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Music Matters A View From The Organ Loft

Anna Lapwood invites us to join her on tour and on the way discovers an organ whose pipes look like french fries and one that’s as loud as a jet engine.

Anna crosses the pond to visit the organ of Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. The Frank Gehry designed building opened in 2003, and its modern concert hall has a striking appearance, as does the organ with its higgledy-piggledy pipes. Anna shares her experiences of performing there alongside her own musical discoveries linked to this part of the world, like the film music of John Williams, an instrumental work by The Beach Boys, and Meredith Brammeier’s wonderfully pictorial Flock of Geese. She also speaks to Meghan Umber from the Los Angeles Philharmonic about how the organ got its nickname.

Plus, Anna admires Cameron Carpenter for finding a way to solve the most time-consuming part of being a touring organist…

A Tandem Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean-Baptiste Robin

    Improvisation on Fairy Tales

    Performer: Jean-Baptiste Robin.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.

  • Meredith Brammeier

    Stitches in Time: I. Flock of Geese

    Conductor: Bill Johnson. Ensemble: California Polytechnic State University Wind Ensemble.
    • MARK RECORDS.

  • John Williams

    Hedwig's Theme from 'Harry Potter' - Live at WDCH 2019

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • DG.

  • Florence Price

    Elf on a Moonbeam

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" Op. 68 - I. Allegro ma non troppo

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • BUENA VISTA.

  • John Powell

    Test Drive

    Performer: Anna Lapwood. Music Arranger: Anna Lapwood.
    • SONY.

  • The Beach Boys

    Let's Go Away for Awhile

    Ensemble: The Beach Boys.
    • CAPITOL.

  • FranΓ§ois Couperin

    Messe propre pour les Couvents - Elevations. Tierce en taille

    Performer: Jung-A Lee.
    • YARLUNG RECORDS.

  • John Adams

    The Dharma at Big Sur - Pt I: A New Day

    Performer: Tracy Silverman. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Adams.
    • NONESUCH.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Seal Lullaby

    Performer: Owen Saldanha. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Anthony Newley

    Pure Imagination from "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"

    Music Arranger: Cameron Carpenter.
    • SONY.

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Oct 2024 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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