April 2002

Paul Jacobs set out on an expansive spiritual journey into that mystical, colorful,
intensely beautiful sound world of Olivier Messiaen--and he let us go with him.

The Wicks Organ Company


Highland, Illinois


Christ Church, Episcopal,


Plano, Texas

Opus 6390

Remembering Igor

Igor Kipnis, performer on the harpsichord, clavichord,
fortepiano, and the modern piano, prolific and celebrated recording artist,
born September 27, 1930 in Berlin; died January 23, 2002, in West Redding,
Connecticut.

Bare statistics provide the "bookends." But what
of the life? The following pastiche of notes and clippings from my "Igor
File" should help to give a partial picture of an engaging musical career,
as well as a personality not devoid of humor.

After a week of the Paris portion of the French Organ Music Seminar (see report in the March issue), with journeys to Caen and Chartres, 45 participants boarded the train from Gare du Nord on July 10 to journey to "the garden of France," Alsace.