What happens when two prominent organbuilders merge into one power-house company? Greatness is the result! The merger of the Skinner Company and the Aeolian Company in 1932 to form Aeolian Skinner sparked the development of the “American Classic” style. We’re listening to a few of Aeolian-Skinner’s installations, great and small.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
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Title: Fanfare
Composer: John Cook
Organist: Marian Ruhl Metson
Album: Organ Music of John Cook – Raven OAR 150
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Organ: 1936 III/77 Aeolian-Skinner, Church of the Advent, Boston, Massachusetts USA
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Title: Scherzo from Storm King Symphony
Composer: Clarence Dickinson
Organist: Christopher Jennings
Album: 2012 East Texas Pipe Organ Festival Highlights – Vermont Organ Academy
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Organ: 1949 III/60 Aeolian-Skinner, First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore, Texas USA
Title: Aria
Composer: Charles Callahan
Organist: Lorenz Maycher
Album: The Aeolian-Skinner Sound – Lorenz Maycher – Raven OAR 710
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Organ: 1955 III/25 Aeolian-Skinner, Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Scherzo, Dance and Reflection
Composer: John Cook
Organist: William Teague
Album: The Aeolian-Skinner Sound – William Teague – Raven OAR-800
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Organ: 1957 IV/102 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport, Louisiana USA
Title: Berceuse (from Suite Bretonne, op. 21)
Composer: Marcel Dupré
Organist: John Near
Album: The Boston Years 1970-1985 – Raven OAR 620
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Organ: 1952 IV/241 Aeolian-Skinner/Phelps, First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts USA
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Title: In Memoriam Duke Ellington
Composer: Walter Hilse
Organist: Walter Hilse
Album: Great Organbuilders of America A Retrospective, Vol 3 – JAV JAV103
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Organ: 1938 IV/91 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University, New York City, New York USA
Title: Toccata
Composer: Joseph Jongen
Organist: Marsha Heather Long
Album: Romantic French and German Organ Music – Koch 3-7008-2
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Organ: 1954 IV/139 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, New York USA
Title: Cantabile
Composer: Harold Friedell
Organist: William K Trafka
Album: The Symphonic Organ – Pro Organo CD 7084
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Organ: 1967 V/225 Aeolian-Skinner, St Bartholomew’s Church, New York City, New York USA
Title: Chant de paix (Song of Peace)
Composer: Jean Langlais
Organist: Alan Morrison
Album: Saint Philip Cathedral, Atlanta, Georgia – Gothic G49083
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Organ: 1961 IV/96 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Title: Etude De Concert, op. 104
Composer: Anton Van der Horst
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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Title: In Thee, O God, have I put my trust
Composer: Marcel Dupré
Organist: George Baker
Album: Dupré Complete Works Vol 13 – Naxos 8.554542
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Organ: 2000 III/59 Aeolian-Skinner/JF Dupont, Perkins Chapel, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas USA
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