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July 17, 2019 marks the date Christ Cathedral (formerly the Crystal Cathedral) is dedicated as the liturgical and artistic center from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. The music for that service is presented here, which includes many original works commissioned for the ocassion.
John Romeri directs the choirs with David Ball, organ.
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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 in February of 1996 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, CPE Bach, and JS 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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Robert Parkins plays the newly renovated 1932 Aeolian organ at Duke - the last built by this builder and their only organ of this size and significance built for a church. His unusual program includes American works influenced by German Romantic, jazz and blues traditions.
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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 Choir of the Church of the Incarnation sings Evensong as specified in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, under the direction of Scott Dettra, former organist of the Washington National Cathedral. Includes Herbert Howells "Dallas" Evensong canticles.
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The iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall organ's rich textures are demonstrated in this dramatic program by Daryl Robinson. Included are world premiere recordings by Aaron David Miller, Jeffrey Brillhart, David Briggs, Jason Roberts and George Baker. Made by Glatter-Gotz and Manuel Rosales, the Disney Hall organ is heard here in its first commercially available recording.
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Overshadowed by others in the first half of the 20th century, both Finzi and Howells have emerged as major composers of the period, deserving of their own places alongside Vaughan Williams and Britten. Howells’ Requiem in particular must be one of the greatest choral compositions of the century.
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This recording is the fourth of a series celebrating 50 years of the Flentrop organ at Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. Mel Butler, Canon Musician Emeritus of Saint Mark’s performs in recital!
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James Kallembach’s newly commissioned cantata, Most Sacred Body, pays symbolic homage to seven aspects of the crucified body of Jesus. Kallembach combines Buxtehude’s 17th-century Membra Jesu nostri with visions from Milton’s epic masterpiece Paradise Lost to create a unique musical expression of the Passion.
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Repertoire from the popular Lesson and Carols at University of St. Thomas, with readings and music for both Advent and Christmas is presented here in the rich acoustics of the Chapel of St. Basil. David Ashley White’s anthem, “Hodie Christus Natus Est” receives its recording premier on this album.
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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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Inspired by Emily Dickinson's elegant poetry, Alice Parker creates a memorable set of songs about love and loss.
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This first solo release by Raymond Chenault, is performed on the Buzard organ of All Saints’ Episcopal Church (Atlanta) and features 19th and 20th century French, Belgian and Dutch organ works.
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Dan Bara's debut recording with the University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgsons Singers. Includes Arnesen's "Even when He is silent", Ivor Davies "Prayers from the Ark" and works by Macmillan, Chilcott, Clausen, and Gabriel Jackson.
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