Orange (County) Blossoms, Special!
…a debut appearance of the William J. Gillespie Concert Organ (C. B. Fisk Opus 130) in the new arts center in Costa Mesa, CA.
* Stephen Dieck, president of C.B. Fisk (builder of the Gillespie Concert Organ, Opus 130) talks with Michael Barone about:
…the elements that distinguish Fisk organs when designing for a symphony concert hall.
…the interaction between the organ builder C.B. Fisk, the architect Cesar Pelli, and the acoustician Russell Johnson of Artec Consultants Inc.
…comments on the Fisk firm’s activity in the realm of concert hall organs.
Music played in the program
Hour 1
JAMES MacMILLAN: A New Song
GERALD FINZI: God is gone up
ZOLTAN KODALY: Missa Brevis
*NORMAN COCKER: Tuba Tune
SWANN: Improvisation on Londonderry Air (Gothic 49268)
Hour 2
JULIAN WACHNER: Arise, my love
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Hör’ mein Bitten, Herr
*MENDELSSOHN: Organ Sonata in C, Op. 65, no. 2
*FREDERICK SWANN: Improvisation on Londonderry Air
JAMES MULHOLLAND: Come, thou fount of every blessing
STEPHEN PAULUS: We gather together
PETER WILHOUSKY: Battle Hymn of the Republic
In the splendid Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Jon Alexander conducts performances by the Pacific Chorale, with organ accompaniments provided by Mary Preston (recorded 10/25/08). Frederick Swann further showcases the 76-stop Fisk organ in solos (*) from his recently released album issued by Gothic Records Click here for CD information
