I'm going to be giving a concert at my new job in a few weeks of American organ music. I'm trying to come up with a good kitschy name for publicity purposes. I was thinking "Patriotism and Pipes" (or Pipes and Patriotism). Like it? Hate it? Any other suggestions?
And obviously, since I'll be making a decision soon, any other comments on programming for recitals would be apt here.
http://www.ohscatalog.org A Century of American Organ Music (1776-1876) edited by Barbara Owen. Four Volumes. Sadly, not available there anymore.
http://www.wayneleupold.com Wesley, God Save the King with New Variations (WL700018) Our Price: 8.00 Thayer, God Save the King [Variations] (WL700024) Our Price: 10.00 Paine, The Complete Organ Works, Volume 1, Previously Published Compositions (WL600038) Our Price: 25.00 Janzer, Intrada and Trumpet Tune on National Hymn (WL700021) Our Price: 8.00 also look for their American Flag icons and these The Organ Music of Edwin H. Lemare Series II (Transcriptions) Volume 1 - The Encore Series (WL600010) Our Price: 32.50 Volume 8 - English, Irish, and American Songs (WL600028) Our Price: 32.50
I know you're not looking for repertoire recommendations, but while we're on the "American lit" subject, here's some American organ music I've performed:
Dudley Buck: Grand Sonata in E-flat major (4 mvts, the concluding music is a Fugue/Finale with the fugue subject being a highly ornamented statement of "Hail, Columbia!" which was the previous "President's March" before "Hail to the Chief.")
Eugene Thayer: Variations on the Russian National Hymn ("God The Omnipotent")
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