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THE DIAPASON JANUARY 2016 Our Lady of Fatima Church Lafayette, Louisiana Cover feature on pages 24–25 ēęĊėēĆęĎĔēĆđĔĒĕĊęĎęĎĔē ĎēēĊėĘ First International 28th International Organ Competition Organ Competition Longwood Gardens St. Albans, England Kennett Square, PA First Prize Pierre S. DuPont First Prize (Interpretation) BENJAMIN JOHANNES SHEEN ZEINLER Assistant Organist University of Music and St. Thomas Church, Performing Arts Fifth Avenue, New York City Vienna, Austria ͜͢͞͝Ǧͣ͝ ̿ Ǥ Ȁͤ͢͜Ǧ͢͜͡Ǧͣͤ͜͜ȀǤ Ǥ THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Seventh Year: No. 1, In this issue Whole No. 1274 The Diapason is beginning its 107th year with a feature by JANUARY 2016 Gregory Hand concerning the origin of notes inégales and a Established in 1909 report by David Spicer on new developments (including a new Joyce Robinson ISSN 0012-2378 home) with the Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition. 847/391-1044; [email protected] John Bishop writes of St. Cecilia, and of organs that have www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, infl uenced him, at Oberlin, Harvard, and elsewhere. Gavin the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music Black continues his discussion of practicing to achieve the Our website is another benefi t for our subscribers. It offers desired tempo. Larry Palmer offers an index of harpsichord- videos, full-issue PDFs, classifi ed ads with photos, and more. CONTENTS related items that have appeared in issues of The Diapason Be sure you visit TheDiapason.com frequently. FEATURES from 2006 through 2015. We also include our annual index that Performing notes inégales: covers the year 2015. 20 under 30 Evidence from cantates françoises Our cover feature this month is the new organ by Kegg Pipe One month remains for you to send nominations for our by Gregory Hand 20 Organ Builders at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Lafayette, “20 under 30” Class of 2016. See the section below for specifi c The Schweitzer Festival Louisiana. details and requirements, and submit your nominations by moves to Trinity College by David Spicer 22 February 1. Only nominated persons can be chosen. Should TheDiapason.com, and more you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact me. NEWS & DEPARTMENTS We now offer our subscribers our digital magazine, which Editor’s Notebook 3 works beautifully on electronic devices such as tablets and Welcome Here & There 3 phones. If we have an e-mail address on fi le for you, we have This month’s issue of The Diapason is the fi rst for which Appointments 6 sent you a link to our digital magazine. Contact me if you have Cathy LePenske is our designer. We extend a hearty welcome Nunc Dimittis 8 any diffi culties. to Cathy and look forward to presenting her work to you. Q Harpsichord News by Larry Palmer 10 In the wind . by John Bishop 16 On Teaching by Gavin Black 18 REVIEWS Special Bulletin Music for Voices and Organ 11 Book Reviews 12 New Recordings 13 20 under 30 Evaluation of the nomina- New Organ Music 14 New Handbell Music 15 The Diapason reminds you to submit your nominations for tions and selection of the our “20 under 30” awards. We will be recognizing 20 young members of the Class of 2016 ORGAN PROJECTS 26 men and women who have made signifi cant achievements in will take place in February; CALENDAR 27 the organ, church music, harpsichord, carillon, and organ- the winners will be announced building fi elds—before their 30th birthday. Please consider in the May 2016 issue of ORGAN RECITALS 31 whether any of your students, colleagues, or friends would be The Diapason. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 32 worthy of this honor. (Self-nominations will not be allowed.) You can submit your nomination at TheDiapason.com (click 2015 In Review—An Index 34 Nominees will be evaluated on how they have demonstrated on “20 under 30”). leadership skills, creativity and innovation, career advance- If you are unable to use our website, you may submit a nomi- THE ment, technical skills, and community outreach. Evaluations nation by postal mail. Please include the nominee’s name, birth- DIAPASON JANUARY 2016 will consider such things as awards and competition prizes, date, school or employer, and phone or e-mail address, along publications and compositions, offi ces held, and signifi cant with a brief (300–600 words) statement on why they should be positions. Nominations will close February 1, 2016. Nomi- considered, which highlights their accomplishments. And don’t nees cannot have reached their 30th birthday before January forget your own name and contact information. We look forward 31, 2016. to receiving all your nominations! Q Our Lady of Fatima Church Lafayette, Louisiana Cover feature on pages 24–25 Here & There COVER Events Spring Choral Concert with orchestra; Kegg Pipe Organ Builders, Hartville, Ohio; Cathedral Church of St. Paul, April 10, Northwest Choral Society; May Our Lady of Fatima Church, Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan, continues Choral 13 (7 p.m.), Tom Trenney accompanies Louisiana 24 Evensong, Sundays at 4 p.m., January the silent movie The Mask of Zorro. 10, February 28, April 10, 4/24, May 5 (7 Wednesday organ recitals take place Editorial Director JOYCE ROBINSON p.m.), and 5/22. In addition, the cathe- at 12:10 p.m.: February 3 and March and Publisher [email protected] dral offers the following programs: Feb- 23, Christopher Urban. For information: 847/391-1044 ruary 14, Jeremy David Tarrant; 2/20, www.fpcah.org. Cantus; March 6 and April 12, Jeremy Sr. Vice President RICK SCHWER [email protected] David Tarrant; 4/15, Charles Miller; May Loyola University, Chicago, Illi- 847/391-1048 14, Cathedral Choirs. For information: nois, continues its organ recital series, www.detroitcathedral.org. third Sunday of the month at 3 p.m. in Editor-at-Large STEPHEN SCHNURR [email protected] Madonna della Strada Chapel: Janu- 219/531-0922 Baroque Band continues its con- ary 17, Daniel Schwandt; February 21, certs, to be held at Symphony Center, Carl Chadek; March 20, Minkyoo Shin; Sales Director JEROME BUTERA Chicago, Music Institute of Chicago, April 17, Derek E. Nickels; May 15, [email protected] 608/634-6253 in Evanston, Illinois, and Augustana Gabriel Mayhugh. For information: Lutheran Church, Chicago: January 15, www.luc.edu. Circulation/ 16, 20, Duel at the Devil; March 11, 12, Subscriptions DONNA HEUBERGER [email protected] 16, Leipzig’s Got Talent; June 1, 3, 4, Second Presbyterian Church, St. 847/954-7986 L’Arte del Violino. For information: Louis, Missouri, continues its Couts www.baroqueband.org. Music Series: January 17, Young Art- Glatter-Götz organ, Claremont United Designer CATHY LEPENSKE Church of Christ (photo credit: Jill Carol) [email protected] ists from the Bach Society of St. Louis; 847/954-7964 First Presbyterian Church, Arling- February 7, silent movie accompanied ton Heights, Illinois, continues its concert by Andrew Peters; March 20, Palm Sun- Claremont United Church of Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER series, at 4 p.m. except as noted: January day concert with Angel Riley, soprano, Christ, Claremont, California, presents Harpsichord 17, Northwestern University Community and Andrew Peters, piano; April 1, an exploration of its Glatter-Götz pipe JAMES MCCRAY Ensemble, gospel choir concert honor- Symphony Where You Worship Concert organ: January 23, 3 p.m., organ dem- Choral Music ing Martin Luther King; February 14 featuring an ensemble from the St. Louis onstration and pipe chambers crawl; 4 (2 p.m.), Operatic Valentine’s Day Gala; Symphony. 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Unsolicited reviews cannot be accepted. advertisers or advertising agencies. WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM THE DIAPASON Q JANUARY 2016 Q 3 Here & There ³ page 3 Campbellsville University, Camp- 4 p.m., recital by Carey Robertson, cele- bellsville, Kentucky, continues its eighth brating her 25th anniversary as principal annual organ recital series, at 12:20 p.m. organist. For information: 909/626-1201. in Ransdell Chapel or Our Lady of Per- petual Help Church: February 2, Louie Music & Arts at St.