THE DIAPASON DECEMBER 2013 Fordham University Church New York City Cover feature on pages 26–27 WINNERS 2013 THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Fourth Year: No. 12, In this issue Whole No. 1249 This month we present Barbara Owen’s report on the 58th DECEMBER 2013 annual national convention of the Organ Historical Society, Established in 1909 which was held this June in Burlington, Vermont, and environs. Joyce Robinson ISSN 0012-2378 This year’s convention was on a geographically smaller scale 847/391-1044;
[email protected] than some previous OHS conventions, though no less delight- www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, ful, as Barbara Owen’s report makes clear. Many thanks to Bill the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music Van Pelt, and also to Len Levasseur, for their photography. Gavin Black continues his organ method, this month’s Frank Resseler discusses a Leiden, Netherlands, organ proj- installment providing further explanation and examples of ect that used an 1892 Willis organ as the basis for an installation learning to play contrapuntal passages. CONTENTS at the Hooglandse Kerk (St. Pancras)—with its seven-second reverberation, the church will provide a fi ne home for the organ. In preparation FEATURES Our cover feature this month is the new Schoenstein instal- In the coming months, we will offer articles on the organ at Anglo-Dutch Organ Transplant lation at Fordham University Church in New York City. Jack St. James United Church in Montreal, Iberian battle music for A Henry Willis organ in Leiden, the Netherlands Bethards discusses the many issues involved in fi tting a pipe organ, reports on the French and British organ music seminars, by Frank Resseler 20 organ into an existing space and more.