The Gothic Records best-selling recording of the Wanamaker Grand Court organ is back by popular demand! Peter Richard Conte performs at the Macy's City Center in Philadelphia. With state-of-the-art recording techniques including HDCD digital encoding, this CD offers an amazing sonic experience. Formally out of print and unavailable, we are excited to announce its long-awaited reissue on the Gothic label. -

Although most pieces in Bach's Orgelb�chlein are short-form works, they are anything but unsophisticated. Packed with imaginative approaches to setting chorale melodies, this set of virtuosic gems is worthy of repeated hearings. Joan Lippincott is especially well-known for her Bach performances on Gothic. Said Fanfare magazine, "Lippincott's wide variety of tempos, colors, and moods make this possibly the most enduring Art of Fugue ever recorded... highly recommended!"

These premiere recordings, consisting of a Missa Brevis and Evensong settings plus organ interludes and voluntaries, represent the entire body of James D’Angelo’s sacred music. + An American living in England, the composer has assimilated and melded together diverse styles as found in the music of Gesualdo and other chromatic Renaissance composers, Hindemith, Debussy, Ravel, Holst and his mentor, the 20th c. Parisian composer Jean Catoire. + The resulting unique stylistic fusion has become the hallmark of Mr. D’Angelo’s distinctive musical language.

One of Boston's premier choirs, The Copley Singers draw from British and American traditions with both unusual and familiar arrangements of holiday favorites.

I Wander as I Wander' was recorded at Harvard Memorial Church with the Copley Singers, a professional choir under the direction of Brian Jones (who for many years was the Music Director at Trinity Church, Copley Square in Boston). It includes a number of first recordings and unusual arrangements which utilizes the newly installed but vintage 1932 Aeoline-Skinner organ. The version of 'We Three Kings' alone is worth listening to this biannual recording from Gothic.

Includes hymn(s) by various composers. Ensembles: National Cathedral Choral Society Washington, D.C., Washington Ringing Society. Conductor: J. Reilly Lewis. Soloists: Eric Plutz, Edward M. Nassor, Rachel Barham, James Shaffran, John G. Sprague.

Includes work(s) by various composers. Ensemble: St Mark's Cathedral Choir, Seattle. Conductor: J. Melvin Butler. Soloist: Thomas Joyce.

Ross Lee Finney’s Psalm pieces are contemporary settings of the Ainsworth Psalter- an inspirational collection of hymns that was carried by the pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620. Finney wrote of this collection: “These melodies are among America’s greatest folk heritage, influencing sacred singing through each singing.” Andrew Clark is the Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer on Music at Harvard University. He also serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Museum. He has long been praised by critics for his ensembles’ outstanding performances. The Boston Globe called his choirs “first rate,” Opera News said his ensembles were “beautifully blended,” and the Worcester Telegram wrote that his performances achieve “passion, conviction, adrenaline, and coherence.”

Gerre Hancock, a master of improvisation in Anglican style plays the great organ of St Thomas Church in NYC. Also includes works by Bach, de Grigny, and Reger. - Gothic Records

This new release centers around the importance of nighttime rituals from different eras and traditions. This album is the first release by the Georgia State University Singers with their current director Deanna Joseph. The ensemble were 2014 finalists for the American Prize in Choral Performance.

A timeless, Romantic setting of the agony of Christ's Passion, this CD is consistently a Gothic Catalog best seller. Sung in English, and beautifully accompanied on organ by Frederick Swann. Also included are Mendelssohn's classic "Hear My Prayer" and Dubois' Grand Chorus for organ. - Gothic Records

Commissioned by the Society in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Washington National Cathedral, this piece also serves as a moving tribute to the memory of Argento's wife, Carolyn Bailey Argento, who died in 2006. - Gothic Records

Raymond Chenault has been Organist and Choirmaster of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta since 1975, where he directs the music program and concert series with his wife, Elizabeth Associate Organist and Choirmaster. This album marks Raymond's first solo release, featuring 19th and 20th century French, Belgian and Dutch organ works. ''Chenault's performances were exemplary. His phrasing was elegant, his passage-work precise and cleanly articulated. His interpretations were tasteful and often dramatic.'' (The Kansas City Star) ''A compellingly played recital of French organ music...a dazzling showcase...brilliant, stirring performances.'' (The Atlanta Journal & Constitution) ''Raymond Chenault is a superb musician whose Dupre, Messiaen, Jongen, Franck, and Langlais sounded brilliant in every way.'' (The Washington Post)

A full-throated and robust celebration of Christmas from the 160-voice Pacific Chorale! “Christmas Time is Here” is a marvelous compilation of colorful arrangements for choir with instrumental accompaniment from brass, harp and percussion. You will find many traditional carols in inventive, original, arrangements culminating in a joyful listening experience!

Pacific Chorale has delighted national and international audiences with concerts of great choral music performed at the highest musical standards since 1968. Under the artistic leadership of John Alexender, Pacific Chorale produces a series of concerts each year at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, where it serves as the resident choir.

Pacific Chorale has received numerous awards, including Chorus America’s prestigious “Margaret Hills Achievement Award for Choral Excellence” and the first national “Education Outreach Award”. Arts Orange County honored the Choral with the 2002 “Outstanding Arts Organization (Music)” Award, and the Orange County Department of Education presented the Chorale with its 2002 “Outstanding Contributions to Education” Award. In 2005, Pacific Chorale received the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Alice Parker Award for adventurous programming.

The Chenaults are known for commissioning imaginative arrangements of music for two organists. Here they reprise popular Christmas favorites on the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Pipe Organ (built by Ruffatti) in Spivey Hall near Atlanta. Includes "Sleight Ride", "Greensleeves", Carol of the Drum, Gesu Bambino, White Christmas and many others. - Gothic Records

In addition to familiar seasonal music by Mendelssohn, Handel, Rutter, and others, Christmas at America’s First Cathedral features music from South Africa, Canada, and the United States, including the premiere recordings of seven new works by two of America’s most important African American composers, Dr. Rosephanye Powell and Dr. James Lee III. Dr. Lee’s motet, "A Clean Heart" is from a collection of four motets composed in 2009. The six selections by Dr. Powell comprise a suite called, Christmas Give, commissioned by Baltimore Choral Arts and given its world premiere December 1, 2009 at the Baltimore Basilica. - Gothic Records