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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
1931 E.M. Skinner organ, Opus 816, at Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH
…we gauge the shift of seasons with a curious collection of compositions in changing harmonic colors.
Listen to the program
LEO SOWERBY: Pageant of Autumn –Robert Glasgow (1955 Aeolian-Skinner/Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) OHS CD-95
KURT WEILL (arranged by Lyn Larsen): September Song, from Knickerbocker Holiday –Lyn Larsen (1929 Wurlitzer/Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, CA) Beldale 421
KURT WEILL (arranged by Hazleton): September Song –Tom Hazleton (1928 Kimball/Dickinson High School Auditorium, Wilmington, DE) Trio Con Brio CD-333
KURT WEILL (arranged by Strony): September Song –Walt Strony (Wurlitzer/California Theatre, San Diego, CA) Strony Concerts CD-2
SAM COSLOW & ARTHUR JOHNSON: Black Moonlight –George Wright (1921 Wurlitzer, Opus 434/Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL) Banda CD-42192
GEORGE GERSHWIN: A foggy day –George Wright (1929 Wurlitzer/Fox Theatre, San Francisco, CA) Banda CD-9211
BILLY MAYERL: Autumn Crocus –Simon Gledhill (1928 Wurlitzer/Tower World Ballroom, Blackpool, England, UK) OS Digital CD-205
BERNICE PETKERE & JOE YOUNG: Lullaby of the Leaves –Brett Valliant (Wurlitzer/Little River Studio, Wichita, KS) BVO CD-515
ANN RONELL: Willow weep for me –Dan Bellomy (Wurlitzer/Robert Trousdale Studio, Portland, OR) Beldale 97266
RICHARD RODGERS: This nearly was mine, from South Pacific –Tom Hazleton (Wurlitzer hybrid/Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, CA) Pro Arte CD-434
JOSEPH JONGEN: Pensée d’Automne –John Scott Whiteley (1874 Schyven; 1912 van Bever/Notre Dame de Laeken, Brussels, Belgium) Priory PRCD324
HARRY WARREN: September in the rain –Lyn Larsen (Wurlitzer/Richard Kline Residence, Auburn Springs, MD) Musical Contrasts CD-205
NORA BAYES: Shine on, harvest moon –Lyn Larsen (1927 Wurlitzer/Senate Theatre, Detroit, MI) Musical Contrasts CD-206
LEO SOWERBY: Comes Autumn Time –Todd Wilson (1931 Skinner/Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH) TCO CD-51201
Filler –KURT WEILL: September Song-Tom Hazleton (see above)