Pipedreams
Airs Sundays at 10PM on 105.9 FM
Celebrating more than twenty-five years on the air, Pipedreams is the only weekly radio program that explores the full range of the art and potential of the pipe organ.
Each week, Pipedreams host Michael Barone shares selected organ works and performances, and in doing so, encourages listeners to engage both their ears and imaginations to gain greater appreciation of this instrument. He talks with composers, organists, organ builders and restorers. The show features brand new instruments in churches and concert halls, plus historic pipe organs recorded in locations around the world, from ancient instruments in vast cathedrals to the “mighty Wurlitzers” of movie house fame.
“Pipedreams engages a wide range of listeners—not just organists—and that is the magic and the beauty of it. Pipedreams is not only an ongoing course in organ repertoire, but it is also a door for people who have never yet heard a pipe organ or gone to an organ recital.” —The American Organist Magazine
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Latest Episodes and Articles
Sassy Brassy
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Beyond the pipe organ’s own resources, the sounds of additional trumpets, trombones and horns lend an extra dimension to the sonic spectrum.
Double Duty
Sunday, January 22, 2012
When two keyboard talents team up, the repertoire provides for some very intriguing results.
Jeremy Filsell, Artist At Large
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Jeremy Filsell, the canny British-born recitalist and musician-in-residence at Washington National Cathedral, has made an international reputation with his recordings, arrangements and compelling performances.
The Elusive English Organ
Sunday, January 08, 2012
As a prelude to the Spring 2012 Pipedreams Tour in the United Kingdom, this week’s program features a sampler of instruments old and new (and performers youthful and mature).
An Organist’s Yearbook
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Pipedreams hosts its annual end-of-the-year reflection program with highlights from recent recordings, concert excerpts, prize-winning performances and more.
On Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Magical music, both old and new, adds immeasurably to the spirit of the Nativity Festival.
