1929 Wurlitzer organ, Opus 2103, at Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, California

2007 Schoenstein organ at Laura Turner Concert Hall at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee

1895 Müller & Abel organ at Saint Joseph’s Church, New York, New York

1992 Mander organ at Princeton University Chapel, New Jersey

1897 Hutchings organ at the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help “Mission Church”, Boston, Massachusetts

1927 Wurlitzer organ, Opus 1571, at Place de la Musique, Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, Illinois

American Blessings

…the rich resource of our nation’s own compositional talent store gives our ears and hearts much for which to be thankful.

Program Broadcast dates:

•November 25, 1996 as Show #9648

•June 26, 2006 as Show #0626

•June 29, 2009 as Show #0926

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

LEO SOWERBY: Comes Autumn Time –Lorenz Maycher (1949 Aeolian-Skinner/First Presbyterian, Kilgore, TX) Raven OAR-310

HORATIO PARKER: Romanza, Opus 17, number 3; Canon, Opus 68, number 2; Risoluto, Opus 68, number 5 –Albert Ahlstrom (1895 Müller & Abel/St. Joseph - Yorkville, New York, NY) Raven OAR-340

EDWARD MacDOWELL: To a wild rose, from Woodland Sketches –Virgil Fox (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) EMI Classics CDC 65426

FELIX ARNDT: Nola –George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Organ/George Wright Residence, Hollywood, CA) Banda CD-109555

JIMMY van HEUSEN: Here’s that rainy day, from Carnival in Flanders –Jelani Eddington (1929 Wurlitzer/Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, CA) RJE Productions 2103

DANIEL PINKHAM: Gloria –Philadelphia Brass; Joan Lippincott (1992 Mander/Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, NJ) Gothic G49072

ROBERT ELMORE: Fantasy on Nursery Tunes –Jonas Nordwall, Tom Hazleton. LEW POLLACK: At the Codfish Ball –Donna Parker (1928 Kimball/Dickinson High School Auditorium, Wilmington, DE) Triple Play 33302

KATHLEEN SCHEIDE: Amazing Grace –Kathleen Scheide (1897 Hutchings/Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help “Mission Church”, Boston, MA) Raven OAR-350

Filler –JIMMY van HEUSEN (see above)

Hour 2

ALFRED HOLLINS: A Song of Sunshine –Tom Hazleton (1928 Wurlitzer/private studio [former 1928 Minnesota Theatre Wurlitzer]) Historical Recording Company 101

RICHARD RODGERS: Victory at Sea Symphonic Scenario –Walt Strony (1927 Wurlitzer/Place de la Musique, Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) Strony Concerts CD-4

SCOTT JOPLIN: Magnetic Rag –Ansgar Aylward, violin; Keith Hooper, oboe; Jürgen Schwab (1994 Mühleisen/Owenstadt Parish, Germany) Fireworks Music 0028

AARON COPLAND: Symphony for Organ and Orchestra [1924] –Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Andrew Risinger (2007 Schoenstein/Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN) Pipedreams Archive recorded December 6, 2008

Filler –FELIX ARNDT (see above)