Aeolian–Skinner at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York, NY

1963 Reuter at 1st United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA

1964 Möller–2001 Goulding & Wood at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC

1968 Aeolian–Skinner at 2nd Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN

2003 Rosales at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA

With Praise and Thanksgiving

…in anticipation of our thoroughly American holiday, these works by some thoroughly American composers.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of November 17, 2014

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

GERRE HANCOCK:  Fanfare on Antioch; A Laredo Fanfare –Todd Wilson (Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York, NY) Raven 951

ROY SPAULDING STOUGHTON:  The Courts of Jamshyd, fr Persian Suite –Mary Gifford (1882 Steere & Turner/Pullman United Methodist Church, Pullman, IL) Giffitz 001

NORBERTO GUINALDO:  Thanksgiving & Harvest:  4 Pieces for Organ (We thank you, Lord of Heaven; I praise the earth in beauty seen; Cut down the golden wheat; We gather together) –Norberto Guinaldo (1963 Reuter/1st United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 4/23/13)

HOWARD HANSON:  The Cherubic Hymn –Gloriae Dei Cantores/Elizabeth Patterson, director; James E. Jordan (Skinner/Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA) GDCD 048

LEO SOWERBY:  Toccata –Richard K. Fitzgerald (1964 Möller-2001 Goulding & Wood/Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC) Pipedreams Archive (r. 8/18/2008)

Hour 2

CHARLES CALLAHAN:  Simple Gifts –Gregory Butler, piano; David Palmer (1927-1994 Casavant/Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, Canada) Palmer 2008

WILBUR HELD:  That Lonesome Valley –Robert Murray, violin; Ardyth Lohuis (1954 Austin/Reveille United Methodist Church, Richmond, VA) Raven 923

CHARLES IVES (trans. Faber):  Old Folks Gatherin’, fr Symphony No. 3 –The King’s Brass; Samuel Metzger (1974 Ruffattti/Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL) Summit 428

RONALD ARNATT:  Sarabande with Variations –Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault (1989 Möller/Roswell United Methodist Church, Roswell, GA) Gothic 49043

HAMPSON A. SISLER:  Rondo Symphonique, Fugue and Epilogue –Ukraine National Symphony/Arkady Leytush, conductor; Valery Michailuk (1996 Späth/Lysenko Concert Hall, Kiev, Ukraine) MSR Classics 1229

ALEXANDER SCHREINER:  Lyric Interlude –David Kinyon (1968 Aeolian-Skinner/2nd Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN) DK 9801

TIMOTHY TIKKER:  Toccata Kopanitsa –Brad Hughley (2003 Rosales/St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) Raven 930

 

Enjoy these other programs from the PIPEDREAMS Archive featuring American composers and/or the topic of Thanksgiving:

            The American Influence (#1423)
            An American Organist’s Christmas (#1251)
            The American Muse (#1247)      
            Variations on America (#1225)
            In Praise and Thanksgiving (#0947)
            The American Muse (#0349)