2007 Schoenstein organ at Laura Turner Concert Hall at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee

2000 Dobson organ at St. Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, Louisiana

1977 Klais organ at Ingolstadt Cathedral, Germany

1754 Dom Bedos; 1985 Quoirin organ at Eglise Sainte-Croix, Bordeaux, France

Organ Plus

…the King of Instruments speaks clearly, whether in consort with a single additional instrument, or roaring in chorus with a full symphony orchestra.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 23, 2009

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Interview Audio:

• Michael Barone talks in more detail with Schoenstein & Co. president Jack Bethards about their project at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville:
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Music played in the program

Hour 1

J.S. BACH (arranged by Leopold Stokowski): Toccata & Fugue in d, S. 565. MAURICE DURUFLÉ: Prelude & Fugue on the Name ALAIN, Opus 7. SAMUEL BARBER: Toccata Festiva, Opus 36 –Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Andrew Risinger (2007 Schoenstein/Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN) Pipedreams Archive recorded September 9, 2007

GIOVANNI VIVIANI: Sonata Number 2 –Thomas Freas, clarion; Timothy Lewis (1995 C.B. Fisk/Abby Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA) Champignon International CD-101

JIMMY van HEUSEN: Here’s that rainy day –Boston Brass; J. Melvin Butler (1965 Flentrop/Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark, Seattle, WA) Loft LRCD-1022

Filler –VIVIANI: (see above)

Hour 2

G.F. HANDEL: Act 2 Symphony, from Saul –Concerto Köln, René Jacobs, conductor; Massimiliano Toni (box organ, unidentified) Harmonia Mundi CD-901877/8

JEAN-FRANÇOIS TAPRAY: Organ Concerto Number 1 –Baroque Ensemble of Nice, Gilbert Bezzina, conductor; Dominique Ferran (1754 Dom Bedos; 1985 Quoirin/Abbatiale Sainte-Croix, Bordeaux, France) K617 K.617079

JOHANN CASPAR FERDINAND FISCHER: Chaconne –Gustav Leonhardt (1754 Dom Bedos; 1985 Quoirin/Abbatiale Sainte-Croix, Bordeaux, France) Alpha 017

DANIEL PINKHAM: The Salutation of Gabriel, for horn and organ –Alberto Suarez, horn; Abbey Hallberg Siegfried (1969 Noack/Trinity Lutheran, Worcester, MA) Arsis CD-143

JUDITH VANDER: War Dance, from Powwow Suite –Anne Chabreck, flute; Marijim Thoene (2000 Dobson/St. Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, LA) Raven OAR-910

PAUL WINTER: Night into Dawn. ARLIE NESKAHI: Dance of All Beings –White Eagle Singers; Paul Winter Consort; Paul Halley (1954 Aeolian-Skinner; 2008 Quimby/Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY) Living Music LMUS0028

JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: Fantasia in f –Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe; Hedwig Bilgram (1990 Rieger/Pfarre St. Gilgen, Austria) Denon 75081

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Allegro in F for Organ and Orchestra, Opus 81 –Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, Olaf Koch, conductor; Franz Hauk (1977 Klais/Ingolstadt Münster, Germany) Guild GMCD 7215

Filler –TAPRAY: (see above)