Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ in Philadelphia's Verizon Hall

Concerts at the Kimmel Center

…in celebration of the 10th birthday of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ in Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 6, 2017

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

MANUEL de FALLA (trans. Latry):  Ritual Fire Dance, fr El amor brujo.  DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE:  Passacaglia in d. J. S. BACH:  Fugue in G, BWV 577.  OLIVIER LATRY:  Improvisation on Themes by Puccini and Gounod –Olivier Latry (r. 10/17/2009)

HENRY MARTIN:  2 Prelude & Fugue (G-flat and A).  SERGEI PROKOFIEV (trans. Demers):  The Street Awakens, fr Romeo & Juliet.  RAYMOND DAVELUY:  Toccata, fr Sonata No. 6 –Isabelle Demers (r. 1/19/13)

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Hour 2

JOSEPH GUY ROPARTZ:  Sortie in B-flat.  ALBERT ALAIN:  Scherzo.  JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE:  Elegie.  JEAN LANGLAIS:  Acclamations, fr Suite Medieval –James David Christie (r. 5/2/2009)

CESAR FRANCK:  Choral No. 2 in b.  JOHANNES BRAHMS: 2 Chorale-preludes, fr Op. 122 (No. 8, Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen; No. 4, Herzlich tut mich erfreuen). MARCEL LANQUETUIT:  Toccata –Gillian Weir (r. 4/12/2008)

 

The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (Dobson Opus 76, IV/88 stops), the largest mechanical-action concert hall organ in the United States, was inaugurated with more than a week of special concerts in May 2006.  Since then it has been featured in a regular annual series of performances involving solo and ensemble repertoire, and choral, dance and film accompaniment.  These recordings were made available to PIPEDREAMS by Weston Sound and Video and public radio station WRTI-FM, Philadelphia.