1840 organ (builder unknown) at the Hitchcock Museum in Riverton, Connecticut

Connecticut History

A glimpse into America's organbuilding past, exemplified by the work of a dozen builders found in and around New Haven.

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

• August 15, 2005

Featured Organs:

• 1868 Steer & Turner in St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of CT, Storrs, CT
• 1871 Hook at St. Mary's Church, New Haven, CT
• 1840 organ (builder unknown) at the Hitchcock Museum in Riverton, CT
• 1873 Johnson at Sacred Heart Church, Waterbury, CT
• 1928 Skinner in Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• 1951 Holtkamp in Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• 1935 Aeolian-Skinner at Trinity Episcopal Church-on-the-Green, New Haven, CT

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

WILLIAM WALOND: Voluntary, Op. 1, no. 5 -Lynn Edwards (1823 Hall/Trinity Episcopal, Litchfield).

HERBERT HOWELLS: 4 Miniatures -Stephen Long (1833 Whiting/St. Paul's Episcopal, Otis)

JOHN STANLEY: Voluntary No. 8 –Victoria Wagner (1836 Smith/Hampton Congregational UCC, Hampton)

HARRY ROWE SHELLEY: Berceuse -Richard Hill (1868 Steer & Turner/St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Connecticut, Storrs)

LEE MITCHELL:  Toccata on Weinbergli -Laraine Olson Waters (1868 Odell/Derby Methodist, Derby)

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH:  Allegro, fr Duetto in F, Op. 18, no. 6 –Dana Robinson, Paul Tegels (1840 Anonymous/Hitchock Museum, Riverton)

LEO SOWERBY: In dulci jubilo –William Aylesworth (1873 Johnson/Thompson Congregational Church)

HUBERT PARRY:  Toccata & Fugue (Wanderer) -Bruce Stevens (1871 Hook/St. Mary's RC, New Haven)

JOHN WILLCOX: Hymn, Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore him -John Cummins (1876 Jardine/St. Paul's Episcopal, New Haven)

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: 2 Preludes on Welsh Folk Songs (Romanza; St. David's Day) –Thomas Murray (1928 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven) JAV CD-124 (JAV Recordings)

JOSEPH AHRENS: Partita, Lobe den Herren -Will Headlee (1951 Holtkamp/Battell Chapel, Yale University)

HUBERT PARRY:  Hymn, Jerusalem -R. Walden Moore (1935 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Episcopal Church-on-the-Green, New Haven)

The majority of these performances were recording during a national convention of the Organ Historical Society (OHS CD-94).