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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[1998 Goll organ at Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Martin, Memmingen, Germany][decorative stamp]
1998 Goll organ at Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Martin, Memmingen, Germany

[1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer organ at Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland][decorative stamp]
1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer organ at Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland

[1511 van Covelens organ at Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, The Netherlands][decorative stamp]
1511 van Covelens organ at Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

[1876 Henry Willis organ at the Cathedral, Salisbury, England, UK][decorative stamp]
1876 Henry Willis organ at the Cathedral, Salisbury, England, UK

[1714 Boizard organ at the Eglise abbatiale, Saint-Michel-en-Thierache, France][decorative stamp]
1714 Boizard organ at the Église abbatiale, Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache, France

[1934 Aeolian-Skinner organ at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, San Francisco, California][decorative stamp]
1934 Aeolian-Skinner organ at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, San Francisco, California

[Platt Rogers Memorial Organ [1938 Kimball] at Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Denver, Colorado][decorative stamp]
Platt Rogers Memorial Organ [1938 Kimball] at Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Denver, Colorado

[1862 Cavaille-Coll organ at Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France][decorative stamp]
1862 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France

[1978 Schudi organ at St. Thomas Aquinas RCC, Dallas, Texas][decorative stamp]
1978 Schudi organ at St. Thomas Aquinas RCC, Dallas, Texas

[1953 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 1118, at Riverside, New York, New York][decorative stamp]
1953 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 1118, at Riverside, New York, New York

[2010 Kegg organ at Zion Lutheran, Wausau, Wisconsin][decorative stamp]
2010 Kegg organ at Zion Lutheran, Wausau, Wisconsin

Centennial Celebrities

…a collection of music by composers (mostly) with important birthday anniversaries in the year 2011.

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

GIAN CARLO MENOTTI [1911-2007]: RicercareJohn Weaver (1934 Aeolian-Skinner/Grace Episcopal Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Pipedreams PD 1001

MARCO ENRICO BOSSI [1861-1925]: Dafne e Cloe and Gaudeamus igitur, from 3 Pieces, Opus 142 –Andrea Macinanti (1910 Vegezzi-Bossi/Saluzzo Cathedral, Cuneo, Italy) Tactus CD-862714

NINO ROTA [1911-1979]: Valse Carillon [1975]; Toccata, The Duke of Wüttenberg, from Casanova [1976]–Livia Mazzanti (1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer/Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland) BMG/RCA CD-47016

NINO ROTA: Sonata for Organ –Harald Feller (1998 Goll/Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Martin, Memmingen, Germany) Oehms 606

LOUIS COUPERIN [1626-1661]:3 verses of Pange linguaDavitt Moroney (1714 Boizard/Abbey Church, Saint Michel en Thiérache, France) Temperaments CD-316001/02/03

JEAN-JACQUES GRUNENWALD [1911-1982]: Offertoire, from Cinq Pieces; Toccata, from Suite Number 2 –Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Festivo 6961 912 & Festivo FECD-159

Filler –GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (see above)

Hour 2

GEORG BÖHM [1661-1733]: Praeludium in a –Daniel Fuchs (1986 Felsberg/St. Paul’s Church, Lausanne, Switzerland) Gallo CD-494

PAUL HOFHAIMER: 3 verses of Salve reginaPieter van Dijk (1511 van Covelens/Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, The Netherlands) Contrapunctus Musicus 2497

WILLIAM BOYCE [1711-1779]: Voluntary in D –Simon Preston (1791 Greene/St. John the Baptist, Armitage, England, UK) Archive 415 675

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT [1837-1911]: Canzona –Walter Alcock (1876 Henry Willis/Salisbury Cathedral, England, UK) Amphion CD-131

WALTER ALCOCK [1861-1947]: Toccatina –Susan De Kam (2010 Kegg/Zion Lutheran, Wausau, WI) Pro Organo CD 7248

ALAN HOVHANESS [1911-2000]: Sonata for Trumpet & Organ –Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo (1978 Schudi/St. Thomas Aquinas RCC, Dallas, TX) Crystal CD-666

ALAN HOVHANESS: Jesus, lover of my soul, Opus 53b –Cathedral Choir, Donald Pearson, conductor; Eric Plutz (1938 Kimball/Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Denver, CO) Delos DE 3176

JAN KOETSIER [1911-2006]: Partita for English Horn & Organ, Opus 41, number 1 –Leo van der Lek, English horn; E. Power Biggs (1958 Flentrop/Holy Sacrament Church, Breda, The Netherlands) Columbia 31961

CARRIE JACOBS-BOND [1861-1946]: A Perfect DayVirgil Fox (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) EMI Classics CDC 65913

Filler –ROTA: Valse-Carillon (see above)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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