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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173/1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore
…highlights from the previous year’s East Texas Pipe Organ Festival as this year’s festival prepares to launch.
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ANNE WILSON: Toccata –Alan Morrison (1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173/1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore)
JAMES BROOKS KUYKENDALL: Ceremonial March –Michael Shake (1952 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1175/St. Luke’s Methodist, Kilgore)
GEORGE THALBEN-BALL: Tune in E (after Stanley). CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Fantasia on Engelberg, Op. 121, no. 1 –Mark Dwyer (1951 Aeolian-Skinner, Op 1174/1st Baptist Church, Longview)
CHARLES CALLAHAN: Prelude and Dance (premiere) –David Baskeyfield & Thomas Gaynor (1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173/1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore)
HUGH McAMIS: Dreams. JOHN WEAVER: Variations on Sine nominee –Alan Morrison (1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173/1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore)
PAUL HALLEY: Toccata Andromeda –Paul Halley (1954 Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 1308/St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport)
Filler – HALLEY (see above)
MIGUEL PÉREZ: Danza de las Hachas. GUY BOVET: Tango a modo de Bossanova. JEAN LANGLAIS: Double Fantasie, fr Mosaîque, Op. 190 –Jason Alden & Jeremy Tarrant (1963 Williams/1st Baptist Church, Shreveport)
JEAN LANGLAIS: Cantilène, fr Suite Brève. CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Final, fr Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 13 –Frederick Hohman (1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173/1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore)
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Intermezzo on an Irish Air, Op. 189 –Jan Kraybill (1951 Aeolian-Skinner, Op 1174/1st Baptist Church, Longview)
DAVID HEGARTY: Appalachian Triptych –Jonathan Dimmock (1954 Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 1308/St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport)
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Final, fr Organ Sonata No. 1 in d, Op. 42 –Henry Webb (1952 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1175/St. Luke’s Methodist, Kilgore)
Filler – STANFORD: Fantasia (see above)
Performances were recorded by audio guru Peter Nothnagle between November 5-9, 2017 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Kilgore (1949 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1173); St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Kilgore (1952 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1175); 1st Baptist Church, Longview (1951 Aeolian-Skinner, Op 1174); St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport (1954 Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 1308); and 1st Baptist Church, Shreveport (1963 Williams).
The next East Texas Pipe Organ Festival will be held from November 11-15, 2018. The public is invited!
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in memory of Wesley C. Dudley by his family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, by Jan Kirchner on behalf of her family foundation, by the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, in celebration of the life of Martha Hulings Kaemmer, and by listener-contributors to this public radio station Additional support comes from Parkey Organ Builders of Duluth, GA, and Parsons Pipe Organ Builders of Canandaigua, NY, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.