Washington D.C.

Aeolian-Skinner at the Washington National Cathedral

1969 Aeolian-Skinner at the National Presbyterian Church

1987 Schudi at the Crypt Church, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

1981 Möller at the National City Christian Church

Conventional Wisdom: Capital Treasures

…more unique concert performances, this time from the 2010 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Washington DC.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of April 28, 2014

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

KENNETH LEIGHTON:  Festival Fanfare (1968).  OTTORINO RESPIGHI: Passacaglia, fr Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3.  MICHAEL BEDFORD:  Theme & Variations on Le P’ing –Washington Symphonic Brass; Scott Dettra (Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/5/10)

LEO SOWERBY:  Air and Variations, fr Suite for Organ –Faythe Freese (1984 Casavant/Foundry United Methodist Church) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/7/10)

HERBERT HOWELLS:  Psalm Prelude, Op. 32, no. 2 –Isabelle Demers (1994 Lively-Fulcher/St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/7/10)

CRAIG PHILLIPS:  Fantasy on Sine Nomine –Jonathan Biggers (1969 Aeolian-Skinner/National Presbyterian Church) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/5/10)

Hour 2

RANDALL THOMPSON;  The Last words of David.  NEIL STIPP:  Anthem, May your life be filled with gladness.  G. F. HANDEL:  Sing unto God, fr Judas Maccabaeus –Heritage Signature Chorale/Stanley Thurston, director; Eric Plutz (1961 Aeolian-Skinner/Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/5/10)

WILLIAM RUSSELL:  Voluntary in C –Diane Meredith Belcher (2000 Letourneau/Church of the Ascension & Saint Agnes) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/6/10)

J.S. BACH:  Chorale-prelude, Herzliebster Jesu, BWV 1093.  BACH:  Contrapunctus No. 11, fr Art of Fugue –James David Christie (1987 Schudi/Crypt Church, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/8/10)

BRUCE NESWICK:  Anthem, O risen Christ –Cantata Chamber Singers/Gisele Becker, director; Bruce Neswick (1981 Möller/National City Christian Church) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/6/10)

JOSEPH JONGEN:  Sonata Eroica, Op. 94 –Nathan Laube (National Presbyterian Church) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/8/10)

The 2010 recordings were made with the support of the Washington-DC AGO Chapter.  Enjoy these added online audio features from that Convention week:

ROBERT SCHUMANN:  6 Fugues on B-A-C-H, Langsam)" -->; Lebhaft)" -->; Mit sanften Stimmen)" -->; Massig, doch nicht zu langsam)" -->; Lebhaft)" -->; Massig, nach und nach schneller)" --> –Diane Meredith Belcher (2000 Letourneau/Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes; r. 7/6/10)

HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN:  .  ANONYMOUS:  Daphne (fr the Camphuysen Manuscript)" -->.  PETER PHILIPS:  Veni Sancte Spiritus (10 verses)" -->.  BERNARDO STORACE:  .  GIOVANNI de MACQUE:  Consonanze stravaganti" -->.  GIUSEPPE GHERARDESCHI:  .  J.S. BACH:  Magnificat, BWV 733" -->--James David Christie (1987 Schudi/Crypt Church, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; r. 7/8/10)

BRUCE NESWICK:  Divinum Mysterium" --> --Cantata Chamber Singers; Bruce Neswick (1981 Möller/National City Christian Church, r. 7/6/10)

JOHANN STRAUSS, Jr. (trans. Laube):  Die Fledermaus Overture" -->.  CHARLES TOURNEMIRE:  L'Orgue Mystique, Op. 55, no. 7" -->–Nathan Laube (National Presbyterian Church; r. 7/8/10)

Revisit some additional Capital Treasures, early PIPEDREAMS archive performances recorded on-location by Michael Barone and Kurt Wittig during the 1982 AGO Convention in Washington, DC including the 1984 PIPEDREAMS debut of then-young ‘rising star’ Jonathan Biggers.  We also recorded Jonathan Biggers in a Suite for Organ, Brass and Percussion by Craig Phillips.