1953 Aeolian-Skinner organ at Riverside Church, New York, NY

From Palms to Passiontide

Music that stirs the soul and produces provocative evocations of scenes from Holy Week.

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Program Broadcast dates:

• March 29, 2004

Music played in the program

J.S. BACH: Chorale and Prelude, All Glory, Laud and Honor, S. 735. HAROLD FRIEDELL: The Way to Jerusalem –Riverside Choir, Frederick Swann (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) Gothic G49131

WOLFGANG MIELKE: Improvisation on a Chorale from Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion –Wolfgang Mielke (1958 Führer/St. Ansgarii Church, Bremen, Germany) Querstand CD-0014

AMADEO VIVES: O salutaris hostia –Coro Cervantes, Carlos Aransay, conductor; Tansy astledine (1994 Walker/Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England, UK) Guild GMCD 7243

PHILIP JAMES: Anthem, By the waters of Babylon –Gloria Dei Cantores, Elizabeth Patterson, conductor; David Chalmers (E.M. Skinner; Barden/Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA) Gloria Dei Cantores 030

DANIEL LESUR: Scene de la Passion –Charles Matthews (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France) Priory PRCD772

J.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, S. 668a –Jonathan Biggers (1992 Fritts/Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ) Calcante CD-009

THIERRY ESCAICH: Le Chemin de la Croix, selections –Thierry Escaich (1899 Didier/Notre Dame Cathedral, Laon, France) Calliope CD-9523

LEO SOWERBY: Prelude on Were you there? –Marsha Foxgrover (1992 Schantz/College Church, Wheaton, IL) Private Issue

HAROLD STOVER: Easter Dawn Music –Harold Stover (1996 Wicks/Woodfords Congregational, Portland, ME) Stover Productions