There is much good news to report in this issue: David Cassan named winner of the Haarlem International Organ Improvisation Competition; the appointments of Simon Berry (Orgues Létourneau), Trevor Dodd (Buzard Organbuilders), and Kola Owolabi (University of Michigan); and Howard Wood’s 50 years as organist.
Fred Swann performed a dedication recital in Saginaw, Michigan, on a renovated Skinner organ, and Dorothy Young Riess performed the world premiere of an original composition of hers. CONCORA presented a festival devoted to J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and the Albert Schweitzer Festival presented the winners of last fall’s competition in concert. Paul Hale is featured on a new recording, and Information on new organs and organ projects comes from Goulding & Wood and Wicks.
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Our newsletter sponsor this month is Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd. Their instrument in Merton College Chapel at the University of Oxford in the U.K. is featured on the cover of the July 2014 issue of THE DIAPASON. Clicking on the ads will take you to their website.
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