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Past Past Performances - 37^th Season 2015-2016
Program Friday, October 23, 2015 8:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-4388 Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Co-presented with Alice C. Young, Gretchen Young Fineman, and Rebecca S. Young in Memory of Dr. Hugh D. Young, AAGO Scott Dettra Concert Organist Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.......Richard Wagner (1813–1883) transcribed by Edwin Lemare Organ Sonata in C minor....................................Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) III. Scherzetto Arioso...............................................................Leo Sowerby (1895–1968) Fantaisie in E flat…...................................Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Intermission Passacaglia in E minor, Op. 40..............................Seth Bingham (1882–1972) Prière, Op. 37, No. 4..........................................Joseph Jongen (1873–1953) Fantasia and Toccata, Op. 57..................Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
	Program Sunday, November 22, 2015 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Music In A Great Space Jonathan Rudy Organist, Church Musician, Conductor, Educator Organist, Central Presbyterian Church, Terre Haute, IN Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.......Richard Wagner (1813–1883) transcribed by Edwin Lemare Sonata No. 3 in A Major, op. 65........................Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654.......Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Variæ Preces, op. 21............Charles Tournemire Three Communions (1870-1939) Three Communions Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541.......Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Intermission Faneuil Hall..............................................................Pamela Decker (1955-) Elegy: Cradle of Liberty Fugue: Liberty and Union Now and Forever Commissioned for the 2014 AGO National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. Fantasie No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Op. 101............Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Symphonie Passion, op. 23......................................Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) IV. Resurrection
Program Sunday, March 13,2016 4:00 pm Westminster Presbyterian Church 2040 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15241 Austin, Opus 2734, updated 1991 Isabelle Demers Head of Organ Department, Baylor University, Waco, TX Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903........................J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Max Reger (1873-1916) Romance from Lieutenant Kijé .............................Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) trans. Isabelle Demers Prelude and Fugue in G-flat Major ...................................Henry Martin (1950-) Fantasy on the chorale ............................................ Max Reger (1873-1916) Hallelujah! Gott zu loben, op. 52, no. 3 Intermission Orb and Scepter ..................................................William Walton (1902-1983) trans. William McKie (1901-1984) Five Two-Part Inventions ..........................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) No. 1 in C Major No. 4 in D Minor No. 5 in E Major No. 6 in E Major No. 8 in F Major Two Short Studies, op. 68 ..............................................Rachel Laurin (1961-) Flight of the Hummingbird Dialogue of the Mockingburds Variations on a Theme by Paganini .....................George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
	Program Friday, April 22, 2016 8:00 pm Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608 von Beckerath, 1962 & 2009 Co-presented with Saint Paul Cathedral Concert Series. Christian Lane Concert Organist, Vice President, American Guild of Organists Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149..................Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208.....ohann Sebastian (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548......Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750) Offertorium (1986)..............................................James MacMillan (1959-) The peace may be exchanged....................................Dan Locklair (1949-) from Rubrics (1988) Prelude on Lasst uns erfreuen(2007).............................Nico Muhly (1981-) Variations on “The Old Hundredth” (1995)....................Denis Bédard (1950-) Intermission Toccata prima...................................................Georg Muffat (1653-1704) from Apparatus music-organisticus (1690) Theme and Variations in D Major (1844)...........................Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) Hamburger Totentanz (1970).........................................Guy Bovet (1942-) Gloucester Estampie, Op. 862 (2010).........................Carson Cooman (1982-)
Past Programs - 36^th Season 2014-2015
Program Sunday October 26, 2014 4:00 pm East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue , Pittsburgh 15206-3911 Aeolian Skinner , Opus 884 Presented in cooperation with Cathedral Concerts at East Liberty Presbyterian Church Cherry Rhodes International Concert Organist Adjunct Professor of Organ at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California Prelude and Fugue in e minor.........Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) BWV 548 Four Chorale Preludes..........................Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen-Dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid-O sadness, O heartbreak Herzlich tut mich verlangen-My heart is filled with longing O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen-O how blessed faithful spirits are ye Sportive Fauns...........................Dezső Antalffy-Zsiross (1885-1945) Intermission Pictures at an Exhibition................Modest Moussorgsky (1839-1881) transcription by Jean Guillou (1930-)
	Program Sunday November 23, 2014 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Music In A Great Space Kevin Jones & Michael Messina Concert Organists Concerto in B-flat Major...............George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (Op. 4, No. 2) A tempo ordinario, e staccato Allegro Messe solemnelle a l'usage des paroisses..François Couperin (1668-1733) Michael Messin Plein-chant du premier Sanctus, en canon Récit de Cornet Benedictus, Elevation - Chromhorne en taille Master Tallis’s Testament........................Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Kevin Jones Dialogue for Organ and Piano.......................Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) Paean..................................................Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) Intermission Alexander Variations...............................Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)
Program Sunday March 22,2015 4:00 pm Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608 von Beckerath, 1962 & 2009 Co-presented with Saint Paul Cathedral Concert Series. Barbara Bruns Concert Organist, The Parish of Christ Church, Andover, MA Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541..Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Chorale Preludes..........................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) from The Great Eighteen Leipzig Chorales An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 - Canto fermo in Tenore Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 - Canto fermo in Soprano Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655 - Trio super Fantasia and Fugue in G minor.....Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) BWV 542 Intermission Chorale Preludes...........................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) from The Great Eighteen Leipzig Chorales Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662 - Canto fermo in Soprano Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 663 - Canto fermo in Tenore Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664 - Trio super Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582.....Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
	Program Sunday April 26, 2015 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Pittbsurgh, PA 15206-4388 Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Calvary Episcopal Church Donald C McVay Fund Eric Plutz University Organist, Princeton University, Priniceton, NJ Overture (from Ruslan and Lyudmila)………Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857) Transcribed for organ by Eric Plutz (1967-) Three Chorale Preludes We Gather Together………………..................………Craig Phillips (1961-) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty…….Johannes Matthias Michel (1962-) Simple Gifts…………………………......................……….Wilbur Held (1914-) King David’s Dance (2002)……….....………………Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) Benedictus, Op. 59, No. 9…………………….........……Max Reger (1873-1916) Four Seasonal Chorale-based Works…Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christmas – In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 Lent – Erbarm’ Dich mein, o Herr Gott, BWV 721 Easter – Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 Pentecost – Fantasia super: Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BWV 651 INTERMISSION Troisième Symphonie, Op.28 ……………….......…..Louis Vierne (1870-1937) (dedicated “à mon élève et cher ami Marcel Dupré”) Allegro maëstoso Cantilène Intermezzo Adagio Final
Past Programs - 35^th Season 2013-2014
Program Sunday October 20, 2013 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Co-presented with Calvary Episcopal Church as the Donald C McVay Organ Recital. Olivier Latry Titular Organist Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, France Prelude and Fugue in E minor (BWV 548)..Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Symphony 5: Allegro vivace.....................Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) Berceuse.........................................................Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Danse macabre...................................... Camile Saint-Säens (1835-1921) (Transcription: Edwin Lemare) Intermission Suite (opus 5)................................................... Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Prélude Sicilienne Toccata Improvisation
	Program Sunday November 17, 2013 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Robert Nicholls First Presbyteran Church, Evansville, Il Alleluyas…………………..……………………………..........……………Simon Preston (1938-) Improvisation Walk to the Paradise Garden…………………............Frederick Delius (1862-1934) (Arr. Dom Gregor Murray) Improvisation Partita Christ, der du bist der helle Tag…..Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) BWV 766 Evensong………………………………….................……..Easthope Martin (1882-1925) Master Tallis’s Testament …………...........…………Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983) Paean ………………………….....................….......…Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983) Improvisation – Variations on a submitted theme
Program Sunday February 16, 2014 4:00 pm Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608 von Beckerath, 1962 & 2009 Co-presented with Dr. Ross P. Cafaro, Jr. John Scott Organist and conductor, Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Modus Pleno Organo....................................... Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) Pedaliter: Benedicamus Domino Fantasia Chromatica....................... Jean Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Passacaglia in D minor ................................Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) (BuxWV 161) Toccata Chromatica.........................................Ad Wammes (1953-) (Echoes of Sweelinck) Fantasia in G minor................................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (BWV 542) Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein ...........Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (BWV 641) Fugue in G minor ...................................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (BWV 542) INTERMISSION 4 Skizzen für den Pedal-Flügel.........................Robert Schumann (1810-1856) No. 1 (C minor) No. 2 (C major) No. 3 (F minor) No. 4 (Db major) Deux Esquisses..................................................Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) E minor B-flat minor Pastorale................................................Peter Racine Fricker (1920-1990) Toccata...............................................................Simon Preston (1938-)
	Program Sunday April 27, 2014 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Co-presented with Music In A Great Space Arehum Han International Concert Organist Overture to Oberon.............................Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Sinfonia, Cantata No.29...................................... J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Sonata IV in B flat.....................Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Major, Op. 65 I. Allegro con brio II. Andante Religioso III. Allegretto IV. Allegro Maestoso e vivace Valse Mignonne, Op 142, No.2....................Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) Sonata Eroica, Op. 94..................................Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) INTERMISSION Three Jazz Preludes.............................Johannes Matthias Michel (1962-) I. Swing Five (Erhalt uns, Herr) II. Bossa Nova (Wunderbarer König) III. Afro-Cuban (In dir ist Freude) Pièces de Fantaisie pour Grand Orgue..................Louis Vierne(1870-1937) Naïdes Op. 55, No. 4 Clair de Lune Op. 53, No. 5 Symphonie, No. 6 in B minor, Op.59.....................Louis Vierne(1870-1937) V. Final
Past Programs - 34^th Season 2012-2013
Program Sunday October 28, 2012 4:00 pm Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608 von Beckerath, 1962 & 2009 Presented in cooperation with Saint Paul Cathedral Cathedral Concert Series Christopher Herrick International Concert Organist Grand March From ‘Aïda’........................................Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) arr. Edwin Lemare Second Concert Study 'Flying Feet'.............................. Pietro Yon (1886-1943) Aria Cantilena..................................................Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) from Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Fantasia in F minor [K608]......................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1719-1787) Allegro / Andante-Cadenza-Allegro. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue [BWV903]........Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arranged by Max Reger INTERMISSION Variations on 'Old Folks at Home'.............................. Dudley Buck (1839-1909) Sonata No. 1 in D minor..................................Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Introduction et allegro / Pastorale / Final
	Program Sunday November 18, 2012 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Music In A Great Space Joan Lippincott Professor Emerita of Organ at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ Fanfare and Fugue...........................................................Ned Rorem (1923-) Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547.........................J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662..........................J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Sonata in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3........................Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) INTERMISSION Trois Danses...........................................................Jehan Alain (1911-1940) Joies (Joys) Deuils (Sorrows) Luttes (Struggles) Praeludium und Fuge über B.A.C.H...............................Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Program Sunday March 17, 2013 4:00 pm East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue , Pittsburgh 15206-3911 Aeolian Skinner , Opus 884 Presented in cooperation with East Liberty Presbyterian Church Music Ministries Robert McCormick Performer and improviser Director of Music at Saint Paul's Parish, K Street, Washington, D.C. Grand choeur dialogué from Six pièces d'orgue.........Eugène Gigout (1825-1944) Une messe dominicale (1977)............................Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984) Transcribed by François Lombard I. Entrée II. Offertoire III. Élévation IV. Communion V. Sortie INTERMISSION Sonata for Organ, Opus 28.....................................Edward Elgar (1857-1934) I. Allegro maestoso II. Allegretto III. Andante espressivo IV. Presto (comodo) Improvisation on submitted themes
	Program Sunday April 21, 2013 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Pittbsurgh, PA 15206-4388 Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Calvary Episcopal Church Donald C McVay Fund Martin Neary Former organist, Westminster Abbey, London, England Veni creator....................................................Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703) Veni Creator en taille à 5 (Plein Jeu) Fugue à 5 Duo Récit de Cromorne Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux Pièce d'Orgue BWV 572..............................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Dies Resurrectionis........................................................John McCabe (1939-) Intermission Transports de joie ( L'Ascension)...........................Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Bluesday...................................................................Iain Farrington (1977-) Choral No.1 in E........................................................César Franck(1822- 90)
Past Programs - 33^rd Season 2011-2012
Program Sunday October 30, 2011 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-4388 Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Calvary Episcopal Church Donald C McVay Fund Jeremy Filsell Artist-in-Residence, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D. C. Carillon de Westminster (Pièces de Fantaisie)..............Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Prelude & Fugue in E minor (Op. 36 no. 1)..............Marcel Dupré (1866-1971) Prelude on ‘Were you there’ (1956).....................Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)...Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) INTERMISSION Prelude & Fugue in Ab Major (Op. 36 no. 2)...........Marcel Dupré (1866-1971) Concertino (1998)...............................................Douglas Major (1953-) Chorale - Reflections - Celebration Prelude & Fugue in C Major (Op. 36 no. 3)............Marcel Dupré (1866-1971) Les Cloches de Hinckley (Pièces de Fantasie).............Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
	Sunday November 20, 2011 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Music In A Great Space Dongho Lee 2011 American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition Winner Praeludium á 5........................................Matthias Weckmann (1616-1674) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654...Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664....Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Chorale No. 1 in E Major.....................................César Franck (1822-1890) INTERMISSION “Allegro risoluto” from Symphony no. 2, op. 20........Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Variations on “The Last Rose of Summer”, op. 59.....Dudley Buck (1839-1909) “Finale” from Sunday Music.....................................Petr Eben (1929-2007)
Sunday March 18, 2012 4:00 pm Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608 von Beckerath, 1962 & 2009 Presented in cooperation with Saint Paul Cathedral Cathedral Concert Series In memory of the Pittsburgh Chapter of American Guild of Organists member's loved one Ken Cowan Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey Prelude and Fugue in e minor, BWV 548.......Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) From Three New Impressions, Op. 142.......Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) I: Stimmen der Nacht Sonata No. 4 in B-flat.............Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Allegro con brio Andante religioso Allegretto Allegro maestoso e vivace Intermission Prelude and Fugue in G minor, Op. 7, No. 3.....Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Elegy.............................................George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987) Suite, Op. 5..........................................Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Prelude Sicilienne Toccata
	Sunday April 29, 2012 4:00 pm Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church 311 Washington Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15216-1619 Presented in cooperation with Music at St. Bernard's Lee F. Hohman Organ Concert Fund Christopher Houlihan Critically acclaimed young organist Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor..Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) BWV 582 Vocalise in the form of a Habanera............Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) arr. Christopher Houlihan Andante Sostenuto........................Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) from Symphonie Gothique, opus 70 Allegro.........................................Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) from Sixth Symphony, opus 42, no. 2 Intermission Symphony No. 2 opus 20.............................Louis Vierne (1870-1937) I. Allegro II. Choral III. Scherzo IV. Cantabile V. Final
Past Programs - 32^nd Season 2010-2011
Sunday October 24, 2010 4:00 pm Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608 von Beckerath, 1962 & 2009 Presented in cooperation with Saint Paul Cathedral Cathedral Concert Series Renée Anne Louprette IInternational organ recitalist, Professor of Organ, Montclair State University, New Jersey Praeludium in G Major, .......................J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 550 Vater unser in Himmelreich................Georg Böhm (1661-1733) Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir...........Georg Böhm (1661-1733) 2 clav. e ped Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir.............J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 686 A 6 voci in Organo pleno con Pedale doppio Partita..........................................Georg Böhm (1661-1733) "Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele" Variations 1, 2, 5, 9, 4, 10, 11 Arr. Wim van Beek(1930-) Intermission Six Variations sur un Psaume Huguenot.......André Isoir (1935-) Op. 1 Variations sur un thème de ................Jehan Alain (1911-1940) Clément Jannequin Crucifixus, from Mass in B minor............J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 232 Transcribed by Michel Bouvard (1958-) with Larry Allen, Organist Variations über den basso continuo......Franz Liszt (1811-1886) der ersten Satzes der Kantate......................................J. S. Bach (1685-1750) "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" und des Crucifixus der h-moll-Messe
	Program Sunday November 21, 2010 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-4388 Presented in cooperation with Calvary Episcopal Church Donald C McVay Fund Todd Wilson Chair, Organ Department, Cleveland Institute of Music Symphonie V, Op. 42....................Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) I. Allegro vivace (Variations) Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor,...............J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 582 Soliloquy....................................................David Conte (1955-) Carmen Suite......................................Georges Bizet (1838-1875) arr. Edwin. H. Lemare (1866-1934 Intermission Sonata on the 94th Psalm......................Julius Reubke(1834-1858) Introduction – Grave Larghetto – Allegro con fuoco Adagio Allegro – Allegro assai
Sunday March 27, 2011 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Music In A Great Space Jonathan Biggers Concert Organist Chair of the Department of Music and Professor of Organ at Binghamton University Sinfonia (from Cantata 29)...................J. S. Bach (1865-1750) (arr. Dupré/Biggers) Four Choral Preludes, Op. 122.....Johannes Brahams (1833-1897) 1. Mein Jesu, der du mich (My Jesus Leadeth Me) 4. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (O World, I NOw must Leave Thee) 9. Herzlich tut mich verlangen (My heart if Filled With Longing) 11. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (O World, I NOw must Leave Thee) Tribute...............................................Craig Phillips (1961-) A Lullaby for Organ Fantasia on Sine Nomine (2007)..............Craig Philips (1961-)(1811-1886) tr. Jane Parker-Smith Intermission Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C-Major...J. S. Bach (1865-1750) BWV 564 The Swan...........................Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) from The Carnival of the Animals Arr. D. Craighead Fantasie and Fugue in D-Minor............Max Reger (1873-1916) Op. 135b
	Sunday May 1, 2011 4:00 pm East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue , Pittsburgh 15206-3911 Aeolian Skinner , Opus 884 Presented in cooperation with East Liberty Presbyterian Church Music Ministries John D. Schwandt Concert Organist Silent Film Accompaniament The City Slickers......................................................1918 Marche sur un......................Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Thème de Handel OP. 15, No. 2 Theater Organ Selection of Pieces Intermission Overturre to............................Felix Mendelssohn (1862-1934) Midsummer Night's Dream. (transcribed by Warren/Schwandt) Silent Film Accompaniament The Tramp................................................................1915
Past Programs - 31^st Season 2009-2010
Sunday September 27, 2009 4:00 pm Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church 311 Washington Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15216-1619 Presented in cooperation with Music at St. Bernard's Lee F. Hohman Organ Concert Fund Cameron Carpenter Critically acclaimed young organist Recently nominated for a Grammy for his CD "Revolutionary" Prelude and Fugue II in C........................J. S. Bach (1685-1750) From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Minor, BWV 847 Prelude and Fugue V in D Major, BWV 850..J. S. Bach (1685-1750) From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Minor, BWV 847 Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543.....J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Au bord d’une source........................... Franz Liszt (1811-1866) From Annees de Pelerinages (transcription, Carpenter) Octaves..................................Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968) From Etudes, Op. 5: Naiades.......................................... Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Mephisto Waltz No. 1.......................... Franz Liszt (1811-1866) (transcription, Carpenter) Intermission Festive Overture, Op. 96........ Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) (transcription, Carpenter) The younger boy and the older boy..Cameron Carpenter (1981-) From Three Reckonings (2009): II 8. Will o'the wisp..........................Cameron Carpenter (1981-) From Fifteen Studies on Chopin’s Etudes: (based on Op. 10 No. 2) Das Erlkönig..............................Franz Schubert (1787-1828) (transcription, Carpenter) IMPROVISATION.......................... Cameron Carpenter (1981-)
	Sunday November 15, 2009 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth and Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-1212 Reuter, Opus 2176 Michael Unger Eastman School of Music Music Director of South Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY Winner of the American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance Symphonie V in f minor, Op. 42....Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) I. Allegro vivace Aria Prima....................................Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) (from Hexachordum Apollinis, 1699) Symphonie II (1946/1947)...................André Fleury (1903-1995) II. Vif Chorale No. 1 in E Major......................César Franck (1822-1890) Intermission Sonata No.8 in e minor, Op. 132......Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901) Introduction and Passacaglia Sacred Sounds.....................................George Shearing (1919-) There is a Happy Land I Love Thee, My Lord Prière, Op. 37, No. 4..........................Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) Scherzetto, Op. 108, No. 1 Toccata, Op. 104
Sunday March 21, 2010 4:00 pm East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue , Pittsburgh 15206-3911 Aeolian Skinner , Opus 884 Presented in cooperation with East Liberty Presbyterian Church Music Ministries Jane Parker Smith International Concert Organist Lobet den Herren mit Pauken und Zimbeln schön.........................Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) (Praise the Lord with drums and cymbals) tr. Boris Hellmers Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue BWV 903.............................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) tr. Max Reger Choral No. 2 in B minor........................César Franck (1822-1890) Mephisto Waltz No. 1.............................Franz Liszt (1811-1886) tr. Jane Parker-Smith Intermission Concertante Study........................František Vrána (1914 -1975) Cantabile, Op. 37 No. 1...................Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) Rhapsody in C sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3.................................Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Miroir......................................................Ad Wammes (1953-) Final ( Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42.........Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
	Sunday April 25, 2010 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2164 Reuter, Opus 2729 Presented in cooperation with Music In A Great Space Nigel Potts International Concert Organist March upon Handel’s.........,,,,......Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Lift up your heads Mein Jesu (BWV487).........,,.Johann Sebastian. Bach (1685-1750) (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski, transcribed by Nigel Potts) From Four Sketches, Op. 58...........Robert Schumann (1810-1856) No. 1 in C minor – Moderato e maestoso No. 3 in F minor – Vivace Liebestraume (Op.168, No.3)...................Franz Liszt (1811-1886) (transcribed by Nigel Potts) Sonata in C minor (Op.65, No.2)......Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Grave Adagio, Allegro maestoso e vivace, Fuga Intermission Fanfare...............................................John Cook (1918-1984) Rhapsody, Op.17, No.1....................Herbert Howells (1892-1983) March for the Retreat of the Governor of.........Paul Spicer 1952-) Hong Kong – July 1st 1997 On hearing the first cuckoo in spring..Frederick Delius (1862-1934) (transcribed by Eric Fenby & edited by Nigel Potts) Toccata on Vom Himmel Hoch..........Garth Edmundson (1900-1971)
Past Programs - 30^th Season 2008-2009
	Friday 25 September 2009 7:30 pm East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3911 Aeolin Skinner , Opus 884 Joseph Nolan Meistersingers Overture................Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Sonata on the 94th Psalm.................Julius Reubke(1834-1858) Intermission Mars, Venus and Jupiter..................Gustav Holst (1874–1934) from the Planets Suite Arr. Arthur Wills (1926-) Breezing Along from............................Stephen Paulus(1949-) ‘Baronian Suite’ (first Pittsburgh performance) Dance Macabre.....................Camile Saint-Säens (1835-1921) Sicilienne and Toccata.................Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) from Suite Op. 5
Sunday November 23, 2008 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Presented in memory of Pittsburgh AGO Chapter Member Louise Larson McGeary Marilyn Keiser Chancellor's Professor of Music Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Sonata in A Major, Opus 65, No.3....Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Con moto maestoso The Good Shepherd..........Margaret Vardell Sandresky (1921-) The Savior’s Blood and Righteousness Come Faithful Shepherd, Bind Me Jesus Still Lead On How Great the Bliss to be a Sheep of Jesus Piece d’ Orgue (BWV 572)..... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Salem Sonata (2003)............................... Dan Locklair (1951-) “Hallowed be Thy Name” “We owe thee thankfulness and praise” Phoenix Processional.................................Dan Locklair (1951-) Intermission March upon Handel’s..............Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) “Lift up your heads”, Opus 15 Carillon..........................................Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) Blithely Breezing Along ( 2008)............. Stephen Paulus (1951-) Symphony I, Opus 14......................... Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Allegro vivace Carillon-Sortie...................................Henri Mulet (1878-1967)
	Sunday March 22, 2009 4:00 PM Saint Paul Cathedral 108 North Dithridge Sreet, Pittsburgh von Beckerath Presented in cooperation with the Saint Paul Cathedral Concert Series Harald Vogel International authority on German music Professor at Hochschule für Künste in Bremen, Germany Praeludium in D major ..............Dieterich Buxtehude(1637-1707) (BuxWV 139) Cantio Sacra:.............................Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz from: Tabulatura nova I (Hamburg 1624) 5 verses Praeambulum Primi Toni.........Matthias Weckmann (c. 1616-1674) Canzon in d............................Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693) Intonatio Prima primi toni....Sebastian Anton Scherer( 1631-1712) Intonatio Secunda from: Tabulatura in cymbala et organo (Ulm 1664) Praeludium in D minor...................Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Trio super:.........................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 664) Intermission Praeludium in G minor (BWV 535a)...........Johann Sebastian Bach Praeludium et Fuga in G minor (BWV 535) Erbarm dich mein, ................................Johann Sebastian Bach o Herre Gott (BWV 721) Sonata I in C major...........Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Prestissimo (first movement) from: Sechs Clavier-Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber (Leipzig 1779) Warum betrübst du dich, ........Johann Ludwig Krebs(1713-1780) mein Herz, Praeambulum from: Clavier-Übung (Nürnberg 1752/3) Fantasie in G minor...........Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788)
Sunday April 26, 2009 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Bruce Neswick Organist & Composer Director of Music Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City Toccata for Pittsburgh........................... Bruce Neswick (1956-) Commissioned by the Pittsburgh chapter, American Guild of Organists and performed for the first time this afternoon. Symphonie I, Op. 14 (1899)................ Louis Vierne(1870-1937) I. Prélude II. Fugue III. Pastorale IV. Allegro vivace V. Andante VI. Final Intermission Praeludium und Fuge in E-Moll, BWV 548... J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Siciliano for a High Ceremony (1953). Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Variations on Ora Labora (Hymn 541)...... Gerre Hancock (1934-) See Program Notes for lyrics Introduction: Slowly and joyfully Stanza 1: all Interlude: With quiet motion Stanza 2: upper voices only Interlude: Lively and whimsically Stanza 3: all Interlude: Quickly and lightly Stanza 4: lower voices only Interlude: Slowly and languorously Stanza 5: all Coda: Fast and rousing Improvisation on a Submitted Theme................. Bruce Neswick
Past Programs - 29^th Season 2007-2008
	Sunday September 30, 2007 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Aaron David Miller Music Director Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN Festival Alleluias................ Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor ......J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 542 Variations on an American...........Charles Whitley (1951-) Folk Melody From Symphony No. 6...............Louis Vierne (1870-1937) in B Minor Opus 59 II. Aria – Andante quasi adagio III. Scherzo - Vivace V. Final – Allegro molto Intermission Improvised Organ Sonata............ Aaron David Miller I. Perpetual Motion II. Adagio III. Scherzo IV. Finale
Rescheduled --> Sunday April 6, 2008 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Patrick Kabanda School Organist & Instructor of Music Phillips Academy, Andover MA Toccata in G......................Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Fantasia in G .....................Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Prelude and Fugue in C Major .........J.S. Bach (1680-1750) BWV 545 Sonata VI, Op. 65.............Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Choral and Variations on Vater unser im Himmelreich Fugue Finale (Andante) Herr Jesu Christ,...............Sigfried Karg-Elert (1877-1933) dich zu uns wend, No. 13, Op. 65 Intermission Introduction, Passacaglia.........Healey Willan (1880-1968) and Fugue Livre du Saint Sacrement .....Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) XIV. Prière avant la communion Improvisation on Let Us Break.....Patrick Kabanda (1975-) Bread Together -Negro Spiritual (2006) Variations on Sine Nomine...............John Weaver (1937-)
	Sunday February 24, 2008 4:00 PM Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Scott Montgomery Organist & Director of Music Holy Cross Catholic Church, Champaign IL Fanfare........................................... John Cook (1918-1984) Prelude and Fugue........... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) in C major, BWV 547 Sonata in E flat minor, Op. 65........ Horatio Parker (1863-1919) II. Allegretto Choral No. 1 in E Major................... Cesar Franck (1822-1890) Intermission Pièces de Fantaisie, Op. 55.............. Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Naiades Claire de lune Theme à Variations from................. Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Hommage à Frescobaldi Choral Fantasy on ........................... Max Reger (1873-1916) “Wie schön leucht’ uns der Morgenstern”
Sunday April 27, 2008 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Shadyside Reuter, Opus 2175 Rachel Laurin Organist & Composer Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Praeludium in G Minor…..…Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) BuxWV 163 Prelude and Fugue in D Major.........J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 532 Twelve short Pieces, Op.43 (extr.)...Rachel Laurin (1961-) (Wayne Leupold Ed.) No. 4 : "Loop" Fugue No. 8 : "Circular" Fugue No. 10: Rondo Sixth Sonata (extr.): …….....…..Raymond Daveluy (1926-) (Éditions Lucarel) III : Scherzo IV : Toccata Intermission Introduction and Passacaglia………....Rachel Laurin (1961-) on a Theme by Raymond Daveluy, Op.44 Twelve short Pieces, Op.43 (extr.):.Rachel Laurin (1961-) No. 5: Moto Perpetuo No. 3: Intermezzo No. 12: "Triangle" Fugue Étude Héroïque, Op.38 ………….......Rachel Laurin (1961-) (Éditions Lucarel) Improvisation on given Themes…...Rachel Laurin (1961-)
Past Programs - 28^th Season 2006-2007
	Sunday October 22, 2006 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 James Welch Organist and Lecturer Santa Clara University Presented in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies SOUTH OF THE BORDER MEXICO Procesión y Saeta....................José Jesús Estrada (1898-1980) Noël en estilo francés del siglo XVIII (1963) Chacona (1962) Variaciones del ballet (1981)......Blas Galindo-Dimas (1910-1994) "El Sueño y la Presencia" Preludio Elegíaco (1958).....................Manuel de Elías (b. 1939) Divertimento en Tema Antiguo (1964)..Ramón Noble (1925-1999) El Flautista Alegre (1980) Toccatina (1977) *INTERMISSION* BRAZIL Fanfarra:............................Fúrio Franceschini (1880-1976) Marcha Cardinalícia (1954) Offertoire (1914).................Alberto Nepomuceno (1864-1920) Scherzo em fá menor (1961)...........Angelo Camin (1913-1987) Estudo do pedal (folclore) (1957) Antônio da Silva ARGENTINA Toccata, Villancico y Fuga (1955). Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) SOUTHWESTERN USA Fiesta (1996)...................................Emma Lou Diemer (1927-) Mirage, from The Desert (2003)...........Franklin Ashdown (1942-) El desembre congelat (1968)..............Norberto Guinaldo (1937-) El Día de Fiesta, from San Antonio Suite (1991) Noel Goemanne (b. 1926)
Sunday November 19, 2006 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Ken Cowan Assistant Professor of Organ Westminster Choir College Princeton, NJ Presented in cooperation with the Calvary Episcopal Church Donald C McVay, Jr. Recital Fantasia and Fugue in G minor......J. S. Bach (1685-1750) BWV 542 Elegy William..............................Grant-Still (1895-1978) Giga.............................Marco Enrico Bosso (1861-1925) Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue..Healey Willan (1880-1968) *INTERMISSION* Overture to Der Fliegende Holländer.Richard Wagner (1813-1833) Arr. E.H. Lemare Rondo alla Campanella, Op. 156.....Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) Clair de Lune, Op. 72 No. 2 .Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) Fantasy on the Chorale “How Brightly Shines the Morning Star” Op. 40 No. 1.............................Max Reger (1873-1916)
Carlo Curley Concert Organist Christopher Pardini Shadyside Presbyterian Church	Friday February 2, 2007 (7:30 pm) Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Shadyside Reuter, Opus 2175 Music for Two Organs Carlo Curley Concert Organist Christopher Pardini Shadyside Presbyterian Church Presented in cooperation with the Shadyside Presbyterian Church Music In A Great Space All Through the Night………...............Traditional Welsh Folk Tune (arr. Curley) Grand Chœur in D, Op. 18…........Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Adagio for the Musical Clock..Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Fireworks Suite……………..................….G. F. Handel (1685-1759) Overture – The Rejoicing – The Peace Bourrée – Minuet Finale Sicilenne in G, BWV 1037…..................…J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Sinfonia in D BWV 29/1……..................…J. S. Bach (1685-1750) (arr. Curley) Wir danken dir Gott ………................…...J. S. Bach (1685-1750) ‘We Thank Thee, God’ from ‘Cantata No. 29’ Fantaisie in E-flat…………….......Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Popular Song from Façade….........….William Walton (1902-1983) (arr. Beaven) War March of the Priests…….....…Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) from Athalie *INTERMISSION* Fountain Reverie………............……….Percy Fletcher (1879-1932) Jamaican Rumba…………............……Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960) Concerto No. 3 in G……....………Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) First movement: Andantino Chant héroïque…………………..............Jean Langlais (1907-1991) from Neuf Pièces, Op. 40 Elves…………………………................…Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) Nimrod (arr. Curley)…........…………Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) No. 9 of Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Grand March………………............…..Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) from Aida
Sunday 22 April, 2007 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Carol Williams San Diego Civic Organist Artistic Director, Spreckels Organ Society Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562….…J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Voluntary for Double Organ, Z 719Henry Purcell (1659-95) Overture Egmont….….Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Arr. C. Hylton Stewart Mozart Changes…………………...…….Zsolt Gardonyi (1946-) Theme from Palladio………………………..Karl Jenkins (1944-) Trumpeting Organ Morgan………….……Karl Jenkins (1944-) *INTERMISSION* Toccata, Gothic Suite, Op. 25Leon Boellmann (1862-1897) En Bateau…………………………....Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Trans. Leon Roques Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54..Louis Vierne (1870-1937) The Washington Post………..John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Arr. C. Williams The Entertainer ………………..………Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Arr. C. Williams Sabre Dance…………………Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) Arr. C. Williams Toccata "Store Gud, vi lover deg"………Iver Kleive (1949-)
Past Programs - 27^th Season 2005-2006
	Sunday October 30, 2005 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Erik William Suter Washington National Cathedral Feierlicher Einzug......... Richard Strauss (1864-1949) arr. Jeffrey Honoré Scherzo, Op. 2............ Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Gospel Preludes, Book 2........ William Bolcom (1938-) Amazing Grace Hommage à Igor Stravinski.......... Naji Hakim (1955-) II. Danse III. Final INTERMISSION Imperial March, Op. 32..... Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr. George C. Martin Canzon duodecimi toni...Giovanni Gabrielli (1557-1612) from Sacrae Symphoniae arr. Robert King Rigaudon....................... Andre Campra (1660-1744) arr. Rick Grassler Passacaglia in C...Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) BWV 582 Grand Chœur Dialogué...... Eugene Gigout (1844-1925) arr. Gary Olson
Sunday November 20, 2005 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Yoon-Mi Lim 2004 winner, American Guild of Organists National Competition in Organ Performance Prelude and Fugue on BACH.....Franz Liszt (1811-1866) Toccata, Adagio & Fugue...Johann S. Bach(1865-1760) ‘Icare’........................................Jean Guillou(1930-) from Sagas pour orgue INTERMISSION Deux Danses (1983)........James F. Hopkins Three Preludes...............Johannes Brahms(1833-1837) from Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 Deuxième Fantasie (1936)........Jehan Alain(1911-1940) Allegro......................Charles Marie Widor(1844-1937) from Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42
	Sunday March 19, 2006 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Craig Cramer University of Notre Dame Le Mystère de Noël.......Auguste Fauchard (1881-1957) Noël A minuit fut un Reveil..............Jean-François Dandrieu (1682-1738) Noël Pour l'Amour de Marie Noël de Saintonge From the Neumeister Chorales..............Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1100 Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 1114 Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541..Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) INTERMISSION Incarnation Suite on "Puer natus est nobis" (1999)...........Joel Martinson (b. 1960) Prelude Cantilena Meditation Postlude Prelude and Fugue on O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid..........................Ethel Smyth (1841-1924) (O Sadness, O Bitter Pain) Zweite Sonate, Op. 60..............Max Reger(1873-1916) I. Improvisation II. Invocation III. Introduction and Fugue
Sunday April 23, 2006 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Shadyside Reuter, Opus 2175 Peter Richard Conte Grand Court Organist The Wanamaker Organ, Philadelphia, PA --- Featuring a program of transcriptions Empire March ................Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) transcribed by Peter Richard Conte Variations on a Theme of Arcangelo Corelli...............Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) transcribed by Peter Richard Conte Marche Religieuse ........Alaxandre Guilmant(1837-1911) Nocturne, from Shylock........Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) transcribed by Robert Hebble Cortegè et Litanie ..............Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) transcribed from Dupré's orchestral score by Peter Richard Conte INTERMISSION Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn ...........Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) transcribed by Peter Richard Conte Fountain Reverie...............Percy Fletcher (1879-1932) Final.................................Cèsar Franck (1822-1890)
Past Programs - 26^th Season 2004-2005
	Sunday October 3, 2004 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Elizabeth Melcher Richmond,Virginia Program Praeludium in G Major...............Nikolas Bruns (1665-1697) Prière (from 4 pieces, Op. 37)..........Joseph Jongen (1875-1953) Sonata for Trombone & Organ......Robert J. Powell (1932-) (Dr. Robert Schmalz, trombone) 1.) Overture 2.) Scherzo 3.) Theme and Variations 4.) Finale Allegro Vivace (Sym. No.5, Op. 42).......Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937) Pedal Cadenza.....................Firmen Swinnen(1855-1972) Intermission A Trumpet MInuet.....................Alfred Holins(1865-1942) Psalm 1..................................Emma Lou Diemer (1927-) (Dr. Robert Schmalz, trombone) Andante Sostenuto (Sym. Gothique, Op. 70)...Charles Marie Widor(1844-1937) Concert Etude for Pedals Alone (1957)..................John Weaver(1937-) Dedicated to Dr. Elizabeth Melcher, January 1994 Pageant................................Leo Sowerby(1895-1968)
Sunday November 7, 2004 4:00 pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Place, Shadyside Reuter, Opus 2175 Michael Barone Minnesota Public Radio Host of the syndicated series Pipedreams Live in Pittsburgh Co-sponsored by The Organ Artists Series Shadyside Presbyterian Church Music In a Great Space Series Radio Station WQED-FM Program Performed by David Billings: Sonata (No. 4 in A, Op. 98)....Josef G. Rheinberger(1839-1901) Tempo Moderato Intermezzo Fuga chromatica Performed by Neil Stahurski: Prayer and Alleluias...........Calvin Hampton(1938-1984) From "Three Pieces"Performed by John Walker: Hymn Sonata (Variatons on Nun Danket aller Gott).................................Ronald Arnatt(1930-) commissioned by Walker in 1990 Performed by J. Christopher Pardini: Rubrics......................................Dan Locklair(1949-) Performed by Gretchen Franz: Chorale-prelude on "Dich bet' ich an, mein Hochster Gott".................Louis Huybrechts(1911-1973) Reverie Mountain Music: (II. Quick Dance)......................Harold Stover(1946-) Symphony in D Minor #2, Opus 50 (Maestoso con fuoco).......Edwin H. Lemare(1865-1934) Performed by Ann Labounsky: Confluence, Opus 190..Joseph Wilcox Jenkins(1926-) (OAS 20th anniversary commission) Performed by Ann Labounsky & Neil Stahurski: Trois Esquisses Romanes......Jean Langlais(1907-1991) Virgo Dei Genetrix Performed by John Walker: Prelude on Sine nomine.................John Weaver(1937-) Written for the organ's inaguration in 1995, Novermber 2004 will be its 10th anniversary(Note: The audience was invited to join in and sing this hymn at the end.)
	Sunday March 6, 2005 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Kola Owolabi Canada; Rochester, NY Prizewinning young organist and composer Program Music of Fantasy Caprice........................... Derek Healey (1936-) Communion ........... Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) - Les oiseaux et les sources from Messe de la Pentecôte - Joie et clarté de corps glorieux from Les corps glorieux Fantasie et Fugue ...Alexandre Boëly (1785-1858) (Op. 18 No. 6) Pièces de Fantasie........Louis Vierne (1870-1937) - Naïades - Gargouilles et Chimères Fantasie und Fuge.........Franz Liszt (1811-1886) über den Choral “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” The program will also feature a composition by Mr. Owolabi.
Sunday April 10, 2005 4:00 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Gerre Hancock New York City, New York Program Choral in A minor..................... César Franck Prelude and Fugue in E minor.. Nicolaus Bruhns From the Six Chorales (Schübler)................ Johann Sebastian Bach -O whither shall I flee? -Art thou, Lord Jesus, from Heaven to earth now descending -My Soul doth Magnify the Lord Canon, Chacon and Fugue..... Leo Sowerby Improvisation in Four Movements on Submitted Themes -Victimae Paschali Laudes (Sonata Form) - Veni Creator Spiritus (Song Form) - Westminster Abbey (Scherzo) - Aurelia (Fugue and Finale)
Past Programs - 25^th Anniversary Season 2003-2004
Sunday September 28, 2003 Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Dame Gillian Weir, England	Program Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968) Te Deum (We Praise Thee, O God) Franz Xavier Schnizer (1740-1785) Sonata in C Major J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Trio Sonata in E Minor (BWV 528) Intermission Franz Liszt (1811-1886) *Legendes S175/2* St. Francois de Paule merchant sur les flotsarr. Lionel Rogg Calvin Hampton (1938-1984) *Five Dances for Organ* The Primitives At the Ballet Everyone Dance Louis Vierne (1870-1937) *Pieces de Fantaisie* Naiades Guy Bovet (b. 1942) *Trois Preludes Hambourgeois* *Hamburger Totentanz*
Program George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) *Music for the Royal Fireworks (1748)* Overture Bouree La Paix La Rejouissance Menuet I and II Claude Debussy (1862-1918) *La Fille aux cheveux de lin* Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Mars, the Bringer of War , fromThe Planets (1914-1916) (Transcribed by Peter Sykes) Intermission Modeste Mussorgsky (1839-1881) *A Night on Bald Mountain Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Liebestod, fromTristan and Isolde(1865)** Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) The Fair, fromPetrouchka (1911)* *works transcribed and adapted for organ by Stephen Tharp	Sunday November 23, 2003 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Stephen Tharp, New York in a program of transcriptions
Sunday March 7, 2004 7:30 pm Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Shadyside Casavant Freres, Opus 2729 Timothy Olsen 2002 AGO National Competition Winner	Program Max Reger (1873-1916) Introduction and Passacaglia (D minor) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelink (1562-1621) Onder een linde groen Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in E-flat (BWV 552) Intermission César Frank (1822-1890) *Choral I (E major)* Aaron Travers (1974-) *Three Pieces for Organ* I. Black Riders II. Here and There III. Upon a High Place Marcel Dupré(1886-1971) *Variations sur un Noel, Op. 20*
Program Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) *Festival Te Deum* (organ) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976 *Rejoice in the Lamb* (choir & organ) Peter Warlock (1894-1930)arranged by Richard Elliott *Capricol Suite (1926)* i. Basse danse ii. Pavane iii. Tordion iv. Bransles v. Pieds en l'air vi. Mattachins (organ) Glenn L. Rudolph (1951-) *Premiere of three original works* i. Prelude on "Angeli" ii. Lord God, to Thee We All Give Praise (anthem for choir and organ) iii. Postlude on "Melanchthon" (choir & organ) Intermission Carlyle Sharpe (1965-) *Ladate Nomen* (choir and organ) Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) Fuge, Kanzone und Epilog, Op. 85, No. 3) (Women's Choir, Organ (Kate M. Black, violin) John Longhurst (1940-) Cantilena (1982) (organ) Maurice Duruflé(1902-1986) *Toccata, from Suite, Op. 5*	Sunday May 2, 2004 4:00 pm Heinz Memorial Chapel Fifth & Bellefield Avenues, Oakland Reuter, Opus 2176 Richard Elliott Organist of the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City with the Bach Choir Chamber Chorus Brady Allred, Conductor featuring a 25th Anniversary commissioned work by Glenn Rudolph This concert was funded in part by a grant from the Heinz Endowments.
Past Programs - 24^th Season 2002-2003 *First Half* A French Weekend October 2002
	Friday, October 25, 2002 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Recital: Olivier Latry Organist, Notre Dame, Paris — French works
Sunday, October 27, 2002 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Organ/Choral Concert: featuring the Duruflè Requiem Choirs of Calvary Episcopal Church and Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church Alan Lewis, Director
	David Billings (left) and Ann Labounsky (right), Organists
*Second Half* A Bach Weekend March 2003 *Bach's 318^th Birthday*
Paul Jacobs, Organist The Organ Artists Series is very excited about 2 things: a $4000 grant from the Heinz Endowments underwriting part of the expenses for the Bach Weekend and the performance of Paul Jacobs.Paul Jacobs, who just recently at the tender age of 25 was appointed to the faculty of Julliard, performed an all-Bach recital on Bach’s 318^th birthday. Several years ago Paul, a native of Washington, PA, performed Bach marathons in several cities in the United States including Pittsburgh.	Friday March 21, 2003 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Music of Johann Sebastian Bach Paul Jacobs, Organist Program Sinfonia from "Cantata No. 29" Chorale Prelude: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659 Five Inventions — Bach/Reger I. C Major II. D Minor III. E major IV. A Minor V. F Major Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 Intermission Concerto in D Minor after Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 596 Trio Sonata in C Major, BWV 529 Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Organ & Choral Concert featuring 2 Bach cantatas with organ obligato The Pittsburgh Camerata with Chamber Orchestra and Anthony Rollett, Organist Rebecca Rollett, Director Chamber Orchestera Program Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 Canonic Variations: " Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her", BWV 769 Now Thank We All Our God — arr. Fox Cantata No. 146: Wer müssen durch viel TrübsalJohn Walker, Organist	John Walker, Organist
Past Programs - 23^rd Season 2001-2002
Program For October 21, 2001 Concertsatz in C Minor (Concert Movement) Carl Ludwig Thiele (1816-1848) Three Character Pieces,Op. 54 Gerard Bunk (1888-1958) Canzone Pastorale Impromptu Fantasy on "St.Clement" Aaron Miller (b. 1972) Intermission Toccata über den Choral"Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" (1907) Wilhelm Middelschulte (Toccata on the Chorale "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God") (1863-1943) Prayer from I gioielli della Madonna (The Jewels of the Madonna) Ernanno Wolf-Ferrari (transcription by Wilhelm Middelschulte) (1876-1948) Kontrapunktische Symphonie über Themen von Joh. Seb. Bach (1935) (Contrapuntal Symphony on Themes of Johann Sebastian Bach) Wilhelm Middelschulte Introduction Fuga I: Andante maestoso Fuga II: Poco animato Fuga III: Allegro con spirito Fuga IV: Tranquillo	October 21, 2001 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Brink Bush specializes in German romantic music, particularly the works of Wilhelm Middelschulte.Brink Bush is the organist for the first concert of the 23rd season. He has been Organist and Director of Music at Saint Anne Church in Rochester, NY since 1992. Mr. Bush studied at Peabody Institute, the Julliard School and the Eastman School of Music. His principal teachers were McNeil Robinson, Paul Martin-Maki, David Craighead and Russell Saunders. He has just completed a tour of Germany and Austria. In addition, he is an expert on the music of Wilhelm Middelschulte as well as German Romantic music. We had the pleasure of hearing him perform a concert of the music of Middelschulte and his contempraries - a rare treat to hear some "new" and different music for many of us.
November 18, 2001 *7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside* Susan Ferre is well-known for her Baroque and French interpretations. Organ Artists Series Calvary Episcopal Church Shadyside 7:30 PM Sunday, November 18, 2001 The Organ Artists Series proudly hosts Susan Ferré as the second recitalist of the series. An expert in Baroque as well as contemporary French music, we have often heard Dr. Ferré on local radio broadcasts of "Pipedreams" and "Performance Today". Dr. Ferré holds degrees from the University of North Texas, the Eastman School of Music, Texas Christian University, and the Schola Cantorum in Paris where she was a Fulbright Scholar. Her teachers include well-known organists Jean Langlais, Marcel Dupré and Maurice Duruflé. As Director of the Texas Baroque Ensemble, a group recognized for performances using original instruments, Dr. Ferré is much in demand for concerts and workshops across the country. Dr. Ferré is based in Texas where she lives with her husband, a family physician, and son, a music student at Southern Methodist University, both performers with the Texas Baroque Ensemble. A reception follows the recital. Dr. Ferre is an expert in Baroque music, currently serving as Director of the Texas Baroque Ensemble. The Ensemble performs on original insturments as well as 20^th century French music, having studied with Jean Langlais.	Program for Novermber 18, 2001 Ottorino Resphighi Prelude in D Minor, 1910(1879-1936) Ethel Smyth Prelude and Fugue on "O Traurigkeit, O Herzelied" (1858-1944) ("O Sadness, O Bitter Pain") Michel-Richard Delalande Deuxieme Suite, Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy (1657-1726) (Symphonies for the King's Suppers) Un peu lent - (Chaconne Allegro-( Duo) Andante - (Fugue) Gracieusement - (Recit) Gayment- (Flutes) Vivement non legato - (Grands Jeux) Charles Tournemire L'Orgue Mystique, Opus 55, No. 7 (1870-1939) "L'Epiphanie" Jean Langlais Boystown, Place of Peace, American Suite, 1961(1907-1991) Cesar Franck Final, Opus 21(1822-1890)
Program for March 17, 2002 Felix Mendelssohn Sonata No. 3 in A Major (1803-1847) Con moto maestoso Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Unter der Linden grüne (1562-1621) William Bolcom Jesus Loves Me (b. 1938) Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 (1685-1750) <intermission> William Albright Organbook III, Vol 2 (1944-1998) Jig for the feet Nocturne Finale-The Offering Johannes Brahms From the Eleven Choral Preludes Op. 122 (1833-1897) No. 9 Herzlich tut mich verlangen No. 10 Herzlich tut mich verlangen Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Fête	March 17, 2002 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Ji-yoen Choi is the exciting winner of the AGO 2000 National Young Artists Competition at the Seattle Convention.
April 7, 2002 7:30 PM Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside Jean Pierre Leguay, organist at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, is famous for his improvisations.	Program For April 7, 2002 Quarte Esquisses (Four Sketches) Robert Schumann 1810-1856 Pastorale César Frank 1822-1890 Minuetto Egène Gigout 1844-1925 Tocatta Le Jardin Suspendu Jehan Alain 1911-1940 Deux danses à Agni Yavishta Variations sur "Weinen Klagen" Franz Liszt 1811-1886 Improvisation
Past Programs - 22^nd Season 2000-2001
March 18, 2001 PETER SYKEShas recorded 10 compact discs. His recording of his transcription of Holst's "The Planets" was acclaimed as "Best Organ Recording of 1996." Mr. Sykes has performed at the Library of Congress and across the country on clavichord and fortepiano as well as organ and harpsichord. He will be assisted by his wife Victoria Wagner, a past Dean of the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.	April 22, 2001 MARGARET McELWAIN KEMPER was National President of the American Guild of Organists from 1994-1998. She studied with Andre` Marchal in Paris on a Fulbright grant, and with Marie-Claire Alain and Anton Heiller. Presently she is associate professor at Northwestern University.
October 22, 2000 ROBERT PARKINS, organist and professor at Duke University, is a specialist in early Iberian keyboard music and the German Romantic repertoire. Dr. Parkins, whose compact discs are highly praised, has performed in Europe and Central America as well as the united States	November 19, 2000 FELIX HELL is the very talented 15 year-old German organist. He began piano lessons at age 7 and organ lessons 8 months later. A scholarship student at Julliard, Mr. Hell has performed hundreds of recitals in Europe and the United States and is recorded on compact discs.