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Christmas at Bel Air
Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles
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| Track | Selection | |
| 1 |  |
In Dulci Jubilo |
| 2 | |
O Little Town of Bethlehem |
| 3 | |
We Three Kings |
| 4 | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| 5 | |
Deck the Halls |
| 6 | |
Away in a Manger |
| 7 | |
Angels We Have Heard On High |
| 8 | |
Ave Maria |
| 9 | |
Adeste Fidelis |
| 10 | |
Silent Night |
| 11 | |
Hallelujah Chorus |
Review
The American Organist Magazine
December, 1998
Robert Tall and Associates, San Dimas, California, installed the Los Angeles Bel Air Presbyterian post-earthquake Casavant/Rodgers hybrid pipe/digital organ. Hector Olivera improvises on nine familiar Christmas carols plus Shubert's Ave Maria and Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. Those of us who labor in the weekly vineyard can only be dazzled by the musical gifts of the sort Mr. Olivera demonstrates here. He is a fluent and imaginative composer at the keyboard. The CD shows what he can do and what Rodgers can do - brilliant sound, astounding playing. A lesson in registration as well as in improvisation, this demonstration CD worth having. Silent Night requires almost 14 minutes, the whole recital almost 70 minutes. (Lots of Vox Humana!)