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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[1979 Brombaugh/Christ Church, Tacoma, WA][decorative stamp]
1979 Brombaugh at Christ Church, Tacoma, WA

[1997 Schoenstein/1st Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE][decorative stamp]
1997 Schoenstein at 1st Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE

[1926 Casavant/St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL][decorative stamp]
1926 Casavant at St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL

[Wanamaker Organ/Macy’s Center City, Philadelphia, PA][decorative stamp]
Wanamaker Organ at Macy's Center City, Philadelphia, PA

[2010 Reuter/Christ United Methodist Church, Plano, TX][decorative stamp]
2010 Reuter at Christ United Methodist Church, Plano, TX

An American Christmas Festival

…holiday music resounds coast-to-coast, from New York to California, Texas to Minnesota.

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Hour 1

GERRE HANCOCK: Fanfare on Antioch; Trumpet Flourishes for Christmas –Todd Wilson (1969 Adams/St. Thomas Church, New York, NY) Raven 951

DAVID DAHL: 2 Pieces (Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland; Cornet Processional) –Mark Brombaugh (1979 Brombauth/Christ Church, Tacoma, WA) Raven 948

SETH BINGHAM: Prelude on a Hymn by Lowell Mason, Op. 42, no. 4 (Watchman, tell us of the night) –Christopher Marks (1997 Schoenstein/1st Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE) Raven 992

ROBERT ELMORE: The Night of the Star –Margaret Lacy (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, TX) Acis 89385

PAUL MANZ: In dulci jubilo. HEALEY WILLAN: Christe, redemptor omnium. PAUL BUNJES: All my heart this night rejoices –Andrew Schaeffer (1926 Casavant/St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL) Biretta Books 2014

J. S. BACH: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729. MARCEL DUPRÉ: In dulci jubilo, Op. 28, no. 41. FREDERICK DELIUS: Winter’s Night – Philadelphia Brass Ensemble; Peter Richard Conte (Wanamaker Organ/Macy’s Center City, Philadelphia, PA) Gothic 49264

COOTS & GILLESPIE: Santa Claus is coming to town. JAVITTS & SPRINGER: Santa Baby. MARTIN & BLAINE: Have yourself a merry little Christmas –Jonas Nordwall (Wurlitzer/Community Theater, Berkeley, CA) NorCal 980

Hour 2

JOHN COOK: Paean on Divinum mysterium –Michael Stairs (1930 Aeolian/Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA) DTR 9102

CALVIN HAMPTON: Unexpected and Mysterious. JEREMY BANKSON (arr.): Joy to the world. DAVID HURD: A stable lamp is lighted –Plymouth Choir and Brass/Jeremy Bankson, director; Tom Trenny (1997 Schoenstein/1st Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE) 1st Plymouth 2014

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Adeste fidelis (iv) & Saluto angelico (v), fr Cathedral Windows, Op. 106. GEORGE SHEARING: Amazing Grace –Scott Montgomery (2010 Reuter/Christ United Methodist Church, Plano, TX) Raven 944

SETH BINGHAM: Nativity Song –Norberto Guinaldo (1963 Reuter/United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA) Guinaldo 2008

DAVID CHERWIEN: 3 Hymn Interpretations (Have no fear, little flock; It came upon a midnight clear; Hark! the herald angels sing) –David Cherwien (1970 Reuter/Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Minneapolis, MN) Summa 1997

GEORGE BAKER: Berceuse–Paraphrase (Away in a manger) & Toccata–Gigue (Sussex Carol) –George Baker (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Sulpice, Paris) Solstice 252

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