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JUNE, 2006 First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan THE DIAPASON JUNE, 2006 First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan Cover feature on pages 30–31 Oct/Nov 2006 & Feb/Mar 2007 ensemble amarcord Men’s a cappella vocal quintet, Leipzig “Move over King’s Singers, Hilliard Ensemble, and Chanticleer: There is a new male a cappella group on the international classical music scene...as pleasing as it was sophisticated.” (The Salt Lake Tribune, UT) “The five alumni of Leipzig’s St. Thomas Boys Choir (as in, the one Bach used to direct) sing together about as well as anybody I’ve ever heard....world-class. If you’re looking for classical a cappella, it just doesn’t get much better than this.” (Hanna Stotland, Recorded A Cappella Review Board) “Great popular success.” (Green Bay Press-Gazette, WI) “One of Europe’s top vocal groups.” (The Barrie Examiner, Ontario, Canada) “From start to finish this was virtuoso music making.” (The Diapason, Chicago) “Performed flawlessly.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA) “These guys can do anything.” (Leipziger Volkszeitung) “The singing is beyond criticism.” (Choir & Organ, England) “One of Europe’s finest a cappella quintets. Ravishing performances.” (The American Organist, New York) February 2007 Texas Boys Choir Gold Medal Winner, 2004 Choral Olympics, Bremen, Germany The Texas Boys Choir, which Igor Stravinsky called “the best boys choir in the world,” has been a professional touring organization for well over half a century and operates its own school in Fort Worth. This Grammy Award winning choir has added changed voices to its treble choir to greatly increase its range of performance, which includes its trademark songs of the American west and patriotic songs. “FINESSE AND VERSATILITY: The Texas Boys Choir functions within the secular tradition of the Vienna Choir Boys but with a vivacity that only can be described as American....As Cowboy Choirboys the young musicians really tickled the imagination. The boys danced with glee and made a point of communicating delight at every theatrical moment.” (Worcester Telegram, MA) “Almost excruciating purity.” (The New York Times) “A burst of Texas exuberance...Patriotic songs brought the concert to a rousing conclusion.” (Pittsburgh TribuneReview) “Angels probably sound like the Texas Boys Choir.” (The Washington Post) concertartists.com [email protected] • towerhill-recordings.com toll-free (888) 999-0644 US/Canada • phone (860) 560-7800 • fax (860) 560-7788 1 Gold Street #R, Hartford CT 06103-2914 digital instruments. I’m reminded of a throughout the history of the church, its cliché popular among organ enthusiasts buildings have been expressions of the THE DIAPASON in the late 1960s—the height of the power of faith. The furnishings of those A Scranton Gillette Publication Revival. Political-rally style buttons buildings—from pipe organs to stained- Ninety-seventh Year: No. 6, Whole No. 1159 JUNE, 2006 were produced that said Eine richtige glass windows to silver communion sets, Established in 1909 ISSN 0012-2378 Orgel hat Pfeifen (A real organ has even to landscaping—demonstrate the pipes). Weren’t we the rebels? commitment of a community of faith to An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, I’ve worked as consultant and as the community at large. the Harpsichord, the Carillon and Church Music organbuilder with many organ commit- Of course, every church cannot have tees and organ task forces, and most a pipe organ. A pipe organ is expensive. have raised the question of justification: It can dominate a church’s worship With all the poverty and suffering in the space. It is almost always more compli- CONTENTS Editor & Publisher JEROME BUTERA [email protected] world, how can we spend this kind of cated to decide to purchase a pipe 847/391-1045 money on ourselves? Of course, it’s up organ than one of the several other FEATURES to each parish to answer that question. options. But the experience of singing Organs in the French Alps Government buildings are designed and with a congregation led by a great pipe A juxtaposition of great sound and great scenery Associate Editor JOYCE ROBINSON furnished to represent the power and organ is like no other. by Aldo Baggia 20 [email protected] dignity of civic responsibility. Likewise, John Bishop 847/391-1044 Stanley Wyatt Williams, 1881–1971 The Odyssey of an Organbuilder by R. E. Coleberd 24 Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 3 Harpsichord Here & There NEWS JAMES McCRAY Choral Music The Basilica of the National Hell; 6/27, Amy Johansen; July 6, Walt Here & There 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 Shrine of the Immaculate Concep- Strony; 7/11, Daniel Zaretsky; 7/18, Appointments 4 BRIAN SWAGER tion, Washington, DC, presents its Maurice Clerc; August 1, Hans Hielsch- Nunc Dimittis 10 Carillon annual summer organ recital series on er; 8/8, Rob Richards; 8/15, Massimo Carillon News 12 Sunday evenings at 6 pm (preceded by a Nosetti; 8/22, Michael Kleinschmidt; Harpsichord News 12 HERBERT L. HUESTIS carillon recital at 5:30 pm): June 4, 8/29, Thomas Heywood. In the wind . OrganNet Report Robert Grogan; 6/11, Gail Archer; 6/18, The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, by John Bishop 14 Osiris Organ Archive Peter Latona; 6/25, Russell Weismann; built in 1912 by the Austin Organ Com- www.mdi.ca/hhuestis/osiris July 2, Louis Perazza; 7/9, Domenico pany, is this nation’s oldest working REVIEWS e-mail: [email protected] Severin; 7/16, Richard Fitzgerald; 7/23, municipal organ: five manuals, 6,800 Music for Voices and Organ 15 Hans Uwe Hielscher; 7/30, Leo Abbott; pipes. For information: 207/883-9525; Book Reviews 16 Prepress Operations DAN SOLTIS August 6, Paul Murray; 8/13, Oddmund <www.foko.org>. New Recordings 16 Opsjön; 8/20, Marsha Long; 8/27, New Organ Music 18 THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Richard Pilliner. For information: The 2006 meeting of the Midwest- New Handbell Music 19 Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc., 380 E. Northwest 202/526-8300; ern Historical Keyboard Society Highway, Suite 200, Des Plaines, IL 60016-2282. 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