Fine Fisk for Furman

With campus colleagues, faculty soloist Charles Tompkins celebrates the inauguration of the Hartness Organ (C.B. Fisk Opus 121) at Furman University in Greenville, SC.

1 hr 28 min

Audio Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

Week of October 16, 2006

Links and Resources:

Charles Tompkins - profile at Furman University
Charles Tompkins - personal web page
Concerts at Daniel Chapel - PDF file, see page 3
the Hartness Organ (C.B. Fisk Opus 121) - Pipedreams gallery page
Furman pieces together 3,000-part organ - article from The Greenville News
American Guild of Organists
Printable program listings

Music played in the program

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Jubilate Deo

J.S. BACH: Passacaglia & Fugue in c, S. 582

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Joie et clarte, from Les corps glorieux

LOUIE WHITE: Reflection on ‘Wondrous Love’

DALE WOOD: That Easter Day

LOUIS-CLAUDE DAQUIN: Noël Suisse, Number 12

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: God is simple, Number 8, from Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity

HERBERT HOWELLS: Magnificat, from Collegium Regale

JOHN FERGUSON: Concertato on When the morning stars together, premiere

JOSEPH JONGEN: Sonata Eroica, Opus 94

ROBERT SCHUMANN: Sketch in D-flat, Opus 58, number 4

Dr. Tompkins is joined by members of the Furman Chamber Choir, directed by William Thomas and Vivian Hamilton, and organ accompanist Justin Blackwell. Performances were recorded at Daniel Memorial Chapel on April 17, 2004 and May 22, 2005.