The King of Instruments

This week we're celebrating the birthdays of two very different composers, Paul Hindemith and Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/11/13/. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-...

This week we go to Norway for music by composers from that country as well as the organs of Norway. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/11/06/. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id166304056...

In this episode we explore new album releases of classical organ music. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.organ.media.organlive4https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...

Today on the occasion of these composers' birthdays, we’re going to explore organ music composed by Franz Liszt and Howard Hanson. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/10/23. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-liv...

For more than 40 years, Thomas Murray, from Yale University, has been delighting audiences with his performances and his many recordings, as well as instructing many of the leading performers of a younger generation. Today we’re going to preview an upcoming performance by Thomas Murray with some of his recordings and works he’ll be playing on the recital. Find complete information about this episo...

This week we focus on the music of 19th century French organist and composer, Camille Saint-Saëns. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/10/09 The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 A...

Autumn has arrived. The weather is changing, the days are shorter, and leaves are already starting to change color and drop. Today our show takes on a tour of autumn colors as we explore music composed for the organ specifically for this time of year. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/10/02. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ...

We celebrate the birthdays of Leon Boellmann, Charles Villiers Stanford and George Gershwin in this episode. Find complete information at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/09/25. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:h...

English composer Gustav Holst was born 142 years ago this week. To celebrate, we’re playing an organ transcription of his most popular work, The Planets. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/09/18 The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.a...

We spend the hour listening to music performed on landmark organs designed and built by Ernest M. Skinner. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/09/11. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id166...

One of our goals here on the King of Instruments is to explore music from many different periods, styles, and nationalities. We like playing our favorites, but we also like discovering music that isn’t played as often, as well. The birthdays of three individuals from the world of organ music this week gives us the opportunity to take some time to explore their contributions. Find complete informat...

We continue our series of birthday celebrations this week with two French composers, Jacques Ibert and Gabriel Pierné. We’re going to use that as an excuse to go to France to hear some of their music, and then to top off our show today, we have one of the great works for organ and orchestra, the Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings by Francois Poulenc. It’s an all French show today! Find comple...

Today we’re going to listen to the music of 6 different composers whose names are not often remembered in modern churches and concert halls, but who all left their mark on music history in the late 1800s. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/08/07/ The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all...

This week we’re going to explore some recently released albums of organ music. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/07/31/ The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://play...

Organists are recording and releasing new albums all the time. Often they are collections by a single composer or from a single period, or maybe they’re a collection of the organists’ favorite works. Whatever the case, today we’re playing the most-recorded works in our library! Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/07/24/ The King of Instruments is...

This week we have an episode of all early and baroque organ works. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/07/17/ The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://play.google.com/...

This week it's an hour of church music from England spanning several centuries. Find complete information about the episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/07/10/ The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://play...

To celebrate our country’s 240th birthday, our show today will be a program of all patriotic favorites. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/07/03/. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 And...

We're spending the hour this week with 5 different German composers, from the 17th century to the 19th. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/06/26/. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 And...

Summer arrives this week, so we're celebrating with organ music for the season. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/06/19/. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://play.google...

This episode previews musicians and organs to be featured in the upcoming 2016 AGO National Convention. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.organ.media.organlive4https://pl...

Sir Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857. The composer of the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and The Dream of Gerontius was the son of an organist, and made his first appearances as a musician at the console of the organ. In this episode we hear his most famous organ work, the Sonata in G, as well as an anthem and some transcriptions. Find complete information about the pro...

This episode of the King of Instruments explores some recent CD releases of pipe organ music. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/05/29/. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https...

Among musicians, none make as much use of their feet as the organist. One of the greatest challenges in learning to play the organ is learning to play the pedals. A capable organist will be required to play the pedals as adeptly as the manual keyboards. And it’s not just the keys of the pedalboard, the organist uses his feet to control expression pedals and press pistons and coupler levers as well...

This week we're exploring French organ music from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/05/15. The King of Instruments is a production of the Organ Media Foundation https://organ.media Access all our content on our mobile apps: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/organ-live-media-foundation/id1663040569 Android:https://p...