The Fourteenth Toulouse International Organ Competition for those born after January 1, 1994, will take place October 1–5 in Toulouse, France. 

Candidates choose an instrument from one of the three organ categories: Baroque organ, symphonic organ, and 20th-century organ. One winner is chosen from each category, each presented a prize of €4,000 and recital opportunities. The 45-minute program is chosen by the competitor. 

Pro Organo announces a new organ recording, Nordic Journey, Volume XV, Baltic Sojourn: Music from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (7309), featuring James D. Hicks performing on the organ of the Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany. 

The organ of four manuals and 86 speaking stops was originally built by Link in 1910 as Opus 535, renovated by the same builder in 1970 as Opus 900, renovated again and expanded by Mühleisen in 1997, and finally by Gaida in 2014. 

The University of North Texas Press announces a new book, Music from the Hilltop: Organs and Organists at Southern Methodist University, by Benjamin A. Kolodziej. 

In Midtown Manhattan, at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 54th Street, stands a comparatively humble yet eye-catching edifice. Dwarfed by the iconic tower soaring overhead, Saint Peter’s Church appears grounded and approachable. From street level, the sanctuary, clad in Caledonia granite, rises to sixty feet, but the sanctuary floor lies twenty-five feet below, making for an impressive interior height of eighty-five feet.

César Franck: a worthy heir to François Benoist and Alexis Chauvet in promoting Johann Sebastian Bach’s organ works

Someone had to do the dishes.

Thomas H. Anderson

Thomas H. Anderson, 86, of North Easton, Massachusetts, died December 30, 2023. Born May 25, 1937, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he met his late wife Susan in Belfast, where they grew up on the same street.

The Crane Memorial Carillon at St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois, was rededicated on December 10, 2023, during the morning liturgy. Following the service, carillonneur James Fackenthal performed the dedicatory recital.