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| John Chappell Stowe Plays the Restored 1863 Wadsworth, Madison, Wis.Superb performance and sound! Built in Manchester, England, in 1863 by Wadsworth Bros., the organ was moved from storage in Texas and restored from a state of seriously bad condition by OHS member J. C. Taylor for St. James Catholic Church in Madison, Wisconsin. Now, its fine sounds enjoy a grand and resonant acoustic. OHS member John Chappel Stowe�s vibrant performances make the most of the splendid program of works by Liszt, Vaughan Williams, Franck, Mendelssohn, Howells, Elgar, and Vierne. Click photo for list of works and to order. |
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| Marilyn Mason Plays">William Bolcom Organ & Choral Works Marilyn Mason Plays NEW! Recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in music, William Bolcom has taught composition at the University of Michigan since 1973. Fellow professor Marilyn Mason plays the Seven Chorale Preludes at The Riverside Church, New York, and on the Aeolian-Skinner at Hill Auditorium, UMich, where Vibraphonist Michael Udow joins her in the Praeludium for
Vibraphone and Organ. Bolcolm�s setting of Arnold Weinstein�s poem The Miracle for men�s chorus and wind instruments is sung by the Rutgers University Glee Club directed by Patrick Gardner. |
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 The Princeton Singers: A Fond FarewellThe exquisite Princeton Singers record for the last time under the baton of their founder and director 1983-1998, John Bertalot. |
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 Little Church Around-the-CornerDE GRIGNY: Veni Creator BACH: Allein gott; Trio super Allein Gott; Fantasie & Fugue in g MENDELSSOHN: Sonata 2 BRAHMS: Fugue in a-flat ROREM: Episode, Song, Serenade from Organ Book VIERNE: Carillon de Westminster FRANCK: CantabileDonald George plays the famous 1988 C. B. Fisk op. 92 of 48 ranks at the Little Church Around the Corner (Church of the Transfiguration) in New York City. |
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 World Premieres and Transcriptions: St. Mary-the-Virgin, NYVirtuoso organist Stephen Tharp records at St. Mary the Virgin, Manhattan, on the 1932/42 Aeolian-Skinner 4-86, rejuvenated by Mann & Trupiano in 1995. LISZT: Totentanz - Danse macabre on Dies Irae (arr. Tharp) DAVID HURD: Arioso & Finale ANTON VAN DER HORST: �tude de concert MCNEIL ROBINSON: Sonata for Organ SERGE PROKOFIEV: Toccata (arr. Guillou) IGOR STRAVINSKY: Three Dances from Petrouchka (arr. Tharp) |
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| Tharp at TrumballStephen Tharp plays two unusual works, LARRY KING: Resurrection and ANTHONY NEWMAN: Variations on the Battle Hymn of the Republic, on the 1998 Peragallo 3-48 in French style at St. Theresa's Church, Trumball, Connecticut. The program also includes GIGOUT: Grand Choeur Dialogu�; Scherzo in E (Dix Pi�ces) BACH: Nun komm� der Heiden Heiland BWV 599 Wer nur den lieben Gott la�t walten BWV 642 BONNET: Variations de Concert, op. 1 |
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| Tharp at GirardVirtuoso organist Stephen Tharp plays legendary organ works on the famous 1933 E. M. Skinner of more than 100 ranks at Girard College, Philadelphia. REGER: Fantaisie on Straf� mich nicht in deinem Zorn
DURUFL�: Prelude & Fugue on A-L-A-I-N
HOWELLS: Psalm-Prelude Set II, No. 1 Out of the deep
WIDOR: Variations movement from Symphony 8 in B
DUPR�: Trois Esquisses, Op. 41 |
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| Paris on Park AvenueSelected by The Absolute Sound magazine as one of two CDs to receive its prestigious "Golden Ear Award" for Best Organ Recording. Congratulations to organist Keith Toth and recording engineer Ed Kelly, both OHS members! In a chapel at Brick Presbyterian Church on Park Avenue in New York, the Guilbault-Th�rien firm of St.-Hyacinthe, Qu�bec, built this 2-26 in 1996, patterning it after the Cavaill�-Coll in the home of Charles Gounod. FRANCK: Cantabile; Pastorale ALAIN: Chorals Dorien & Phrygien BO�LLMANN: Toccata (Suite Gothique) PIERN�: Pr�lude VIERNE: M�ditation (Trois Improvisations); Pr�ambule, Arabesque, Lied, Berceuse (24 Pi�ces en Style Libre) DUPR�: 3 from Les v�pres de la Vierge, op. 18 LEF�BURE-WELY: Bol�ro de Concert |
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| Andrew Shenton at PrincetonDesigned to demonstrate the resources of the Skinner/Mander organ at Princeton Chapel at Princeton University, this disc also reveals the technical and musical facility of Englishman Andrew Shenton, who is organist-director of music at Trinity Church, Princeton.
LEIGHTON: Paean |
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 American Songs of FaithThe Promise of Living, featuring a choral work by Aaron Copland of this name, is a collection of American hymns and anthems from the Choir of Foundry United Methodist Church, Washington, D. C., directed by Eileen Guenther at the 60-rank Casavant.Ride the Chariot; How Can I Keep from Singing; Followers of the Lamb; Amazing Grace; The Last Words of David; My God Is a Rock; We Are Climbing Jacob�s Ladder; My Lord, What a Morning; Precious Lord; He�s Got the Whole World; If I Can Help Somebody; There Is a Spirit; Sing, His Wondrous Love; Prayer of Dedication; A Mighty Fortress; Love Divine; Exultate; Promise of Living |
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| Vierne: Messe Solennelle, from BaltimoreVierne: Messe Solennelle (op.16) Final (sym. I) Piccolo: O Hear Us Lord I Look from Afar S. Campbell: Sing We Merrily Unto God Durufl�: Ubi caritas Stanford: Beati quorum via Messiaen: O sacrum convivium Finzi: God is Gone Up Rutter: God Be In My Head In the resonant acoustics of the Cathedral of Mary, Our Queen, the fine Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Columbia Union College sings an engaging program including the rarely heard Vierne Messe Solennelle. James Bingham directs and Keith Thompson and Mark Willey accompany on the 1958 M. P. M�ller 4-167. |
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