Looking Back   THE DIAPASON February 2010
10, 25, 50, and 75 years ago in THE DIAPASON

In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON February 2010   John Bishop
When it’s all done we sit down to play--we hear the magic of air-driven musical sound reverberating through the building

Tales of 1001 Pipes. For Mendelssohn’s organ lessons: The Wagner Organ at St. Mary’s Church, Berlin   THE DIAPASON February 2010   Michael Gailit
In the Prussian capital, Berlin, Abbé Vogler arranged the conversion of the Wagner organ at St. Mary’s in 1800–01, carried out by local organ builder Johann Friedrich Falckenhagen (1752–1823)
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Cover feature   THE DIAPASON February 2010
Goulding & Wood, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana: Opus 28 (1996) and Opus 49 (2009) First United Methodist Church, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON January 2010   John Bishop
Notes on a score—those squiggles and symbols—are the recipe, to be translated by the musician, through the instrument, into the magic that is audible music
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Poulenc and Duruflé ‘premieres’ in Woolsey Hall at Yale University and the Polignac organ   THE DIAPASON January 2010   Ronald Ebrecht
From manuscript sources, the author has reconstructed the specification of the Cavaillé-Coll house organ of the Princesse de Polignac, who commissioned the Poulenc Organ Concerto as it was for the premiere, December 16, 1938
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Organbuilders and research: Two points of view   THE DIAPASON January 2010   Francesco Ruffatti and Judit Angster
Recent European research aims to find better ways to reduce or eliminate problems that exist both in the field of “scaling,” or pipe dimensioning, and in “voicing,” meaning the process by which the pipes are given their proper sound character
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON January 2010
Fabry, Inc., Antioch, Illinois: First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, Illinois; Konzelman Pipe Organs, Hoboken, New Jersey: St. Francis Episcopal Church, Stamford, Connecticut
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON December 2009   John Bishop
On December 1, 1909, the first edition of The Diapason took newsstands by storm

THE DIAPASON, December 1909   THE DIAPASON December 2009
The complete first issue of THE DIAPASON
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON November 2009   John Bishop
In the past twenty-four months, the Organ Clearing House has shipped organs to New Zealand, China, and Bolivia. If you know a church that needs an organ, let me know. We’ll go anywhere.
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Summer Institute for French Organ Studies 2009   THE DIAPASON November 2009   Gregory Peterson
Start with two world experts on French organ building and organ music, add seven qualified, eager American organists, stir them together with extant examples of the finest French organs, and let steep for a couple of weeks in the rich culture of Bordeaux and Epernay, France
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Cover feature   THE DIAPASON November 2009
John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, Illinois, Opus 38
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, San Antonio, Texas
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON September 2009   John Bishop
The challenge in an organ renovation is to retain the musical and artistic qualities of the organ, using the same level of craftsmanship as the original builder and produce an instrument that thrills all who make music and worship with it

In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON August 2009   John Bishop
Organbuilders are on a constant quest to create the sounds

Cover feature   THE DIAPASON August 2009
A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company, Lithonia, Georgia: New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON August 2009
Lewis & Hitchcock, Beltsville, Maryland: Chevy Chase United Methodist Church, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON April 2009   John Bishop
We could say that Classical Music has earned its bad rap as pricey, snooty, exclusionary, and snobbish, and I think we might be the culprits.
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Nunc Dimittis   THE DIAPASON March 2009
Michel Boulnois, Thomas B. Dunn, Ruth Milliken, Cees van Oostenbrugge
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON March 2009   John Bishop
There’s such magic to the combination of the sound of wind-blown organ pipes and human voices, even in the setting of a small country church.
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Organs for Use with Symphony Orchestra   THE DIAPASON March 2009   Calvin Hampton
This article was originally published in the February 1982 issue of The Diapason. It is reprinted here at the suggestion of Jack M. Bethards because of its connection with the new Schoenstein organ at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee (see pages 1, 29–31 of March 2009 issue.)
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Cover feature   THE DIAPASON March 2009
Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California: Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON March 2009
Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc., Beltsville, Maryland: Hughes United Methodist Church, Wheaton, Maryland
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Nunc Dimittis   THE DIAPASON February 2009
Betty Jean Taylor Bartholomew, Margaret E. Brakel, N. Frederick Cool, Carol A. Griffin, Alfred John Neumann, Wesley T. Selby, Jr.

Looking Back   THE DIAPASON February 2009
10, 25, 50, and 75 years ago in THE DIAPASON

In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON February 2009   John Bishop
If organbuilders use pipe-organ jargon thoughtfully as they create new instruments (or rebuild old ones), they provide insight for the musicians about how the organ is laid out internally. If the musicians use and understand the terminology well, they play their instruments with a deeper understanding of what’s going on inside.
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Cover feature   THE DIAPASON February 2009
Parkey OrganBuilders, Duluth, Georgia Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON February 2009
Fabry, Inc., Antioch, Illinois: Memorial Chapel, The Culver Academies, Culver, Indiana
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Nunc Dimittis   THE DIAPASON January 2009
Jeanie Little Castle, M. Louise Miller, Barron Smith, J. Rodney Yarbrough

In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON January 2009   John Bishop
It’s a grand achievement for a pipe organ to “stand up to” a modern symphony orchestra, which is capable of bewildering volumes of sound. To achieve that with modest wind pressures and slider chests is especially impressive.
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON September 2008   John Bishop
I write encouraging my colleagues to look around their workplaces with a critical eye toward safety. Organbuilders are precious. Let’s keep them all in good health.

In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON August 2008   John Bishop
I’ve got two things going on here—the preservation of vintage organs and the proportions of church buildings. The organs of the late-19th and early-20th centuries are telling us something about the natural proportions of buildings.
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON August 2008
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa: St. David’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON June 2008   John Bishop
As we discuss the specifications of a pipe organ and the related costs, we are continually reminded of the need to economize. But can we also inspire that committee to think beyond the nuts and bolts of the price and think of the instrument as the fulfillment of a vision?
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OHS 52nd Annual National Convention: July 11–17, 2007, Central Indiana   THE DIAPASON February 2008   Frank Rippl
The Organ Historical Society gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis for its 52nd annual convention. It was a “Hoosier Holiday” on the banks of the Wabash with a wealth of music, organs, beautiful venues, corn and soybean fields, and gracious hospitality!
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Acoustics in the Worship Space IX   THE DIAPASON April 2007   Scott R. Riedel
The allocation of resources sufficient to achieve at least a “good” acoustical setting for speech (Alcons), general sound quality (Reverberation Time), and noise control (NC) is essential, and can be the beginning of the path to a truly excellent sacred environment.
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON November 1995
The Sweelinck Organ Project at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Antelope, California; Parkey OrganBuilders, Duluth, Georgia: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Talladega, Alabama
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