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This fifth volume in the series Decker Plays Decker includes the premier recording of "The Seven Last Words and Triumph of Christ" - played by Doug Cleveland. Edward Landin Senn plays Decker's Praeludium and Decker plays her own Fantasy on the name of Roy Andrew Johnson. Also included is a beautiful "Meditation" by Decker's husband, Ken Yull. All performance on the Flentrop organ of Saint Mark's Cathedral (Seattle).
Decker's playing in awe-inspiring, commanding, and exhilarating." -- Fanfare
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This is the first recording of Richards, Fowkes Opus 16, located in Goodson Chapel at the Duke University Divinity School. The chapel space presents a warm acoustical environment, allowing the organ to project a solid but unforced sound. The new organ is a gem among the extraordinary collection of organs at Duke.
Rakich's imaginative programming explores new works by Woodman and Cooman, and new arrangements of works by Mendelssohn and Chaminade (with Wendy Rolfe, flute). Bach and Klas Bolt (longtime organist of the famous organ at St Bavo's Church in Haarlem, The Netherlands) complete the composer roster.
Recorded with 24-bit samples at a sampling rate of 96k.
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Arrangements of five Shaker songs by Kevin Siegfried provide the structure for this album of 20th and 21st century choral works. The texts for this program explore themes of peace, a parent's love, and awe in God's creation, concluding with two motets for Advent and Christmas.
This extraordinary choir is directed by Deanna Joseph and was recorded in the warm acoustics of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta.
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Re-imagined as a single work in 18 movements, the Mendelssohn Sonatas receive a new interpretation based on historical perspectives by Hans Davidsson. The 1806 Shiorlin organ in Gammalkil, Sweden provides unique tonal possibilities of Mendelssohn's great work for organ.
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The second release in the Dale Warland Live Series features a Christmas
program which includes Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" in its SATB
version, Pinkhams's "Company at the Creche" and his brilliant Christmas
Cantata with brass and organ.
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This recording provides a glimpse of both festive and intimate sounds
heard during the season of Christmas at the Cathedral of St. Philip,
Atlanta. Included are premier recordings by Craig Phillips, Charles
Beaudrot, Frank Boles, Stephen Paulus and Howard Helvey. Brass and percussion from the Atlanta Symphony join the choirs.
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July 17, 2019 marked the day Christ Cathedral (formerly the Crystal Cathedral) was dedicated to be the liturgical and artistic center for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. The music for that service is presented here, which includes many original works commissioned for the occasion.
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Composer Pamela Decker performs another program of her highly acclaimed work! This time she is joined by Faythe Freese, who plays "The Freese Suite" which was commissioned and dedicated to her. Both organists were recorded on the great 4M/58-stop Flentrop organ of St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle. With six seconds of reverberation and 24-bit-recording technology, these CDs are audiophile gems as well as world-premiere recordings!
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"The organ is magnificent, featuring generous scaling resulting in broad and powerful principal stops and singing flutes. The marriage of performer, organ, room, and repertoire is triumphant." - The Living Church.
This recording documents a recital given on the Brombaugh organ of Christ Church Parish, Tacoma, Washington. The program features works by composers known to Bach, including Brunckhorst, J. Praetorius, Pachelbel, Buxtehude, C.P.E. Bach, and J.S. Bach himself. Christ Church is a concrete building with generous acoustics, and one of the best settings ever for a Brombaugh organ.
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Scott Dettra plays a varied program on the Anglo-American Classic organ of Church of the Incarnation (Dallas). Formerly organist of the Washington National Cathedral, Dettra is acclaimed as one of America's leading concert organists.
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A collection of performances from live recitals "here and elsewhere" by Roger W. Sherman. Three organs are featured: the Flentrop at Saint Mark's Cathedral (Seattle), the Fritts organ at Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma) and the 1750 Nacchini organ at San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice, Italy).
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Anne Laver explores works about celestial light, with examples from a wide variety of styles, including the rarely heard Fantasy and Fugue by Heinrich Reimann. Played on the large Paul Fritts organ at St Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, OH.
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American composer John Muehleisen explores the costs of war from the point of view of the families left behind - specifically the loss of Rudyard and Carrie Kipling's son John during WWI. Robert Bode, directing Choral Arts Northwest, premieres "But Who Shall Return Us Our Children: A Kipling Passion" in this live concert recording.
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Roger W. Sherman plays a recital featuring Keith Hill's 17-century French harpsichord, inspired by an instrument by Tibault. Music by D'Angelbert, F. Couperin and Jacques Duphly.
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The Choir of St James Episcopal (LA) under the direction of James
Buonemani presents a program of meditative works, including several
premiere recordings. We suggest you sample track 11 first, and click on the CD image cover to read more about this recording.
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The first recording of the Fisk organ at Pomona College is presented by William Peterson, Pomona College Organist, Emeritus. Peterson's program includes a number of works with Pomona College connections, including pieces by John Cage, Karl Kohn and Tom Flaherty. Also included are several works from "Voices of Christian Sorrow", a large collection dedicated to heroes of WWI.
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A compilation of Pacific Northwest composers, especially Morten Lauridsen who accompanies the choir on piano. Other works by Joan Szymko, John Muehleisen, Giselle Wyers, Stacey Philipps, Steven Goodwin and Naomi LaViolette. Includes several American and World Premieres.
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What were the first organ concertos? This recording proposes new evidence of the earliest in the genre by Bach and Handel. Matthew Dirst plays the Fritts organ of St Philip Presbyterian Church, Houston with Ars Lyrica Houston.
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The Grammy-nominated Dale Warland's new album -- his first in 14 years! Dale Warland conducts the Dale Warland Singers and the Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale in this program of music by Argento and Persichetti.
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The Complete Organ Works of Correa de Arauxo---the first recording of hiss complete works in the New World. Using three 17th-century organs in Oaxaca, Mexico and two new organs in Spanish Baroque style in California, Robert Bates offers new insights in this neglected organ repertoire. Five CDs, and a 120 page full color book, in both Spanish and English.
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