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Organ Music Samples
John Linker at the 1738 Muller organ in Bavo Kerk, Haarlem, Holland
Media
Bach: Fuga a 5, BWV 552 (recorded in Bavo Kerk, 16 May 2010)
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Bach: Piece d'Orgue, BWV 572 (recorded in Bavo Kerk, Haarlem, Holand, 16 May 2010)


Schoenstein organ in St Francis in the Fields Church, Louisville, Kentucky

RECORDING FROM 2 MARCH 2008 RECITAL IN
ST FRANCIS IN THE FIELDS CHURCH, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY




2003 Noack Organ in Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park, Kentucky

Linker DMA Recital 21 November 2006

2003 Noack Organ, Opus 144

Lakeside Presbyterian Church

Lakeside Park, Kentucky


Mendelssohn: Sonate III, Op 65, No 3 (Con moto maestoso)
Mendelssohn: Sonate III, Op 65 No 3 (Andante tranquillo)
Bolcom: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (from Gospel Preludes)
Widor: Symphonie Gothique, Op 70 (I. Moderato)
Widor: Symphonie Gothique, Op 70 (II. Andante sostenuto)
Widor: Symphonie Gothique, Op 70 (III. Allegro)
Widor: Symphonie Gothique, Op 70 (IV. Moderato; Allgro; Moderato; Andante; Allegro)



Taylor & Boody Opus 6 in North Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati

Linker DMA Recital 21 February 2006

1982 Taylor & Boody organ, Opus 6

North Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati


Frescobaldi: Toccata prima (First Book of Toccatas and Partitas)
Buxtehude: Magnificat primi toni, BuxVW 203
Byrd: A Voluntarie for My Ladye Nevell
Bach: Praeludium pro organ pleno, BWV 552
Bach: Kyrie Gott Vater, BWV 671
Bach: Diess sind die heilgen, BWV 678
Bach: Fughetta super Diess sind die heil'gen, BWV 679
Bach; Fuga a 5 pro Organo pleno, BWV 552



Linker in Gloucester Cathedral 2000

Recorded as closing voluntary to Evensong, August 2000


Liszt: Fantasia & Fugue on BACH

Linker in Gloucester Cathedral 2003

Recorded as closing voluntary to Evensong, August 2003 - abruptly ends in the middle - Sorry!


Widor: Symphony VI: Allegro - cut short! (Gloucester Cathedral, August 2003)



Plum Street Temple Bat Mitzvah, 6 May 2006

This recording features the newly-restored 1866 Koehnken organ at Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati, where I occasionally serve as supply organist.  Reform Jewish liturgy is performed with grace and skill here in this magnificent building, also dating from 1866.  If you're unfamiliar with Reform Jewish liturgy, do listen to all of these selections, as they will portray the harmonic and rhythmic flavour of this rich tradition.  The Cantorial Soloist is Deborrah Cannizzaro and the service is led by Rabbi Lewis Kamrass.


Mah Tovu
Bar'chu
Mi Chamocha
K'dusha
Improvisation and Yih'yu L'ratzon (O May the Words)
Ki Mitzion & Baruch shenatan
Passing of the Torah Improvisation
Sh'ma, L'cha Adonai & Al Sh'losha
Hodo al Eretz
Etz Chaim
Aleinu
Oseh Shalom
V'ne-emar & Bayom Hahu
V'shamru
Benediction & Improvisation on V'shamru



Linker in Church of the Good Shepherd

Below are samples my service playing in Good Shepherd, Lexington

Instrument: 1970 Holloway

Specification


Voluntary: Langlais: Flutes;Musette
Hymn 610 in procession
Hymn 609 in procession