The United States produced a ripe crop of new composers in the mid 20th century, musicians that penned works for these growing and thriving church communities. People like Dale Wood and Gordon Young, just to name a couple, contributed many new works for use in the church.
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Title: Prelude in classic style
Composer: Gordon Young
Organist: Simon Lindley
Album: Town Hall Organ Classics – OxRecs OXCD-71
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Organ: 1905 III/100 Abbot and Smith/Wordsworth, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England
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Title: Suite in Classical Style for flute and organ – Rondo
Composer: Gerald Near
Organist: Bruce Neswick
Album: Miracles: Music for Flute and Organ – Raven OAR 840
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Organ: 1988 II/31 Wilhelm, St. Albans School, Washington, DC USA
Title: Shall We Gather at the River?
Composer: Dale Wood
Organist: John Balka
Album: The Great Organ at the Cathedral of St. Mary San Francisco – Reference RR-98
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Organ: 1971 IV/89 Ruffatti, St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, California USA
Title: Trumpet Tune on Christ The Lord Has Risen Today
Composer: Richard Proulx
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: Let Us Break Bread Together
Composer: Dale Wood
Organist: James Welch
Album: Magnum Opus, Volume One – Wilson Audiophile WCD-8111
Organ: 1965 IV/79 Flentrop, Cathedral of St. Mark, Seattle, Washington USA
Title: L’homme armé – Credo, Sanctus
Composer: Margaret Vardell Sandresky
Organist: Kimberly Marshall
Album: Divine Euterpe – Loft LRCD 1021
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Organ: 1987 III/85 Rosales, Trinity Cathedral, Portland, Oregon USA
Title: Urbs Beata
Composer: Richard Dirksen
Organist: Jeremy Filsell
Album: Americana – Raven OAR-942
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Victimae Paschali Laudes
Composer: Theophane Hytrek
Organist: James W Kosnik
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: Two Tuneful Whimsies – 2. Wonderful Words of Life
Composer: Dale Wood
Organist: Nancy Cooper
Album: The Road Less Traveled – Pro Organo CD 7139
Organ: 1999 II/22 Bond, Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Missoula, Montana USA
Title: Caricature of a Sunday School Song
Composer: Dale Wood
Organist: Ronald Krebs
Album: The Art of Two Manuals – Raven OAR 911
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Organ: 2006 II/3 Reuter, The Institute of St. Joseph, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA
Title: Introduction and Passacaglia
Composer: Robert J Powell
Organist: Edie Johnson
Album: Make We Joy –
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Organ: 2001 III/67 Goulding and Wood, Christ Church (Episcopal), Greenville, South Carolina USA
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Title: Choraleworks, Set 1 – 4. Moscow
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: Olivet from 12 Hymn-Preludes
Composer: Seth Bingham
Organist: Lenora McCroskey
Album: Historic Organs of New Orleans – OHS
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Organ: 1921 II/8 Hinners, St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Edgard, Louisiana USA