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Leek Pipe Organ Company, Oberlin, Ohio:
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, North Baltimore, Ohio
Leek Pipe Organ Company,
Oberlin, Ohio
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church,
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Kegg Pipe Organ Builders,
Hartville, Ohio: Sacred Heart Church,
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Kegg Pipe Organ Builders,
Hartville, Ohio
Sacred Heart Church,
Acoustics in the Worship Space X: Good Acoustics—the Economic Factors
Acoustic excellence is derived from wise design planning and decision-making regarding elements that are already “givens” within a project and budget
Acoustics in the Worship Space I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX have appeared in The Diapason, May 1983, May 1984, January 1986, May 1987, April 1988, April 1990, July 1991, May 1992, and April 2009 issues respectively.
Haarlem International Organ Festival 2012: From Sweelinck to Szathmáry’s Fukushima Requiem
In the second half of July, leading figures from the international organ world gathered again in Haarlem, the Netherlands, for the 49th edition of the Haarlem International Organ Festival
In the second half of July, leading figures from the international organ world gathered again in Haarlem, the Netherlands, for the 49th edition of the Haarlem International Organ Festival. It was here, in this wonderfully picturesque town very near Amsterdam, that the first Haarlem improvisation competition was held in 1951.
The Tiento: An Iberian Art Form
The tiento can be many things--the title tells the performer nearly everything one needs to know in terms of tempo, registrations, and ornaments
During my many years of playing and specializing in Iberian repertoire, the most frequently asked question was always: “What IS a tiento?” According to various textbooks, tiento (Portuguese: tento) is a musical genre originating in Spain in the mid-15th century.
On Teaching
This is the next part of the Introduction, addressed to someone who has never sat down at an organ before.
Organ Method III
In the wind...
I’m impressed by those I know and witness who bring their performance, their production, their offering to society apparently unfettered by the logistical requirements of modern life
Feeding your passion
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Carillon News
Mobile carillons in the news and a new publication
The Carillon Academy of Lier, Belgium, offered a carillon summer course in July for beginning and intermediate levels as well as a masterclass for advanced students. The course was taught by Koen Van Assche and Geert D’hollander, with instruction on making carillon arrangements by Anna Maria Reverté. Lodging was in the abbey of Averbode.
Nunc Dimittis
James Earl Bratcher, Garland P. Bruce, Delores Bruch Cannon, Henri Delorme, Morley J. Lush
James Earl Bratcher died on August 14. He was 77. In 1974 he formed the New Mexico Symphony Chorus and served as assistant conductor of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Bratcher earned degrees in voice, organ, and education from the University of New Mexico; after completing his master’s degree, he moved to New York City, where he enrolled in the Union Theological Seminary.
