Flights of Fancy

This compact disc features premiere recordings of new music for organ by William Albright, Herbert Bielawa and Pamela Decker. William Albright is well known for his keyboard works, though he has produced works for every medium, several of which involve electronic, visual and theatrical elements. He has been the recipient of many commissions and awards and was professor of music and chair of the composition department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Herbert Bielawa earned his degree in piano and composition at the University of Illinois and the University of Southern California. He has been a member of the faculties of Bethany College and San Francisco State University where he founded the Pro Music Nova and created the electronic music studio and courses for the computer music major. He has written music for instrumental ensembles, piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, choir, electronics, chamber opera, band and orchestra. Pamela Decker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stanford University and the Fulbright Certificate for successful completion of study as a Fulbright Scholar in West Germany. She has won prizes in national and international competitions for organ playing and for composition. Her compositions for organ have been performed in many countries by American, Canadian, and European organists.