St. Cecilia Organ Book (2021)

Charles Callahan (b. 1951) — St. Cecilia Organ Book (2021) for organ

0:00 | 1. Antiphon for St. Cecilia’s Day
2:20 | 2. Dorian Prelude
5:28 | 3. Interlude
6:40 | 4. Lydian Dance
8:20 | 5. Gloria Fanfares
11:45 | 6. Te Deum
15:47 | 7. Magnificat
18:29 | 8. Meditation
21:01 | 9. Pange lingua
23:38 | 10. Responsory
25:57 | 11. Stabat Mater
28:29 | 12. Veni Sancte Spiritus
31:30 | 13. Victimae Paschali

American composer and organist Charles Callahan (b. 1951) has published hundreds of compositions for organ and choir that are widely performed throughout the world. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music (the last student of Alexander McCurdy) and the Catholic University of America. He studied with the Belgian organist-composer Flor Peeters. As a recitalist, Callahan is a specialist in romantic music and improvisation. He has written two reference books on American organ building and has been very active as an organ consultant for many major projects.

“St. Cecilia Organ Book” (2021) was commissioned by Marie Rubis Bauer, director of music at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska.

Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (morningstarmusic.com)