For over 100 years, The Diapason magazine, with editorial offices based in greater Chicago, has provided the up-to-date news and features of note for the organ trades. In addition to traditional printed monthly journals, the publisher now has an on-line version of the magazine, which includes a video channel. The 15 minute video about the […]
More Kudos for David Enlow’s Park Avenue Bach
Congratulations again to David Enlow, whose recordings keep scoring high marks with music reviewers and critics. The latest rave is found on page 59 of The American Record Guide for Mr. Enlow’s latest release, BACH ON PARK AVENUE. The American Record Guide, based in Cincinnati, has long been known for its expert and knowledgable staff of […]
Max Reger’s Second Organ Sonata
Notes from Frederick Hohman: During my years in the 1970s and 1980s studying organ in music school, I became friends with a few organists who had gone to Germany to study with the famous German organist and teacher Michael Schneider. When speaking on the topic of Max Reger (1873-1916), these students mentioned that Mr. Schneider believed that […]
Harlow is Transcendental
Randall Harlow displayed extreme virtuosity and a keen level of musicianship in his recording sessions on August 19 and 20, 2016 at the Casavant-Schantz organ of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota (a northeast suburb of the Twin Cities). The recording sessions were devoted to Mr. Harlow’s performances of his transcriptions of all 12 […]
Nordic Journey Volume 6 Double-CD explores Finnish organ literature
American organist James D. Hicks continues his pioneering exploration of organ literature from Nordic nations with a new double-CD, to be released in early October 2016. NORDIC JOURNEY – VOLUME 6 features TWO noteworthy pipe organs in the southwest Finnish coastal city of TURKU: the 4-manual 1980 Virtanen organ of Turku Cathedral and the 3-manual […]
Gracious Groove receives 5 stars from Choir & Organ magazine
In the summertime 2015 issue of Choir & Organ magazine, critic Michael Quinn gives a strong 5-star highest rating to Benjamin Saunders’ debut CD on Pro Organo: Gracious Groove. The new album features premiere recordings of organ music penned by American jazz piano-jazz organ legend Dick Hyman. The album can be explored by linking here. […]
Tracks from two Memphis Boychoir albums now available in download MP3
Select tracks from two popular Pro Organo choral CDs, from the Memphis Boychoir and Chamber Choir, under the direction of founding conductor John Ayer, have been made available in download MP3 format on the Pro Organo label website. This serves to revive the album PRO ORGANO CD 7053, entitled “GREAT CATHEDRAL MUSIC,” which dates from […]
Texas Trio of Organists results in forthcoming Organ Duo CD
Pictured from left to right are Ken Cowan, Frederick Hohman and Bradley Welch, all looking very pleased at the conclusion of recording sessions on March 4 at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Ken and Bradley recorded a new album as an organ duo. Their forthcoming Pro Organo release features a varied program of […]
10 Tracks from “Dominant Accord” now available as high-res, 320 kbps MP3 downloads
10 tracks from Susan De Kam‘s 2011 Pro Organo album “DOMINANT ACCORD” are available for MP3 download as high-res 320 kbps Stereo MP3 files at ProOrgano.com. Tracks which are available for download are designated on the CD product page. Whenever a track is available as MP3, a red box appears in the track sample descriptions, […]
Tracks from “Bravo Grande” now available as high-res, 320 kbps MP3 downloads
11 tracks from David Heller’s 2007 Pro Organo album “BRAVO GRANDE” are available again for MP3 download as high-res 320 kbps Stereo MP3 files at ProOrgano.com. Tracks which are available for download are designated on the CD product page. Whenever a track is available as MP3, a red box appears in the track sample descriptions, […]