Chicago

1992 Schantz at College Church, Wheaton, IL

1998 Casavant at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL

1964 Aeolian-Skinner at Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

1989 Flentrop at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL

Conventional Wisdom: A Chicago Collection

…unique recital performances from the 2006 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 24, 2014

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Extra Audio:

• (recorded in 2006)

Music played in the program

Hour 1

MARCEL DUPRÉ:  Sinfonia for Organ and Piano, Op. 42 –Jeannine (piano) and Alan Morrison (1992 Schantz/College Church, Wheaton, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/6/06)

RICHARD PROULX:  Concerto for Organ and Strings (1999-2002) –Metropolis Symphony/Julian Wachner, conductor; Maxine Thevenot (1998 Casavant/Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/2/06)

EMILY MAXSON PORTER:  Organ prelude, People, look east! (premiere).  CARL WILTSE: Lyric Piece.  AARON DAVID MILLER:  Festival Improvisation – Agape Ringers (bells); Aaron David Miller (2005 Berghaus/St. Raphael the Archangel Church, Naperville, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/6/06)

Hour 2

LEO NESTOR:  Anthem, Arise and Shine.  TRADITIONAL (arr. Nestor):  Spiritual, Where you there?  COLIN MAWBY:  Ave verum corpus –Saint Clement Choir/Randall Swanson, director; Maria Rubis Bauer (1954 Austin/1st United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/5/06)

JEAN LANGLAIS:  Hymn d’actions de graces: Te Deum –Scott Myers (1964 Aeolian-Skinner/Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/5/06)

TRADITIONAL:  Hymn, Come sing to God (Ellacombe).  RICHARD PROULX:  Anthem, Psalm 133.  AARON DAVID MILLER:  Psalm 117 (Laudate Dominum) –Morning Choir/John Sherer, director; Thomas Gouwens (1971 Aeolian-Skinner/4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL); Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/4/06)

TEDDY NIEDERMAIER:  Andante cantabile, fr Sonata (2005) –Chelsea Chen (2005 Fisk/St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/3/06)

TRADITIONAL:  Hymn, Father, we thank thee (Rendez a dieu).  SOPHIE-VERONIQUE CAUCHEFER-CHOPLIN:  Festival Postlude Improvisation –Cathedral Singers/Matthew Walsh, director; Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin (1989 Flentrop/Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/4/06)

Listen online to the 2002 premiere performance of Richard Proulx’s Concerto for Organ and Strings featuring soloist Jonathan Biggers. 

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