July 2000

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Carillon Repertory: Early carillon music

Little is known about the music that was manually performed
on the carillon prior to the 18th century.  We know that it was normally the job of the carillonneur to
insert the pins into the large revolving drums which played the carillon bells
automatically. This voorslag music was changed several times a year, and the
carillonneur often kept a book of music which he had marked with numbers in
order to facilitate resetting the pins.

A letter from Johann Sebastian Bach

TO: Professor Larry Palmer

       Harpsichord
style="mso-spacerun: yes">  Editor, The Diapason

FROM: Johann Sebastian Bach

            
Kk. Kapellmeister Emeritus

William Ferris,
composer, conductor, and organist, died on May 16 in Chicago, Illinois, from a
massive heart attack. He was 63 years old.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Evanston, Illinois, has
recently completed a year-long celebration of the restoration of its E.M. Skinner
organ, Opus 327. The series of events began with a re-dedication recital by
Marilyn Keiser on September 12, 1999, and continued: Gillian Weir, November 14;
Karel Paukert, February 4, 2000; a Hymn Festival, March 5; and Richard Webster,
April 9. The restoration was done by the A. Thompson-Allen Company of New
Haven, Connecticut.

"English concert organist John Scott is recognized not
only as one of his country's finest organists and musical leaders, but
also as one of the most gifted of his generation of concert organists in the
performance world today." So begins John Scott's biographical
sketch in his management's brochure. Scott's stellar career
includes serving as Director of Music at St. Paul's Cathedral and
(formerly) Professor of Organ at the Royal Academy of Music, many tours and
recordings with the St. Paul's choir and as organ soloist, and a dizzying
array of other appearances and awards.