The Evangelical Lutheran Market Church in Wiesbaden,
Germany, was built in 1853-1862 as the "Cathedral of Hessen-Nassau."
In neo-gothic style and with a three-nave basilica form, the church was built
of brick with red sandstone steeples, with Schinkel's Werder church in Berlin
as a model. The architect was Carl Boos. The center steeple is 300 feet high,
while the side narthex steeples are 190 feet and the sanctuary steeples are 240
feet.
Gene Rinke died of a heart attack on August 1. He was employed by the Reuter Organ Company since 1949, and had served in the armed services from 1951-53. Mr. Rinke was a reed voicer for 19 years and a console technician for 26 years. From 1980-92 he served as foreman in the console department. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Agnes Dahlem-Rinke, a son and four daughters. Mr. Rinke was active in his local church and a charter member of the local Knights of Columbus.
Bedient Organ Company, Lincoln, NE, has built a new organ for the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Atlanta, GA. The firm's opus 54 comprises 14 stops, 16 ranks, and 849 pipes on two manuals and pedal. Key action is mechanical, stop action is electric. Manual/pedal compass is 58/30. The case is made of oak, and the pipe shades are of red gum. The organ was installed in April 1997 and the dedication took place in October. Organist of the church is Patrick Hagen; the pastor is The Rev. Clayborne Jones.
The Organ Historical Society held its forty-second annual convention in Portland, Oregon, from Sunday, July 13, through Saturday, July 19. Here are, first, a kind of organ travelogue and, secondly, some broader considerations evoked by the organs and the playing.
The books under review here comprise a second group of works published in recognition of the 300th anniversary of the death of Henry Purcell in 1695. They deal with specific aspects of the development of Purcell's musical style and performance practices, then and now.
