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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[1979 Möller organ at the Church of Saint Boniface, Sarasota, Florida][decorative stamp]
1979 Möller organ at the Church of Saint Boniface, Sarasota, Florida

[1911 Wanamaker Grand Court Organ at the Macy’s Center City in Philadelphia, PA][decorative stamp]
1911 Wanamaker Organ at Grand Court, Macy’s Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[1926 Skinner organ at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian, Detroit, Michigan][decorative stamp]
1926 Skinner organ at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian, Detroit, Michigan

[1721 Schnitger organ at Sint Michaeliskerk, Zwolle, The Netherlands][decorative stamp]
1721 Schnitger organ at Sint Michaeliskerk, Zwolle, The Netherlands

[1997 Birouste organ at the Church of Saint Vincent, Roquevaire, France][decorative stamp]
1997 Birouste organ at the Church of Saint Vincent, Roquevaire, France

[1868 Cavaille-Coll organ at the Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris, France][decorative stamp]
1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, France

[1977 Marcussen & Son organ at the Cathedral, Haderslev, Denmark][decorative stamp]
1977 Marcussen & Søn organ at the Cathedral, Haderslev, Denmark

All Gory, Loud and Horror

…you don’t want to be left all alone when things go bump in the night in the organ loft!

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

LÉON BOËLLMANN: Toccata, from Suite Gothique, Opus 25 –Virgil Fox (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) EMI Classics CDC 66386

MARCEL DUPRÉ: Preludio, from Deuxieme Symphonie, Opus 26 –Jeremy Filsell (1979 Möller/St. Boniface Episcopal, Sarasota, FL) Guild GMCD 7173

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Apparition de l’Église ÉternelleLouis Thiry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/La Trinité, Paris, France) Jade 47863619

JACK MARSHALL: The Munsters Theme –Trio con Brio (1957 Wicks/FUMC, Portland, OR) TCB 333-04

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: The Phantom of the Opera, selections –Chris Elliott (1926 Wurlitzer/Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY) CPE Productions 104

MAX REGER: Chorale-Fantasy, Alle Menschen müssen sterben, Opus 52, number 1 –Iver Kleive (1977 Marcussen/Haderslev Cathedral, Denmark) Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD126

Filler –CHARLES GOUNOD: Funeral March of a MarionetteThomas Trotter (1834 Hill/Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK) London/Decca 436 656

Hour 2

MARIUS MONNIKENDAM: Toccata –Janice Fehér (1927; 2003 Casavant Frères/Memorial Chapel, University of Redlands, CA) Fehér 2004

RICHARD WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman Overture –Ken Cowan (1926 Skinner/Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian, Detroit, MI) JAV CD-118

MODEST MUSSORGSKY (transcribed by Peter Richard Conte): Night on the Bare MountainPeter Richard Conte (1911 Wanamaker/Grand Court, Macy’s Center City, Philadelphia, PA) Gothic G49248

GEORG BÖHM: Partita, Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtigWouter van den Broek (1721 Schnitger/St. Michael Church, Zwolle, The Netherlands) Fidelio Praestant 6612

FRANZ LISZT: Les MortsMartin Haselböck (1873 Ladegast/St. James Church, Köthen, Germany) Membran Music 60144-210

GUY BOVET: Hamburger TotentanzOlivier Vernet (1997 Birouste/Église Saint-Vincent, Roquevaire, France) Ligia Digital 0104160

Filler –MARCEL DUPRÉ (see above)

 

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