An Interview with Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem, recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Ford Foundation Fellowship, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Pulitzer Prize, has composed music for every genre including the symphony, concerto, chamber music, keyboard music, choral music, opera, and art song. On September 12, 2003, I had the pleasure of interviewing him to discuss various aspects of his work and life experiences.
Tim Byram-Wigfield has been the music director at Jesus College in Cambridge since 1999. We had occasion to speak with Tim over tea prior to his afternoon rehearsal on Friday, May 23.
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M. L. Bigelow & Co., American Fork, Utah
St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley, Paoli, Pennsylvania
Kilgen Opus 7401
The installation of the III/33 1950 Kilgen organ #7401 from Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa, into the Ziegenfelder residence in Glenford, New York, represents more than 12 years of work.
"In the Steps of Bach and Luther"
On July 10, 2003, I began one of the most interesting trips of my life, The University of Michigan's 49th Historic Tour led by Marilyn Mason. Bach's music in my heart and fingers, off I went to play, examine and hear some of the organs on which Johann Sebastian Bach played and performed.
January 18, 1914-September 19, 2003
Catharine Crozier died on September 19, 2003, in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 89. A complete obituary appears in the November issue of The Diapason ("Nunc Dimittis," page 10). The following tributes are presented In Memoriam.
