October 2023
From the builder
When you arrive at a church for the first look and are greeted by the entire staff, you are off to a good start! That was the case with Saint Malachy. Hector Salcedo, the music minister, was joined by the pastor, Father…
Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California
First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
When an organ builder approaches a new project there are many challenges, and acoustical environment is generally the most difficult. A good deal…
One of my great delights as a church musician is getting to work with instrumentalists—amateurs, professionals, and students. Therefore, I am always on the lookout for music for them. When I have someone coming to play an obbligato for a…
Organ recitals usually do not create a lot of drama. Even less so are rehearsals for organ recitals the stuff of dramatic tales. However, it was a rather dramatic practice session that marked the first public performance of Györgi Ligeti’s…
Thar she blows.
In the July 2023 issue of The Diapason, I shared that Wendy and I sold Kingfisher, the twenty-two-foot Marshall Catboat on whom we had more than ten seasons of special fun and adventure taking week-long cruises up and down…
An update
Several months ago, I fell and tore my right rotator cuff, again! Though I continue to heal, there have been a few setbacks. Holding my arms in the position necessary to play any of my instruments has continued to engender really…
Donald Hugh Olson, 83, died July 30 in Scarborough, Maine. Born January 31, 1940, Olson excelled at music of all types in school and was a church organist by age 12. After earning a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Olaf College,…
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