1998 Paul Fritts organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA

1994 Mander at St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England

A Resurrection Festival

…celebratory music for choirs and instruments in observance of the springtime Christian Easter.

 

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 17, 2008

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

 

Part I

JOHN RUTTER (arr.): Easter Hymn, Jesus Christ is risen today –Choir of St. Thomas Church, New York City/John Scott, director; Jeremy Bruns (Aeolian-Skinner, revised/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Pro Organo CD-7209

J. S. BACH: Easter Chorale, Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn, S. 342. JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: Chorale-prelude, Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn –Felix Friedrich (1746 Hildebrandt/St. Wenzel Church, Naumburg, Germany) Querstand CD-0203

BACH: 3 Easter Chorale-preludes (Christ lag in Todesbanden, S. 625; Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, S. 626; Christ ist erstanden, S. 627) –Christina Garcia Banegas (1993 Grenzing/National Conservatory, Lyon, France) Perro Andaluz CD-1080

LYNN TRAPP: Images of the ‘Exultet’ Chant –Dr. Jennifer Pascual (1930 Kilgen/St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC) JAV CD-152

Part II

MARCEL DUPRÉ: Crucifixion& Resurrection, from Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23 –Louis Robilliard (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Sernin Basilica, Toulouse, France) Festivo CD-6961-942

PER HJORT ALBERTSEN: Chaconne (Crucifixus) and Fugue, Op. 43 –Felix Friedrich (1977 Mühlheisen/St. Boniface Abbey, Munich, Germany) Querstand CD-09601

KENNETH LEIGHTON: An Easter Sequence (Introit, Gradual and Offertory) –Benjamin Burrant, treble; Crispian Steele-Perkins, tpt; Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge/Christopher Robinson, director; Christopher Whitton (1994 Mander/St. John’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) Naxos CD-8.555795

Part III

DANIEL LESUR: In Paradisum –Dominique Joubert (1915-1996 Casavant/Church of St. John the Baptist, Montreal, Quebec) Eclectra CD-2069

ANTONIO CORREA BRAGA: Batalha de 6eme Ton –Gerhard Gnann (1779 Llañeza/Church of San Cipriano, Fontiveros, Spain) Organum CD-240048

JEAN LANGLAIS: Mors et resurrectio, Op. 5, no. 1 –Susan Ferré (1998 Fritts/Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA) Gothic CD-49211

JOHN SCOTT (arr.): He is risen –Choir of St. Thomas Church, New York City/John Scott, director; Jeremy Bruns (Aeolian-Skinner, revised/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Pro Organo CD-7209

Filler – DUPRÉ: Resurrection (see above)