From the editor
Welcome to THE DIAPASON E-News.
Among the stories in this issue: Oberlin Conservatory of Music welcomes two distinguished visiting professors of organ during the 2012–13 academic year, Marie-Louise Langlais and Gillian Weir; the Church Music Association of America presents a symposium, “The Aesthetics and Pedagogy of Charles Tournemire: Chant and Improvisation in the Liturgy,” October 21–23; the Houston Chamber Choir announces its 17th season; the University of Michigan presents its 52nd annual Conference on Organ Music September 30–October 3; Wilma Jensen will be interim director of music at St. James Cathedral in Chicago for two months beginning September 16; Marie-Claire Alain was elevated to the prestigious rank of Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, and more.
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Jerome Butera
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