INTERLACED: EIGHT NEW WORKS, THREE PIPE ORGANS, ONE REMARKABLE COLLABORATION
Six years in the making, composer Natalie Draper and organist Anne Laver bring together a community of collaborators in a debut portrait album that transforms the organ from a solo instrument into a creative partner.
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RELEASE SCHEDULE
June 5, 2026 — EP 1
1. Interlaced (with William Knuth, violin)
2. Prayer (from Three Meditations for Organ)
3. Out of the Depths (with Heather Buchman, trombone)
June 19, 2026 — EP 2
1. Cloths of Heaven (with Ashley Vance, soprano, and the Hendricks Chapel Choir, directed by José “Peppie” Calvar)
June 26, 2026 — Full Album Release
14 track album of world premiere recordings: Interlaced: Music for Organ, et al.
Press Kit
Interlaced: Music for Organ, et al.
by composer Natalie Draper
Ann Laver, organist, et al.
1. Interlaced* with William Knuth, violin 6:43
Pattern Dances
2. I. Pulse 4:35
3. II. Breathe 1:34
4. III. Glide 3:04
5. IV. Tiptoe 2:44
6. V. Spin 3:42
7. Out of the Depths† with Heather Buchman, trombone 5:04
8. Perpetual Motion* 3:11
9. A Study in Breathing: Allein zu dir 8:22
10. Joyful Canons* 2:13
Three Meditations for Organ†
11. I. Alleluia 3:34
12. II. Prayer 3:22
13. III. Amen 2:24
14.Cloths of Heaven* with Ashley Vance, soprano, 4:13
and the Hendricks Chapel Choir of Syracuse University,
directed by José “Peppie” Calvar
*commission supported by the New York State Council on the Arts
†commission supported by the San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Album time: 54:55
Album Release: June 26, 2026
James S. Abbott, audio and mastering engineer
Natalie Draper, session producer
CAT #: APL40731
CD UPC: 198937640731
Recording Venues: Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University, New York,
on May 20, 2024, December 18, 2024, March 27, 2025, and June 10, 2025;
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York, on December 2, 2024;
and St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Syracuse, New York on December 17, 2024.
Links: | Natalie Draper | Anne Laver | Cover | Press Release