1950 Holtkamp organ in Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Pipes Alive!

…recitals, session recordings, and concerts collected from across the nation provide a superb display of the organist’s art in action.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of August 31, 2009

Links and Resources:

• Minnesota organist Michael Ferguson further reflects on the fascinating capabilities of French composer Maurice Duruflé, specifically his involvement with Handel.
• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

ROBERT HEBBLE: Heraldings. J.S. BACH: Duet in G, from Clavierübung III, BWV 804. CHRIS DeBLASIO: God is our righteousness –Brian Luckett, guitar; Michael Shake (2002; 2008 Mander/Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 5/7/09)

NAJI HAKIM: To call my true love to my dance (premiere) –Faythe Freese (1988 Holtkamp/Frank Moody Music Building, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 1/25/08)

CÉSAR FRANCK: Psalm 150 –First Church Choir; David Spicer, organist & conductor. GERRE HANCOCK: Improvisation on St. Thomas –Gerre Hancock (1974 Austin/First Church of Christ, Wethersfield, CT) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 9/5/08)

Filler - CHRIS DeBLASIO (see above)

Hour 2

ROBIN DINDA: 2 Pieces in Contemporary Notation (Prelude on a Folk Hymn; Gentle Piece) –Katharine Pardee (1950 Holtkamp/Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, NY). JOHN WEAVER: Dialogues for Flute and Organ –Christopher Dranchek, flute; Katharine Pardee (1952 Holtkamp/Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University, NY) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 5/15/95)

J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in c, BWV 546 –Paul Weber (1927 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 12/13/07)

MAURICE DURUFLÉ: Fugue in c (on a Theme of Henri Rabaud) –Michael Ferguson (1987 Kney/Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 12/04)

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Kaleidoscope, Op. 144 –Stefan Engels (1952; 1998 Austin/Packer Memorial Church, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 6/27/01)

Filler - NAJI HAKIM (see above)