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THE DIAPASON OCTOBER 2019 The Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Cover feature on pages 22–23 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 JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN RAéL PRIETO RAM°REZ ^^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. 10, The Gruenstein Award Whole No. 1319 Last month’s issue unveiled our OCTOBER 2019 new S. E. Gruenstein Award, Established in 1909 honoring the founder and fi rst edi- Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 tor of The Diapason. Nominations 847/954-7989; [email protected] are being accepted through January www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, 31, 2020, recognizing the scholarly the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music work of a young author who has not advertising inquiries, please contact Jerome Butera (jbutera@ reached her or his 35th birthday as of sgcmail.com; 608/634-6253). The deadline for listings and CONTENTS January 31, 2020. advertising is November 1. FEATURES Submissions must be original Olivier Messiaen Competition: Church of research and essays by the author, In this issue St. Pothin and the Auditorium-Orchestre 1909 2019 must not have been previously Lorraine Brugh reports on the Olivier Messiaen competition National de Lyon, Lyon, France, 110 June 17–23, 2019 published by any other journal, and of Lyon, France, held in June. Joyce Robinson has interviewed by Lorraine S. Brugh 16 may not be under consideration for Paul Jacobs, providing an update on his busy career. Susan An interview with Paul Jacobs publication by another journal. The Powell reports on the Musforum conference, also held in June, by Joyce Johnson Robinson 18 topic(s) should be related to the organ, church music, harpsi- in Northfi eld, Minnesota. A formidable sisterhood: a review of the 2019 chord, and/or carillon. It is suggested that essays be between Gavin Black, in “On Teaching,” continues his discussion of Musforum Conference, Northfi eld, 2,500 and 10,000 words. For further details, see page 3 of our J. S. Bach’s The Art of the Fugue. In “In the wind . .,” John Minnesota, June 13–14 September issue. All materials should be submitted to Stephen Bishop takes up the use of the sequencer in modern organ by Susan Powell 21 Schnurr at [email protected]. consoles. Larry Palmer, in “Harpsichord Notes,” celebrates the NEWS & DEPARTMENTS 127th birthday of Herbert Howells. Kimberly Schafer profi les Editor’s Notebook 3 2020 Resource Directory the carillon of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose, Califor- Here & There 3 Work on our 2020 Resource Directory continues, the booklet nia, in the bimonthly Carillon Profi le. This month’s Calendar Appointments 4 to be mailed with your January issue. If your business should section features 303 opportunities to enjoy excellence in organ, Carillon Profi le by Kimberly Schafer 9 be listed in the directory and was not included in 2019, please harpsichord, carillon, and choral music! On Teaching by Gavin Black 12 email me with your contact information. If your business was The cover feature for this month is the new Schoenstein & Harpsichord Notes by Larry Palmer 13 In the wind . by John Bishop 14 listed in our directory this year, please review your information Co. organ in the Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Mas- to ensure it is accurate and complete. Listings are free! Adver- sachusetts. The instrument’s specifi cation is a fascinating study REVIEWS tising opportunities are available for the directory, as well. For in maximizing opportunities with 31 ranks. Q New Organ Music 10 New Recordings 10 New Handbell Music for Christmas 24 Here & There CALENDAR 25 Events series of organ recitals, Fridays at 12:30 RECITAL PROGRAMS 29 Luther Memorial Church, Madi- p.m.: October 4, Bill Stein; 10/11, Joerg CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 30 son, Wisconsin, announces Music at Abbing; 10/18, Joby Bell; 10/25, Susan Midday concerts, Wednesdays at noon: Powell; November 1, Kirtsen Santos October 2, Andrew Schaeffer; 10/9, T. Rutschman; 11/8, Brent Johnson. For THE Jared Stellmacher; 10/16, Just Bach; information: https://third-baptist.org. DIAPASON 10/23, John Chappell Stowe; 10/30, OCTOBER 2019 John Behnke; November 6, Andrew Schaeffer; 11/13, Gary Lewis; 11/20, Just Bach; 11/27, Bruce Bengtson; December 4, Andrew Schaeffer; 12/11, John Chap- pell Stowe; 12/18, Just Bach. For infor- St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland mation: www.luthermem.org and Heights, Ohio, Holtkamp organ www.justbach.org. The Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Cover feature on pages 22–23 October 4, Jay Peterson, with Madelyn St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Church Hasebein, soprano; 10/5, Christa Rakich Wall Street, New York, New York, pres- and Jay Peterson, “Remembering Anton COVER ents its weekly Pipes at One recitals on Heiller;” 10/6, Christa Rakich; The Salvatones The Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, the chapel’s Noack organ, Thursdays at October 18, Erik Wm. Suter, with Massachusetts; Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California 22 1:00 p.m.: October 3, students of the the men of the choir of St. Paul’s; 10/19, The Salvatones, New York, New Peabody Institute; 10/10, Avi Stein; Steven Plank, works by Scheidt, Fresco- York, directed by Daniel Brondel, 10/17, Colin Lynch; 10/24, George Fer- baldi, Buxtehude, and Couperin; 10/20, announces its 2019–2020 concert Editorial Director STEPHEN SCHNURR gus; 10/31, Julian Wachner; November 7, Karel Paukert with John Orlock, nar- season, the organization’s tenth. All and Publisher [email protected] Marvin Mills; 11/14, Stephen Hamilton; rator, works of Eben. For information: programs will take place as part of the 847/954-7989 11/21, Erik Wm. Suter; December 5, www.stpauls-church.org. Concerts at Malachy’s series at the President RICK SCHWER students of Rice University; 12/12, Janet Actors’ Chapel in Midtown Manhat- [email protected] Yieh; 12/19, Karen Christianson; 12/26, tan and include performances by The 847/391-1048 Victoria Shields; Salvatones Young Voices, directed by Editor-at-Large ANDREW SCHAEFFER January 9, 2020, Donald Meineke; Stephen Fraser: October 6, American [email protected] 1/16, David Briggs; 1/23, Renée Anne Refl ections, including music inspired Louprette; 1/30, Janet Yieh; February by ideals of democracy, equality, liberty, Sales Director JEROME BUTERA [email protected] 13, Avi Stein; 2/20, Jeremy Filsell; 2/27, opportunity, and rights; December 15, 608/634-6253 Julian Wachner; March 12, Geoffrey the Many Sounds of Christmas; May 3, Circulation/ Ward; 3/19, Eric Plutz; 3/26, Janet Yieh; 2020, the Many Sounds of Spring. The Subscriptions THE DIAPASON P.O. 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First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, [email protected] 847/391-1024 Michigan, announces its 9th Coffee St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Break Concert Series, Thursdays at 12:15 Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Cleveland Heights, Ohio, continues Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri p.m.: October 10, Shin-Ae Chun, organ Harpsichord its second Ars Organi series, featuring (in memory of Marilyn Mason); Novem- BRIAN SWAGER the church’s Holtkamp and Hradetsky Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, ber 7, Edward Parmentier, harpsichord; Carillon organs. A tribute to Anton Heiller: Missouri, announces its Friday Pipes ³ page 4 JOHN BISHOP In the wind . THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Scranton Gillette Routine items for publication must be received six weeks in advance of the month of Communications, Inc., 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201, Arlington Heights, Illinois issue. For advertising copy, the closing date is the 1st. 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