New Organs
Muller Pipe Organ Company, Toledo, Ohio: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Little Rock, Arkansas.
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The north German organ school of the Baroque: "diligent fantasy makers"
Johann Mattheson highlights the inherent tension in the dual role of performer-composer, that of the "fantastic" spontaneous performer or improviser and the "diligent" composer who must commit structured ideas to paper.
Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival/USA
The second Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival/USA was held September 10–12 at the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The three-day event includes two concerts and a national competition for young organ students. Winners receive awards to further their music education.
Carillon News
The 1999 Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America was held at Iowa State University in Ames. University Carillonneur Tin-shi Tam hosted the congress. Ten candidates played successful examination recitals and were awarded “carillonneur” membership status: Elizabeth Berghout of Lawrence, Kansas; Jeremy Chesman; Michael Conrady; Ryan Hebert of Lawrence, Kansas; Julianne Vanden Wyngaard of Grandville, Michigan; Hisako Konno of Ashiya, Japan; Frecky Lewis of St.
