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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[Michael Daugherty][decorative stamp]
Michael Daugherty

[1991 Daniel/Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Helen, Brentwood, England][decorative stamp]
1991 Daniel at the Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Helen, Brentwood, England

[2008 Fisk/Segerstrom concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA][decorative stamp]
2008 Fisk at the Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA

[Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC][decorative stamp]
Aeolian–Skinner at the Washington National Cathedral, DC

[1998 Glatter-Götz-Rosales/United Church of Christ, Claremont, CA][decorative stamp]
1998 Glatter-Götz-Rosales at the United Church of Christ, Claremont, CA

Brass Tracks

…bold and brazen are the organ’s trumpet pipes, and the ensemble that pits its energy against the King of Instruments!

Audio 1 hr 58 Min

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Audio 59:00 Min

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

MICHAEL McCABE: Trumpet TuneMassimo Nosetti (1948 Tamburini/Messina Cathedral, Italy) Syrius 141403

JOHN GARDNER: Sonata da Chiesa sopra un tema di Claudio Monteverdi, Op. 136 –Cosmopolitan Brass; Stephen King (1991 Daniel/Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Helen, Brentwood, England) Toccata Classics 48

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT (trans. Spang-Hanssen): Morceau Symphonique for Trombone and Organ, Op. 88Niels-Ole Bo Johansen, trombone; Ulrik Spang-Hanssen (1989 Oberlinger/Mariae Namen Church, Hanau, Germany) Classico 122

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY: The Gospel According to Sister Aimee (2012) –Pacific Symphony Brass & Percussion Ensemble/Carl St. Clair, director; Paul Jacobs (2008 Fisk/Segerstrom concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA) Naxos 8.5597749

Hour 2

AARON COPLAND (arr. Dettra): Fanfare for the Common ManScott Dettra (Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) Loft 1114

TIMOTHY TIKKER: Tiento de Batalla sobre la Balletto del GranducaDiane Meredith Belcher (1998 Glatter-Götz-Rosales/United Church of Christ, Claremont, CA) JAV 115

SAMUEL BARBER (arr. Beckel): Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 (arr. for organ and band) –DePauw University Band/Craig Paré, conductor; Carla Edwards (2003 Wolff/Kresge Auditorium, DePaul University, Greencastle, IN) Mark 5438

JOSEPH JONGEN: Concertino for Trumpet and Organ, Op. 41David Kuehn, trumpet; Ken Mervine (2010 Allen/Blessed Sacrament Church, Denver, CO) Fleur de Son Classics 57997

DAVID ASHLEY WHITE: Triptych (1979)Millennia Consort; Alison Luedecke (1968 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego, CA) World Library Publications 3070

 

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