2014 Dobson at Merton College, Oxford, England

1914 Austin at Spreckels Organ Pavillion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

1936 Aeolian–Skinner at the Church of the Advent, Boston, MA

2004 Glatter–Götz–Rosales at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

2011 Casavant at Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO

The Organist’s Yearbook

…the traditional summing-up of some of the year’s activity in the world of the King of Instruments.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of December 29, 2014

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

J. S. BACH:  Sinfonia, fr Cantata 29 –Benjamin Nicholas (2014 Dobson/Merton College, Oxford, England) Delphian 34142

GEORGE SHEARING:  I love thee, my Lord.  GERRE HANCOCK:  Improvisation on Grand Isle –Todd Wilson (1933 Kilgen/Our Lady of Refuge Church, Brooklyn, NY) Pipedreams Archive r. 10/17/14)

JOHANN SCHRAMMEL:  Wien bliebt Wien –Carol Williams (1914 Austin/Spreckels Organ Pavillion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA) SOS 10

BACH:  Fugue in G, BWV 541 –Peter Dubois (1800 Tannenberg/Old Salem Museum, Winston-Salem, NC) Pipedreams Archive (r. 9/26/14)

HYMN:  Who are these like stars appearing –AGO 2014 Convention Congregation; Mark Dwyer (1936 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of the Advent, Boston, MA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/27/14)

THIERRY ESCAICH:   Evocation II –Scott Dettra (1961 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Church, Boston, MA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/26/14)

MARIAN MÜLLER:  Sonata in C for Two Organs (1772) –Basil Höfliger and Lukas Helg (1988 & 1992 Mathis/Einsiedeln Monastery, Switzerland) Klosterarchiv 2012

STEPHEN PAULUS:  A Refined Reflection, fr Baronian Suite –Caron Farmer (2009 Austin/St. Paul’s Episcpal Church, Muskegon, MI) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/24/13)

CAMERON CARPENTER:  A California Birthday Salute! –Cameron Carpenter (2004 Glatter-Götz-Rosales/Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/23/14)

Filler – BACH Sinfonia (see above)

Hour 2

CHARLES CALLAHAN:  Fanfares & Riffs –Jeremy Filsell (1968 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC) Raven 966

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT:  Caprice in B-flat, Op. 20, no. 3 –Jan Kraybill (2011 Casavant/Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO) Reference 133

LEONARD BERNSTEIN:  Candide Overture –Cameron Carpenter (2014 Marshall & Ogletree/Methuen Music Hall, MA) Sony Classical 8883796882

FRANZ LISZT:  Funérailles –Nathan Laube (2010 Schantz/Gesu Church, Milwaukee, WI) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/12/14)

KEVIN McKEE:  Lux et Lapis –Adam Hayes & Joel Treybig, trumpets; Andrew Risinger (1969 Aeolian-Skinner/Belmont University, Nashville, TN) CurvePoint 2014

J. S. BACH:  Fugue in D, BWV 532 –Jean Guillou (2013 Klais/Cathedral of Saint Mary, León, Spain) Augure 1306

RENÉ BECKER:  March in d, Op. 76a –Damin Spritzer (1880 Cavaillé-Coll/Holy Cross Cathedral, Orleans, France) Raven 949

DAVID CONTE:  Nunc dimittis –Christ Church Schola Cantorum/Stephen Kennedy, director; David Higgs (1955 Austin/St. Mary’s Church, Rochester, NY) Arsis 159

Filler – SCHRAMMEL (see above)

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