At The Organ

Earlier this year we visited Memorial Methuen Music Hall in Methuen Massachusetts to make videos for our YouTube channel. Matthew Bellocchio gave us an extensive history of the organ and the hall, but it didn’t all make it into the video. The entirety of that story is included in this podcast. Barbara Owen – The...

In this episode we celebrate the life, playing, teaching, and music of Anton Heiller. This podcast was originally produced for the show King of Instruments heard on the air in St. Louis, Missouri. Music heard in this episode: Title: In Festo Corporis Christi – I. Ante Introitum. Pesante, sempre molto rubatoTitle: Drei kleine Choralvorspiele –...

Last month the Organ Media Foundation visited the Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire at their building in Housatonic, Massachusetts. We made a video about the organ there, but some of the audio didn’t make it on to the video, so it’s been presented here. Brent Johnson interviews Karen Clark and Lynn Burroughs, members of...

Album: J.S. Bach Organ Works, Vol. 3The Bach Guild – BGS 70675 Organist: Anton Heiller Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542)Partita sopra “Sei gegrüsset Jesu gütig” (BWV 768)Choral Prelude “Liebster Herr Jesu” (BWV 730)Choral Prelude “Liebster Herr Jesu” (BWV 731) Organ: 1959...

Album: J.S. Bach Organ Works, Vol. 2The Bach Guild – BGS 70674 Organist: Anton Heiller Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor “Wedge” (BWV 548)Prelude and Fugue in A major (BWV 536)Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 582)Fantasia in G major (BWV 572) Organ: 1959 Marcussen & Son, St. Mary’s Church,...

We got a little off schedule due to some unforeseen circumstances. We’ve also been on the road making videos for our YouTube channel. Here’s a little update and a sneak peak at an upcoming video, as well as a track from a past video, all performed by Dylan Shaw. Have you become an Organ Media...

Album: Fernando Germani at Selby Abbey (Vol. 1)Angel – S 35687Organist: Fernando Germani Composer: Franz LisztPrelude and Fugue on BACH Composer: César FranckPièce Heroïque Composer: Max RegerFantasia on Hallelujah! Gott zu Loben Composer: Charles-Marie WidorToccata from Symphonie no. 5 Organ: 1909 Hill Organ, Selby Abbey, Selby, England Become a sponsor of the Organ Media Foundation...

Album: Bach-Vivaldi: 4 Concerti for OrganThe Bach Guild – BG 637 Organist: Anton Heiller Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in A minor (BWV 593)Concerto in D minor (BWV 596)Concerto in C major (BWV 594)Concerto in G major (BWV 592) Organ: 1959 Marcussen & Son, St. Mary’s Church, Hälsingborg, Sweden Our copy of this album was...

Album: The American Classic Organ – AS 301 Narrator: G. Donald Harrison PrincipalsFlutesStringsMixturesReeds Organist: Unknown Organ: Unknown

Album: The Wicks Organ Concert Series – Volume One, Series Three Artist: John Weaver William Walond – Introduction and Toccata in G majorThomas Arne – Flute Solo and GavotteJohn Stanley – Trumpet VoluntaryJohann Sebastian Bach – O Sacred Head How WoundedJohann Sebastian Bach – O God, Be MercifulJohann Sebastian Bach – Sinfonia: Now Thank We,...