The Joy Of Music with Diane Bish
The Joy of Music is an international television series featuring great sacred and classical masterpieces performed by world-renown artists and ensembles in great cathedrals and concert halls around the world. Hosted by Diane Bish, known as "The First Lady of the Organ", viewers enjoy great music, spectacular scenery, historic sites and local traditions. Over 500 programs have been made that combine incredible sights, sounds and musical journeys.
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Musical Journey On The MS Mariner - Part 1
Diane Bish travels aboard the Radisson Seven Seas Mariner visiting Nassau, Bahamas where she plays at ChristChurch Cathedral. She also does a concert on board ship on a Diane BishSignature Allen Organ. She is joined by guest Susann McDonald, harpist. Music includes: A. Zabel "The Fountain", ...
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Favorite Hymns And Gospel Songs - Part 2
Diane Bish is joined by pianist Darryl Miller at Coral Ridge
Presbyterian Church for gospel and traditional favorites. Music includes Oh How He Loves You and Me, & Praise to the
Lord, & And Can it Be, Majesty&, & I Will Sing of my Redeemer&, & Jesus Loves Me& and Bach & Joyful, Joyful&. -
A Musical Journey Of Germany 2: The Sachsen-Anhalt Region
Diane Bish continues her tour ofEastern Germany with visits to Merseberg Cathedral and Halle, birthplace ofHandel. A local artisan explains and demonstrates a folk instrument, the hurdy-gurdy. Music includes Handel "Allegretto,""Hornpipe & Air" & "Processional," Lizst "AdNos, Ad Salutarem" & "N...
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A Musical Journey On The St. Lawrence Seaway
Diane Bish hosts a delightful journey up theSt. Lawrence aboard the MS Dreamward, one of the most luxurious ships of theNorwegian Cruise Lines. Along the way she visits Boston, MA; Portland, ME; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Montreal and QuebecCity. Music includes: "The StarSpangled Banner," "Trumpet T...
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Favorite Marches - Part 1
Diane plays her arrangement of marches by John Philip Sousa, march hymns and other well-known marches on world famous organs including WestPoint, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Budapest, Strasbourg, Munich, CoralRidge Presbyterian Church. Guests include: St. Andrews Bagpipe Band, West Point S...
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A Musical Journey Of England - Part 2
Diane Bish continues her journey through England with stops at York Cathedral, LincolnCathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, and Epworth, the birthplace of the Wesleys, founders of Methodism. Music includes: Elgar "Pomp andCircumstance No. 3," Bach "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," Handel"Overture from ...
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A Musical Journey Of Germany: Speyer-Heidelberg
Diane Bish is joined by Soprano Angela Brown at the Memorial Protestant Church in Speyer, Germany. Music include the traditional spiritual "Glory,""Now Thank We All Our God," Marcello"Psalm XIX," Gounoud "O Divine Redeemer," and Bach"Toccata and Fugue in D minor"
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Mozart: The Man And His Music
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A Musical Journey On The Elbe River 2
Diane continues along the Elbe with stops in Wittenberg and the famous MeissenPorcelain Museum. Guest flutist Jacqueline DeVoe joins Diane. Selections: Diane Bish arr."Heavenly Sunlight"; Haydn "Flute Clock"; Mozart"Andante"; Bach "Aria" with flute.
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Music From The Old Post Chapel
Diane continues her visit to Ft. Myers Old Post Chapel and shows scenes of Arlington National Cemetery where she interviews Tom Metzler, superintendent. Diane is once again joined by the US Army Brass Quintet who join her in playing DeLalande’s“ Musique Royale”, & Strauss “Solemn Entry”. Diane a...
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A Musical Visit To Colorado Springs, Colorado
Diane Bish and her crew travel to ColoradoSprings, CO where she is joined by theStellar Brass. A visit to the Air ForceAcademy, Focus on the Family, and the Navigators’ Glen Eyrie Castle and the majestic Pikes Peak round out this scenic program. Music selections are: “America theBeautiful”, “...
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A Tribute To Mothers
This touching episode pays tribute to Diane Bish’s mother, Esther Bish. Music includes
“Jesus Loves Me,” “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms,” “Once In Royal David’s City,” “Nimrod,” “There Is Sunshine In My
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A Tribute To Fathers
This touching episode pays tribute to Diane Bish’s father, Howard Bish (1908-2001). Mr.
Bish’s favorite music is played while Diane presents family pictures and the artwork which her has painted throughout the
years. Favorite Hymns include: “O, How I Love Jesus”, “We’re Marching to Zion”, Bach “S... -
Music From St. Augustina Church In Vienna, Austria
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Celebration Of Easter 2
A Musical treasure of Easter hymns and classics from around the world. From Salzburg we hear Mozart’s “Lacrymosa”, from Italy Angela Brown, Soprano sings “Were You There”, from North Carolina George Beverly Shea lends his wonderful bass arrangement of “In the Garden” from Halle, Germany Diane’s ...
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A Musical Journey To Lyon, France
Diane continues her musical journey through France visiting St.Francios de Salle and St. Pothin where she is joined by organist Loic Mallieand Pascale Schelcher, flute. Musicincludes: Vierne “Symphony 1 Finale”,Lemarc “Andante”, Widor “Toccata”, Bach “Sonata in C Major” and “AmazingGrace”.
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Sights And Sounds Of Poland
Diane is joined by David Parks, Saxophone as she visits St. AnnasChurch, Warsaw; the Arka Pana Church and St. Salwatore Abbey in Cracow. Music includes: Shubert "Serenade";Chopin "Mazurka"; Bach "Toccata"; Martini"Gavote".
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A Musical Journey On The Danube 2
Diane Bish travels by Riverboat beginning inHungary and ending in Prague. Enjoying the sights along the way, our group visits Esztergom, Hungary, Nuremburg, Germany, the massive Melk Monastery and the Czech Republic with the many Christmas Markets along the way. Special guests are trumpeters Gyo...
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A Musical Visit To Amsterdam
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Music For Brass And Organ Featuring The King's Brass
Tim Zimmerman & The King’s Brass join Diane in a program from Moorings Presbyterian Church in Naples Florida. Diane plays J. Rutter’s “Toccata in 7”; D.Bedard’s “French Noel “Il est Ne” and is joined by The King’s Brass in aLuther/Marvin arrangement of “A Mighty Fortress”; G. F. Handel’s “Unto ...
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Music On The Rhine River
Join Diane Bish as she travels along the beautiful Rhine River and plays historic organs: St. Urban Monastery,Switzerland; St. Thomas in Strasbourg, France; the Jesuit Church in Heidelberg, Germany and St. Kastor Church in Koblenz, Germany. Music: the Traditional “O Come, O ComeEmmanuel”; Marcel...
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Music From The Strasbourg Cathedral, France
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Sights And Sounds On The Rhine
Join Diane Bish as she travels the waterways of the Rhine River. Her journey includes a visit toFreiburg and St. Blasien, Germanym, with a stop in Basel, Switzerland. Diane Bish plays the organs in the Freibury Cathedral, St. Blasien Cathedraland the Amorbach Abbey. Music selections include, “To...
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An American Christmas