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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[2003 Rosales at Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA][decorative stamp]
2002 Rosales organ at Saint Bartholomew, Atlanta, Georgia

[1992 Mander organ at Saint Ignatius Loyola, New York, New York][decorative stamp]
1992 Mander organ at Saint Ignatius Loyola, New York, New York

[2000 Fritts organ at Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey][decorative stamp]
2000 Fritts organ at Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey

[2006 Fritts organ at Saint Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio][decorative stamp]
2006 Fritts organ at Saint Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio

[1982 Oberlinger organ at Marktkirche [Market Church], Wiesbaden, Germany][decorative stamp]
1982 Oberlinger organ at Marktkirche [Market Church], Wiesbaden, Germany

[1890 Cavaille-Coll organ at the Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France][decorative stamp]
1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France

Noëls Etranger

…some holiday melodies from other lands at first may seem strange or foreign, but their message of peace and joy is unmistakable.

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Hour 1

LOUIS-CLAUDE DAQUIN: Noël Etranger, Number 8 –François Zeitouni (1991 Guilbault-Thérien/Chapelle du Grand Séminaire, Montréal, Québec, Canada) XXI 1609

HANS UWE HIELSCHER: Christmas Fantasy –Hans Uwe Hielscher (1982 Oberlinger/Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) Hielscher 3

WILLIAM BILLINGS: Christmas Voluntary –Donald Enos (1762 Snetzler/Congregational Church, South Dennis, MA) Sound Production Studios 2006

JOSEPH-GUY ROPARTZ: Rhapsodie sur deux Noëls populaires da le Haute-Bretagne –Jean-Pierre Lecaudey (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Ouen, Rouen, France) Pavane ADW 7393/4

NORBERTO GUINALDO: 3 Spanish Carols: Come, little children; Cold December flies away; What shall we give to the child of Mary? –Norberto Guinaldo (1963 Reuter/United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA) Pipedreams Archive 2008

J.S. BACH: Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 –Joan Lippincott (2000 Fritts/Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ) Gothic G49242

PHILIP LEDGER: Christmas Lullaby, Hush! My dear, lie still and slumber –Choir of Christ’s College, David Rowland, conductor; Roxy Summerfield (2007 Kuhn/Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK) Regent 305

CHARLES WOOD: O thou, the central orb –Choir of St. Joseph Cathedral, Paul Thornock, conductor; Robert Wisniewski (2006 Fritts/Cathedral of St. Joseph, Columbus, OH) CathedralMusic 01

Filler –NORBERTO GUINALDO (see above)

Hour 2

HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS: Magnificat primi toni, 3 verses –Karin Nelson (2004 Nelson/Parish Church, Schärding, Austria) Motette CD MOT 13681

MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: Kyrie, from Mass for Christmas Eve with interpolated solo organ Noëls by ANDRÉ RAISON –Canterbury Choir; New Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Predrag Gosta, conductor; Brad Hughley (2003 Rosales/St. Bartholomew Episcopal, Atlanta, GA) Edition Lilac 100605

CLAUDE BALBASTRE: 4 Noëls: Je rends Graces a mon Dieu; Or nous dites Marie; Je rends Graces a mon Dieu; Qui a ce pen machuret –Albert Bolliger (1790 Clicquot/Cathedral of Saint Peter, Poitiers, France) Sinus CD-3002

EMIL WALDTEUFEL: Skater’s Waltz –Jonas Nordwall (1927 Wurlitzer/Berkeley Community Theatre, CA) NCCATOS 2010

HENRI BÜSSER: Le sommeil de l’enfant Jesus, Opus 3 –Arthur Fiacco, cello; Victoria Drake, harp; Nancianne Parrella (1993 Mander/St. Ignatius Loyola RCC, New York, NY) MSR Classics MS1143

LÉON BOËLLMANN: Offertoire sur des Noëls & Carillon –Helga Schauerte (1996 Kuhn/Minden Cathedral, Germany) Syrius CD-141374

Filler –HENRI BÜSSER (see above)

 

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