Organist Dr. Wendy Markosky, professor and music department chair, has released a recording entitled Retro Style: The Neo-baroque Ahrend Organ in Calgary, a project funded in part through Burman’s Faculty Development and Research Committee.
This debut album of organ and organist showcases the “retro style” sounds of the neo-baroque-styled Ahrend organ at the University of Calgary. Dating from 2006, this instrument authentically evokes the sounds of north-German organs from the 17th century. Itfeatures a unique temperament that is based on a restored instrument from 1692.
Markosky’s recording explores a diverse group of composers having personal, professional, or historical connections to one another and includes one modern work. Mixing less with more familiar works, the album highlights a wealth of baroque genres and compositional styles from the music of Tunder, Weckmann, Froberger, Böhm, Bruhns, Buxtehude, Scheidt, Distler, Scheidemann, and Lübeck.
The digital album is distributed by Leaf Music (leaf-music. ca/news/), and is available on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Pandora, and others. Downloads are available at prestomusic.com. and the Apple iTunes store.
