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March 2012 Pp. 2-19.Indd The Royal School of Church Mu- Other new projects include a four- Michigan: Joseph Brink of Yale Univer- Here & There sic (RSCM) is publishing four short-list- manual organ for the Kennedy Center sity, Stephan Burton of Brigham Young ed anthems from the King James Bible in Washington, D.C.; new three-manual University, Nick Huang of Yale Univer- Composition Competition, which was or- organs at St. John’s Episcopal Church in sity, Joseph Peeples of Brigham Young Bärenreiter announces new releas- ganized by the King James Bible Trust to Cold Spring Harbor, New York, and St. Univeristy, and Chelsea Vaught of the es. The Organ Plus One series presents mark the 400th anniversary of the bible’s John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown University of Kansas. The next congress pieces—both freely composed and hymn publication in 1611. The RSCM spon- Parish, Washington, D.C.; and a number of the GCNA will be hosted by Clemson tune-based, and both original works as sored one of two categories—submission of projects to restore or rebuild existing University in Clemson, South Carolina, well as arrangements—for organ plus a of an anthem or worship-song suitable pipe organs. For information: June 19–22, 2012. solo instrument. The editions include solo for use in churches and schools. There <www.casavant.ca>. parts in C, B-fl at, E-fl at, and F, thus ac- were over one hundred submissions to Washington National Cathedral commodating many diverse instruments; this category alone. C. B. Fisk, Inc. is celebrating its 50th Washington National Cathedral was the range of the instrumental parts is in The winning anthem, The Mystery anniversary. Among current projects: damaged by a 5.8-magnitude earth- the middle, which will appeal to non- of Christ, was composed by Christopher a practice organ for the Jacobs School quake last August. The cathedral was professional players. Volumes already Totney, a music teacher and church or- of Music at Indiana University; Opus closed on August 23, and the carillon available are those for Advent/Christmas ganist based in Wiltshire. It has been 137 (two manuals, 37 ranks) for Christ was silenced with the exception of the (BA 8501), Passion/Easter (BA 8503), published in a single volume with three Church, Andover; Opus 139 (three man- commemorative ringing of the bourdon and Divine Service (BA 8506); a volume other short-listed anthems composed by uals, 55 ranks) for Harvard’s Memorial bell on September 11. Cathedral caril- for Communion will be released in April Owain Park, Andrew-John Bethke, and Church, with inauguration events April lonneur Edward Nassor reported that 2012 (BA 8507), and future volumes will Thomas Hewitt Jones; £4.95, catalogue 10, 17, 24, and 29; Opus 141 (two manu- the 53-bell Kibbey carillon was repaired appear. All volumes are priced at €17.95. number B0355. For information: als, 31 ranks) for St. Paul’s Chapel, Rik- by the cathedral’s facilities department. The Organ Plus Brass series, edited by <www.rscm.com/shop>. kyo University Niiza, Japan; Opus 143 The tower stabilization has progressed Carsten Klomp and Heiko Petersen, is (two manuals, 21 stops) for St. Mark’s Lu- to the point that the bells can be played suitable for amateur brass ensembles Andover Organ Company’s recent theran Church, China Grove, North Car- without risk to the tower. Scaffolding and non-professional organists, and of- newsletter reports on projects complet- olina. For information: 978/283-1909; has been erected atop the Gloria in Ex- fers various brass parts enabling perfor- ed in 2011. Among the many projects: <www.cbfi sk.com>. celsis (central) Tower bracing the four mances with fl exible instrumentation; the installation and enlargement of a corner pinnacles. Separate scaffolding in addition to the full score (BA 11201, 2-manual, 21-stop, 1987 J. W. Walker & has been built to support the transept €15.95), separate parts are available for Sons tracker organ for St. Andrew’s Epis- and west towers. various brass instruments. For informa- copal Church, Stamford, Connecticut; The earthquake caused the clappers tion: <www.baerenreiter.com>. repair of the largest pipes of the Pedal on four of the largest bells to swing vio- 32′ Contra Bourdon in the 101-rank lently enough to pull the cables out of Carol Press announces new lower E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings organ at the turnbuckles that connect the tracker prices on all orchestrations, brass and Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross; in- wires to the keyboard. The cables that strings. The current mailer includes in- stallation of a long-awaited Swell 8′ Cor- had pulled out of the keyboard were re- formation on books, scores, and acces- nopean in the 2-manual, 25-rank, 1873 attached, so the bells can now play nor- sories. For information: 843/556-3512; Wm. A. Johnson organ at the Congrega- mally. Nassor performed on the carillon, <[email protected]>. tional Church of Thompson, Connecti- for the fi rst time since the earthquake, cut; renovation and re-installation of the during the Cathedral Choral Society’s Fugue State Films announces the two-manual, 7-rank Hook & Hastings Allen four-manual at Engelbrekt Church, Joy of Christmas concerts. The fi rst se- release of Towards a Modernist Organ, organ, Opus 2001, at the Congregational Stockholm, Sweden lection played was Wendell Westcott’s a two-disc digipack, with CD, DVD, and Church, New Ipswich, New Hampshire; arrangement of Joy to the World. The 16-page booklet (FSFDVD006, £21.50). and restoration of the 2-manual, 28-rank, Allen Organ Company has installed a concert concluded with Lisa Lonie’s The release features David Butterworth 1897 Geo. Jardine & Son organ, Opus Quantum™ four-manual, 138-stop control, Fantasy on “I Saw Three Ships.” Now playing organs in Nottingham, includ- 1248, at the Church of St. Peter, Haver- 92-digital stop organ in historic Engelbrekt that the carillon has been repaired and ing the J. J. Binns organ at Albert Hall straw, New York. Church, Stockholm, Sweden. Several the tower is stabilized, carillon music and the Marcussen organ at the Parish Andover will do a major rebuilding times throughout its history, the church will resume sounding over the cathedral Church of St. Mary. Repertoire ranges and expansion of the Hook & Hastings has updated or overhauled its pipe organ. close before Sunday Holy Eucharist and from Gibbons, Tomkins, and Stanley to organ, Opus 2492 from 1924, for New- Stefan Therstam, professor at the Royal for Saturday recitals. ■ Parry, Ireland, Hakim, and modern Dan- ton Highlands Congregational Church in College of Music, Stockholm is organist at ish works. For information: Massachusetts. The work will take place the Engelbrekt Church. For information: Send items for “Carillon News” to Dr. <www.fuguestatefi lms.co.uk>. during the summer months for the next <www.allenorgan.com/stockholm>. Brian Swager, c/o THE DIAPASON, 3030 three years. For information: 888/674- W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201, Arling- Jazzmuze announces new releases by 2626; <www.andoverorgan.com>. ton Heights, IL 60005-5025; or e-mail Joe Utterback: An Irish Blessing (for ten- <[email protected]>. For infor- or, piano, fl ugelhorn or clarinet, two cop- Casavant Frères completed a num- mation on the Guild of Carillonneurs in ies $10); Prelude on Beach Spring (four ber of projects in 2011: a new 79-stop Carillon News North America: <www.gcna.org>. short organ variations, $5); Memories mechanical-action organ for the Kauff- by Brian Swager (three piano solos, $12); Six Jazz Inven- man Center for the Performing Arts in tions for Organ (short organ explorations Kansas City, Missouri; a three-manual, for beginners, limited pedal, $8); One to 37-stop organ for the Igreja Sao La- Competitions In the wind . One (one note in each hand, piano jazz zaro in Macau, China; a three-manual, In celebration of the 450th anniver- explorations, $8); O Come, Emmanuel 30-stop mechanical-action organ for sary of the birth of Dutch composer Jan by John Bishop (SATB and organ, supplied for local Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Seattle, Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1625), the copying, $15); Lillie’s Waltz (fl ute and Washington; a two-manual, 18-stop or- Martini Carillon Foundation of Gronin- piano, $15). For information: gan at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran gen is organizing a carillon performance <www.jazzmuze.com>. Church, Sinking Spring, Pennsylva- competition in cooperation with the nia; a three-manual, 32-stop organ for Dutch Carillon Guild. It will take place Naxos announces the release of new Immanuel Baptist Church, Paducah, on September 15, 2012 and consists of recordings. Novum NCR1384 features Kentucky; and a two-manual, 18-stop two parts: playing the Martini carillon, the soloists of New College Choir Ox- organ in the new Shipp Chapel of Lov- and making an arrangement for caril- ford, Collegium Novum, and Edward ers Lane United Methodist Church, lon of a keyboard composition of J. P. Higginbottom in the premiere of Cou- Dallas, Texas. Sweelinck. Further information and perin’s Exultent superi and other mo- Casavant installed the façade of the rules are available at tets. Oehms OC 683 features Hansjörg new organ for the Orchestre Sympho- <http://www.klokkenspel.org>. Albrecht playing his own transcription nique de Montréal for the offi cial open- of Holst’s The Planets at the St. Nikolai ing of the hall last September. The four- The Carillon Society of Australia, Inc., organ in Kiel. For information: manual, 84-stop mechanical-action organ organized a student carillon composi- <www.naxosusa.com>. will be completed in 2013. tion competition in conjunction with the Wesley Music Foundation. They received 20 entries from students of the Australian National University and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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