1892 Jardine; 1985 Bond at All Saints Episcopal Church, Portland, Oregon

The American Muse

…from festival hymns to far-out fantasies, a further foray into our native-born repertoire for the ‘King of Instruments’.

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of October 29, 2007

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

JOHN BEHNKE: 4 Hymn-Preludes (Wake, awake for night is flying; Savior of the nations, come; Prepare the royal highway; Go tell it on the mountain) –John Behnke (1989 Steiner-Reck/Concordia University Chapel, Mequon, WI) JB CD-92804

ROBERT HEBBLE: Londonderry Air –Ted Alan Worth (1969 Ruffatti/Our Lady of Grace Church, Johnston, RI) Ruffatti CD-2003

LEIGH BAXTER: Chaconne –Ted Davis (1954 Austin/Reveille United Methodist Church, Richmond, VA) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 4/2000)

ROBERT BATES: Charon’s Oar –Robert Bates (2003 Pasi/Cathedral of Saint Cecilia, Omaha, NE) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 4/9/05)

BERNARD WAYNE SANDERS: Rhapsodie –Mary Joy Rieder (1987 Kney/Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 7/15/02)

ROBERT HOBBY: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee. WILBUR HELD: Step Tune –James Welch (1996 Eule/Saint Nikolai Church, Berlin-Spandau, Germany) Querstand CD-9823

LOUIE WHITE: 2 Reflections on Southern Hymns (What wondrous love; When I can read my title clear) –John Rose (1971 Austin/Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT) Towerhill CD-71986

JOHN VERGIN: 4 Spiritual Songs for Soprano, Flute and Organ (Heaven-Haven; The Rose; Death be not proud; The windhover) –Barbara Custer, soprano; Marc Grafe, flute; John Vergin (1892 Jardine; 1985 Bond/All Saints Episcopal Church, Portland, OR) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 4/8/93)

ROBIN DINDA: Nocturne for Organ and Brass –Boston Brass; J. Melvin Butler (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft CD-1022

PAMELA DECKER: Fantasy on Ein feste Burg –Pamela Decker (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft CD-1053