July 2008
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders,
Lake City, Iowa
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders of Lake City, Iowa, has completed its Op. 83 for the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Lancaster…
Lewtak Pipe Organ Builders, Inc.,
Camillus, New York, Opus 2
West Baptist Church, Oswego, New York
From the music minister
The original organ in the West Baptist Church was built by John G. Marklove in 1867, and was placed in the front…
Alumni and friends recognize “Consummate” Disselhorst
After thirty-eight years of teaching at the University of Iowa, “That Professor from Iowa”1 decided that 2008 was the year to retire. To help Delbert Disselhorst celebrate this occasion…
1. Historical Sketch
Until the 13th century, the indigenous people of the territories of modern Estonia suffered numerous invasions from the West, the South, and the East. Nevertheless, they were able to keep their independence, and the…
Introduction
The reputation of organist, composer, and educator Clarence Dickinson (1873–1969) has suffered undeserved neglect among American church musicians since the 1950s. By the time he retired as organist-choirmaster of the Brick…
The metronome—pros and cons
For the sweltering summer months of July and August, I have decided to write about somewhat simpler, more circumscribed topics—almost “light summer fare”—that I hope will nonetheless be interesting. Next month’s…
User Interface
In his book Violin Dreams (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet, wrote about the special relationship a violinist has with his instrument:
When I hold the violin…
William Robert “Bob” Brittenham died March 17 in New York City. He was 82. Born in Rock Island, Illinois, he graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, and earned a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-…
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