1990 Visser-Rowland organ at Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN

Sing along with The AGO Fight Song!

Michael Barone gets things started.

Michael shares a laugh with Barbara Dennerlein.

Michael acknowledges Mr. and Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley for 25 years of continuous support.

Vern Sutton leads the audience in The AGO Fight Song.

Pipedreams Live! at AGO 2008

…in celebration of the International Year of the Organ, excerpts (Part 1) from an event recorded during the American Guild of Organist’s National Convention in Minnesota.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of October 06, 2008

Links and Resources:

• Sing along with The AGO Fight Song [opens as a PDF file]
• Check for Organ Spectacular events in your area.
• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Part 1

JOSEPH JONGEN: Toccata, Opus 104 –Michael Unger, AGO National Competition Winner, 2008

THOMAS KERR: Anguished American Easter, 1968 –Herndon Spillman

Part 2

CALVIN TAYLOR: Sonnet of Praise –Calvin Taylor & Michael Barone

JASON ROBERTS: Improvisation in the French Classic Manner –Jason Roberts

BARBARA DENNERLEIN: The Unforgettable; Waltzing Pipes –Barbara Dennerlein

Part 3

GERALD BALES: Prelude in e –Isabelle Demers

WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: Tango Fantastico and Alla Marcia with The AGO Fight Song, from Flights of Fancy [1992] –Vern Sutton, song-leader; Douglas Reed, organ

Filler –BARBARA DENNERLEIN: The Unforgettable (see above)

 

Our concert performances were recorded June 25, 2008 at the Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and featured the 114-rank 1990 Visser-Rowland organ. This program preludes a world-wide schedule of Organ Spectacular festivities which will take place seemingly everywhere on October 19. Check for listings of events in your area. On that day in Minnesota, you’re invited to join Twin Cities organ lovers for a very special ‘organ spectacular’ in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of PIPEDREAMS in conjunction with the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis at 3 p.m.