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Passionate performances by one of the world's most celebrated organ virtuosos, the late, great Virgil Fox, with commentary by his friend and colleague Richard Torrence.
Whether in simple variations on a sacred hymn tune or complex counterpoint around a new-made melody, composers always respond to the lyric muse.
Hear about our upcoming show
Bits of Bach
, Program No. 0832 (8/11/2008)

When the AGO’s national convention visited the Twin Cities in 1980 (see the convention program cover to the left), recordings from those events provided both the incentive and content for the pilot series’ of PIPEDREAMS broadcasts. Those shows hit the airwaves in 1982 and 25 years later we are celebrating that anniversary by making those shows available online. The first 8 shows are ready to be (re-) hear d.
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Behind the Facade:
A Listener's Guide to the Pipe Organ

1989 Jaeckel organ at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Evansville, IN
National broadcasts of Pipedreams are made possible with funding from the National Endowment of the Arts, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley, MAHADH Fund of HRK Foundation, by the contributions of listeners to American Public Media stations, and by the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, APOBA, representing designers and creators of fine instruments heard throughout the country, on the Web, and toll-free at 800-473-5270.