1927 Wurlitzer organ in the Music Salon of the Sanfilippo residence, Barrington, IL.

Some Favored Flavors

…a collection of ‘organ pops’, including a centenary tribute to American composer Leroy Anderson [born 6/29/1908].

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of June 23, 2008

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings
• Jelani Eddington talks to Michael Barone about his special involvement in the music of Leroy Anderson.

Music played in the program

Part 1

LEROY ANDERSON: Three Pieces, Promenade [1945]; The Phantom Regiment [1951]; Bugler’s Holiday [1954] –Gabriel Dessauer (1985 Seifert; Mayer/St. Bonifatius Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) Dessauer CD-2006

LEROY ANDERSON: Forgotten Dreams [1954] –Jelani Eddington, piano and organ (1927 Wurlitzer/Place de la Musique, Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) RJE Productions 1908B

JOE UTTERBACK: A Jazz Suite for Organ and Piano –Joachim Segger, piano; Marnie Giesbrecht (1987 Casavant Frères/Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Arktos CD-200257

RICHARD PURVIS: March Grotesque –Tom Hazleton (1934 Aeolian-Skinner/Grace Episcopal Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded September 7, 2003

Part 2

LEROY ANDERSON: The Syncopated Clock [1945]; The Waltzing Cat [1950]; Allegro vivo, 3rd movement, from Piano Concerto [1953]; Cambridge Centennial March of Industry [1946]; Easter Song –Jelani Eddington, piano and organ (1927 Wurlitzer/Place de la Musique, Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) RJE Productions 1908A

Part 3

LEROY ANDERSON: Two Pieces [Jazz Legato [1938]; Jazz Pizzicato [1938]] –Gabriel Dessauer (1985 Seifert; Mayer/St. Bonifatius Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) Dessauer CD-2006

JOSEPH CLOKEY: Mountain Sketches, Opus 32 [1924] –Janet Hamilton (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. John Presbyterian, New Albany, IN) Hamilton CD-2002

SAMUEL BARBER: Adagio for Strings [1936] –Susan Jane Matthews (1934 Aeolian-Skinner/Grace Episcopal Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Gothic G49206

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever [1896] –Simon Preston (1863 E.F. Walcker; 1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Methuen Music Hall, Methuen, MA) Argo 421 731

Filler –LEROY ANDERSON: The Phantom Regiment (see above)