NER concerts; Riverside Church concert, part one

From Riverside radio WRVA are in New York. We bring you a gala concert in celebration of the completion of the organs of the Riverside Church in the city of New York. This concert recorded in the nave on May 3rd 1967 includes organ music of Francis Jackson Johann Sebastian Bach and Caesar Frank from the Concerto for organ strings in Tempe. The world premiere performance of a work commissioned for this concert Daniel Pink them signs in the sun and the New York premiere of Zoltan go days louder so Granny the conductors or George M. and Frederick Swann organist of the overside church was just one will direct the Riverside choir and other organist to be heard ora Donald McDonald and John Cartwright. The new Chantel organ of the Riverside Church is the fifth largest in the world. The chancel and gallery organs together contain 152 voices 193 speaking stops 222 ranks and over 12000 pipes.

The concert is designed to emphasize the versatility of this instrument and works performed a program to show the organ as a solo instrument in ensemble dual console and as an accompanying instrument. To begin the concert the organ is played as a solo instrument by Frederick Swann in three compositions works by Bach and the opening selection. Francis Jacksons found this work by the organist of England's York Minster Cathedral features the festival stop of the organ a commanding voice located at. They you try for a level above the altar. And.

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