1984 Fritts-Richards at St. Alphonsus Parish, Seattle, WA

2000 Fritts at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

2004 Brombaugh at 1st Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL

2002 Richards-Fowkes at First Church of Deerfield, MA

1992 Fritts at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1995 Richards-Fowkes at St. John's Lutheran, Stamford, CT

1995 Brombaugh at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

2003 Pasi at the Cathedral of St. Cecilia, Omaha, NE

Old Bach in the New World

Without travelling abroad, we can learn more about this music by playing on instruments attuned to his era.

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of 10/02/2006

Links and Resources:

• American Guild of Organists (AGO)
• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

J. S. BACH: Fantasy in g, S. 542 –George Ritchie (1984 Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Parish, Seattle, WA) Raven CD-250 (Raven Compact Discs)

BACH: Duet in G, S. 804, and Chorale-prelude, Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot, S. 679, fr Clavierübung III –Joan Lippincott (2000 Fritts/Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ) Gothic CD-49242 (Gothic Records)

ANTONIO VIVALDI (trans. Bach): Concerto in a, Op. 3, no. 8 (S. 593), fr L'Estro Armonico –Robert Clark (2004 Brombaugh/1st Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL) Arsis SACD-405 (Arsis Audio)

BACH: Fantasia in c, S. 562; Chorale-prelude, Christ lag in Todesbanden, S. 718 -Lyn Edwards Butler (2002 Richards, Fowkes/1st Church of Deerfield, MA) Loft CD-1081 (Loft Recordings)

BACH: Orgelbüchlein Chorale-preludes (Wer nur den lieben Gott, S. 642; Durch Adams Fall, S. 637; Es ist das Heil, S. 638) –Robert Clark (1992 Fritts/Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ) Calcante CD-019 (Organ Historical Society)

BACH: 3 Attributed Chorale-preludes (Nun lob meine Seele; Erhalt uns Herr; Erstanden ist der heilige Christ ŠBWV Appendix II, nos. 60, 50, & 51) –Stephen Rapp –1995 Richards, Fowkes/St. John's Lutheran Church, Stamford, CT) Raven CD-420 (Raven Compact Discs)

BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, S. 545 -David Rothe (1990 Yokota/California State University, Chico, CA) UPR CD-1 (Organ Historical Society)

BACH: 3 Miscellaneous Chorale-preludes (Gottes Sohn ist kommen, S. 724; Nun freut euch, S. 734; Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, S. 722) –Wolfgang Rübsam (1995 Brombaugh/Lawrence University, Appleton, WI) Naxos CD-8.553629

BACH: Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh, S. 711 –George Ritchie (2003 Pasi/St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, NE) Raven CD-740 (Raven Compact Discs)

BACH: Fugue in g, S. 542 –George Ritchie (1984 Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Parish, Seattle, WA) Raven CD-250 (Raven Compact Discs)

Influenced by historic instruments in Europe, craftsmen John Brombaugh, Paul Fritts, Ralph Richards, Munetaka Yokota, Bruce Fowkes and Martin Pasi set a new standard for contemporary organ building in the United States.

In addition to the makers of instruments featured in this program, other American firms also often follow rigorous classical principals in the design and construction of their instruments: Andover, Bigelow, Bedient, C.B. Fisk, Jaeckel, Noack, Taylor & Boody.