1744 Bossart organ at Kloster Muri, Switzerland

1967 Walker organ at Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK

1887 Henry Willis organ at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro, England, UK

2003 Dobson organ at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California

Music for Eastertide

…celebratory and contemplative scores explore the energy of the springtime festival of rebirth.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 29, 2010

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

CHARLES KOECHLIN: Le Chant de la Resurrection –Denver Brass; Joseph Galema (2002 Schuke/Hamilton Hall, Newman Performing Arts Center, Denver, CO) Klavier K 11165

CARSON COOMAN: Easter Triumph! Easter Joy! –Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, Rupert Gough, conductor; Samuel Rathbome (1994 Tickell/Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, England, UK) Naxos 8.559361

HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN: 3 verses of Christ lag in Todesbanden. J.S. BACH: Fantasy, Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 695 –Johannes Strobl (1744 Bossart/Cloister Church, Muri, Switzerland) Audite 92.560

J.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, BWV 625 –August Humer (1986 Brombaugh/Collegedale Church of Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN) Extempore 47881

CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Office for Easter, from Petites Fleurs Musicales, Opus 66 –Vincent Boucher (2002 Casavant Frères/Église des Saints-Anges-Gardiens, Lachine, Québec, Canada) ATMA ACD2470

LUDVIG NIELSEN: Postludium for Easter, Opus 20 –Harald Gullichsen (1954 Jørgensen/Skien Church, Norway) Victoria 19007

WILLIAM MATHIAS: Chorale Easter 1966 –Richard Lea (1967 J.W. Walker/Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory PRCD870

WILLIAM HORSLEY: Hymn, There is a green hill far away –Choir of Truro Cathedral, Andrew Methsingha, conductor; Simon Morley (1887 Henry Willis/Truro Cathedral, England, UK) Priory PRCD5019

SUE MITCHELL WALLACE: Were you there? –Cathedral Festival Choirs, Paul Salamunovich, conductor; Frederick Swann (2003 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Thallander Foundation 2007

CARLETON BUCK/DOUGLAS WAGNER: A Time for Rejoicing –Corpus Christi Cathedral Youth Chorale & Choristers, Lee Gwozdz, conductor; Greg Labus (1984 Ballard/Corpus Christi Cathedral, TX) World Library CD-2413

GERRE HANCOCK: The Savior’s Triumph, Improvisation for Easter –Gerre Hancock (1962 Austin/Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, CT) Pro Organo CD 7233. A video of this performance is available on You Tube

Filler –CHARLES KOECHLIN (see above)

Hour 2

LOUIS VIERNE: Kyrie, from Messe Solennelle, Opus 16, with related liturgical music for Easter Mass –Choeur Gregorian de Paris, Thibaut Marlin, conductor; Choeur d’Oratorio de Paris, Jean Sourisse, conductor; Éric Lebrun (1844 Daublaine & Callinet; 1857 Cavaillé-Coll Choir organ/Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) & Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) JAV CD-179

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Symphony Number 10, Opus 73, Romane:
movement 1 –Daniel Chorzempa (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Philips 410.054
movement 2 –Ben van Oosten (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Dabringhaus und Grimm MDG 316.0406
movement 3 –Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Motette CD MOT 11141
movement 4 –Herman van Vliet (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Festivo FECD-147/148

Filler –DANIEL ROTH: Improvised Postlude for Easter, JAV CD-179, see above

 

Check out an early PIPEDREAMS program from 1982 that features an exciting concert performance of the Symphonie Romane by Professor Robert Glasgow