1887 Willis organ at Truro Cathedral, England, UK

From East to West

…composers and performers from the global community offer up exotic musical gifts for this season of the Nativity.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of December 08, 2008

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• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Part I

PIOTR DRUSINSKI: Resonet in laudibus –Julian Gembalski (1970 Kaminski/Frombork Cathedral, Poland) DUX CD-0413

J.S. BACH: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, S. 769 (excerpts) –Gottfried Holzer-Graf (1999 Kern/Mondsee Abbey, Austria) Balance CD9477

JOHANNES CONZE: Weihnachts-Pastorale (Vom Himmel hoch) –Bram Brandemann (1845 Naber/Sint Joriskerk, Amersfoort, The Netherlands) D. E. Versluis CD-7001

ERNST PEPPING: Christmas Chorale-preludes (Vom Himmel hoch; Es kommt ein Schiff geladen; Freuteuch, ihr Christen alle) –George Bozeman (1934 Schuke/Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Church, Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany) Pape CD-7022

Part II

SAMUEL BARBER: Chorale-prelude on Silent Night –Jeremy Filsell (1994 Walker/Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England, UK) Guild CD-7145

DAN LOCKLAIR: From East to West –extra/Eric Stark, conductor; Charles Manning (1999 Goulding & Wood/St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, IN) ISC CD-2006

NAJI HAKIM: Improvisation on a Maronite Christmas Chant (Ayyouha Rabbu Ilahuna - O Lord our God, o Child) –Choir of Notre Dame du Liban, Paris; Naji Hakim (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/La Trinité, Paris, France) IFO CD-5011

GOFFREDO GIARDA: L’Annunciazione, Op. 72 (Pastorale Fantasy on an Italian Carol) –Andrea Macinanti (1916 Vegezzi-1934 Bossi/Cattedrale di San Giusto, Susas, Italy) Tactus CD-880701

Part III

PHILIP STOPFORD: 2 Anthems (Hosanna to the son of David; A child is born in Bethlehem –Ecclesium Choir, Philip Stopford; Tim Noon (Keble College Chapel, Oxford, England, UK) Priory CD-832

HERBERT SUMSION: Cradle Song –John Winter (1887 Willis/Truro Cathedral, England, UK) Priory CD-917

GAETANO DONIZETTI: Pastorale. ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Noël Brabaçon in the style of Haydn –André Isoir (1967 Kern/Church of Saint-Brice d’Ay, France) Calliope CD-9933

HUGO DISTLER: Toccata & Variations on Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland –Barbara Bruns (1967 Beckerath/St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, NYC) MRS Classics CD-1137

Filler - BACH (see above)