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To celebrate the arrival of 2026, we explore some new additions to our broadcast library.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Intrada, He Is Born
Composer: Daniel Sáñez
Organist: Daniel Sáñez
Album: What I Do on Sundays Vol 2 – Raven OAR-202
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Organ: 2022 II/28 Juget-Sinclair, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond, Virginia USA

Title: Variations Unter den Linden grüne
Composer: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Organist: Bruce Stevens
Album: Taylor and Boody Organ, op 3 – Raven OAR-203
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Organ: 1980 II/21 Taylor and Boody, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Virginia USA
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Title: Fugue in C minor (BWV 574)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Kevin Bowyer
Album: Johann Sebastian Bach – The Complete Organ Works, Vol 8 – Nimbus Records 524567H
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Organ: 1987 III/52 Marcussen and Son, St. Hans Church, Odense, Denmark
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Title: Sonata no. 11 d-Moll, op. 148 – II. Cantilene
Composer: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Organist: Wolfgang Baumgratz
Album: Josef Rheinberger – Sonaten Vol 7 – Motette CD 12271
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Organ: 1894 IV/126 Sauer, St. Peter’s Cathedral, Bremen, Germany
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Title: Andante con moto en mi bémol majeur, op. 18
Composer: Alexandre Boëly
Organist: Daniel Roth
Album: Alexandre Pierre François Boëly – Grands Offertoires, Fantaisies, Cantiques and Pièces libres – Aeolus AE 10381
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Organ: 1862 III/53 Cavaillé-Coll, Notre-Dame de Bayeux, Bayeux, France

Title: Prière en Fa majeur (no. 1), op. 16
Composer: Felix-Alexandre Guilmant
Organist: Herman van Vliet
Album: Alexandre Guilmant – Intégrale des Pièces dans différents styles – Festivo 6961882
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Organ: 1888 III/54 Cavaillé-Coll, Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse, France
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Title: Three Impressions on Kingsfold, op. 75 – I. Prélude en Canon, II. Berceuse (Lullaby), III. Cloches (Bells)
Composer: Rachel Laurin
Organist: Stephen Price
Album: Sparkling Intensity – Raven OAR-204
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Organ: 1965 IV/79 Flentrop, Cathedral of St. Mark, Seattle, Washington USA

Title: Canzonetta in G (BuxWV 171)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
Organist: Harald Vogel
Album: Dietrich Buxtehude Complete Organ Works Vol 3 – MDG 314 0270-2
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Organ: 1693 II/33 Schnitger, Findoroffkirche, Grasberg, Germany
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Title: Hommage à Buxtehude
Composer: Petr Eben
Organist: Christopher Herrick
Album: Organ Fireworks – XII – Hyperion CDA 67612
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Organ: 1977 IV/106 Marcussen, Cathedral of Our Lady, Haderslev, Denmark
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Title: Ciaccona quinti Toni
Composer: Anton Estendorffer
Organist: Laura Cerutti
Album: P Anton Estendorffer – Orgelwerke – Cornetto COR 10025
Organ: 1737 II/29 Baumeister, Klosterkirche Maria Immaculata, Maihingen, Germany

We’ve reached the last show of 2025. To celebrate, we’ve gathered around the holiday table with some friends to join us, and they’ve brought some of their favorite organ works to talk about and hear.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Including: Heather Martin Cooper, Chantal Incandela, Kevin Chunko

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Title: Praeludium in D minor (BuxWV 140)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
Organist: Hans Davidsson
Album: Buxtehude – The Mean-Tone Organ – Loft LRCD 1090-91
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Organ: 2000 IV/92 GOArt, Örgryte New Church, Göteborg, Sweden
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Title: Sonata no. 1 – II. Sehr langsam (Very slow)
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Organist: Piet Kee
Album: Piet Kee plays Hindemith and Reger – Chandos CHAN9097
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Organ: 1738 III/64 Muller/Marcussen and Son, Grote Kirk, Haarlem, Netherlands
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Title: Toccata planyavska
Composer: Guy Bovet
Organist: Guy Bovet
Album: Bovet plays Bovet – MDG MDG 320 0675-2
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Organ: 1993 III/63 Woehl, Church of St. Peter, Cuxhaven, Germany

Title: Troisème Symphonie pour grand orgue, op. 28 – IV. Adagio
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Ann Elise Smoot
Album: On A Sunday Afternoon – Volume 4 – JAV JAV-143
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du Veni Creator, op. 4 – Choral varié
Composer: Maurice Duruflé
Organist: Douglas Cleveland
Album: Celestial Fire – Gothic G49113
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Organ: 1997 III/70 Goulding and Wood, St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, Indiana USA
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Title: Sonate I pour Saxophone Alto et Orgue – II. Barcarolle
Composer: Denis Bédard
Organist: Jacques Boucher
Album: Oeuvres pour Orgue et Saxophone – Société Métropolitaine du Disque SMD 227-1
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Organ: 1918 III/36 Casavant, Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec Canada
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Title: Symphony no.1 in D minor for Organ and Orchestra, op.42 – III. Final
Composer: Felix-Alexandre Guilmant
Organist: Simon Preston
Album: French Organ Concertos – ABC 8.77000 8
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Organ: 1877 IV/85 Hill and Son/Walker, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, Australia
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Closing

Title: Variations on Auld Lang Syne, op. 30
Composer: Eugene Thayer
Organist: Simon Nieminski
Album: The Organ at the Grand Lodge – Pro Organo CD 7240
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Organ: 1913 III/33 Brindley and Foster/Forth, Freemason’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
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As Christmas draws ever closer, we spend the hour with some music of the season, although not originally written for the organ!

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: For Unto Us a Child is Born
Composer: GF Handel
Organist: Peter Richard Conte
Album: Christmas In The Grand Tradition – Gothic G49264
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Organ: 1904 VI/457 Los Angeles Art Organ, Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Title: Gesu Bambino
Composer: Pietro Yon
Organist: Virgil Fox
Album: A Virgil Fox Christmas – EMI 7243 5 66088 2 5
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA

Title: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Composer: Tommy Connor
Organist: Michael Stairs
Album: A Longwood Gardens Christmas, Vol 3 – DTR 9102
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Organ: 1929 IV/146 Aeolian, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA

Title: Nutcracker – Overture, March, Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies, Dance Of The Reed-flutes, Chinese Dance, Arabian Dance, Spanish Dance
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Organist: Dorothy Papadakos
Album: Christmas Traveler – Pro Organo CD 7115
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Organ: 1954 IV/139 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Winter Wonderland
Composer: Felix Bernard
Organist: Tom Hazelton
Album: Pacem in Terris – Christmas with Tom Hazleton –
Organ: 1926 IV/26 Wurlitzer, Cap’n’s Galley Pizza and Pipes, Redwood City, California USA

Title: Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jésus
Composer: Henri-Paul Büsser
Organist: David Erwin
Album: On Christmas Night –
Organ: 2014 III/46 Schoenstein, Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, Ladue, Missouri USA
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Title: Christmas Oratorio – Finale (BWV 248)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Richard Webster
Album: The Spirit of Christmas – Four Winds FW 3022
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Organ: 1931 IV/108 Aeolian-Skinner, East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Title: We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Winston-Salem Children’s Chorus
Composer: John Rutter
Organist: David Pulliam
Album: An Old Salem Christmas – Raven OAR 860
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Organ: 1799 II/13 Tannenberg/Taylor and Boody, Frank L. Horton Museum, Salem, North Carolina USA

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Title: Hört, es singt und klingt mit Schalle
Composer: Herbert Paulmichl
Organist: Huw Williams
Album: Christmas Organ Music From St Pauls Cathedral – Priory PRCD 778
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Organ: 1977 V/132 Willis/Mander, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England

Title: I saw a stranger
Composer: William Bradley Roberts
Organist: Jeremy Filsell
Album: Epiphany – Raven OAR-966
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Organ: 1966 III/50 Aeolian-Skinner, Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC USA

While Antonio Vivaldi did not write much for the organ, his music has been embraced by organists for centuries. Today we’re focusing on the music of this Italian composer.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Organ Concerto in A minor (BWV 593)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Carla Edwards
Album: Homage – Raven OAR-918
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Organ: 2003 III/56 Wolff, Kresge Auditorium, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana USA
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Title: Stabat Mater (RV 621) – I. Largo
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: Vincent Boucher
Album: A l’orgue – ATMA Classique ACD2 3016
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Organ: 1973 III/45 Wilhelm, St. Matthias Church, Westmount, Quebec Canada
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Title: Largo and Trumpet Tune
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: Jason Alden
Album: The Art of Two Manuals – Raven OAR 911
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Organ: 2000 II/25 Reuter, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Rockwall, Texas USA

Title: Gloria (RV 589) – Domine Deus
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: Vincent Boucher
Album: Vivaldi Sonate e Concerti – ATMA Classique ACD2 2568
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Organ: 1973 III/45 Wilhelm, St. Matthias Church, Westmount, Quebec Canada
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Title: Concerto For Two Trumpets in C major
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: William Picher
Album: Now Thank We All Our God – Stemik CD103
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Organ: 1999 IV/10 Rodgers/Ruffatti, Cathedral of Saint Jude, St. Petersburg, Florida USA

Title: La Temptesta di Mare from Concerto op. 10 no. 1 in F major
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: Paul Fejko
Album: Paul Fejko plays the Serge Tani Residence Organ – Sacem STCD01
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Organ: 1999 II/20 Wood and Son, Serge Tani Residence Organ, Moutfort, Luxembourg

Title: Concerto in D minor (BWV 596)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Daniel Chorzempa
Album: 3 Concerti after Vivaldi – Philips 412 116-2
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Organ: 1765 III/49 Silbermann, Cathedral, Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft Switzerland
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Title: Concerto in D major (RV 230) – III. Allegro
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: Keith John
Album: Great European Organs No 2 – Priory PRCD 174
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Organ: 1981 IV/75 Kleuker, Our Lady of Grace Church (Chant d’Oiseaux), Brussels, Belgium

Title: Concerto in D major (RV 230) – II. Larghetto
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Organist: Keith John
Album: Great European Organs No 2 – Priory PRCD 174
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Organ: 1981 IV/75 Kleuker, Our Lady of Grace Church (Chant d’Oiseaux), Brussels, Belgium

There are three famous B’s in Classical Music, Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. But we go farther back to show that there were three important B’s who were setting the stage for musicians to come.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Praeludium in F-sharp (BuxWV 146)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
Organist: Peter Latona
Album: An Organ Pilgrimage – Raven OAR 560
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Organ: 1987 II/26 Schudi, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Crypt Organ), Washington, DC USA
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Title: In dulci jubilo (BuxWV 197)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
Organist: David Dahl
Album: A Scandinavian Christmas – Loft LRCD 1017
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Organ: 1998 III/80 Fritts, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington USA
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Title: Ciaccona in E minor (BuxWV 160)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
Organist: Julia Brown
Album: Buxtehude Organ Music, Vol 2 – Naxos 8.555775
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Organ: 1976 III/60 Brombaugh, Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, Oregon USA
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Title: Vater unser in Himmelreich
Composer: Georg Böhm
Organist: Alison J Luedecke
Album: A Rudolph von Beckerath Retrospective – Raven OAR 610
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Organ: 1962 IV/93 Beckerath, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Partita über Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig
Composer: Georg Böhm
Organist: Andrew Shenton
Album: Virtuoso – Ethereal Recordings ER-119
Organ: 1928 IV/135 EM Skinner/Mander, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey USA
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Title: Praeludium in C major
Composer: Georg Böhm
Organist: Angela Kraft Cross
Album: Stylus Fantasticus – Organ Favorites in the North German Baroque Tradition – Arkay AR5191
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Organ: 1981 IV/85 Rieger, Pacific Union College Church, Angwin, California USA
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Title: Praeludium in G minor
Composer: Nicolaus Bruhns
Organist: Bine Bryndorf
Album: Bruhns and Scheidemann Organ Works – Dacapo 6.220636
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Organ: 1555 III/44 Raphaëlis/Marcussen and Son, Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark
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Title: Praeludium in E Minor
Composer: Nicolaus Bruhns
Organist: Timothy Olsen
Album: Timothy Olsen Organ Recital – Naxos 8.557218
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Organ: 1983 III/58 CB Fisk, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York USA
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Title: Puer natus est in Bethlehem (BuxWV 217)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
Organist: Armin Schoof
Album: Dietrich Buxtehude – Motette CD-10831
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Organ: 1636 III/44 Stellwagen/Hillebrand, St. Jacobi (Klein Orgel), Lubeck, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
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This week we begin the liturgical new year and the season of Advent with organ music based on 3 ancient Advent hymns.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Holy Seasons (Four Tone Poems For Organ) – I. The Call of Advent
Composer: Dan Locklair
Organist: Rebecca Davey
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

Title: Little Partita for Advent (Veni, veni, Emmanuel)
Composer: James Woodman
Organist: Erik Simmons
Album: Organ Music By James Woodman – Soundspells Productions CD139
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Organ: 1973 IV/150 Marcussen and Son, Laurenskerk (Hauptwerk model), Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Title: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Savior of the Nations, Come)
Composer: David Dahl
Organist: Mark Brombaugh
Album: The Organ Sings – Music of David Dahl – Raven OAR-953
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Organ: 1979 II/31 Brombaugh, Christ Church (Episcopal), Tacoma, Washington USA

Title: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Composer: Wilhelm Friedmann Bach
Organist: Filippo Turri
Album: 500 Years of Organ Music Volume 2, Disc 29 – Brilliant Classics 96139
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Organ: 2007 II/32 Zanin, Church of Sant’Antonio Abate, Padua, Italy
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Title: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Composer: Nicolaus Bruhns
Organist: Claudia Dumschat
Album: A Baroque Organ Trilogy – Pro Organo CD 7054
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Organ: 1967 III/55 Beckerath, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Chorale Preludes, Op. 52 – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Composer: Otto Dienel
Organist: Edward Zimmerman
Album: Germania: German Romantic Works of Otto Dienel Vol 2 – AFKA SK553
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Organ: 1866 II/25 E and GG Hook/Andover, South Congregational Parish, Augusta, Maine USA
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Title: Wachet auf! Ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: James Taylor
Album: From Darkness to Light: An Advent Procession – Raven OAR 630
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Organ: 1877 IV/69 Lewis/Croft, Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul, Wellington, New Zealand
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Title: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, op. 65 no. 33
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: John Walker
Album: Christmas Rediscovered – Pro Organo CD 7189
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Organ: 1995 IV/105 Reuter, Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Prelude On Conditor Alme Siderum
Composer: Lance Massey
Organist: Robert Gallagher
Album: Chant Mosaic – World Library 2930
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Organ: 1949 IV/121 Kilgen/Wicks, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, St. Louis, Missouri USA

Title: Conditor alme siderum Florid Organum (Creator of the Stars of Night)
Composer: J William Greene
Organist: J William Greene
Album: Christmas Ayres and Dances – Pro Organo CD 7281
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Organ: 1988 I/6 Klop, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Continuo organ), Lynchburg, Virginia USA
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Title: Conditor alme siderum
Composer: Anonymous
Organist: Bruno Forst
Album: 500 Years of Organ Music Volume 2, Disc 1 – Brilliant Classics 96136
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Organ: 1658 I/10 Joseph de Sesma, Church of Santa Ana, Brea de Aragon, Spain

Title: Improvisation – Meditation on Conditor Alme Siderum, Eventide
Composer: Tom Trenney
Organist: Tom Trenney
Album: Organa Americana – Pro Organo CD 7196
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Organ: 2003 III/58 Schantz, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Savannah, Georgia USA

Title: Toccata on Veni Emmanuel
Composer: Adolphus Hailstork
Organist: Robert Parkins
Album: Salome’s Dance – Loft LRCD 1147
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Organ: 1932 IV/91 Aeolian/Foley-Baker, Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina USA
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Title: Prelude On Veni Emmanuel
Composer: Herbert Buffington
Organist: Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault
Album: Christmas at Spivey Hall – Gothic G49084
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Organ: 1991 III/79 Ruffatti, Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Atlanta, Georgia USA

Title: Three Liturgical Improvisations – II. Conditor alme siderum
Composer: George Oldroyd
Organist: Jonathan Ryan
Album: A Cathedral’s Voice – Raven OAR-941
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Organ: 2011 III/55 Parkey, Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, Louisiana USA

This week we have music in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Now Thank We All Our God (from Cantata 79)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Timothy Edward Smith
Album: Riverside 2001 – Pro Organo CD 7146
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA

Title: A Song of Gratitude, op. 34 no. 2
Composer: Rossetter G Cole
Organist: John W W Sherer
Album: Historic Organs of Chicago – OHS OHS-02
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Organ: 1930 III/25 Moller, Epworth United Methodist Church, Chicago, Illinois USA

Title: Nun Danket Alle Gott (BWV 657)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Wolfgang Rübsam
Album: Bach: Organ Chorales From The Leipzig Manuscript, Vol 1 – Naxos 8.550901
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Organ: 1985 IV/84 Taylor and Boody, College of the Holy Cross, St. Joseph Chapel, Worcester, Massachusetts USA
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Title: Improvisation on The Ash Grove
Composer: Patrick A Scott
Organist: Patrick A Scott
Album: Patrick A Scott, Organist – Raven OAR-969
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Organ: 1971 III/64 Aeolian-Skinner/Parkey, Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina USA

Title: Rubrics – III. …and thanksgivings may follow.
Composer: Dan Locklair
Organist: Philip Scriven
Album: Sounds of Cranleigh – Regent REGCD398
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Organ: 2010 III/39 Mander, Cranleigh School, Cranleigh, England
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Title: Choraleworks, Set 1 – 3. Nun Danket Alle Gott
Composer: Gerald Near
Organist: Steven Egler
Album: The Organ Music of Gerald Near – White Pine WCD-203
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Organ: 1997 III/61 Casavant, Central Michigan University Recital Hall, Mount Pleasant, Michigan USA

Title: Now thank we all our God
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Christopher Dearnley
Album: Praise to the Lord – Favorite Hymns from Saint Paul’s Cathedral – Helios CDH55036
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Organ: 1977 V/132 Willis/Mander, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England

Title: Five Variations on NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT
Composer: Stephen Z Cook
Organist: Stephen Z Cook
Album: Festive And Fun! – Towerhill Recordings TH-72012
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Organ: 2005 III/39 Buzard, Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, Virginia USA

Title: Toccata Delectatione (op.5 no. 35)
Composer: Wolf-Günther Leidel
Organist: Ken Bowyer
Album: A Feast of Organ Exuberance – Priory PRCD001
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Organ: 1969 IV/59 Walker, Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn, England

Title: Salem Sonata – III. …we owe Thee thankfulness and praise…
Composer: Dan Locklair
Organist: Peter Sykes
Album: Salem’s Large Tannenberg Organ Restored – Raven OAR 700
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Organ: 1799 II/13 Tannenberg/Taylor and Boody, Frank L. Horton Museum, Salem, North Carolina USA
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Title: Choral Nun danket alle Gott
Composer: Franz Liszt
Organist: Dominikus Trautner
Album: Die Historiche Walcker-Orgel im Mariendom zu Riga – Motette CD 11821
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Organ: 1883 IV/148 Walcker/Flentrop, Cathedral of St. Mary, Riga, Latvia

Title: Triumphal March
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: E Power Biggs
Album: Music for Organ, Brass and Percussion – 1972 – Columbia M313193
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Organ: 1958 IV/95 Moller, St. George’s Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Now thank we all our God – NUN DANKETT
Composer: Edwin T Childs
Organist: Brenda Portman
Album: All Might And Majesty – Hessed HMICD 3
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Organ: 1992 III/54 Schantz, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois USA

Title: Chorale prelude on Kremser
Composer: Craig Phillips
Organist: Marilyn Keiser
Album: Seasons of Festivity – Arkay Records W 90948
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Organ: 1996 III/100 Schantz, Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio USA

This week we celebrate the legacy of one of the greatest organists and teachers of our time, Joan Lippincott.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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All works performed by Joan Lippincott.

Title: Festival Fanfare
Composer: Kenneth Leighton
Album: Music for a Cathedral – Gothic
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Organ: 1954 IV/139 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, New York USA

Title: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (BWV 648)
Composer: JS Bach
Album: Clavierubung III and Schubler Chorales – Gothic G 49242-2
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Organ: 2000 II/62 Fritts, Princeton Theological Seminary, Seminary Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey USA
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Title: Gigue in G major (K 574)
Composer: WA Mozart
Album: Mozart and The Organ – Gothic G 49051
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Organ: 1970 III/46 CB Fisk, Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts USA
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Title: Trois danses – Joies (Joys)
Composer: Jehan Alain
Album: Joan Lippincott – Cadet Chapel, West Point, New York – Gothic G 49046
Organ: 1911 IV/325 Moller/Gress-Miles, Cadet’s Chapel, West Point, New York USA

Title: Sonata no. 5 in C major (BWV 529) – Complete
Composer: JS Bach
Album: Bach – The Trio Sonatas – Gothic G 49116
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Organ: 1996 III/45 Taylor and Boody, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Gallery), New York City, New York USA
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Title: Revelations – Toccata
Composer: Daniel Pinkham
Album: Music of Daniel Pinkham and Franz Liszt – Gothic G 49039
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Organ: 1979 IV/97 CB Fisk, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Title: Sinfonia in D major (Cantata 120a IV) Presto
Composer: JS Bach
Album: Sinfonia – Gothic G 49130
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Organ: 2000 II/62 Fritts, Princeton Theological Seminary, Seminary Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey USA

Title: Symphony no. 6, op. 42 no. 2 – I. Allegro
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Album: Joan Lippincott – Princeton University Chapel – Gothic G 49061
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Organ: 1928 IV/135 EM Skinner/Mander, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey USA
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This week on the King of Instruments we remember the concert organist manager Karen McFarlane.

Hosts: Mark Sholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Miroir
Composer: Ad Wammes
Organist: Chelsea Chen
Album: Reveries –
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Organ: 2003 III/67 Blackinton, Benson Hall, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota USA
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Title: Harmonies du soir, op. 72 no. 1
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: Daryl Robinson
Album: Sempre Organo – Pro Organo CD 7261
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Organ: 1997 III/83 Fisk-Rosales, Rice University, Bates Concert Hall, Houston, Texas USA
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Title: Prière
Composer: François Morel
Organist: David Baskeyfield
Album: David Baskeyfield – Oeuvres pour orgue – Atma Classique ACD2 2719
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Organ: 1955 IV/119 Casavant, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Toronto, Canada

Title: Five Dances for Organ – I. The Primitives, II. At the Ballet, V. Everyone Dance!
Composer: Calvin Hampton
Organist: Alan Morrison
Album: Opus 76 – ACA CM20108
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Organ: 2007 IV/124 Dobson, Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Variations sur un thème de Clement Jannequin (JA 118)
Composer: Jehan Alain
Organist: Katelyn Emerson
Album: Evocations – Pro Organo CD 7277
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Organ: 1936 III/77 Aeolian-Skinner, Church of the Advent, Boston, Massachusetts USA

Title: Three New Impressions, op. 142 – III. Romantic Retrospective View
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Ken Cowan Plays Romantic Masterworks – Raven OAR-903
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Organ: 1998 IV/95 Schoenstein, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA
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Title: Variations de Concert, op. 1
Composer: Joseph Bonnet
Organist: Todd Wilson
Album: Great French Virtuosic Organ Music – Delos DE 3123
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Organ: 1988 IV/86 Holtkamp, University of Alabama Frank Moody Music Building Concert Hall, Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
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Title: Six Antiennes pour le temps de Noël, op. 48 – IV. Germinavit radix Jesse
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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On this All Saints’ and All Souls weekend, we present an episode about Remembrance.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Evocation II
Composer: Thierry Escaich
Organist: Iveta Apkalna
Album: Trompete und Orgel – Phoenix Edition 143
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Organ: 2004 III/82 Kuhn, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Essen, Germany

Title: Prelude in Memory of M.K. Ciurlionis
Composer: Giedrius Kuprevicius
Organist: James Hicks
Album: Nordic Journey, Volume XV – Pro Organo CD 7309
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Organ: 1910 IV/82 Link/Gaida, Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany

Title: Christ lay in the bonds of death
Composer: Marcel Dupré
Organist: Janette Fishell
Album: Dupré Complete Works Vol 4 – Naxos 8.553919
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Organ: 1986 III/85 Casavant, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tennessee USA
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Title: Job for Organ – IV. Longing for Death
Composer: Petr Eben
Organist: Janette Fishell
Album: Dances Of Life, Dances Of Death – An Eben Organ Anthology – Pro Organo CD 7023
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Organ: 1986 III/85 Casavant, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tennessee USA
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Title: Requiem
Composer: Raymond Sunderland
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: Bridlington Revisited – Benchmarks 806842CD
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Organ: 1889 IV/90 Anneessens/Nicholsons, Priory Church of St. Mary, Bridlington, England

Title: L’Orgue Mystique, Office 48, All Saints – Offertoire
Composer: Charles Tournemire
Organist: Matthew Martin
Album: Great European Organs No 86 – Priory PRCD 1084
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Organ: 1954 III/61 JW Walker, London Oratory, London, England
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Title: Elegy
Composer: CHH Parry
Organist: Robert Benjamin Dobey
Album: The Wanderer – Pro Organo CD 7059
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Organ: 1933 IV/106 EM Skinner, Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Organist: Jacques Boucher
Album: Arvo Part – Oeuvres pour orgue et transcriptions – Société Métropolitaine du Disque SMD 228-1
Organ: 1960 V/117 Beckerath/Juget-Sinclair, St. Joseph’s Oratory, Montréal, Quebec Canada

Title: Variations sur Sine Nomine
Composer: Denis Bedard
Organist: Maxine Thévenot
Album: Prairie Sounds – Raven OAR-162
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Organ: 1930 III/55 Casavant, Holy Rosary Cathedral, Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
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