Two American Organ Symphonies – One American Classic Organ

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Two American Organ Symphonies – One American Classic Organ:  Christopher Marks plays symphonies by Edward Shippen Barnes (1887-1958) and Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) on the magnificent 1959 Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 1308 at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana.

SYMPHONY IN G MAJOR by Leo Sowerby begins the disc, followed by SECOND SYMPHONY, OP. 37 by Edward Shippen Barnes.

Recorded May 2019 by Peter Nothnagle and produced by The Roy Perry American Classic Organ Foundation in conjunction with The Leo Sowerby Foundation.  Over 76 minutes of music, accompanied with 12-page program booklet containing notes on the music and recording project, performer’s bio, complete stoplist of the organ, and photos by David Brown.

By mail ($20 postpaid) from:

The Roy Perry American Classic Organ Foundation
P. O. Box 2069
Kilgore, TX 75663

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