"Colours of the King”

Programme of the Organ Music Society of Sydney

Prepared and presented by Andrew Grahame

Broadcast on the 2^nd Saturday of each month from 5 till 6 pm on

“Sydney’s Fine Music Station” 2MBS-FM (102.5)

 

Saturday 9^th January, 2010

Organ Music of Camille Saint-Saëns, played by Robert Delcamp at the organ of Saint-Martin, Dudelange, Luxembourg

Prelude & Fugue in E flat major, Op. 99 No. 3

No 3 of “Three Rhapsodies on Breton melodies

Nos 3 & 7 of “Seven Improvisations”

Adagio from Symphony No 3 – transcribed for organ solo by Emile Bernard

Fantasie in E flat

Saturday 13^th February, 2010

Organ favourites and transcriptions played on the organ of Coventry Cathedral by Wayne Marshall

Gigout – Grand Choer Dialogue

Dupre – Prelude & Fugue in G minor

Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (arr. Edwin H Lemare)

Hollins – Concert Overture in C minor

Verdi – Prelude to “Un ballo in maschera” (arr. Marshall)

Schmidt – Toccata in C

Widor – Marche Pontificale (from 1^st Organ Symphony)

Saturday 13^th March, 2010

Transcriptions of popular orchestral works, played by Frederick Hohman.

Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (arr. Lemare)

Tchaikowsky – Finale from Symphony Pathetique (No 6) (arr. Charles McPherson)

Herbert – March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland (arr. Hohman)

Tchaikowsky – The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a (arr. Hohman)

 

Saturday 10^th April, 2010

Organ music of Max Reger (1873 – 1916)

Played by Bernard Haas at the Evangelical Church, Giengen an der Brenz, Germany (*) and by Martin Welzel at the Klais organ, Trier Cathedral, Germany (#)

* Toccata and Fugue in D major Op. 69, Nos 6 & 7

* Moment Musical in D major Op. 69 No 4

# Seven chorale preludes from “Thirty Little Chorale Preludes” Op. 135a

# Romanze in A minor

# Chorale Fantasia “Ein Feste Burg is unser Gott” Op. 27

Saturday 8^th May, 2010

Four organ works based on the melody “God Save the King”

J H C Rinck – Theme and Variations in C major on “Heil’ dir im Siegerkranz”

Ludger Lohman at the 1750 Gabler organ in Weingarten Abbey

S S Wesley – “The National Anthem”

James Lancelot at the 1993 Harrison & Harrison organ in the Emmanuel Church, Chesterton, Maryland, USA.

M Reger – Variations and Fugue on “Heil, unserm König, Heil”

Josef Still at the 1974 Klais organ of Trier Cathedral

W T Best – Introduction, Variations and Finale on “God Save the Queen”

Robert Ampt at the 1890 Hill organ in Sydney Town Hall

 

Saturday 6^th June, 2010

Three modern American organs, each of 2 manuals, demonstrating the flexibility of the carefully-designed smaller organ.

Karg-Elert – Postludio Festivo

Friml – Echoes of Spring

Jason Alden at the Reuter organ (2000) at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Rockwell, Texas.

Neustedt – Gavot

J S Bach – Chorale Prelude “Lord Jesus Christ, be present now” BWV 655

Susan de Kam at Reuter organ (2000) at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Rockwell, Texas.

Lefebure-Wely – Bolero de Concert

Jason Alden at the Reuter organ (2000) at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Rockwell, Texas.

Daquin – The Cuckoo

Wolstenholme – Allegretto

Wood – Caricature of a Sunday School Song

Ronald Krebs at the Reuter Opus 1742 unit organ in the Reuter factory, Lawrence, Kansas.

Pelz – Festive Intrada

Boyce – Voluntary in D

Vierne – Scherzetto, Lied and Divertissement – from “24 Pieces en style libre”

Sousa – The Liberty Bell March

Ronald Krebs at the Reuter organ (2007) at St Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community, Wayzarta, Minnesota

 

Saturday 10^th July, 2010

A tour around some organs in the American state of Kentucky, played by Schuyler Robinson

Bach – Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV 541

Taylor & Boody organ (1999) in the Presbyterian Church, Danville

Schumann – Nos 1 and 5 of “Six Fugues on B.A.C.H.)

Kimball/Buzard organ in the First Presbyterian Church, Lexington

Buxtehude – Chorale prelude “Komm, heiliger Geist”

Taylor & Boody organ (1999) in the Presbyterian Church, Danville

Brahms – Chorale prelude “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen”

Shearing – Chorale prelude “Amazing Grace”

Holtkamp organ in Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, Lexington

Locklair – Rubrics “Peace may be exchanged”

Jaeckel organ (2005) at the Church of the Advent, Cynthiana

Albright – Sweet Sixteenths – A Concert Rag for Organ

Guilmant – Allegro Vivace from Sonata No 2 in D major

Moller organ (1979) in the Singletary Centre, Lexington

 

“The Theatre Organ”

Prepared and presented by Andrew GrahameBroadcast on the 3^rd Saturday of each month, 6.30 till 7.00 pm on“Sydney’s Fine Music Station”, 2MBS-FM (102.5). This series will conclude in July owing to the rebuilding of the 2MBS building and the difficulty of pre-recording this program for later broadcast.


Saturday 19^th September, 2009
Von Suppe – Overture to “Poet and Peasant” (John Giacchi) Massenet – Meditation from “Thais” (Jonas Nordwall) Ponchielli – Dance of the Hours (Lyn Larsen)


Saturday 16^th January, 2010
The artistry of English theatre organist Simon Gledhill
Coates – In a Country Lane (from “Summer Days” suite) Gould – Pavane Foster – Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair Friml – Selections from “The Vagabond King”

 

Saturday 20^th February, 2010

American 20^th century light opera

Gershwin – Summertime (from “Porgy and Bess”) (Jean Martyn)

Kern – “Showboat” Symphonic Suite (Jelani Eddington)

 

Saturday 20^th March, 2010

Saint-Säens – The Aquarium (from “Carnival of the Animals”) (Chris McPhee)

Tchaikowsky – Selections from “The Nutcracker Suite” (Henry Croudson)

Tchaikowsky – 1812 Overture (Quentin Maclean)

Dvorak – Slavonic Dance No 2 (Lyn Larsen)

 

Saturday 17^th April, 2010

Rowley – Humoresque (Nigel Ogden)

Czibulka – Hearts and Flowers (Robin Richmond)

Ketelbey – Sanctuary of the Heart (Joseph Seal)

Rodgers – Edelweiss (from “Sound of Music”) (William Davies)

Chaminade – Automne (Reginald Dixon)

Ketelbey – Bells across the meadow (Reginald Porter-Brown)

Romberg – Medley from “Viennesse Nights” (Joseph Seal)

 

Saturday 15^th May, 2010

Holst – Mars, Venus and Jupiter from “The Planets” (Simon Gledhill)

Medley – Songs from the British Isles (Richard Hills)

Saturday 19^th June, 2010

Delibes – Music from “Coppelia” (Richard Hills)

Heykens – First Serenade (Tony Fenelon)

Coates – Bird Songs at Eventide (John Mann)

Wagner – Grand March from “Tannhauser” (Jonas Nordwall)

Saturday 17^th July, 2010

Glinka – Overture to “Russlan and Ludmilla” (Simon Gledhill)

Sibelius – Finlandia (Jonas Nordwall)

Puccini – Musetta’s Waltz Song (Tony Fenelon)

Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries (David Wickerham)