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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[1854 Henry Willis; 1988 Harrison organ at Cathedral, Winchester, England, UK] [decorative stamp]
1854 Henry Willis; 1988 Harrison organ at Cathedral, Winchester, England, UK

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

[1938 Ernest M. Skinner & Son; 1975 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 510, at National Cathedral, Washington DC] [decorative stamp]
1938 Ernest M. Skinner & Son; 1975 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 510, at National Cathedral, Washington DC

[1928 Welte; 1964 Moller; 1983 Gould & Sons organ at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, Minnesota] [decorative stamp]
1928 Welte; 1964 Möller; 1983 Gould & Sons organ at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, Minnesota

[1994 Jann organ at Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany] [decorative stamp]
1994 Jann organ at Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany

Prayers and Alleluias

…transformative and uplifting music in observance of the Christian festival of Resurrection.

Audio 1 hr 58 Min

Audio 59:00 Min

Audio 59:00 Min

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

STANLEY LEONARD: Easter FanfareMatthew Sonnenborn, trumpet; James Cochran (1990 Möller/Vanderbilt Presbyterian, Naples, FL) Leonard 2010

J.S. BACH: Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627, from Orgelbüchlein –Martin Neu (2007 Ahrend/St. Otto, Herzogenaurach, Germany) Audite 92.547

G.F. HANDEL: Hallelujah, from MessiahHans-Jürgen Kaiser (2009 Sandtner/St. Peter & Paul Church, Eichenzell, Germany) IFO 00 104

CALVIN HAMPTON: Prayer and Alleluias, from Three Pieces –Edward Murray (1928 Skinner/Immanuel Presbyterian, Los Angeles, CA) Helion Records CD-1001

JOHN IRELAND: Anthem, Greater love hath no manWinchester Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer, conductor; Paul Provost (1854 Henry Willis; 1988 Harrison/Cathedral, Winchester, England, UK) Regent 290

LOUIS VIERNE: Sanctus-Benedictus, from Messe Solennelle, Opus 16 –Choeur d’Oratorio de Paris, Jean Sourisse, conductor; Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) JAV CD-179

LEO SOWERBY: Prelude on Were you there?Mary Mozelle (1938 Ernest M. Skinner & Son; 1975 Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Pipedreams Archive recorded March 21, 1993

RENÉ L. BECKER: Marche TriomphaleDamin Spritzer (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Salomon et Saint-Grégoire, Pithiviers, France) Raven OAR-925

Hour 2

SYDNEY NICHOLSON: Hymn, Lift high the cross –Choir of St. Mark's Cathedral, Howard Don Small, conductor; Melanie Ninnemann (1928 Welte; 1964 Möller; 1983 Gould & Sons/Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, MN) SMC 1995

ZSOLT GÁRDONYI: Introduction & Chorale, Lift high the cross. J.S. BACH: Variations, Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766 –Munich Trumpet Ensemble; Edgar Krapp (1982 Klais/Ascension Church, Munich-Pasing, Germany) Ars Musici AM-232391

CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Easter Music, from L'Orgue Mystique, Opus 56 –Schola Gregoriana Monacensis, Johannes Gösch, conductor; Harald Feller (1994 Georg Jann/Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany) Ars Musici AM-232339

DANIEL ROTH: Dismissal, Blessing and Postlude for Easter –Gregorian Choir of Paris, Jean Sourisse, conductor; Daniel Roth & Eric Lebrun (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) JAV CD-179

 

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