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The King of Instruments

Organ Media Foundation
Organ Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mander Organs Limited
Saint-Eustache
American Organ Music
Baroque Music
Louis Vierne
Max Reger
Paris
Jean Langlais
Joseph Bonnet
Vanden Heuvel
André Marchal
Germany
Leipzig
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame
Organ Performance
St. Paul's Cathedral

Podcast by Organ Media Foundation

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This week we explore the history of the Buzard Organ Company of Champaign, Illinois and listen to music performed on organs built by that company.

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This week we're spending the hour with some classical-era composers. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstruments.show/2026/03/29/.

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We celebrate the 341st Birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach with multiple interpretations of some of his famous chorale preludes. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstruments.show/2026/03/22/.

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This week we explore some releases from Raven Recordings. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstrument.show/2026/03/15/.

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This week we explore some of the music of two 19th century American composers for organ, Dudley Buck and Horatio Parker. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstruments.show/2026/03/08/.

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This week we explore organs built by the Schantz Organ Company of Orrville, Ohio. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstruments.show/2026/03/01/.

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We celebrate Rule, Britannia on The King of Instruments today with music by Frank Bridge and Charles Hubert Hastings Parry. Find complete information about this episode at www.kingofinstruments.show/2026/02/22/.

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Today we honor another well-known French organist and composer born in 1907. Jean Langlais’ music has been featured on several episodes, but in honor of this occasion we will take a deeper dive into his background and musical career. Find complete in... more

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Jeff Dexter
Tonal Director and VP of The Schantz Organ Company
The Schantz Organ Company
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 351 - March 1, 2026 - The Schantz Organ Company
Nicole Morel
Organist featured performing Duruflé pieces
Cathedral of St. Maurice, Angers
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 344 - January 11, 2026 - Maurice Duruflé
Kent Tridle
Organist and performer
St. Ignatius Loyola Church, New York City
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 344 - January 11, 2026 - Maurice Duruflé
Olivier Latrée
Organist featured in performance
Duruflé organ presided over at Saint-Étienne-Dumont
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 344 - January 11, 2026 - Maurice Duruflé
Kevin Chunko
Music associate and assistant organist at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood
First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 342 - December 28, 2025 - Happy New Year!
Heather Martin Cooper
Associate organist at the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton
Church of St. Michael and St. George
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 342 - December 28, 2025 - Happy New Year!
Chantal Encandela
Board member at Organ Media Foundation
Organ Media Foundation
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 342 - December 28, 2025 - Happy New Year!
Justin Murphy Mancini
Organist
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 330 - October 5, 2025 - Methuen
Simon Preston
Organist
Episode: The King of Instruments, ep. 330 - October 5, 2025 - Methuen

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Mark Schultz
Host of The King of Instruments, Organ Media Foundation; frequently co-hosts discussions and performer-focused episodes.
Bill Stein
Co-host of The King of Instruments; regular contributor to discussions of repertoire, history, and performance practice.

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