The month of February is dedicated to celebrating Black History, and we thought it fitting to celebrate organ music penned by Black composers.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: Impromptu, op. 78, No 1
Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Organist: James Welch
Album: Around the World in Under Eighty Minutes – Arkay AR6169
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Organ: 1986 II/21 Schoenstein, St. Elizabeth Church, San Francisco, California USA
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Title: Eight Variations on a Folksong (Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells)
Composer: Florence Price
Organist: Frances Nobert
Album: Music, She Wrote: Organ Compositions by Women – Raven OAR 550
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Organ: 1998 III/81 Glatter-Gotz/Rosales, United Church of Christ, Congregational, Claremont, California USA
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Title: K’a Mura
Composer: Fela Sowande
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: Benchmarks Vol 12 Reading – Benchmarks Records 806812CD
Organ: 1936 IV/52 Henry Willis and Sons, St. Mary’s Minster, Reading, England
Title: Suite – I. Prelude, II. Pastorale, III. Finale
Composer: Ulysses Kay
Organist: James Abbington
Album: Comes Summertime – JAV JAV 112
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Prelude from Suite for Organ
Composer: Adolphus Hailstork
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
Title: Toccata On God Rest Ye Merry
Composer: Mark Miller
Organist: Mark Miller
Album: Virgil Fox Memorial Concert – Gothic G49122
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
Title: Arioso and Finale
Composer: David Hurd
Organist: Stephen Tharp
Album: World Premieres and Transcriptions Volume 1 – Ethereal ER-104
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Organ: 1932 IV/93 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Mary the Virgin, New York City, New York USA
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