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THE DIAPASON AUGUST, 2008 Media Presbyterian Church Media, Pennsylvania Cover feature on pages 30–31 Aug 08 Cover-alt.indd 1 7/10/08 12:36:33 PM “A virtuoso’s flair” (The Washington Post) “Verve and style and an innate musicality” (The American Organist) “Electrifying...superb!” (The Organ, England) “Flamboyant...magnificent” (The Barrie Examiner, Canada) “Queen of the swell organ....In “A virtuosic the habit of casting performance...sheer a spell over her enjoyment” listeners” (The Diapason) (Pforzheimer Zeitung, Germany) “Enviable technique, and plays with splendid aplomb” (The Diapason) “Delightful and extraordinarily talented...truly stunning” (Keyboard Player, London) “The power of the organ unleashed...awe- inspiring” (The Straits Times, Singapore) THE DIAPASON Here & There A Scranton Gillette Publication Ninety-ninth Year: No. 8, Whole No. 1185 AUGUST, 2008 The Basilica of the National Shrine August 6, Paul Weber, First English Established in 1909 ISSN 0012-2378 of the Immaculate Conception, Wash- Lutheran Church, Appleton; 8/13, John An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, ington, DC, continues its summer organ Skidmore, St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music recitals on Sundays at 6 pm: August 3, Appleton; 8/20, Daniel Steinert, Zion Charles Miller; 8/10, Emmanuele Cardi; Lutheran Church, Appleton; 8/27, Maril- 8/17, Richard Fitzgerald; 8/24, Richard lyn Freeman, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pilliner; 8/31, Andrew Mills. For infor- Neenah. For information: 920/734-3762; CONTENTS Editor & Publisher JEROME BUTERA [email protected] mation: <www.nationalshrine.com>. <[email protected]>. 847/391-1045 FEATURES St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, The Sinsinawa Dominicans con- Marilyn Mason: Dupré, Le Chemin de la Croix continues its recitals on Sundays at 3:30 tinue their summer recital series on by Henry Russell 21 Associate Editor JOYCE ROBINSON pm: August 3, Jerome Faucheur; 8/10, Wednesdays at 7 pm at Queen of the Ro- [email protected] Daniel Fenn, Chris Ray, Marc Ceresier, sary Chapel, Sinsinawa Mound, Sinsin- “Entartete” Music— 847/391-1044 and Robert Knupp; 8/17, Alex Trytko; awa, Wisconsin: August 6, Aaron David Hugo Distler and the Harpsichord by Larry Palmer 22 8/24, Mark Thomas; 8/31, David Hatt; Miller; 8/13, Anita Eggert Werling; 8/20, Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER September 7, Richard Pilliner; 9/14, Da- Derek Nickels; 8/27, Steve Steely. 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No portion of the contents of this issue may be reproduced in any form without the specifi c written permission of the Editor, except that libraries are authorized to make photocopies of the material contained herein for the purpose of course reserve reading at the rate of one copy for every fi fteen students. Such copies may be reused for other courses or for the same course offered subsequently. Letters to the Editor Robert Town interview June 2008) about doing things well, or I have read and enjoyed the great in- not at all. terview with Robert Town in the May That “line” has been used with good 2008 issue. Lorenz Maycher did a won- effect with our choir; therefore, it was derful job, from my perspective. Profes- great to read about how that applies to sor Town and I arrived at Wichita State wood, sheepskins, valves, and organ- University in 1965, and I have heard him building in general. The references to East Carolina University Pre-College Organ Competition play on countless occasions over those the culinary arts were timely and well years. He is outstanding by any measure. thought out; however, my canned chick- The Second Annual East Carolina and Colin Andrews in memory of John Writing about him allows me to say en soup and crackers seemed somehow University Pre-College Organ Com- Maurice and Gladys Louise Fishell) that as a boy growing up in Monticello, less tasty for some reason. petition was held at St. Paul’s Episcopal and the Fenner Douglass Hymnplay- Iowa, my music teacher was Lydia Guy- The idea of having a gathering of a Church, Greenville, North Carolina on ing Prize; and Bryan Anderson, third an. Her brother was Siegfried E. Gruen- congregation to see all that goes into a April 19. Three fi nalists, chosen by pre- place winner of the Perkins and Wells stein, the founder of The Diapason and pipe organ is fabulous. It’s hard to imag- liminary round judges Patrick Hawkins, Prize (donated by the East Carolina its editor and publisher for many years. ine a more effective way to establish an Robert Knupp and Jon Johnson, per- Musical Arts Education Foundation in Mr. Gruenstein was a prodigy who trav- understandable, realistic price-value formed on the Perkins and Wells Memo- memory of Mamie Perkins and Mildred eled by train to Chicago for his lessons. relationship in the minds of lay people. rial Organ, C. B. Fisk, Opus 126; James Wells). Standing left to right in back: His father was the minister of the E and As we are in the middle of a new instru- David Christie adjudicated. One of the Steven Dieck, president of C. B. Fisk, R church in Monticello. When I was a ment project, please convey our thanks highlights of this year’s competition was Inc; Cathee Huber, board member, East boy, one service was German and the to Mr.