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A public radio program dedicated to the pipe organ turns 40 : NPR

NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Michael Barone, host of Pipedreams, a public radio program dedicated to the pipe organ and celebrating 40 years on the air.



SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

The pipe organ. No harmonica, now is it? It can be as big as a bus, a building, and produce a massive sound.

(SOUNDBITE OF FRANK MARTIN’S “PRELUDE NO. 3”)

SIMON: Let us introduce Michael Barone, host and founder of a weekly show dedicated to organ music. Pipedreams is produced by Minnesota Public Radio and heard across the country. The program is now celebrating 40 years on the air. Michael Barone, thanks so much for being with us.

MICHAEL BARONE, BYLINE: Scott, it is my pleasure.

SIMON: Forty years, mercy. I mean, forgive me. Forty years ago, did anybody ever say to you,…


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