1996 Helmut Wolff organ in the Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

An American Organist’s Christmas

…home-grown performers, composers, and instruments celebrate the Festival of the Nativity.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of December 14, 2009

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

CRAIG PHILLIPS: Toccata on Antioch, Joy to the World –Christopher Johnson (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) JAV CD-159

G.F. HANDEL: For unto us a child is born. RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: What child is this? GEOFFREY BUSH: I saw three ships –Philadelphia Brass Ensemble; Peter Richard Conte (1911 Wanamaker/Grand Court, Macy’s Center City, Philadelphia, PA) Gothic G49264

MICHAEL BURKHARDT: Variations on Puer nobis nascitur –Michael Burkhardt (1988 Casavant Frères/Concordia University Center for Worship and the Performing Arts, Irvine, CA) MorningStar CD-11MB

ARTHUR FOOTE: Christmas, Opus 80 –Paul Davis (2006 Andover/Christ Lutheran, Baltimore, MD) AFKA SK-562

RICHARD PURVIS: Carol Rhapsody –Maureen Howell (2008 Letourneau/St. John Baptist, Charlotte, NC) Pipedreams Archive recorded December 5, 2008

MURRAY C. BRADSHAW: Variations on Lo, how a rose –Shin-Ae Chun (1985 C.B. Fisk/Moore Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Chun 2005

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Opus 122, number 8 –Todd Wilson (1931 Skinner/Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH) Musical Arts Association 11009

EDWIN T. CHILDS: 3 Christmas Carols: See amid the winter’s snow; Let all motal flesh keep silence; Once he came in blessing –Brenda Heck Portman (1992 Schantz/College Church, Wheaton, IL) Hesed Music 3

Hour 2

RICHARD ELLIOTT: I saw three ships –Richard Elliott (1948 Aeolian-Skinner/Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT) MTC 0815

ANDREW CARTER: Toccata on Veni Emmanuel –Keith Schafer (1996 Casavant Frères/St. Paul Episcopal, Augusta, GA) KS1997

CHARLES IVES: Adeste fidelis in an Organ Prelude –Karel Paukert (1972 Holtkamp/Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, OH) Azica 71228

LARRY KASS: Holiday Medley –Larry Kass (1928 Wurlitzer/Kass Residence, Hinckley, OH) Razzmatazz 1998

JOHNNY MARKS: Holly Jolly Christmas. DONALD GARDNER: All I want for Christmas. TRADITIONAL: Patapan. MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: Noel de Saintonge. J.S. BACH: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 –Tandy Reussner (1996 Wolff/Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) TCR 2004

TANDY REUSSNER: Holly Jolly Christmas Medley –Tandy Reussner (1996 Wolff/Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) TCR 2004

RAYNER BROWN: 10 Christmas Chorales –John Brock (2007 Juget-Sinclair/Second Presbyterian, Nashville, TN) Raven OAR-970

GERRE HANCOCK: The snow lay on the ground –Gerre Hancock (1996 Taylor & Boody/St. Thomas Episcopal, New York, NY) Gothic G49109

NORBERTO GUINALDO: 3 Christmas Carols: Christmas Eve; It came upon a midnight clear; Wonder Tidings –Norberto Guinaldo (1963 Reuter/United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA) Pipedreams Archive 2008