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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[2011 Holtkamp/Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, MN][decorative stamp]
2011 Holtkamp at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, MN

[Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York City][decorative stamp]
Aeolian–Skinner at Riverside Church, New York City

[1971 Ruffatti/St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA][decorative stamp]
1971 Ruffatti at St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

[1872 Kuhn/Neumünster, Zurich, Switzerland][decorative stamp]
1872 Kuhn at Neumünster, Zurich, Switzerland

[1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France][decorative stamp]
1862 Cavaillé-Coll at Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France

From Darkness to Light

…music of contrast and contradiction, a progression of mood and spirit leading to revelation.

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Hour 1

MYRON ROBERTSPrelude and TrumpetingsJames Bobb (2011 Holtkamp/Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 5/10/13)

J. S. BACHFantasy and Fugue in c, BWV 537Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York City) Organ Arts 4

CYRIL JENKINSDawnJohn Balka (1971 Ruffatti/St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Reference 98

MAURICE RAVEL (trans. Idenstam):  Daybreak, fr Daphnis et ChloéGunnar Idenstam (1812 Stahlhuth-2002 Jann/St. Martin’s  Church, Dudelange, Luxembourg) BIS 2049

THÉDORE DUBOISVerset de processionUrsina Caflish (1872 Kuhn/Neumünster, Zurich, Switzerland) Guild 7340

CESAR FRANCKCantabile & Piece heroiqueSusan Landale (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France) Calliope 9941/2

Hour 2

BACHJesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665Lionel Rogg (1761 J-A Silbermann/Abbey Church, Arlesheim, Switzerland) Harmonia Mundi 290779

OLIVIER MESSIAENCombat de la mort et de la vie, fr Les corps glorieuxOlivier Latry (1868 Cavaille-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) Deutsche Grammophon 471 480-2

W. F. MOZARTFantasy in f, K. 594E. Power Biggs (1735 Müller/St. Bavo Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands) Columbia 6208

ALEXANDRE GUILMANTMarche funebre et chant seraphique, Op. 17, no. 3Will Headlee (1950 Holtkamp/Crouse College, Syracuse University, NY) Raven 440

JEAN LANGLAISDeath and Resurrection, fr Trois paraphrases grégoriennes, Op. 5, no. 3  –Ann Labounsky (1977 Casavant/St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA) Vox au Vent Volume 1

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