University of Michigan Historic Tour LVI: Spain (Catalonia) and France, July 7–22   THE DIAPASON February 2010   Timothy Huth
Led by Marilyn Mason and Gale Kramer, the University of Michigan Historic Tour LVI began on the Mediterranean in sunny Barcelona, then traversed France
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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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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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Three wonderful organs in Le Marche, Italy   THE DIAPASON January 2010   Bill Halsey
A visit to organs in the Le Marche region of Italy: Serra Sant’Abbondio: Monastero della Fonte Avellana; Cagli: Chiesa di San Francesco and the Duomo
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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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Cover feature   THE DIAPASON January 2010
Rieger-Orgelbau, Schwarzach, Austria: Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Regensburg, Germany, 2009
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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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Remembrances of a birthday celebration: Heinz Wunderlich at 90   THE DIAPASON September 2009   Jay Zoller
Birthday concerts in Hamburg for Heinz Wunderlich
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The organ by Giuseppe Testa, 1676, in Serra San Quirico: An incredible sound   THE DIAPASON June 2009   Francesco Cera and Andrea Pinchi
In the church of Santa Lucia, in Serra San Quirico, an old village in the mountains near Ancona (Marche region), is an organ dated 1676, signed by Giuseppe Testa, a famous organbuilder from Rome, restored by the Ars Organi company, located in Foligno and owned by Andrea and Barbara Pinchi
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University of Michigan Historic Organ Tour 55   THE DIAPASON February 2009   Jeffrey K. Chase
Professor Marilyn Mason’s Historic Organ Tour 55 last July featured visits to Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg and Prague, all enchanting cultural capitals or significant cities of the former Hapsburg Empire.
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A Concert Organ for the Béla Bartók Hall in Budapest   THE DIAPASON October 2008   Burkhard Goethe, translated by Constanze Geiss
In 2003 the Arcadom company requested 13 European companies to design an instrument for the new Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary; the joint venture of the Mühleisen company (Germany) and the organ manufacturer Pécs (Hungary) was asked to build the organ.
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A History of the Organ in Estonia   THE DIAPASON July 2008   Alexander Fiseisky
Estonian culture always developed under the influence of the ruling nations, that of the Germans being particularly strong.
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Aspects of French Symphonic Organ Music: L’Organiste Liturgique, L’Organiste Moderne, L’Organiste Pratique?   THE DIAPASON June 2008   Joris Verdin
The context of French symphonic organ music as a part of 19th century music in general is an important concept for those who approach it creatively.
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