New Organs
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Fowler Organ Company, Lansing, Michigan, Opus 21: Andrews University, Theological Seminary Chapel Berrien Springs, Michigan
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Russell & Co. Organ Builders, Chester, Vermont
First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, New York
When in Rome: A conversation with Francesco Cera
The Guglielmi organ at Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome has been restored by Fratelli Ruffatti. We discussed the instrument and its restoration in detail with organist Francesco Cera.
The Parody Conundrum
When completing his B-Minor Mass in 1748–49 why did Bach reuse a 35-year-old composition from the opening choral movement of cantata BWV 12, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Weeping, Lamenting, Worrying, Quaking), as the basis (parody) for his recomposed setting for the Crucifixus?
Some Aspects of Smart Organ Fingerings or “the best cheater tricks in town”
The learning of a new complex organ score of Romantic and possibly contemporary music (the eras addressed here) either sinks or swims, because of fingerings.
In the wind . . .
Last month I wrote about the history of the Wanamaker Organ, that iconic instrument. This month I share my reflections after spending 36 hours with the organ and the people around it.
Nunc Dimittis
Roberta Bitgood, Giuseppe G. Englert, Kenneth W. Matthews, Gordon T. Whitley, Alec Wyton
