1692 Arp Schnitger organ [plus additions] at the Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands

1766 Riepp organ at Ottobeuren Monastery, Germany

1985 C.B. Fisk organ at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

1994 Casavant at St. Anne Episcopal Church, Tifton, GA

1845 Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France

1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint Francois-de-Sales, Lyon, France

1862 Walcker; 1947 Aeolian-Skinner organ at Methuen Music Hall, Methuen, MA

1859 Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Basilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, France

Follow the Star

These brilliant denizens of heaven evoke their rolls as travelers’ guide, focus of prayers and wishes, and symbol of nations, while providing us with a star-studded musical celebration.

1 hr 28 min

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

•January 6, 1997 as Show #9701

•July 3, 2006 as Show #0627

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

MICHAEL BURKHARDT: Variations on How brightly shines the morningstar –Michael Burkhardt (1988 Casavant Frères/Concordia University Center for Worship and the Performing Arts, Irvine, CA) MorningStar CD-11MB

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Fantasy on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Marie-Claire Alain (1692 Arp Schnitger [plus additions]/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Erato ECD-0630-12979

GEORG DIETRICH LEIDING: Chorale-prelude, Wie schön leuchtet –Jan Overduin (1766 Riepp/Ottobeuren Monastery, Germany) ebs 6010

JAMES WOODMAN: Little Partita for Epiphany –Peter Sykes (1989 Roche/Old North Church, Nantucket Island, MA) Raven OAR-320

JOHANN PACHELBEL: Chorale-prelude, Wie schön leuchtet –Marilyn Mason (1985 C.B. Fisk/Moore Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) MHS CD-5132761

RICHARD PURVIS: Caravan of the Three Kings –Keith Shafer (1994 Casavant Frères/St. Anne Episcopal, Tifton, GA) Saint Anne Productions CD-1001

THÉODORE DUBOIS: March of the Magi –François-Henri Houbart (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France) BNL 112724

LOUIS VIERNE: Etoile du soir, from Fantasy Pieces, Opus 54, number 3 –Wolfgang Rübsam (1880 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-François-de-Sales, Lyon, France) Bayer BR100 015/6

HOAGY CARMICHAEL: Stardust –George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Organ/George Wright Residence, Hollywood, CA) Banda CD-109454

JIMMY van HEUSEN: Swinging on a Star –David Peckham (1925 Marr & Colton/Clemens Center, Elmira, NY) Veteran Hill Productions 1961

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: Stars and Stripes Forever –Simon Preston (1863 E.F. Walcker; 1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Methuen Music Hall, Methuen, MA) Argo 421 731

CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Communion for Epiphany, from L’Orgue Mystique –Pierre Cogen (1859 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, France) Cybella CD-883

CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Offertoire and Fantasie-Chorale for the Sunday after Epiphany, from L’Orgue Mystique –Adrian Gunning (1962 Harrison & Harrison/Coventry Cathedral, England, UK) Libra CD-155