Michael Barone
About Pipedreams
Sundays at 9 pm.
Organists have a world of music at their fingertips. They talk about a kind of musical rapture they experience when they play a work really well. Get a glimpse of the divine every week on Pipedreams from American Public Media. Host Michael Barone shares organ works and performances and talks with composers, organists, organ builders, and restorers. The show features brand new instruments in churches and concert halls, plus recordings of historic pipe organs in locations around the world, from ancient instruments in vast cathedrals to the "mighty Wurlitzers" of movie house fame. Whether you're a long-time fan of organ music or just learning about this diverse instrument, you’ll enjoy Pipedreams. For playlist information, and to hear the program again click on the link at the top of this page. Dates listed on that page are six days before the broadcast date on Classical 89.
Program Schedule
The American Way
07/05/2026
. . . there’s something unique about the character that composers, organ builders, and performers bring to the King of Instruments in the USA.
Different Strokes
07/12/2026
. . . proving that ‘American Music’ is whatever a composer in the United States wants it to be.
What Were They Thinking?
07/19/2026
. . . more of the varied miscellany of the ‘American style’ as expressed by composers for the pipe organ.
Fanfares, Festive Flutes, and Fiddle Faddle
07/26/2026
. . . another variety-pack of deliciously diverse works by American composers to enliven the senses.
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