Pipedreams with Michael Barone
Sundays, 8 to 10pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org
Pipedreams, which began production in 1982, remains the only nationally-distributed weekly radio program exploring the art of the pipe organ. Host and senior executive producer Michael Barone has been recognized nationally for his outstanding contributions to the world of organ music.
Michael brought Pipedreams to Rochester in 2009 and again in 2016, recording Pipedreams Live programs featuring students and faculty from the Eastman School of Music in one of the most "remarkably popular and successful weekend organ festivals" ever.
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This magnificent instrument – the largest in the South West of England – was the first built in the United Kingdom by the renowned Italian organ builder Fratelli Ruffatti.
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After seven years of silence and a $3.2 million restoration, the Aeolian Skinner organ sings again.
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Bright Vision is a demo disc for an unusual pairing of organ with Irish pipes. Renée Ann Louprette uses the organ to create a back track of complementary harmonies to augment the natural drones of the Irish bagpipes, performed here by Ivan Goff (Uilleann pipes & Irish flute).
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Meet some of the Rising Stars of AGO Seattle 2022 this month.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michael Barone, host of Pipedreams, a public radio program dedicated to the pipe organ and celebrating 40 years on the air.
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Listen to learn more about the Parsons organ at The United Church in Canandaigua. All events are FREE. Don't miss it!
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Celebrating 40 years on the air Pipedreams host Michael Barone is celebrating - including a trip to Rochester for Pipedreams Live! Nov 10-12, 2023