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Organ Al fresco

Nigel Ogden's guest is organist Carol Williams. Carol is San Diego's civic organist and in charge of musical events featuring the magnificent open air pipe organ in Balboa Park.

Tonight's guest is British organist Carol Williams. Carol is San Diego's civic organist and is in charge of musical events featuring the magnificent open air pipe organ in Balboa Park which is about to celebrate 100 years of music making.

The organ was donated to the Californian city of San Diego in 1914 for the Panama-California Exposition. This unique instrument contains 4,530 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet and is housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables. Since 1917 San Diego has had a civic organist who performs free weekly concerts.

27 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 Nov 2013 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Carol Williams

    The Dambusters March

    • Spreckels On The March.
    • Spreckels Organ Society.

  • Carol Williams

    Hey Jude

    • Hey! Wurlitzer.
    • Melcot Music.

  • Carol Williams & House Of Scotland Pipe Band

    Bonnie Eriskay

    • Taigh Na H-Alba.
    • RMCD.

  • Carol Williams

    Alligator Crawl

    • Madness!.
    • Melcot Music.

  • Carol Williams

    Spanish Military March

    • Sunday At 2.
    • Spreckels Organ Society.

Carol Williams - San Diego Civic Organist

Carol Williams - San Diego Civic Organist

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Nov 2013 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2