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I had never given much thought to organs or the organ culture in South Korea. My interests, along with, I suppose, those...
It is not unusual for a church choir to go on tour. Favorite destinations are the cathedrals of England, Italy, or France. Indeed,...
Personal settings
Not long ago Wendy set the wallpaper-screensaver option on her PC so it would scroll randomly through her files of...
Continuo, Part 2
This month I am following up on the discussion of continuo playing, offering more specifics about how to read and understand...
Joseph Chaplin, 91, died August 8 at his home in Newbury, New Hampshire. Born August 2, 1920, in Philadelphia, he began singing in choirs at age...
Pascal Quoirin, St. Didier, France
Church of the Ascension,
New York, New York
The Manton Memorial Organ at the Church of the...
In a perfect world, we organists would always be able to play music on the instruments for which it was written. Putting music and...
César Franck’s organ works are part of many American organists’ repertoire, on many college or conservatory...
A national French celebration took place March 24–27, 2011 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a Parisian suburb west of Paris and...
Continuo, part I
The musical practice known as continuo playing was an integral part of ensemble music from about 1600 until about 1750...
A world unto itself
In July 2010, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal was working on a story in Washington, D.C., when she noticed a...
Billy J. Christian died June 6 in Athens, Georgia. He was 86. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a graduate of the University of Georgia and the...
David Petty & Associates,
Eugene, Oregon
Seattle University,
Seattle, Washington
David Petty & Associates of Eugene, Oregon have recently...
Anabel Taylor Chapel
Cornell University Baroque Organ
Ithaca, New York
GOArt / Parsons / Lowe
Selection
In 2003 Cornell University began planning for...
Franjo Dugan:
A forgotten composer
Croatian history shares a commonality with western European countries and simultaneously retains very different...
Surrounded by farmlands planted in thick carpets of corn, Grinnell, Iowa, is considered one of the most livable small towns in America. Founded in...
The train slammed to a hard stop, almost throwing me to the floor. “We are experiencing an earthquake. Please wait a moment,” came the voice from the...
This and that
This month’s column is a grab bag or miscellany of sorts. I will add to what I have already written about each of my last two...
Can it be fixed?
I love to cook. Wendy says I have a lot to show for it. I usually don’t follow recipes but I enjoy reading cookbooks to learn how...
Wally Behnke died June 2 at the age of 91 in Alpena, Michigan. He was a contributor to the early development of
electronic organs for...
