This week we hear music by composers with connections to St. Louis, Missouri. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/04/03.

The King of Instruments ep. 9 - April 3, 2016 - Meet me in St. Louis

Being an organist can be a solitary lifestyle, but sometimes we get to play along with other instruments. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/04/10.

The King of Instruments ep. 10 - April 10, 2016 - Organ Plus One

This week we listen to combinations of organ and brass instruments. Complete information about everything in this episode is available at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/03/27

The King of Instruments ep. 8 - March 27, 2016 - Organ and Brass

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from March 2, 2025. This week we explore the music and musicians associated with the Juilliard School in New York City. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/03/02/.

The King of Instruments, ep. 299 - March 2, 2025 - Just Juilliard

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from March 9, 2025. This week we celebrate our 300th episode with music performed on the world's biggest organs, all over 300 ranks! Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/03/09/.

The King of Instruments ep. 300 - March 9, 2025 - Our 300th Episode!

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from March 16, 2025. This week we celebrate the 340th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach with some of his most-loved organ works. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/03/16/.

The King of Instruments ep. 301 - March 16, 2025 - Bach's 340th

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from March 23, 2025. This week we listen to organs built by the W.W. Kimball company of Chicago. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/03/23/.

The King of Instruments ep. 302 - March 23, 2025 - Classic Kimballs

Organists often get the chance to just make up their own music on the spot! We celebrate some favorite improvisateurs this week. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/04/17.

The King of Instruments ep. 11 - April 17, 2016 - Making it up again

Size isn't everything. This week we look at some instruments a little on the smaller side. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/04/24/.

The King of Instruments ep. 12 - April 24, 2016 - Size isn't everything

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from March 30, 2025. This week we listen to the music of English composer Charles Villiers Stanford. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/03/30/.

The King of Instruments ep. 303 - March 30, 2025 - Stately Stanford

This is a tune for mischief, that may or may not also have to do with my ongoing battle with ants in the bathroom.

Mischief

Sonata 5 for organ Felix Mendelssohn



The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from April 6, 2025 and celebrates the upcoming birthday of American concert organist Stephen Tharp. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/04/06/.


The King of Instruments ep. 304 - April 6, 2025 - Happy Birthday Stephen Tharp!

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from April 13, 2025 and celebrates the music and contemporaries of German composer George Frederic Handel. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/04/13/.

The King of Instruments ep. 305 - April 13, 2025 - Handy Handel

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from April 20, 2025 and celebrates the life and music of American composer Leo Sowerby. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/04/20/.

The King of Instruments ep. 306- April 20, 2025 - Suddenly Sowerby

This week we explore organs built by companies located in and around St. Louis. Full information about this episode is available at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/05/08

The King of Instruments ep. 14 - May 8, 2016 - Made in St. Louis

This week we're exploring French organ music from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2016/05/15.

The King of Instruments ep. 15 - May 15, 2016 - Welcome to France

The King of Instruments is a weekly show about the music of the classical organ. This episode is from April 20, 2025 and celebrates the life and music of British composer Percy Whitlock. Find complete information about the program at www.kingofinstruments.show/2025/04/27/.

The King of Instruments ep. 307 - April 27, 2025 - The World of Whitlock

Among musicians, none make as much use of their feet as the organist. One of the greatest challenges in learning to play the organ is learning to play the pedals. A capable organist will be required to play the pedals as adeptly as the manual keyboards. And it’s not just the keys of the pedalboard, the organist uses his feet to control expression pedals and press pistons and coupler levers as well. To make things even trickier, not every organs has identical controls for the feet. In today’s episode, we explore organ music for the pedals.


The King of Instruments ep. 16 - May 22, 2016

I am a pipe organist and composer with a love of the art of accompanying silent films. Equal parts improvisational and iterative, silent movie music would have to capture the ideas and emotions onscreen while remaining flexible enough to pivot from scene to scene. I'm collecting here some of my silent movie ideas as fleshed out into larger pieces, incorporating synth and metal influence with the original heavy metal instrument, the pipe organ.

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