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Harpsichord Notes
Editor’s note: In 2019, Larry Palmer will celebrate fifty years as harpsichord editor for The Diapason. There is much to celebrate in his work, bringing us insight to this instrument!
The Library of Congress for the organ: The OHS Library and Archives moves to Villanova, Pennsylvania
Over Mother’s Day weekend, more than one thousand invited guests attended garden parties celebrating the opening of Stoneleigh Mansion and Gardens, the new home of the Organ Historical Society in Villanova, Pennsylvania. After two years of planning and renovations, Natural Lands, owner of the property, opened the estate to the public for the first time.
The 1864 William A. Johnson Opus 161, Piru Community United Methodist Church Piru, California, Part 3
Editor’s note: Part 1 of this article was published in the August 2018 issue of The Diapason, pages 16–19. Part 2 was published in the September 2018 issue, pages 20–25.
Michel Chapuis (1930–2017): A great organist, pioneer, and professor
On November 12, 2017, the liturgical and international concert organist Michel Chapuis died. Also an eminent professor, historian, and organ reformer impassioned by architecture, acoustics, and organbuilding, he immensely contributed to the renaissance, conservation, and restoration of early French organs.
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Bigelow & Co. Organ Builders, American Fork, Utah
Fortieth Anniversary
Opus 42
Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Fishers Island, New York
From the builder
