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View PDF Editionarrow Forward THE DIAPASON NOVEMBER 2019 The First Church, UCC Nashua, New Hampshire Cover feature on pages 22–24 PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD CONCERT ARTISTS ANTHONY & BEARD ADAM J. BRAKEL THE CHENAULT DUO PETER RICHARD CONTE CONTE & ENNIS DUO LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART BARCELONA JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY HEY & LIBERIS DUO CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN DAVID HURD MARTIN JEAN HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE ROBERT MCCORMICK BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAéL PRIETO RAM°REZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN ^^d/E,/E> 2019 W®ÙÙ^͘çWÊÄã &®ÙÝãWÙ®þt®ÄÄÙ >ÊĦóÊÊ'ÙÄÝ /ÄãÙÄã®ÊĽKÙ¦Ä ÊÃÖã®ã®ÊÄ ò®½½®Äã«h͘^͘ ¦®ÄĮĦ®ÄÝçÃÃÙ JOSHUA STAFFORD CAROLE TERRY JOHANN VEXO BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ART ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ 860-560-7800 ŚĂƌůĞƐDŝůůĞƌ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚͬWŚŝůůŝƉdƌƵĐŬĞŶďƌŽĚ͕&ŽƵŶĚĞƌ THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Tenth Year: No. 11, A free gift with new subscriptions Whole No. 1320 and gift subscriptions NOVEMBER 2019 We remind you that a subscription to The Diapason makes Established in 1909 the perfect gift for a friend who shares your interest in the Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 organ, church music, harpsichord, and carillon. And, just in 847/954-7989; [email protected] time for the holidays, we are extending our promotional offer- www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, ing of new Raven CDs for new and gift subscriptions. One free the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music CD for a one-year subscription; two CDs for a two-year sub- Sayer provides a brief but fascinating history of the organs of scription; and three CDs for a three-year subscription. Check the Temple Church, London, UK. CONTENTS it out now at www.thediapason.com/subscribe. In “On Teaching,” Gavin Black continues his discussion of FEATURES J. S. Bach’s The Art of the Fugue, with comments on structure. 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