Contrasting 17^th century European works with late 20^th century American works

Starting with Sweelinck, the “maker of German organists,” through the generation of organists who studied with him, all the way to Bach (arguably the high-point of organ composing in Germany), this program includes some of the greatest composers for organ from the 17^th century, contrasted with pieces chosen from the late 20^th century of American organ composition, all which work especially well on mechanical action organs with a historical focus.

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Works performed on “The Old World and the New World” program include:

Georg Muffat, Toccata Nr 8 from the Apparatus Musico-Organisticus
Bernard Wayne Sanders, Choral Prelude on  Rendez a Dieu
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Variations on Ich fuhr mich vber Rheine
Daniel Pinkham, Versets for small organ
Heinrich Scheidemann, Canzona in G
Dieterich  Buxtehude, Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BuxWV 183
Vincent Lübeck, Choral fantasy on Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren
James Woodman, Variations on Fairest Lord Jesus
Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude and Fugue in G-minor, BWV 535