From the editor
Welcome to THE DIAPASON E-News.
Among the stories in this issue: Stephen G. Schaeffer retires from the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama; Alan Morrison selected to serve on the jury of the 2013 St. Alban’s International Organ Competition; Nicholas Fairbank appointed president of the Royal Canadian College of Organists; the East Texas Organ Festival takes place in November; Crystal Records reissues two recordings by David Craighead, and more.
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