Join Jill Pasternak and Wanamaker Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte in our monthly program, recorded at Macy's Center City, on the world-famous Wanamaker Organ. This month, it's works by J.S. Bach and Sir Arthur Sullivan, plus a composition by a Philadelphia favorite: organist Robert Elmore. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Elmore's birth. Sunday, January 6, 5 to 6 pm.
Jill Pasternak and Macy's Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte welcome the Christmas season with beautiful organ music on Sunday, 5 to 6 pm. The broadcast, recorded on the Wanamaker Organ at Macy's in downtown Philadelphia, features a full hour of music for the holiday.
Peter Richard Conte performs "Silent Night" live at Macy's downtown:
PROGRAM:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme … J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
I saw three ships come sailing in … Geoffrey Bush (1920-1988) arr. by Colvin Randall
Two settings of ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ (In Sweet Rejoicing) Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Holy Boy … John Ireland (1879-1962)
March of the Wooden Soldiers … Victor Herbert (1859-1924) (from Babes in Toyland) transcribed by Peter Richard Conte
Winter’s Night … Frederick Delius (1862-1934) Transcribed by Robert Hebble
Ii est né, le divin Enfant … Henri Büsser (1872-1973)
Two settings of ‘Orientis Partibus’ Thomas Matthews (1915-1999) Arthur Wills (b. 1926)
Away in a Manger … Keith Chapman (1945-1989)
For unto us a child is born (from Messiah) … G. F. Handel (1685-1759) w/Philadelphia Brass (from "Christmas in the Grand Tradition" on Gothic Records)
Hallelujah, (from Messiah) … Handel (From the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s ‘Random Act of Culture’ at Macy’s, Oct 2010)
Join WRTI's Jill Pasternak and Macy's Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte as they present a variety of performances of great works including Dudley Buck's Concert Variations on 'The Last Rose of Summer', Gabriel Faure's Nocturne from Shylock, and Sowerby's Comes Autumn Time.
As a special treat, they'll reprise a live performance from our June 2012 Organ Day - Wagner's Siegfried's Funeral March and Immolation Scene. Sunday, October 7th, 5 to 6 pm. Tune in!
This month's show features some truly outstanding young talent playing the Wanamaker Organ. It's the second of two shows featuring students of Alan Morrison from the Curtis Institute of Music. This is an annual collaboration between Curtis and Macy's, which offers the students a week-long workshop with Peter Richard Conte at the Wanamaker Organ, exploring the Symphonic School of organ repertoire, performance, and registration.
