Friday, January 23, 2004 at 11:00 AM EST
Pipe Dreams
History suggests the roman emperor Nero played a mean organ. In the medieval era, the great pipe organs of Europe drew crowds to God. Mozart called the organ the king of instruments. A century ago, American towns and cities prided themselves on local organs.
New York Times reporter Craig Whitney was a boy organist. As a longtime foreign correspondent for the Times, he followed his obsession with pipe organs around the world, from Europe to a bamboo organ in the Philippines to cathedrals in Vietnam.
Guests:
Craig Whitney, assistant managing editor of the New York Times, amateur organist and organ builder, and author of “All the Stops: The Glorious Pipe Organ and Its American Masters.”
