90.9
WGUC looks forward to presenting the next broadcast in its Music Cincinnati
series, this month spotlighting the Music in the Museum Organ Concert Series,
which is held inside the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. You can
tune into 90.9 on August 26 at 8pm for this special, listen online at wguc.org,
via the WGUC app, or your smart speaker.
Union
Terminal opened in 1933 and is considered an icon in the transportation
industry, being one of the last great train stations ever built. It is designed
in the beautiful art deco style and decorated with mosaics that depict various
aspects of the industrial age. Union Terminal currently houses the Cincinnati
Museum Center and was home to the famous 1929 E.M. Skinner Concert Organ prior
to an extensive renovation, which began in 2016. This magnificent instrument
contains nearly 5,000 pipes and draws many of the world’s leading organists. The
organ series will return to the museum’s rotunda in 2019 after the completion
of extensive renovations and repairs.
WGUC’s
next Music Cincinnati program features highlights from this organ series’ 2014
and 2015 seasons, including performances by Isabelle Demers, Thomas Murray,
Benjamin Sheen, and Jean-Baptiste Robin. They perform works ranging from J.S.
Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor, all the way to the music from John Williams’
famous Harry Potter score. If you are
an organist, enjoy the sounds of this king of all instruments, or are simply
interested in learning more about this powerful instrument, be sure to tune to
90.9 on August 26 at 8pm. If you aren’t available then, you can also access
WGUC’s Music Cincinnati series archived at http://www.wguc.org/schedule/musiccincinnati.html
