June 2008
John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, Illinois, Opus 35
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church,
Chicago, Illinois
A new divided Choir Organ in twin cases on either side of the entry door, combined with the existing McManis organ of 1982…
New England Organbuilders, LLC, Willimantic, Connecticut
Portative organ,
Joseph Flummerfelt residence
New England Organbuilders has built a positive organ for Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt. This instrument was presented during the Princeton, New…
Introduction
We can no longer refer to the 19th century as the “last century”; it belongs now, definitively, to history. As a result, 19th century music has become “early music.” Whether this is a positive or negative development I cannot…
James and Marilyn Biery are two very active composers, performers, and church musicians. Husband and wife, they share leadership of the music program at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota. They met at Northwestern University…
Registration and teaching—Part IV
In this column—the last on registration for now—I will offer suggestions for ways in which teachers can help students choose sounds for particular pieces. This is, of course, the practical essence of…
The sum of the parts
Spring comes late where we live. Business travel this year has treated me to springtime in California and Virginia, but here in Maine it’s about thirty degrees this morning. The ground freezes pretty deep here, so when…
A Love Letter to Ille: Peter
Watchorn’s Ahlgrimm Biography
Isolde Ahlgrimm (1914–1995), known as “Ille” to her close friends, was physically diminutive and personally self-effacing. She was also a woman of strong musical convictions, a…
Fenner Douglass died April 5 at Moorings Park in Naples, Florida. Douglass studied organ with Arthur Poister at Oberlin College, the beginning of a long relationship with the school. After earning a B.A. in 1942 and B.Mus. and M.M. in 1949…
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