1892 Willis at 1978 Harrison/Hereford Cathedral, England

Wurlitzer at Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL

1992 Schantz at 7th Street Christian Church, Richmond, VA

1927 Wurlitzer at Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL

1930 Aeolian at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA

On a Spring Note

…as seasons come and go, who is not filled with a sense of joyous celebration at the coming of Spring!?

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of April 4, 2016

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

ALFRED HOLLINS: Spring Song –Roy Massey (1892 Willis-1978 Harrison/Hereford Cathedral, England) Priory 103

RUBE BLOOM: Spring Fever –John Giacchi (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) Giacchi 003

EDVARD GRIEG (trans. Fox): To Spring, Op. 43, no. 6 –Virgil Fox (1954 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York City) EMI Classics 65426

IGOR STRAVINSKY (trans. Tharp): Le sacre du printemtp –Stephen Tharp (1949 Aeolian-Skinner/1st Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, MA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/27/14)

SIDNEY TORCH: On a spring note –Tom Hazleton (Wurlitzer/Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar, CA) Klavier 77-14

Hour 2

MARY BETH BENNETT: Variations on Outbursts of Spring, Triumphant –Mary Beth Bennett (1992 Schantz/7th Street Christian Church, Richmond, VA) MBB 1/2015

NATHANIEL SHILKRET: Jennine, I dream of lilac time –John McCall (1927 Wurlitzer/Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL) JCM-003

RICHARD RODGERS: Spring is here, fr I married an angel –George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Organ/Wright Studio, Hollywood, CA) Banda 3322

RICHARD RODGERS: Younger than springtime, fr South Pacific –George Wright (Wurlitzer/Richard Vaughan Studio, Los Angeles, CA) Boston Skyline 129

PAUL LINCKE: Spring, beautiful spring –George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Organ/Wright Studio, Hollywood, CA) Banda 8480

AVRIL ANDERSON: The grass is sleeping –Timothy Bond (1998 Jehmlich/St. Wolfgang’s Church, Schneeberg, Germany) Regent 252

ALFRED HOLLINS: A Song of Sunshine –Simon Nieminski (1930 Kilgen-2012 Reuter/3rd Baptist Church, Saint Louis, MO) Regent 474

FIRMIN SWINNEN: Sunshine Toccata, fr Longwood Sketches –Thomas Murray (1930 Aeolian/Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA) DTR 8305

 

For your further enjoyment, we recommend these archive programs with seasonal content:

Some Spring Notes (#1114)

Spring is Here (#1215)

Spring’s Bach (#1511)