com)
VICTOR HERBERT: Panamericana –Ron Rhode (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) Roxy Productions CD-115 (azroxy@cox.net)
GEORGE GERSHWIN: I loves you Porgy, fr Porgy and Bess –Lyn Larsen (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) Musical Contrasts CD-212 (www.lynlarsen.com)
FURIO FRANCESCHINI: Meditaçao –Julia Brown, Barbara Baird (1999 Hochhalter/1st United Methodist Church, Eugene, OR) Hochhalter CD-2004 (www.hochhalterorgans.com)
GEORG BÖHM: Partita on Gelobet seist du, Herr Jesu Christ –Thomas Dressler (1847 Ferris/Round Lake Auditorium, Round Lake, NY) Round Lake CD-2003 (www.ohscatalog.org)
J. S. BACH: Kyrie (I), S. 669, fr Clavierübung III -Robert Clark (1999 Richards-Fowkes/Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN) Calcante CD-42 (www.calcante.com)
BACH: Contrapunctus No. 4, fr Art of Fugue –Michael Ferguson (1985 Schantz/St. Leo's Church, Saint Paul, MN) Birolius CD-1001/2 (www.birolius.com)
RICHARD GOODE: Fanfare on FCCLA –David Goode (Skinner-Schlicker/1st Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA) Gothic CD-49223 (www.gothicrecords.com)
CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Cantilene improvisée –J. Melvin Butler (2001 Fisk/Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH) Loft CD-1063/4 (http://www.loft.cc)
LOUIS VIERNE: Allegro vivace (IV), fr Organ Symphony No. 1 in d, Op. 14 –Martin Jean (1927 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Loft CD-1071/4 (http://www.loft.cc)
BACH: Fugue in g, S. 542 –Paul Jacobs (1962 Beckerath/St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA) JAV CD-145 (www.pipeorgancds.com
DAN MILLER: Count your blessings –Tom Trenney (2003 Schantz/St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA) Pro Organo CD-7196 (www.zarex.com)