This week we listen to music by composers who have been commissioned to write new music for the 2026 AGO National Convention happening in St. Louis next month.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: Passacaglia and Fugue in the Style of Bach
Composer: Eurydice Osterman
Organist: Stephen Price
Album: Sparkling Intensity Raven – OAR-204
Organ: IV/79 Flentrop Cathedral of St. Mark, Seattle, Washington, USA
Title: Three Impromptus for Organ and Brass Quintet – I. Meditation, II. Romanza, III. Scherzo
Composer: Jessica A Hunt
Organist: Robert Benjamin Dobey, Gaudete Brass
Album: Conversations in Time Pro Organo – CD 7242
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Organ: II/23 Schoenstein Grace Episcopal Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
Title: Sanctuary – I. Reverence, II. All Nature Sings, 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: III/46 Dobson Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Title: Service in A-flat – Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis
Composer: Sarah MacDonald
Organist: Alexander Berry, Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir
Album: To Be A Light Regent – REGCD 477
Organ: IV/95 Harrison and Harrison Ely Cathedral, Ely, England
Title: The Dancing Pipes
Composer: Jonathan Dove
Organist: Alexander Ffinch
Album: Transformations Divine Art – DDA 25193
Organ: III/45 Norman and Beard/Harrison and Harrison Cheltenham College Chapel, Cheltenham, England
BREAKS
Title: The Happy Breed – II. Cocktails and pedals
Composer: Dick Hyman
Organist: Benjamin Saunders
Album: Gracious Groove Pro Organo – CD 7269
Organ: IV/55 Norman and Beard/Klais Leeds Cathedral, Leeds, England
Title: Seek him that maketh the seven stars
Composer: Jonathan Dove
Organist: Jeremy Filsell
Album: Mother and Child Signum – SIGCD501
Organ: IV/70 Harrison and Harrison The Temple Church, London, England