May 2003

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J. F. Nordlie Company, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Kernersville Moravian Church, Kernersville, North
Carolina

From the builder:

GCNA Congress: Berea, Kentucky

The 61st annual congress of The Guild of Carillonneurs in
North America will be held June 17-20 on the campus of Berea College in Berea,
Kentucky. Congress host, Professor John Courter, will welcome guests with an
evening recital on 16 June. The 56-bell carillon in the Phelps Stokes Chapel
tower was installed in the year 2000. It features a new carillon console design
by Richard Strauss that incorporates European standard manual spacing and an
American standard pedalboard.

Elwin L. Myrick of Hillsboro,
Oregon, formerly of Springfield, died February 28 of age-related causes. He was
88. Born on April 18, 1914, in Gardiner to Lester and Edith Patterson Myrick,
he married Caroline ?Carrie? Eades in Portland on July 25, 1944. He
was raised and attended schools in Portland, and graduated from high school in
Huntington Park, California. He won a statewide piano contest held by the
Oregon Music Teachers Association, which awarded him a scholarship to the
University of Oregon.

Bradley Hunter Welch, currently organist of Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, won first place in the third Dallas International Organ Competition on March 18. Conducted by Lawrence Loh, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra provided expert collaboration with Welch and the other two finalists. Sarah Baldock, assistant director of music at Winchester Cathedral, England took second place; Jeremy Bruns, organist and master of choristers for the Parish of All Saints-Ashmont, Dorchester, New York, placed third.

Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault have blazed a trail for the art of the organ duet, enchanting audiences with their enjoyable performances and charming personalities and ensuring the future of the genre with a wealth of commissioned repertoire. Marcia Van Oyen talked with them while they were in town to play a concert at the Glenview Community Church.

At the University of Albany, a "list server" was made available by Ben Chi, a systems analyst who, with Dave Kelzenburg and Dave Schutt, created "Piporg-L," one of the first and definitely the longest running pipe organ discussion list. This once-fledgling list is now ten years old and going strong!