1996 Pasi organ at Private residence of Lola Wolf & Rubin Maidan, Kirkland, Washington

1993 C.B. Fisk organ, Opus 101, at Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, Texas

1953 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 1118, at Riverside Church, New York, New York

1959 Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Missouri

2001 Lively-Fulcher organ at St. Olaf RCC, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1980 Sipe organ at Hennepin Avenue UMC, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Those Gospel Preludes

…composer William Bolcom provides glimpses into the creation of these beguiling re-imaginings of familiar American tunes.

1 hr 28 min

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of April 9, 2007

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

 

WILLIAM BOLCOM: What a friend we have in Jesus!, Book I, #1 –Robert Anderson (1980 Sipe/Hennepin Avenue UMC, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded April 13, 1980

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Rock of Ages/La cathedrale engloutie, Book I, #2 –William Kuhlman (1978 Sipe/Center for Faith and Life, Luther College, Decorah, IA) Pipedreams Archive recorded November 16, 1980

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Just as I am, without one plea, Book I, #3 –Keith Weber (1993 C.B. Fisk/Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, TX) Pipedreams Archive recorded April 18, 1994

GARDNER READ: 2 American Hymn Preludes: Do not I love thee, O my lord; Hark, the jubilee is sounding –Barbara Harbach (1983 C.B. Fisk/Downtown United Presbyterian, Rochester, NY) Gasparo CD-258

VIRGIL THOMSON: Shall we gather at the river –John Obetz (1959 Aeolian-Skinner/Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, MO) RBWCD-010

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Shall we gather at the river, Book II, #3 –Douglas Cleveland (1994 Berghaus/Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, WI) Pipedreams Archive

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Jesus loves me, Book II, #2 –Stephen Self (2001 Lively-Fulcher/St. Olaf RCC, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded November 10, 2003

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Amazing Grace, Book II, #1 –Stephen Self (2001 Lively-Fulcher/St. Olaf RCC, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded November 10, 2003

WILLIAM BOLCOM: 2 Preludes on Jewish Melodies: Number 1, Hinei mah tov; Number 3, Hal’luhu –Thom Miles (1866 Koehnken/Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati, OH) Arsis CD-157

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Book IV, #1 –Marilyn Mason (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) Pipedreams PD 1001

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Sweet hour of prayer, Book IV, #2 –Delbert Disselhorst (1996 Pasi/Wolf Residence, Kirkland, WA) Pipedreams Archive recorded April 4, 1994

WILLIAM BOLCOM: Free Fantasia on O Zion, haste and How firm a foundation, Book IV, #3 –David Higgs (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) Gothic G49117

Filler –WILLIAM BOLCOM: Fantasia, Book IV, #3 –Marilyn Mason (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) Pipedreams PD 1001

David Higgs will present a concert, April 22, 2007, devoted entirely to William Bolcom’s Gospel Preludes as part of a two-week festival, Illuminating Bolcom, April 21-May 5, 2007, in the Minnesota twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

 

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