The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Built by the Dobson Organ Company.

A View of the Verizon

…inaugural celebration performances on the new Dobson organ at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

Audio Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

Week of October 08, 2007

Featured organ:

(Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ [2006 Dobson]/Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA.)

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Music played in the program

SAMUEL BARBER: Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 –Olivier Latry, organ; Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor (Ondine CD-1094)(recorded 5/12/06)

FLORENCE PRICE: Air. MAX REGER: Fugue, from Chorale-Fantasy on Wachet auf, Op. 52, no. 2 –Marvin Mills, organ (recorded 5/13/06)

J. S. BACH: Toccata in d, S. 565. GORDON TURK: Siciliano –Gordon Turk, organ (recorded 5/13/06)

MAURICE DURUFLE: Scherzo, Op. 2 –Alan Morrison, organ (recorded 5/13/06)

CÉSAR FRANCK: Finale, from Grande Piece Symphonique –Diane Meredith Belcher, organ (recorded 5/13/06)

FREDERIC CHOPIN: Etude in c#, Op. 10. BACH: Vivace, from Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, S. 530 –Cameron Carpenter, organ (recorded 5/13/06)

DAVID RAKSIN: A Song After Sundown –Michael Stairs, organ; Mannes College of Music Orchestra, David Hayes, conductor (recorded 5/14/06)

LOUIS VIERNE: Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, no. 6 –Olivier Latry, organ (recorded 5/13/06)

Filler– BARBER: Toccata Festiva (see above)

With 124 ranks and 6938 individual pipes, the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (Opus 76 by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders of Lake City, Iowa) makes an impressive statement about the stature of the pipe organ on the American concert scene.