New Organs
Fabry, Inc., Antioch, Illinois: First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, Illinois;
Konzelman Pipe Organs, Hoboken, New Jersey: St. Francis Episcopal Church, Stamford, Connecticut
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Rieger-Orgelbau, Schwarzach, Austria:
Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Regensburg, Germany, 2009
Organbuilders and research: Two points of view
Recent European research aims to find better ways to reduce or eliminate problems that exist both in the field of “scaling,” or pipe dimensioning, and in “voicing,” meaning the process by which the pipes are given their proper sound character
Three wonderful organs in Le Marche, Italy
A visit to organs in the Le Marche region of Italy: Serra Sant’Abbondio: Monastero della Fonte Avellana; Cagli: Chiesa di San Francesco and the Duomo
Poulenc and Duruflé ‘premieres’ in Woolsey Hall at Yale University and the Polignac organ
From manuscript sources, the author has reconstructed the specification of the Cavaillé-Coll house organ of the Princesse de Polignac, who commissioned the Poulenc Organ Concerto as it was for the premiere, December 16, 1938
On Teaching
This month’s column is devoted to answering questions from readers; they concern one basic point—how can it be possible for students to work effectively on pieces that are “too hard”
In the wind . . .
Notes on a score—those squiggles and symbols—are the recipe, to be translated by the musician, through the instrument, into the magic that is audible music
