We have an hour of music composed by, for, and performed by women, some with names that are familliar, others that might not be as well known.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: Salzburg
Composer: Dorothy Papadakos
Organist: Dorothy Papadakos
Album: Dorothy Over the Rainbow – Pro Organo CD7080
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Organ: 1954 IV/139 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, New York USA
Title: Ave Verum Corpus
Composer: Caterina Assandra
Organist: Calvert Johnson
Album: Go Tell It on the Mountain – Calcante CAL CD006
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Organ: 1990 II/21 Bosch, Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church, Young Harris, Georgia USA
Title: Passacaglia
Composer: Edith Borroff
Organist: Christa Rakich
Album: Deferred Voices: Organ Music by Women – AFKA SK527
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Organ: 1933 III/68 Kilgen, St. Justin’s Church, Hartford, Connecticut USA
Interlude
Title: Ceremonial Pieces – Interlude
Composer: Martha Sobaje
Organist: Martha Sobaje
Album: From Pen To Pipes –
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Organ: 1985 II/25 Angerstein, Phillips Memorial Baptist Church, Cranston, Rhode Island USA
Title: Prelude for Organ in G major
Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn
Organist: Barbara Harbach
Album: Summershimmer – Hester Park CD 7704
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Organ: 1914 III/64 EM Skinner/Marceau, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bellingham, Washington USA
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Title: Fantasy and Fugue on Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Composer: Barbara Harbach
Organist: Andrew Peters
Album: American Variations – Regent REGCD 508
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Organ: 1965 IV/60 Schantz, Second Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Title: Prélude et Fugue no. 1
Composer: Elsa Barraine
Organist: Dongho Lee
Album: Modal Inspiration – Pro Organo CD 7245
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Organ: 2009 III/68 CB Fisk, Auer Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana USA
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Interlude
Title: There Is a Balm In Gilead
Composer: Martha Sobaje
Organist: Martha Sobaje
Album: From Pen To Pipes –
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Organ: 1985 II/25 Angerstein, Phillips Memorial Baptist Church, Cranston, Rhode Island USA
Title: Prelude on an Old Folk Tune – The Fair Hills of Eire, O
Composer: Amy Beach
Organist: Christa Rakich
Album: Deferred Voices: Organ Music by Women – AFKA SK527
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Organ: 1933 III/68 Kilgen, St. Justin’s Church, Hartford, Connecticut USA
Title: Sanctuary – III. A Refuge, Peace
Composer: Gwyneth Walker
Organist: JanEl Will
Album: New Music for a New Organ – Raven OAR-167
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Organ: 2019 III/46 Dobson, Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia USA
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Title: The Queens Prayer
Composer: Queen Lili’uokalani
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Frederick Swann in Hawaii – Gothic G 49092
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Organ: 1960 IV/72 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii USA
Title: Six Etudes – Octaves
Composer: Jeanne Demessieux
Organist: Adam Brakel
Album: Romantic and Virtuosic – Raven OAR-933
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Organ: 2000 IV/109 Austin, The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, Florida USA
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