Cover feature: Juget-Sinclair Opus 56
Juget-Sinclair Organbuilders, Montréal (Québec), Canada; Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Fifty Years Ago, 1976, “The American Organ Sonata”: A Bicentennial Program Revisited
Sometime late in 1973 or early 1974, a student of mine showed me a copy of a dissertation, “The Organ Sonata Since 1845,” by Rudolph Josef Kremer (1927–2005). I have no idea as to why this student brought this material to my attention, since she was not playing any large works at that time, and I do not remember any discussion we may have had on the subject.
In the Wind: How does it work?
How does it work?
My first car was a used 1969 Mercedes-Benz 230 that ran beautifully and was fun to drive. It had a straight six-cylinder engine with carburetor and ignition coil, and I knew exactly how everything worked. I did most of the maintenance myself including oil changes, brake pads, and a new exhaust system. It was a very simple car, and I took comfort from my familiarity with it. I could not have imagined heated mirrors, heated and ventilated seats, or hybrid power trains.
