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Series
Pipedreams
Episode
ALAmericana
Producing Organization
Minnesota Public Radio
Contributing Organization
Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, Minnesota)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/43-2908m31j
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Description
Description
An appealing collection of new and not-so-new works for organ by American composers, recorded in concert. Early American Miniatures: Airs, Voluntaries and Marches from Revolutionary Times, John Spong at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa (1971 Hendrickson/2-manuals, 34-ranks) Philip Bayles: 2 Organ Preludes and Fugues, Terry Van Nelson at the University of Oregon, Eugene (1972 Juergen Ahrend organ/3-manuals, 48-ranks) Bruce Simonds: Dorian Prelude on "Dies Irae," George Markey at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1980 Moeller organ/4-manuals, 85-ranks) Garth Edmundson: "Humoresque Fantastique" Myron Roberts: Prelude and Trumpetings, Robert Scoggin at Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, Minnesota (1967 Robert Sipe organ/3-manuals, 60-ranks) Daniel Pinkham: "Man's Days are Like the Grass," John Obetz at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1979 Robert Sipe organ/4-manuals, 75-ranks) Leonard Danek: Three Meditations on the Gospel of Saint John (1983, premiere), Leonard Danek at Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minnesota (1983 Karl Wilhelm organ/3-manuals, 58-ranks) Theme music from discs: Medieval motet transcription, Guy Bovet at Sion Improvisation on "America the Beautiful," Gerry Hancock at St. Thomas Church, New York, New York Ives: "America" variations, Guenther Kaunzinger at Ingolstadt Cathedral
Broadcast Date
1984-07-09
Topics
Music
Rights
MPR Owned
Media type
Sound
Credits
Producing Organization: Minnesota Public Radio
Publisher: Minnesota Public Radio
AAPB Contributor Holdings
KSJN-FM (Minnesota Public Radio)
Identifier: 79940 (MPR Media Archive Label)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 00:47:05
KSJN-FM (Minnesota Public Radio)
Identifier: 79940 (MPR Media Archive Label)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Duration: 00:40:40
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Citations
Chicago: “Pipedreams; ALAmericana,” 1984-07-09, Minnesota Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 17, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-2908m31j.
MLA: “Pipedreams; ALAmericana.” 1984-07-09. Minnesota Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 17, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-2908m31j>.
APA: Pipedreams; ALAmericana. Boston, MA: Minnesota Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-43-2908m31j