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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.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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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

After a week with Flor Peeters, we stay in Belgium to explore more music from this region of the world.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Toccata, op. 29
Composer: Joseph Callaerts
Organist: Peter Van de Velde
Album: Joseph Callaerts Organ Works – Aeolus AE-11151
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Organ: 1891 IV/90 Schyven/Schumacher, Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium
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Title: Troisième ton – XIV. Allemande
Composer: Lambert Chaumont
Organist: Serge Schoonbroodt
Album: Lambert Chaumont Pièces d’orgue – Tempéraments TEM 316015
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Organ: 1714 IV/52 Boizard/Haerpfer and Erman, Abbaye de Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache, Saint-Michel, France

Title: Fantasia
Composer: Peeter Cornet
Organist: Erik Simmons
Album: Leo Belgicus –
Organ: 1762 II/62 Bosch, St. Andreu (Hauptwerk model), Santanyi, Mallorca Spain

Title: Fantasia in D minor
Composer: Abraham van den Kerckhoven
Organist: Gustav Leonhardt
Album: Organ Music in France and Southern Netherlands – Sony Classical SK 57963
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Organ: 1692 I/19 Goltfuss/Potvlieghe, St. John Church on the Beguine, Leuven, Belgium
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Title: Improvisata
Composer: Edgar Tinel
Organist: Katharine Pardee
Album: Blending Voices: Organ Music from Belgium – Pro Organo CD 7140
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Organ: 1907 IV/46 Hutchings-Votey/Rosales, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington USA
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Title: Le Tumulte au Pretoire from Symphonie de la Passion, op. 20
Composer: Paul de Maleingreau
Organist: Harry Wilkinson
Album: Girard – the Definitive Recording, Vol 2 – Pro Organo CD 7144
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Organ: 1933 IV/106 EM Skinner, Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Extraits de l’Organiste – Prière, Pièce en ut majeur
Composer: César Franck
Organist: Nicole Morelle
Album: Le grand Cavaillé-Coll de la cathédrale d’Angers – Quantum dQM 7004
Organ: 1873 III/92 Cavaille-Coll/Beuchet-Debierre, Cathedral Saint-Maurice, Angers, Maine-et-Loir France
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Title: Variations on an Original Theme, op. 58
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Carleton Etherington
Album: Carleton Etherington plays the Grove and Milton organs of Tewkesbury Abbey – Delphian DCD 34089
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Organ: 1997 IV/83 Jones, Tewkesbury Abbey (Milton Organ), Gloucestershire, England
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Title: Communion in F
Composer: Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
Organist: Charles Callahan
Album: Cathedral Echoes – Pro Organo CD 7232
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Organ: 1949 IV/121 Kilgen/Wicks, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Title: Symphonie concertante, op. 81 – IV. Toccata (Moto perpetuo) – Allegro moderato
Composer: Joseph Jongen
Organist: Peter Richard Conte
Album: A Grand Celebration – Gothic G49270
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Organ: 1904 VI/457 Los Angeles Art Organ, Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

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Title: Meditation sur le Kyrie Cum Jubilo
Composer: Paul Barras
Organist: Jacques Boucher
Album: Mater – XXI XXI-CD 2 1734
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Organ: 1892 II/17 Casavant, Chapelle de l’Invention de la Sainte-Croix, Soeurs de la Charite, Montréal, Quebec Canada

As we near the date that marks both the birth and death of Belgian organist and composer Flor Peeters, we’re dedicating the entire hour to his music today.

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June, 29 2025

Perfectly Peeters

Title: Concertstuck, op. 52
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Peter Crompton
Album: Peter Crompton plays the organ of The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook – Mirabilis MRCD 908
Organ: 1933 IV/59 Hill, Norman and Beard, Royal Hospital School Chapel, Holbrook, England
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Title: Largo
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Malcolm Archer
Album: Sounds Magnificent – Lammas LAMM 112D
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Organ: 1910 IV/67 Harrison and Harrison, Wells Cathedral, Wells, England

Title: Toccata (60 Short Pieces)
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Rachelen Lien
Album: Historic Organs of Maine – Organ Historical Society OHS-92
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Organ: 1901 II/14 EW Lane, Unitarian-Universalist Church, Saco, Maine USA

Title: Suite Modale, op. 43 – Complete
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: D’Arcy Trinkwon
Album: Flor Peeters Organ Music – Hyperion CDA67825
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Organ: 1995 IV/89 Marcussen and Son, St. Augustine’s Chapel, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, England
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Title: Aria, op. 51
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Paul Manz
Album: Paul Manz at Mount Olive –
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Organ: 1965 III/62 Schlicker, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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Title: Partita on Awake My Heart, With Gladness
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: J David Hart
Album: Saint Andrew Episcopal Church, Highland Park, Pennsylvania –
Organ: 1912 IV/55 EM Skinner/Luley and Associates, St. Andrew’s Episcopal, Highland Park, Pennsylvania USA

Title: Toccata, Fugue, et Hymne sur Ave Maris Stella, op. 28
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Katharine Pardee
Album: Blending Voices: Organ Music from Belgium – Pro Organo CD 7140
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Organ: 1907 IV/46 Hutchings-Votey/Rosales, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington USA
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Title: 10 Orgelchoräle, op. 39 – V. Maria sollte nach Bethlehem gehn
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: D’Arcy Trinkwon
Album: Flor Peeters Organ Music – Hyperion CDA67825
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Organ: 1995 IV/89 Marcussen and Son, St. Augustine’s Chapel, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, England
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Title: Choral Ave Maria
Composer: Flor Peeters
Organist: Jacques Boucher
Album: Mater – XXI XXI-CD 2 1734
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Organ: 1892 II/17 Casavant, Chapelle de l’Invention de la Sainte-Croix, Soeurs de la Charite, Montréal, Quebec Canada

This week we’re listening to instruments in and around the city of Detroit in preparation of the annual gathering of the Hymn Society in America and Canada in that city this summer.

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Title: Overture to Die Zauberflöte
Composer: WA Mozart
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Great Organ Builders of America A Retrospective, Vol 9 – JAV JAV-118
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Organ: 1925 IV/68 EM Skinner, Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan USA

Title: Tema Variato, op. 167 no. 9
Composer: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Organist: Thomas M Kuras
Album: Historic Organs of Michigan – OHS OHS-95
Organ: 1873 II/36 Odell/Worden, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church (now St. Joseph’s Oratory), Detroit, Michigan USA

Title: Andantino from Pièces de Fantaisie
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Susan T Goodson
Album: Historic Organs of Michigan – OHS OHS-95
Organ: 1924 II/20 Casavant, Martyrs of Uganda Roman Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan USA
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Title: Dawn
Composer: Cyril Jenkins
Organist: Paul-Martin Maki
Album: Great Organbuilders of America A Retrospective, Vol 11 – JAV JAV 122
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Organ: 1915 IV/51 EM Skinner, First Unitarian-Universalist Church, Detroit, Michigan USA
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Title: Variations sur un theme de Clement Jannequin
Composer: Jehan Alain
Organist: Robert Noehren
Album: Robert Noehren Premieres – Delos D/CD 3045
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Organ: 1985 III/73 Pilzecker, Church of St. Jude, Detroit, Michigan USA

Title: Festive Flutes
Composer: Everett Titcomb
Organist: Mary M Stubbins
Album: Historic Organs of Michigan – OHS OHS-95
Organ: 1958 III/44 Reuter, First United Methodist Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
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Title: Les Préludes (Symphonic Poem no. 3)
Composer: Franz Liszt
Organist: Nigel Potts
Album: So Mote It Be! – JAV JAV 135
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Organ: 1925 IV/64 EM Skinner, The Scottish Rite Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan USA
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Title: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Nocturne
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Great Organ Builders of America A Retrospective, Vol 9 – JAV JAV-118
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Organ: 1925 IV/68 EM Skinner, Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan USA

Title: Allegro Vivace from Symphony No. 41 In C major (K 551)
Composer: WA Mozart
Organist: Nigel Potts
Album: So Mote It Be! – JAV JAV 135
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Organ: 1925 IV/64 EM Skinner, The Scottish Rite Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan USA

For centuries, composers have found inspiration in chorales and hymn tunes. There are thousands of these tunes that cover a multitude of seasons, occasions, holidays, and moods. Composers that lived well before JS Bach up to today have based organ works on these familiar and often comforting tunes. In recognition of the upcoming convention of the Hymn Society in the United States, this episode features hymn-based compositions.

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada: https://thehymnsociety.org/

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Title: Come, Thou Fount
Composer: Michael Burkhardt
Organist: John C Friesen
Album: Bedient Organ Opus 70 –
Organ: 2001 III/58 Bedient, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA
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Title: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (ELLACOMBE)
Composer: Michael Burkhardt
Organist: Judy Congdon
Album: Love So Amazing –
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Organ: 1953 III/61 Holtkamp, Wesley Chapel, Houghton College, Houghton, New York USA

Title: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BuxWV 211)
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude
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: Joyful, Joyful
Composer: Diane Bish
Organist: Ina Slater Grapenthin
Album: Prestant –
Organ: 1938 IV/87 EM Skinner/Reuter, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Go Do Mo (Go down Moses)
Composer: Jürgen Rehberg
Organist: Philip Scriven
Album: Piping Blues – Regent REGCD304
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Organ: 1861 IV/96 Holdich/Hill, Norman and Beard, Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Chad, Lichfield, England

Title: Partita on Schmücke Dich (Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness)
Composer: Jeanne Shaffer
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: I Love to Tell the Story
Composer: Charles Ore
Organist: Jeannine Cansler
Album: Thine is the Glory – Celebration celeb cd 007
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Organ: 1958 III/42 Austin, First Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon USA
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Title: Gospel Preludes, Book IV – II. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Composer: William Bolcom
Organist: Marilyn Mason
Album: Pipedreams Premieres – Pipedreams PD1001
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Simple Gifts
Composer: Wilbur Held
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
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Title: Count Your Blessings
Composer: Dan Miller
Title: Variations on O God, Our Help In Ages Past
Composer: Paul Manz
Organist: Dan Miller
Album: The Calvary Grand Organ Dedication –
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Organ: 1990 V/205 Moller, Calvary Church, Charlotte, North Carolina USA

Title: Lasst uns Erfreuen (All Creatures of Our God and King)
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
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Raymond and Elizabeth Chenault have been performing together as an organist duo for more than 40 years. Today our show is all about them.

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Duets performed by Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault

Title: The Triumph of the Saint
Composer: Stephen Paulus
Album: 20th-21st Century Organ Music for Two, Vol 4 – Gothic G-49292
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Rhapsody – I. Allegro Molto, II. Andante Sostenuto, III. Vivace, V. Maestoso
Composer: Naji Hakim
Album: Twentieth Century Organ Music For Two, Vol 2 – Gothic G49073
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Fantasia On Greensleeves
Composer: Philip Moore
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: The Emerald Isle
Composer: Charles Callahan
Album: Twentieth Century Organ Music For Two, Vol 2 – Gothic G49073
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Cantilène Improvisée
Composer: Charles Tournemire
Organist: Raymond Chenault
Album: Concert Favorites – Gothic G-49305-06
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Organ: 2003 IV/87 Buzard, All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Title: Shenandoah
Composer: Nicholas White
Album: 20th-21st Century Organ Music for Two, Vol 4 – Gothic G-49292
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Organ: 1941 IV/103 Aeolian-Skinner/Schoenstein, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, Texas USA

Title: Phantom of the Opera Medley
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Album: 20th-21st Century Organ Music for Two, Vol 4 – Gothic G-49292
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Organ: 1941 IV/103 Aeolian-Skinner/Schoenstein, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, Texas USA

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Title: Rorate Caeli – Chorale Orné from 12 Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes, op. 8
Composer: Jeanne Demessieux
Organist: Raymond Chenault
Album: Concert Favorites – Gothic G-49305-06
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Organ: 2003 IV/87 Buzard, All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Title: Sonata a Deux – II. Interlude
Composer: Gaston Litaize
Organist: Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault
Album: Twentieth Century Organ Music For Two, Vol 2 – Gothic G49073
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Organ: 1963 IV/186 EM Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner, National Cathedral, Washington, DC USA
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The Organ Historical Society’s annual convention will be in Milwaukee (and Madison), Wisconsin this summer. We take a look at some of the organs and performers that will be part of that event.

Title: Paraphrase on the Te Deum
Composer: Jean Langlais
Organist: Robert Noehren
Album: A Temple of Tone – Pro Organo CD 7019
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Organ: 1966 IV/74 Noehren, St. John’s Cathedral, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
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Title: Piano Trio – III. Passacaille
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Organist: Michael Hey
Album: Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition 2016 –
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Organ: 1929 IV/146 Aeolian, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA

Title: Ave Maria in D-flat major, op. 80 no. 5
Composer: Max Reger
Organist: Isabelle Demers
Album: Bach, Bull and Bombardes – Pro Organo CD 7259
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Organ: 2010 III/49 Murphy, St. Patrick’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana USA
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Title: Ayre for the Dance
Composer: Dan Locklair
Organist: Ji-Yoen Choi
Album: Ji-Yoen Choi – Organ Recital – Naxos 8.555367
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Organ: 1959 IV/101 Schlicker/Dobson, Valparaiso University Chapel, Valparaiso, Indiana USA
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Title: Master Tallis’s Testament
Composer: Herbert Howells
Organist: John Sittard
Album: Great Organs of Worcester –
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Organ: 1957 III/51 Casavant, Cathedral of St. Paul, Worcester, Massachusetts USA
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Title: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (REPTON)
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Historic Organs of Buffalo – OHS OHS-04
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Organ: 1877 IV/101 E and GG Hook/Andover, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Buffalo, New York USA

Title: Flutes for San Francisco, from Home Suite Home
Composer: Pamela Decker
Organist: Margaret Martin Kvamme
Album: Sevenfold Gifts – Troy TROY940
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Organ: 1889 II/23 Felgemaker/Goodwin, Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, California USA
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Title: My heart belongs to daddy
Composer: Cole Porter
Organist: Mark Herman
Album: Historic Organs of Indiana – OHS 07
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Organ: 1927 III/18 Barton/Carlton Smith, Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis, Indiana USA

Title: Symphony in G Major – II. Fast and sinister
Composer: Leo Sowerby
Organist: Christopher Marks
Album: Two American Organ Symphonies One American Classic Organ –
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Organ: 1957 IV/102 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport, Louisiana USA
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Title: Trois Pièces pour Orgue – II. Petit Canon
Composer: Nadia Boulanger
Organist: Paul Jacobs
Album: Divine Redeemer – Naxos 8.573524
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Organ: 2010 IV/116 Schantz, Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
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This week we hear music composed and performed by alumni and faculty of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

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Title: Petite Suite sur un Motet de Gerald Bales, op. 41 – III. Toccatina – Praise Him…
Composer: Rachel Laurin
Organist: Brenda Portman
Album: Pilgrimages – Raven OAR-975
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Organ: 1988 IV/88 Casavant, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio USA

Title: Prelude and Fugue in C minor (BWV 549)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Wolfgang Rübsam
Album: JS Bach Kirnberger Chorales, Vol 1 – Naxos 8.553134
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Organ: 1992 III/53 Taylor and Boody, Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, Indiana USA
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Title: Symphony no. 6, op. 59 – III. Scherzo
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Colin Lynch
Album: The Organ of Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio – Raven OAR-939
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Organ: 1926 IV/58 EM Skinner/Thompson-Allen, Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio USA
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Title: Elegy
Composer: George Thalben-Ball
Organist: Richard Webster
Album: Great Organbuilders of America: A Retrospective, Vol 12 – JAV JAV 125
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Organ: 1921 IV/59 EM Skinner/Thompson-Allen, St. Luke Episcopal Church, Evanston, Illinois USA
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Title: Windows of Comfort – Alpha and Omega
Composer: Dan Locklair
Title: Veni, Creator Spiritus
Composer: Libby Larsen
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: Variations on Veni Creator Spiritus
Composer: Maurice Duruflé
Organist: Paul Manz
Album: Paul Manz at Mount Olive –
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Organ: 1965 III/62 Schlicker, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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Title: 8 Short Preludes on Gregorian Themes, op 45 – III. Pange lingua, IV. Sacris solemnis
Composer: Marcel Dupré
Organist: Stefan Engels
Album: Dupré Complete Works Vol 6 – Naxos 8.554210
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Organ: 1993 III/31 CB Fisk, Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas USA
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Title: Prelude on The King Shall Come
Composer: Marilyn Biery
Organist: James Biery
Album: Espressivo – Music for Violin and Organ –
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Organ: 1963 III/42 Aeolian-Skinner, Cathedral of St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Title: The Joy of the Redeemed
Composer: Clarence Dickinson
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Riverside Revisted – Gothic G 49086
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Organ: 1964 V/204 Aeolian-Skinner, Riverside Church, New York City, New York USA

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Title: Prelude and Fugue in C major
Composer: Johann Ludwig Krebs
Organist: Frederick Swann
Album: Frederick Swann plays two organs by Reuter – Gothic G 49102
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Organ: 1997 II/20 Reuter, First German United Methodist Church, Glendale, California USA

This week we hear works by the Famous Blind British organist and composer Alfred Hollins and some of his contemporaries.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

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Title: Triumphal March
Composer: Alfred Hollins
Organist: Eric Plutz
Organ Media Foundation recording, March 2025
Organ: 1928 IV/135 EM Skinner/Mander, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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Title: A Song of Sunshine
Composer: Alfred Hollins
Organist: Frederick Hohman
Album: Opus 190 – Pro Organo CD 7042
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Organ: 1910 IV/55 EM Skinner/Quimby, Grand Avenue United Methodist Temple, Kansas City, Missouri USA
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Title: Symphony in G minor, op. 35 – II. Adagio cantabile
Composer: Edwin H Lemare
Organist: Roger Fisher
Album: Edwin H Lemare Symphony No 1 and other romantic rarities – JAV JAV 128A
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Organ: 1930 IV/63 EM Skinner/Thompson-Allen, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey USA
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Title: Bell Scherzo, op. 89
Composer: Edwin H Lemare
Organist: Frederick Hohman
Album: Lemare Affair – Pro Organo CD 7007
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Organ: 1966 III/50 Aeolian-Skinner, Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Bohemesque
Composer: William Wolstenholme
Organist: Christopher Herrick
Album: Organ Fireworks – IX – Hyperion CDA67228
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Organ: 1930 IV/78 Kuhn, Bern Cathedral, Bern, Switzerland

Title: Elfentanz
Composer: Bernard Johnson
Organist: Simon Nieminski
Album: Alfred Hollins And Friends – Regent REGCD 473
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Organ: 1947 IV/72 Moller/Reuter, Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Title: Concert Overture in F minor
Composer: Alfred Hollins
Organist: Timothy Byram-Wigfield
Album: Alfred Hollins Organ Works – Delphian DCD34044
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Organ: 1923 IV/50 Harrison and Harrison, Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland
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Title: Cortège Académique
Composer: Ernest MacMillan
Organist: Eric Plutz
Organ Media Foundation recording, March 2025
Organ: 1928 IV/135 EM Skinner/Mander, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Title: Bourée in B minor
Composer: Alfred Hollins
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: The Voice of Yesteryear – Benchmarks Records 806839CD
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Organ: 1928 IV/51 Harrison and Harrison, Halifax Minster, Halifax, England

This week we listen to instruments built by one of the oldest American organbuilding companies, Austin Organs of Hartford Connecticut.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein

Playlist

May, 11 2025

Amazing Austins

Title: Festival Toccata
Composer: Percy Fletcher
Organist: Timothy Edward Smith
Album: Historic Organs Of Connecticut – Organ Historical Society OHS-94
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Organ: 1906 III/31 Austin/Foley-Baker, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, New Britain, Connecticut USA
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Title: Earth Carol, from St. Francis Suite
Composer: Richard Purvis
Organist: Frederick Hohman
Album: By Request – Pro Organo CD 7070
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Organ: 1996 III/64 Austin, St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford, Connecticut USA

Title: Scherzo from Symphonie II
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Angela Kraft Cross
Album: French Romantic Organ Favorites – A Souvenir Collection – Arkay AKC5188.jpg
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Organ: 1998 IV/50 Austin, St. Mary’s College Chapel, Moraga, California USA
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Title: Elfes (Douze Pièces Nouvelles, op. 7 no. 11)
Composer: Joseph Bonnet
Organist: Yun Kyong Kim
Album: Of Another Time – MSR Classics MS 1362
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Organ: 1920 III/42 Austin, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dayton, Ohio USA
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Title: Cantilena, from Five Miniatures for Organ
Composer: Andrew Fletcher
Organist: Adam Brakel
Album: Romantic and Virtuosic – Raven OAR-933
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Organ: 2000 IV/109 Austin, The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, Florida USA
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Title: Pastorale
Composer: Jean Jules Roger-Ducasse
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – CORS CD 141602
Organ: 1926 IV/162 Austin, Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Maple Leaf Rag
Composer: Scott Joplin
Organist: Robert Plimpton
Album: Live From Balboa Park II – SOS 3CD
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Organ: 1914 IV/73 Austin/Blackinton, Balboa Park – Spreckles Organ, San Diego, California USA

Title: Flapperette
Composer: Jesse Greer
Organist: Carol Williams
Album: Sunday At 2 – Spreckels Organ Society SOS 8 CD
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Organ: 1914 IV/73 Austin/Blackinton, Balboa Park – Spreckles Organ, San Diego, California USA

Title: Christ the King
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Gerre Hancock
Album: Praise the Eternal Light – Nine Organ Improvisations on the Cathedral Windows – Pro Organo CD 7233
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Organ: 1962 IV/137 Austin, Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, Connecticut USA

Breaks

Title: Minuet Nuptiale, op. 103
Composer: Edwin H Lemare
Organist: Thomas Murray
Album: An evening with Edwin H Lemare – AFKA SK-515
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Organ: 1927 V/102 Austin, The City Hall Auditorium, Portland, Maine USA
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Title: Simple Gifts
Composer: Wilbur Held
Organist: Jeannine Cansler
Album: Thine is the Glory – Celebration celeb cd 007
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Organ: 1958 III/42 Austin, First Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon USA
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