Pipedreams
Genre | Classical music |
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Running time | 2 hours |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | Minnesota Public Radio |
Syndicates | American Public Media |
Hosted by | J. Michael Barone |
Original release | January 3, 1982 – present |
Website | www.pipedreams.org |
Pipedreams is a radio music program produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, created and hosted since its inception by J. Michael Barone.
History[]
Each one or two-hour show features organ music, and centers on a theme such as a particular instrument, venue, organ builder, performer, composer, period, etc. The program has been in weekly national broadcast syndication since 1983 (following pilot episodes in 1982),[1] and it remains the only nationally syndicated radio program in the United States devoted to organ music. The program is available on APM-affiliated stations and on the Pipedreams.org website.[2][3] In recent years, Pipedreams' weekly radio audience has fluctuated around 200,000 listeners.[2][4] The program's major sponsors include the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America.
Accolades[]
The program's major accolades include the 2001 Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award for Excellence from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.[5][6]
In popular culture[]
The program was referenced on Episode 116 (Santa Claus) of the cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Pipedreams 35th Anniversary", The American Organist (June, 2018), p. 27.
- ^ a b "Tuning In to the Organ, and Not Just in Church". The New York Times. October 18, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ "About Pipedreams". American Public Media. 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ "Pipedreams: Research and Audience Data". American Public Media. Spring 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "34th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. December 5, 2001. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ "Pipedreams Wins ASCAP–Deems Taylor Broadcast Award". American Public Media. December 2001. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ MST3K: Santa Claus - It's Liberace Santa on the show's official YouTube channel
External links[]
- American classical music radio programs
- American Public Media programs
- Pipe organ
- 1982 radio programme debuts