THE DIAPASON AN INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE ORGAN, THE HARPSICHORD AND CHURCH MUSIC
Sixty-Sixth Year, No.9 - "'hell: No. 789 AUGUST, 1975
Organ Historical Society Holds 20th Annual Convention
A Report by Albert F. Robinson
setting, was in excel1ent condition anll A 'isit to tile Wadsworth AthacneulU Mr. Long, in spile of great heal aud a1rorded an opportunity for :1 short high humidity, did justice 10 a program recital by J oyce n. Auchil1c1oss on the which included works by john Knowles 1-4 Henry Erben chamber organ of l'ail1e (thc f'ariations otJ 'fA Ildria'j . 1840. Wind is now supplied by an e1ec. Walther. Bach, Arne, Brahms, Vaughall tric blower, but thc foot pump is still Williams. and concluding with Men· operable and was usct1 for this program delssohn's S~cond Organ Sonata. which inc1udctl works by Waloml, Eber The second day of the Convention lin and Distler. we tra,'eled to Hartford, there to be Dr. Ventc's second Iccture-on "Re· greeted by Frederick Mitchel1. vice storalion"- revealed that in The Neth president of Austin Organs, Inc.• who erland. fund. for restoring truly monu Above: Ellnn Hunt demon.trating 1893 John"" .'Ian at f"M'st Uni.. "ali.t Church, supervised a tour of lhe Austin organ mental organs may be supplied by the .,Id.n. Below: Stephen long playing the '174 Hook & Ho.ting, organ at St. Clllilmir'. factory. Pouring molten metal into government, as much as 00% of the Church, New Haven. sheets for cutting into pipes. building total cosU. He advocated the retaining .lUd rebuilding wooden pipes. console of original wind pressures and tempera work, and the manufacture of chests for menU in restoring ,'cry old instruments. organs in New York, Penns),lvania and Each OHS convention has included a Georgia -were parts of our observation. novelty. and this rear it was il ,'isit to The Organ Historicll Society was Many collventloners posed interesting the Branford Tro Jey Museum in East rounded in 1956 by tcn organ enthu qUC5tioD3 to §c\'eral of the 6Q·odd Havcn. 'Ve rode on somc of the ancient siasts who rclt that the history of organ ci.lfumen working there. cars and inspected others, and enjoyed building in America had been loo long a good box lunch While there. neglected. Their meeting occurred dur George Becker, an orthopedic surgt.'On ing a National Convention of the from Willimantic, and a very fine or American Guild of Organists in New ganist, was assisted by Robert 111l?liss. York, and the group broke away from oboist. and Greig Shearer, flutist. m a the Convention program for a day of delightful program of organ and en· visiting old organs in lower Manhattan. semble mUSIC at Killingworth Congrega E,'cry lear since. the Society (now tional Church where the 18752·17 E. L. ~rown to 750 mrmbers) hOlS met in var Holbrook. organ i. slill in ils original IOUS areas for the purpose of conducting setting. Their program included two the Society'S business .. Uairs. visiting OT prcludt.'S :md fugues (A minor and C gans in the chosen area, and sharing minor) by Bach. the Telemann Trio knowledge pertaining to the history of SO'lala in A minor, Hindemith's Sec organs and organ building. ond Orgdn Sonata, al1d the eishteenth The 1975 Convention was held in century Dl!uxi~me Rl!CTeal'OtI cll! central Connecticut, with h~dquarlers Mttsiqul! by jean.Marie LeClair. There at Choate School in Wallingrord. The was a perfect ensemble, and the organ Conl'ention Committee (Chester H. alone had a most pleasant sound. Berry. joseph F. DzrdOl, Richart] C. Thi3 convention was held in con H:unar, Alan M. Laurman and Stephen junction with Choate School's summer Loher) had an-:mged a three-day pro· organ·harpsichord seminar whose prin. gmm beginning june 24 wilh the pos· cipal instructor wa' the distinguished sible extension of a rourth day [or Bernard Lagace of Montreal. Mr. those hardy individuals who can't seem Lagac~ is an old friend of OHS, having to get enough. perfonned at previous convention!.. A short red tal on two organs-the Thill lime: he ga\'c il recital on thc 1968· 2· 18 Flentrop of 1972. and a 1·4 Wil 69 5·66 Casannt t.racker organ in the helm portatl\' of 1971-was presented Netherlands. ,Ve were most fortunate school chapel-a great master on a £inc. by Brian jones :md john Skelton play that Dr. Vente could attend thIs can (Conu'nul!d, page 2) ing works of Tomkins and Soler a3 a ,'ention during which he gave two talks prelude to the annual m~ting. of great interest. The lirst was a lecture Two chapters of the Society (Greater on organ case desi~ illustrated by New York City and Northern Virginia) about 100 color shdes of cases in Above: The 1872 Hook & Ha.ting. at Chri.t Church, Quaker Farm. (Oxfon'" Carro' Hallman playing. a.,ow: George Boz.mon, Jr., prnent. HI.forlc Organ citation to have been in existence ror some years. Germany. Holland, England. France and United Methodist Church, W•• tvill •• for It. 1152 Hook organ. but it was announced that applicatio03 America. for chapter charters in St. Louis. Mi3- At Trinity Church·on·the·Green in souri. and in Central New York State, New H:n'cn, colwcutioners were thrilled were being submitted for ratification. with a service of E,'cttsong presented by Othn- routine business included the the choir of boys and men in the true adoption of a budget of nearly .$9000 English tradition. The Rev. Philip for. the coming year. and the election of Wiehe was officiant with the choir dl Alan M. Laufmall a3 President of the rected by Stephen Loher and the ac Society with Thomas L. Finch as Vice companiments pro, ided on lhe 1935 President. Aeolian-Skinner organ by 16·year old In 1972 the Society adopted a poHcy Thomas Whiucmorc. The Introit was of sponsoring organ recitals on instru Richard Farrant's Call to Rl!mem ments of particular historic significance. bTmlce, and the sen'icc music included One of these was presented lJy Edi,h Ho Thomas Tallis' seuings of the Prtces at the United Methodist Church in and SIII/mges and the Magnificat and Wcsl\'iUe where the 1852 E. & G. G. Nurlc Dimittis by Charles Stanford in Hook organ, Opus 141, has sen'ed for C. Elgar's As TOf'Tl!nU in Summer was over a century. Miss Ho played works the anthem after the Third Collect. and by Br:ahm3. Bach, Pinkham. Franck and thc one hymn (with descant) was 1ve5, the laller being his Variations: on Noble's (tine for Come, labor on. A "Amcrica" in which the recitalist spirit of exhaltation was created which brought out much of the humor in· lasted 10l'g after the sen-ice was over. tended by Ole composer. Stephen Long. director of mwlc at The Society has bestowed upon only Trinity Lutheran Church in Worcester, (h'c individuab the nmk of Hononry Massachuseus, prcscmed a r«ital on Membenhip. These are the late Albert the 1874 E. &: G. G. Hook" Ha.stings Schweitzer, F. R. Webber (also de organ, OpU3 750. at St. Casimir's R. C. cc;ued), E. Power Bigg3. William H. Church, New Haven. The una1tered Barnes and Dr. Maarren Vente of The 2-25 instrument, still in its original OHS Convention Compositions by Boyce, Creene, Bach (the "Little" Fug~ in G minor), THE DIAPASON (Continued from p. 1) l\.terkel, Stanrord, and Euqene Thayer's J'GriGtioru on lhe Ru.s.nan Nat;omJl Hymn were well played on this well modem instrument. His Scheidt and prcsen'ed instrument. ;in Inlemill/Dnal Monlhly Devoted 10 lhe Org4ln, Swcclinck selections were paragons of Another medical doctor, Kenneth lhe Harpsichord.nd Church Music the dassic slyle. :l.Ilt1 his Bach (Partita 'Volf or Newton, Massa.chusetts, gave a in G minor) w:u humane :md deep in delightful perform:mcc of Froberger's Editor feeHng. tevealing the w:mnth and Capriccio, Three Pieces Jor a Musical AUGUST. 1975 beauty Df Dilfoque music. The Titelouz.c IOIEIT SCHUNEMAN Clock by Haydn, and three abort FEATURES and Raison piccc.s were in true French chorale preludes on the 1·5 SimmolU &: classic tradition, and the Prien: by Orqaa Hislorlc:ul Sode'X ,Ith BUI;ne .. Manoger McIntyre organ o( 1849, He plays with ADDUCII CoaTeuUoa - Report DOROTHY ROSER Morel (1954) was played with stich meticulous precision, yet expressively, br Albert F. Robwoa 1·2 expression that the polyton:l1ity had a and is truly c1c\'cr. The concluding The NaHoaa! c..... atloa of the Asslstan' Ed1tor strong appeal. The majestic and mag piete was a Bach chorale prelude for Roral CaaacHena CoU ..e 01 WESLEY VOS nificent Second Sympl,ony by Vierne 01'9cudsls - A Report two manuals. yet Dr. Wolf was able by Robert SchunemaD 3..( showed unerring wisdom in registration through ingenious registration-to make Confri".,II"g Edlfon and that the organ could respond to The VocaUOD LAMY PAIME. the work sound llS though the organ br Jam.. H. lUcbanb 5-7, 19 the demands placed upon it by this had two numuab. Horpslchoffl master performer. It was truly a glor· The 2·21 1899 A. C. Felgemaker 8.: The URlTenltr 01 Iaaaaa lastlhde ious c\·cning. for OrcJena cmd. Cburcb M1Ulc - VICTOR WEIlER Co. organ, Opus 686, in Trumbull's A Report On Thursd:l\' lIIorning we met at Congregational Church, was demon br Jade Rubl 9 Chora'MIIIH: Meriden's First Universalist Church strated by Sue Marchant, who played where we heard Eileen Hunt play the 12 FOfeisn Correspondentl pieces by Brahms, Fr:lIlck, Rheinberger LARRY JENKINS 3-34 1893 Johnson &: Son organ. Opus and Bach. The organ is an original in 788. The lx..... uti£ul original cue and un LOllcla" stallation. IlEVIEWS alle~d instrument was in top condi The Methodist Churdl in Derh}' has ARTHUR LAWRENCE lion for Mcndd550hn's Tllird Organ He", Reconllacr- J. H. " C. S. O 2 THE DIAPASON The National Convention of the Royal Canadian College of Organists A Report by Robert Schuneman The National Convention o( the Royal ,\II·Hach Program Canadian College of Organisu, held this William WrighL Deer Park United yellr in Toronto. Ontario from .Tuly 7th Church, July 8, 3;45 p.m. program: through the 10th, was an unqualified Allein Cott in der Hlih sci Ehr nwv success. A large group of Canadian mem 715. Trio Sonata. in E minor nwv 528. bers, joined by a much smaller group of Six "Schfibler" Chorales BWV 645·650, visilors from the United Stales, enjoyed Toccata, Adabrio and Fugue in C BWV the relaxed pace of the com'cntian head 56-I, J. S. Bach. quartered at the posh and comfortable Organist at Decr Park United Church, new Hyatt R~ncy Hotel. Varied pro. , First Vicc·Prcsidcnt of the ReeO (and grams of musical performances and in. thus the next Prl'Sideni) , and Cha.irman structional workshops were intermingled of the Toronto Centre, William Wright each day wilh merry social events, and again played in stifling heat in a pre· no day was without at least some free lude.recital preceding the ColJe~e Sen'· time for conventioncn to choose acth'i .. icc. His all·Dach program was clean, if tics of their own. The city of Toronto, " unimagiuath'c, He produced SOUle lirc having: now grown to a clean and cui. in the m:lSsi\'e Allein Gatt chorale pre· lured ultra·moc.lcm city. provided the lude. and then sculed into very Ie· CO!1\'cntian with churcJlcs and organs " sen'cd registrations ror the remainder (both new and old) of excellent quality of the program. The Schiibler Chorales for the musical programs, and aU man. were gi\'en colorful treatment, SO much ncr of excellent cultural attractions for so in fact that one occasionally Cclt the indlvidual pleasure. lack of (oundation sound necessary 10 For the visitor from the United States. ,.. make the color work.. And no organist Toronto impre~d me that it was in· should be expecled to play the C major deed a foreign city. Indeed. its very Fugue note perfect in sllch sultry heat. quietness made me know tJtat I was no But Mr. Wright did well in showing off longer in the U.s., and particularly in .. Ihe large Casa\'ant tucker organ. my own noisy city o[ Chtcago. Subways n.. Hon. Pounn. M. McGiltltan (5th from Wt), Ueut.non. Govarnor of the p,oylnce of run ou rubber tires. automobiles seldom Ontario rltCel" •• Dr. Walt.r kemp (to he, riSh." Pr ..ldent of the ReCO, Mrs. Kemp. AJan The eoUcge Service blow their horns. tra[fic rum smoothly. Jackson ond Mr •. Jackson, and yi.itor. from the U.s. (to h.r left) Dr. Marilyn Malon and 'Villiam Wright was al?in the organ· the people do not shout or talk lOUdly, Mn. lilian Murtagh. (Pholo by John Luna) ist ror ule College ServJ(:C, which was and there is a sense of English civility designed by the Rev. W. Morrison Kelly in the way people act on the street. of the Unh'ersity of Toronto. The Rev. Rl'Staurants are qUiet, and the noise o[ tist Church, July 7, 8:50 p.m. Program: Presentation of Diplomas John I. Hochban, ST. of the Toronto jet plau.:.'5 was not to be hcard. This was Organ Solo (Festival Mass), Janacek; The Annual General Meeting of 'he School of Theology b1esscd a wann con· all the more evidcnt on my return to Prelude and Fugue in F·sbarp minor, RCCO was held on Tucsday morning. grcgation with a fine. short sermon, and Chicago. whose hum of background noise Buxtehude; Concerto V in G minor (or and the presentation of diplomas was thc choir of D.:.'Cr Park United Church immediately assaulted my cars. orgoan and orchest... , Arne; Divertimento made. Honor3F)' FRCCO diplomas were joined the Toronto Chamber Society If Toronto is a quieter .and more re· ror orgotn, strings and 2 oboH, Robert awa.rded to Dr. Glenn Fruspe anel Dr. under the direction of Annagret Wright Jilxed city than those of the U.s., so is Fleming; Introduction, Passacaglia and Godfrey Ridout. and Raymond L. in a performance of Bach's Cantata. No. the RCCO more relaxcd in comparison Fugue, Searlc Wright. Barnes of Ottawa was made an Hon~ 17. "Wer Dank opfert. der preisct mic":' 10 its neighbor organization to the orary Life Member. The only FReeO Z':''5ty. contrapuntal (in thc modem south. AGO conventions ;l1ways seem to With beastly hot temperatures, To· diploma by examination was awanled German style) hymn introductions were h.ave a frcnetic, almost fr.tntic pacc ronto's non·air·conditioncd churches be· to a. US. citizen. C. Nicholas Bullat, pro\'ided by Mr. Wright. about tJlem. and conventionen are hard eune daytime ovens, and Yorkminster faculty member of American Conserva· German Romantic Music pressed to prevent the constant press of Park Baptist Church was no exception. tory of Music in Chicago. ARCeO dl· activity from exhausting them by the The large crowd which turned out (the plomas were awarded to H~]en JDap Wilhelm Krumbach. SL Paul's Church, third day. Not 50 with the RCCO. Far public was admitted 10 most major and Weslcy Wa.rren: the Choir Trn;n· July 8, 8.30 p.m. Program: Toccata in fewer activities in a mudl more relaxed c'"cnts by ticket) for Fred Swann'.. am· ing Diploma was awarded to EdtV:lrd A·Do. Opus 85, Adolph Fr. H ....; schedule allow all conventionerl to en· ccn with the Chamber Players of To· Fr.mcis Pius Moroney; Certificates t,f HenUch tut mkh crueum, Hrnlkh tut joy. to learn, and to listen without ronto did not hclp to lower the tc'm· Proficiency were awarded to .\fanon mich nriangm, 0 wie selig Kid ihr tiring. It is a welcome change for the perature in this dturch. With excellent Miller and Edward F. P. Moroney; al d doeh, 0 Welt ich muss dich lassen, visitor from the U.s., and might be acoustia and a large organ now rebuilt the Scrvice Playing "A" Certificate ",as Brahms; Prelude and Double Fugue on recommended to a future convention of somewhat from that whid. Lynnwood awarded to G. Wayne Bradland. a Theme by Anton Bruckner, Friedrich lhe AGO. Farnam dedicated in 1928. the audience Klose: Passac:1glia in D minot, Wilhelm Thcre was no crntral theme of this was (!'Catro 10 rich organ sound and the Worlahop on Music [or Small Organ MiddcJschulte; Sonata IJ In D minor convcntion. and it can best be described highest level of professional perfonnance: Conrad and Travis Grimes presented Opus 60, Reger. by the various single evcnts in dtrono by Mr. Swann and the instrumentalists a workshop on music for small org;all. The magnificent and large interior of logical order. without director. Undaunted by the using the 197! Casavant t.r.lcker organ at St. Paul's Church provided the perfect stiDing heat, Mr. Swann produced a the faculty of mwic building at the Unto selling for a concert of Gennan Ro Notlono1 Organ·Pbying Competition thoroughly workmanlike and dean per· l'Crsity of Toronto. Mr. Crimes handed mantic and post.Romantic works pla)'ed formance of works, most of which were out a. large list of music appropriDte [0 by Wilhelm Krumbach, ardent devotee The field of 17 entrants reo by tape cbosen (or him on request by the RCCO. small organs, and his wife, Travis, dem ~ of German romanticism. And the large cording were eliminated to etght scmi· If tIley were not the greatest of works. onstrated contemporary music by Ben· 1914 Casavant organ (rebuilt somewhat finalists previous to the opening of the at least they were treated to mwical der, Johnson, Pepping, Gehring, Mi· in 1956) of 114 stops provided Mr. coJlvention. Of these, four contestants quality. After spritcly aDd colorful rendi· cbeelsen. Ratcliffe, Ore. Baum. Bissell, Krumbach witll a wild and wooly instru· were chosen to play in the finals, and lions of the Janacek and Buxtehude Rogg, ami Fclciano. Mr. Grimes quali· ment for this much overblown program. all were required to play a piece by pieces. Mr. Swann did his best to add ned his talk with criteria which he Again, the stifling heat beckoned for a Bach. a Romantic work, and another interest and color 10 Arne's concerto. a holds to define what is a small organ shorter program, but alas, it all took of their own choice. None of the picces work with solOe nice moments but still as well as its music. Well organized and two interesting. if overcooked, hours. played in the linals could be pieces less interesting than his overpowering competently delivered, the workshop SUtrting with Adolf Hcssc's very classical previ~usly playe~ in the contest. Taking contcmporary, Haudel. Robert Heming's still did not come to grips with one oC oriented Tocrnta, Mr. Krumbach then the whole momUig to heat the compe· piece is unabashedly Romantic in con· the major problems involved with the led to a \'ery individual and not quite thion pieccs at St. Georgc's United tent and concept. leaning to the "soupy" subject. That is, a small organ of one successful interpretation of four chorales Church. a very tired audience finally got ill good part. containing nouling new. keyboard and 10 stops has the ability uf from Brahms' Opus 122. Perhaps the the decision of the judges (Maril}'n Written in 1970 for the dedicatJon of making a larget plenum sound :n a intcrpretations would have been more Mason. Bengt Hal1lbraeus. and Barrie Deer llark United Church's new Casa· large acoustic than an organ of tHO succcssful had not the obvious wrong Cabcna) early in the afternoon. AI· vant tr.ackcr organ, the work exhibits manuals and pedal (or cven three nok'S in 5e\'eral o[ them been so evident. though the level of maturity. both tedl· virtually no nod to contemporary wn· manuals and pedal) of twice or triple Dcspite the virtuous progrnm notes nically and musically. was low in com· trapuntal styles. and worked exuemcly its size in a small room setting. SUlcly attributing fine quality to Klose's w9rk parison with otber competitiolU of ana· well on this richly Romantk organ. Jt the music intended for manuals only on a thcmc of Bruckner, none of the tional stature, all the contestants were contains a lyrical Adagio movement rol· in various periods does differ according music could possibly approach that of t..-qually matched, and the judges felt it lowed by a standard 1;rendl t.ocQta-like to these criteria. so that. for inst.mcc, Urnckner as e\'ideno:d in his sympho nl'C~ to award a first prize. movement which is interrupted by lWO au English Voluntary written for Wiu· nies. Certainly the teacher {Bruckner) The rest of the day was given over to lush, lyrical declamations. The usuu· du!Ster Cath.:.'1lral is a different thing cvidcnces a better grasp of form than RceO National Council meetings and mentalists provided rich and warm c.. n· musically than onc wriuen for a Snetz· that of his student (Klose) in this work, a reception given tile delegates to the semble, as they also did for the Arne ler cabinet Ofb"311 of approximately the and one simply tircs of the endless convention by the Honourable Pauline concerto. Probably no better perCorm· same numlJer of stops. The same prob· procession of dynamic climaxes untit one M. McGibbon. Lieutenant Governor of anCe could be made of Searle Wright's Icm is true of contemporary lI1us;. .... despairs of the ncxt one to come. Cluo· Ihe Province of Onwio. at her suite at work than what Mr. Swann ga\'e us. A Sooner or la.ter this distinction must I>e malic and slow mo\'ing harmony a 101 the Ontario Parliament Bui1ding in work o[ Icss mwic:al qUality than (I f realized, and the nature of small orbo-ans Bruckner is certainly in evidence, but Queen's Park, a short walk [rom con· generous manipulation of a lart;e and in diflering locations with varying room thc thematic material is simply to weak. vention headquarters. colorful instrument, it received sympa· acoustics and plenum dlaractcristics to support the spaciousness of the work. Uletic trcatJnent from both tile per· mllst be rcalized. Not all music pia}'· More Reger.like (contrapuntal. daringly former alld the organ. One luight have able on one ma.nual is "chamber IIIU5IC." chromatlc in harmony) was Mlddel~ CSC Summrr Frslh-al Concert wished for more musical "meat" on such Ne\'ertheJess, Mr. Grimes provided those schulte's expansive work. Again, it is 'un· Frrderick Sw:.nn, organist; The Cham· an opening program. but the CXo:JlCllt who are faced with an instrument of bcaringly long for the modern listener, ber Players of Toronto, Victor Martin, perfonnance more Ulan made up for h, limitcd resources with lots oC belp m,d not having that innate sense of form far musical director. Yorkmiruter Park Bap- thanks to Mr. Swann. jdeas. (Continued. page 4) AUGUST, 1975 3 RCCO Convention were three new anthems commissioned Church to produce a thoroughly re both performer and audience were de· by the Convention with the assistance warding program. The brass quintet Ii~h l ed at this lighthearted and enter· C Contitlu~d from p. 8) of the Canad... Council. They were members, all professionals, provided a taming evidence of how theatrkal things "Lord, Thou htUt been our dwelling mixture of music new and old, and were in the church before Franck Clme place" by Keith Bissell, "Let your light although the old music was eng:1gingly along. And so. to Franck, which Mr. which Reger is becoming better appre. 50 5hine be/OTe men" by Barrie Cabcna, done from a musical standpoint. one Isoir played in the most convincing ciated these days. But it was good to and "The Beatitude.(' by Derek Holman. might question whether the rhythms of manner. From the spacious and drawn· hear a work by thi:s forgotten Gennan Dr. Holman, with fine humor. led the the Renaissance and Baroque dances out lyricism of the PrUre. he moved American. and Krumb:ach provided it workshop in a thoroughly entertaining were accurately com'e)'eel. Tempos were with a very rast tempo into the Final, with a fine pedonnance. The Reger way. and the new works received ex occasionally in opposition to the dancc; giving it a zesty fanfare rarely heard work began with IoU of promise, but ceUent first performances, this was, for inslance, the first lime that in performance. This unusually fait Herr Krumbach lost hold of the piece I have beard a Sa.rabande' played twice tempo probably avoided the problem at the beastly diUicutt virtuoso section C3rillon.Dance-EnglWl Mwic as fast as an Allemande. No distinctions towards the end of the work, where of the £inal rugue. Othenvise. Krumbach were: made as to the difference (his· Franck. perhaps comes closest to alii evidenced the fact that he likes. knows Cordon Sbter, carillonneur. Metro torically) between French ;md Italian ope·type of music in his harmonic strUc, and understands this partly haled and polit:," Unhrd Church, July 9, 7:S0 pm. style dances. and thus the dance char· tures. In both the Franck and the Tour partly forgotten musIC. Especially in Program: SchiDing Prelude, L. 'f Hart; acteristics were 1051. But the playing nemire, Mr. hair showed a marvelous slow. Iyricd ffim'cmcnl5, he. is able to Norwegian Dance, Grieg-Slater; Theme was full of energy, and intonation was commllnd of 19th century technique. spin the melody with enchalltmg reserve, and Variations, S. Nees; Aria HcxafontClJ flawless. Musorgsky's well known Prom an understanding of Romantic har Further. he understands. as few do to· H. Badings; Andante and Air (Orfco), enade undoubledl)' pleased the crowd. mony. a generous amount o( Crcedom day, how Rom:mlic hannony works, an? Gluck·Bames; Prc:ludio 'Vm, M. v.d. and Eugene Bozza 's more modern work (rubalo), and Il sure sense of identifi· moves. His tempi and the use of lud" Gheyn. was given an extremely fine perform. calion with the sound of the 19th cen· ciOllS rubalo made good sense 0,:,10 the The Toronto Dance Thotre. Metrl> ance. But it was dearly St. Simon's tury French organ. I have rarely heard music. On the other hand. unlike mo~t poUtan United Church, July 9, 8 pm. choir under Ned Hanson's direction such {ine playing of French music in 19th century organiSts. his playing eVl P~m: "'Nlmrod" from the Enfgma which was the star oC the shoW. Their latter days, and Mr. Isoir is to be dences lillie grusp THE DIAPASON ~ J'\ number of yran ago when the Certain limit3.tions l'et remained. The: writeI'" (irst encountered the Vocalio" strings of such an instrument would be oIPn. the quality and power of it! subject 10 getting out of tune. as in an lonc created 3. marked impression. The ordinary piano. This was to be O\'er peculiarities of its design and the high comc by the usc of very light strings degree of crnftsmanship employed in at low tension, each provided with a ils construction seemed to place it in compensatory coil or spring in its a class apart from ordinary reed organs. length to maintain a s_cady pull. Ap A number of years later It was discov~ parently, howe\'C~r. the greatest objec ercd that mention in rderence works :lite UcaAon tion was the oldest: the strings wouM 35 well as remarks by others knowledg not speak promptly. 3.nd e\'en ill hb able on the subject tended to conrinn demonstration before the Association. this opinion. Investigation into the his- Hamilton seem!!! to have h3d diWculty tory of the instrument led to the dis in causing them to speak at all. He covery that its ancestors stemmed not planned to sumlOunt this problem by from the r.lpidly developing free TCru the usc of what might be tenned "har instrument! of the early and middle 8'1 Jamu JJ. f "UGUST. 1975 5 more expensh'e two· manual and pedal model was built later. Much o[ the ad vertising stresses the "orchestral" quali IPllflllllPI!I"'PJljIIIJlI~'PIIIIJIIII~~pPlq(Plllllqi!lplMllll1lIll~ ties of the inslrumcnt, and iLS namc I • :s .. I" ' 51~~ was apparenLly chosen to bear out this ilka. Though no posith'c proof ('311 I~ uUt'red, it seems 1"lite likely thai Ihe stru(lur:d exccllcl1ce .1Ilt! tOllal !illlte,-· juri I)' of the Vocation pla)'cd a m;ajnr . ,. .4- m le in Ihl' devdoplIIc.'ut (If the Orches -- - -- "...... - Irl'lle :thf: r ;\(.'Oliall'5 :Iccluisitinn of Ihe yncalion Company in 190:1. Reeds \\,(:n: IIIlerchangeable, ,\lui "Oinks o( rt.~unawrs . common to thc construction of buth instrumcnts, ha,'e been reported bear ing the Vocation label in Orchestrclles, The Orchcstrelle's usc of largc, high pressure reeds spt"dkinf,;' through rt.'Sun;t tUI"s was apparentl~ hOHowed frum the \'ur.llion, Which , it should hc tClnelll IIlu.lralion II. lI_ft) Two fr .. , ..d. of 16' pitch. Th. upp.r exam· hert.·d , had IItilileti such [01I5tl'll(lioll pl. i. from an ordinary , ..d oroan of American manuractur •• Th. hy Ihe :\1;IMIII alld Rhch CUlIlpany. In· ~illce 1885, E\'en thc internal 1:l\'UlIl ur lower , ..d i, from a Vacalion. Not. the larger .iz•. illustration thc larger insLrulllcnts is simil;a;', wilh III. (risht) Two middl. c: reed., the top example from on instn,· dOl} olle of C;.lIIatla's h::ulillg piano 1110111 - ufactl1ref'S.1l It "as builL umJer the the rl't!d ranks and their rcson;alors ment solei by Seats, Roebuck & Co" the lower from a Vacolion. suspended horizontally hctween two the disparity of width. i, even mar. pronounced he, •. name of Mason and Risch VocaUOIi Company' Ltd_ at the Wor~tcr , Mas.'t. ,"ertical wind-trunks at either end or plalli. finally, control of the instru· Ihe ill5lrUlllent. The Orchestrellc 5(.'CIlIS ment was 6lcqllil'cd by the Al't.lliall Com 10 have borne the samc relaliotUhip to p3ny in its Cfllls"IKtation of 1005. >llong the player rc.'t."t.I organ a~ did Ihe VUGI ' with .sevcral other 1iano and orgall Iiull to (he lIIallllall)' (Ipcratcd n.'t.'d manufacturing firms. During thb per· organ. reprcs.c..'nting thc hiRht.~t Ic\'cl ur iod it .seems to h.n'e been built at Mcri· dc,'clopment such instrumcnts werc In dcn, Conn., apparcntly being produced ndlie"e. until at least 1910.u The name " Vocation" was apparent Vocalions are not rare toda", and in ly chosen to charactcrize in some W3'" extant speciments, their characteristic the instrument's tonal quality_ II mOl ) features are easily disccrnahle. The casc have had its genesis in Hamilton's e3rl~ is wide to accommodate the broad reeds expectations of producing certain " har. and their resonance chambcn; and monic and ,'oice-like sounds," or he· whereas in the COlUmon recd organ the calise of the analogy between the: resoll' kcys are placed directly o\'er the pallets ating chamber-reed combination and and corresponding reeds, which CUI the hUman larynx, Whatevcr the origin therefore be no widcr than the ke)'s of its name, the Vocalion does POS!ICSS themselves, the Vocalion's p;aJlet "ah'los a tone considerably superior to that of are connected to thc kc)'s b}' LlOIcken, the: usual reed organ. One reccnt ""ork thus making it possible to mllitt reSOJI' on musical acoustics charactcrizes frec ators or qualifying tuhcs hro3der than reed tone as uu[o1cHng in "a kind of the key Itself. (Sec JIlustr.ltions II, Ill, rubbery crescendo," and bluntly stall'li and IV) The rttds are \\'indl:d by pres that "a free reed cannot be significantly sure, in contrast to most mhl" rt-ed 01' innllenred by a resonator all!lehcd to callS o( ,\mericau manufacture. Ex it,"" The Voc:ltion lone, smooth ant! tremely well·huilt ins(nl1ucnu, (heir [uJl though reedy in quality, is 3; Ih'illg mechanism displa}s a craftsmanship refutation of that statement, found in the productiollll of only a few Sever.al models and sizes or VocaJiou of the best makers. In bet. the Voca were produced. The)' wcre comparath'e lion in its final form may well repre· Iy expensive: a contemporary advertise. SCllt the rctd organ at the highest siage ment prices them at 'from $275 up," of its de\'clopmellt. both ill dcsign as while in, 1902 a reed orlf.ln with a fil a well as craftsmanship_ As was the case note keyboard could be had from Sears lIIu.lralion IV. In'.rlor of a ,ingle manual Vaeallon. Two rowl of resonaton Of qualifying with some of the bener piano makcn. Roebuck for as liule as $22. A single tub.. urving the Dlapalon and Bourdon , ••d, can b ••••n e.,."dlng the length of the those inmh'ed in its construction were manual "ocalion in the possession of windch ••t to th. rear of the ca.e. Th. ends of the , • .cI, may be ••• n protruding from the proud of their work and frrquently the author dates from 1900 and has winclche.t at the boHom of the forward resonator rank; the openlngl of the ,esono'or. left their signatures w attcst 10 it. An its 61 ·note range divided between mid· through which th. reed ••peak appear as small circle. on the tep ef the , ..onater ronk instrument bearing the serial number die c and the b below. (See IlhISII41- obove each reH. 4801 has the inscription "Joseph Mar· tion V) Though it probably reprcscllu nell, No". 21 - OG - }lal1 6082." Similar the lower price range quoted aoo"c. at markings by the same person ha,'c been least one smallu model was built, The found in other Vocations. The wonl reeds of the single-manual models arc "Pan" probably refers to a lcnn uset! mounted ,'erticlily in the windchcSl. by British hannoniulll builders 10 cl e: with their resonators standing conligu noll' that portion of the nU_'1:hanism ous to each other in rdnks abo,'c IhclII, comprising Ihe windchesl :md rl't.'t.I cells, The specification of the 1900 instru will, their resonators, if any. The nurn· mcnt is as follows: ber is "ery likely a part number. as BASS distinguished from the instrument's Diapason 8' .serial number proper. It is tempting to Bourdon 16' speculate on )(arnell's idclUit)'; his w;e Aeolian Harp 2' of terminology suggest! that hc maY Viola 4' ha,'c been a British workman who came Contrabass 16' to the United States at the time o[ TREBLE Hamilton's mo,'e froUl England in 1885. Diapason 8' The innuence of the "oealion does Bourdon 16' not scent to ha,-c been confined to Melodia S' manually operated instruments. It was Viotina 8' also at the Meridcn plant that Aeolian Octa,'e Coupler built the OrchestreHe, an elaborate The Diapason and Bourdon stops :uc player recd organ, and it is ilHcrcsling or continuolls quality throughout, while 10 contcmplate the relationship hCl\n.'Cn the other ~tops offer contrast between this and the Vocalion. Al'Olian had hcen treble and hass, providing solo and a€: a piolU.,'Cr in the pla)'er organ field, hOi\" cnmpaniment possihiJitie~ in a degrce ing manufactured se\'eral earlier mod of "two manual" operation, \Vith the els using thc suction principle, as did exccption of one \'oicc of modified most I\lllcrican reed organs at the lime_ hourdon quality produced by a large The larger Orchestrellcs appeared short rl'SOnator placed over the mouths o( I)' aher the turn o[ the ccntury and thc indh'idual Bourdon resonators prop utilized the pressure S)'stelll, though er. no tonal eUl.'Cts lIepcllll Oil "bonow smaller models continued to be built iug," or utiliz.ing OIlC 5(." of rl.'Cds to along more rom'cntional lines. Like thc .sen'c two or e\'en three addition:tl (onal Vocation, the Orchestrclle was expen roles, as ill most other rl'Cd orgam_" shoe and of high quality: Mark Twain Another earlier instrument, :liilllilar W purchased olle ill 1904 for $2600, and the OIlC described abO\e, is eqUipped prices ranged from $600 to $~CtOO, ae with a facade of solid wood shuw pipes. illustratIon V. Single manual Vocalion, .erial numbe, 4801, bulh in t906. mrding 10 01 colliemporary e;al;alng, A (Sec lIlustration VI) Aside from the ---"------ WASHINGTON ROAD R G A NCO M PAN Y, INC. o PRINCETON, NEW .JERSEY 08540 6 THE DIAPASON substitution of II 4' Flute for the Vlo· IIlu.tratlon Vii. (below, Int.rlor of .wo manual anel p.dal Vocalion, s.rial numb.r 3579 lina. the oqrans are (OOnny identiCll. ca. 1900. Th. Gr.at divi.ion· it at the top, while the Sw.U is b.hind the shuH.rs below. An advertisement in Harper's Maga o Resonators for the Pedal diviston hv. b ... removed from 1M top. Illvstration Vila. tine of ca. 1895 shows a considerably (upper right) Interior of Vocahon #3579, frontal view. Shan.en on 'he Swell elMstan larger instrument of two manuals and have been r.moved, exposing the resonaton and 'he openings through which the r.. els pedal designated "slyle 22," "The dis· speak, the .top valve. being open. The vertical winel trunks at eith.r end of the structure tinguishing charactcl'lslic of the VOC;I are clearly vlsibl •. The large chest at the top, not shown in the previous photograph. is lioll is il'i cxquisile IOlle," proclaims the the peelal dMsion; the .nds of the reed. are faintly visible b.nea,h the r.sona'ar. Th. top line. 110 idle boont in a day whell 16' C of this set measur.s 8~" by 1V:a", with a longu. 5~" long anel W' wid •. Illushation much reed organ adn~rtising was redo Vllb. (low.r right) Ext.rior of Vocalion #3579. Nate the facad. of waoclen nolt'ospealdftl lent with extravagant c1aim~ and hoal( displa, pip ••. The instrument opera'.. on six inches of wind. A1I photo. cour' ..y ef Mr. Irulhs. "In compact form. occupying anel Mrs. D. A. Williams. about one-third the spac.c. of a pipe organ of f conlrols, but in their capacit}' fo r pro· clomC1ilic usc: aud ",hen ril'a) allract;oll5 and an OCla\'e of pedals was introduccd (CorJlinut:dl page 19) J • ...,. iI " , .. _ ~,,:" ••4_ •• . - • J lIIusttotion VI. Sinal. manual Vocalion s.rlal number 3503, ca. 1900, in the historic 5t. Illustration VIII. Two monual and pedal Hamihon Vocallon, ca. 1886. Th. nan-speaklnl 010" Kirh, or Old Rock Church (Narwetian Luth.ran) of Cranfills Gap, T.xat. Th. in· display pip.s are made of metal. Two have been r.moved from the c.nt.r to facllitat. strument Is .tiU In us •. e,.dNJn. Photo courte., of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Williams. AUGUST, 1975 7 Bryn Mawr Pr~byterian, a magnifi· which could never ha\'e been achieved cenl collegiatc' gothic church of cathe in any other way. The choruscs are im dral proportiolls just \\'I."SI of the cit)' of mensely rich aud brilliant, :lnd the I-biladelphia, gh'cs c\ idence that I he whole has a daritr :lud a cohesion which serious art of organbuilding aims to leU we shOUld do wei to observe when clar us something that \\'e urgently 1It.'t.'11 10 it)' so often means hartiness auc! shriek. The New Rieger Organ at know. Their new ur~au sets hefore Ut Every rank in this oTg'JU has dtaruler a l'i),stcm of \'alucs by which we ollr and presence. The tonal change hctwt.'t.'u sch'cs ' rna}' be changed aud enriched. manuals is less marked than we arc ac Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church DccHcllcd on Sunday, April 13. 1975. customed to in "American Cla!i.Sic" or (he new instrument 15 a nohle fonr gans. This difference in tone, not \ '01· manual mechanical action Offill with mne, gh'es us a transparent, precise aud 68 Slaps, 98 rauk!'i, and 5.278 ~lpel'i . Thc uplifting errect, The pipes have c..·xccl · work of Rieger Orgelhau. Sch"';lrzach. lent attack. however the starling tr.w· A Review by Peter J. Basch Auslria, the dt.'Sign was carried nUl h,' 5ients. or the ictllS of the speech is nOt the well known organbuiJder. Dipt Ing. exaggerated. E\'en in the lower regisu~rs Glauer-Cotz. whose instnlments ha\'c Ihe speech is precise. and this promoh.'$ gained him world·wide fame, darity to the full chorus which is ex· Principal pipc!'i of the .-cdlll and I remcly smooth at lhe console. There 'is Hauplwcrk form the far-tde of the ma· IJ() doubt for this writer that the arelti hogany case. The thrt"C stors uf thc Il'clonic quaJitit.~ of naeh and Uuxten· Grosspcdal arc 1000tt.>cl hehint the C:I'Ie; hude can hest be realized on this type ur the SIX stops of the Klcinpcdal tire In· inslnnnenl. cated in the Brust\\'crk, .-ipe scalings The Hauptwc..'!'k is (orceful anti drh · arc by Gc..'Orges Lh()tc. and voicing by ing. rich and intense in tone. The COl" Klaus Knoth. liCit. so useful in ehorOile melocJic..,. is The new organ is the realization uf without doubl one ur thc most beautiful a dream begun in the mid 1950's. ",hclI stops in lhis instrumcnt . •; n."C. (ull aud serious derects begDn to develop in the hroad. it is designed to help the upper large Welle-Mignon organ buUt in wurk of the rL't'tb, This t.lh·ision also 1926 under lhe dircc:tion of Charh.." M. t'Ontairn a lIIost hc..'4lllliful and useful Courboin. and Yoict(i as planned hr non·uuiwn lUutation, the Quinl which Richard Whitelegg. is full of color and richness. The Gellls, It is interesting to note that plac· horn is :l bright aud perky string Diapa. iug the new imtrumtnl on the w~ t son. The solid 16' l·rincipal. handsomely gallery floor made it necessary' to relo· scaled al the bottom, it not hard. and Clte aud recreate the beautiful stained poSSl.'Me5 a singing refined toue. Adding glass Resurreclion window. This was to the pyramid is the SpitznolC wilh ilS accomplished by mo\'ing it to both rich hall110nic de\·elopment. Combining transepts, a monumental accomplish· dignily and drh'e with a scintillating ment. brilliance as well, it c::tn be said that this Let liS examine tht funcllon of this dh ision is truc to its Gemlan nomen· particular organ. the aims of the build· clature. "\'Oil gra\'it!itischen und grosscn er, and the suitability for the sen-icc in Mensllren." i,e" with solemn :lltd large the church. This instrument. like all sc.lIes. fine church organs. was built rOr the The Kronposilil' division sits ccntr:1l1y congregation, and tme to iu German aoo\'c the Hauptwerk and augments it e1assic heritage. its pleno used ror a \'crtically. and il also sits in the middle fugue is the \'ery Arne plcno used to ur the Schwellwerk. lhereby augmenting accompan)' a large congregation, Yes. it Ihe Schwellwcrk horiront:llly. The in· shows obvious Icanings towanl the ron· dh'idu;dit)' o[ the mutations and the tr.tpuntal sect; modern b:uoque. ~. pcrft'rt \'oicing gi\'t.-s U5 an elherc..'al, mel· haroque if you wish, but 1iL:t: any an low sparkle. En'!')' stop is \'Diced for c..'4ld, it is a product of its limc and its ell· other. The SaliClolla1 is refined. liberal ,-ironment. While nOl a sla\'ish Gcrm;1I1 in sale. blcnds weU with the flutl.'S. and classical TCvi\.'al, it doc!'! owc certain has a sill-el,}' quality. The piquant ami debts to lhe past: principle!'! or e1ari", rarel), found None. sounding the inter· of attack, low wiud prcssurc..~ with OPCII "OIl of the 23rd. most e((ccth'e in this toe \'oicing which rro"idcs a !ling1ng organ and setting. inlensifies reetiiness. pipe lone with gOO( enunciation, Thl' The Scharf[ with il!'i great brilliance choruses, tr.tnsparent, brilliant alld caps of( the fluc chorus and gi\'cs bright· argentine. are well h:1l:mced with ness to the rccds. The open melal KOp , Principals at dHferent pitches in cach, pctnote sen'es to bind together aud aug· giving a dHference or timbre yct Itot (If mcnt the fundamental. The Schllarrwel'k power so lhat counterpoint !IOunds with is well represenled here with Iii' Regal definition. It h:15 mech::mical aClion and the Krummhom, Thi!'i I\.rullwerk. with all its benefits. and an architec· while interesting. beauliful aud "'c! . tural layout of the "werkprinzlp" t)'pe. come, cannot begin to substitute fur :J The organ, well placed in the west \'irtuous Rlickpositiv on the I·ail. gallery, has plent), or head-room, The The Schwellwcrk division is lull, architectural fonn or the orgoln rC\'t'::tb hro;ld and smoothly romantic with an ils musica.l sti ucture-a Hauptwcrk exquisite Gamba which should I't!'ally be based on the 16' Principal in the renll-al namccl a royal Viola da gamba: so use· Bryn Maw, P,esbyterian Church, B.," Schw ebulU) 8' OOC4 t;n tOl\'er. :lPuve it i~ the Schwellwerk. y"t rul as a harmonic 10 temper thl! nUlcs. Mawr, Pe.: built by Rieger o,gelbau, Odov 4' 151. f n abo\'e a Kronwerk. in the basc of Ihc The Cedackt of mahogany is frc..oc. big. Miatur VI 2' 75% tin Schwaruch/Vor.rlberg. Austria. Mochan. ClSC is lhe Brustwerk. with Ptdal (owen not too quinlY, eminently lJroad, and Gedlld:t 16' rrNlhoc:lll ny ical ~.Y action, .I.ctrical stop .ction, Rohrllofe 8' 25% tin nanking each side, The design and adds fullness and slight hal1nollic de· manual ~ey compass 61 notes, pedal key Blocu ra,. -t ' 25% tin execution of the C3!ieWorL: il'i of \'t'n \'elopmcnl. The half-stopped Ruhl'U61c compass 32 notesi mechanical couplers, Neue' 2-2/l' 50% tin good quality and pre5Cnh :1 moclel'li, is purer in tone and slightly louder than electric combination action with 12 gen HohlfliS le 2' 50% tin lICUSili\'e and TClitl'ained al'chiteCIU1'al the Cedackt. It is \oiced melodicOllll" erals. II divisionals, with general, ped.1 di· Ten 1.1/5' SO% fin attitude. The large gallery prO\' hll~ has a (inn lIuiMlu tone with a dclectab c visional and p.dal reversible, duplicated Siffl. t I ' SO% tin ample room to walk louud the main twelfth. Jr.lining both fullness :1I1d \'01 · by toe studs. Schwallwar. and Bru.twa,. Dulzill n 16' 50%. tin case. with its imprcssi\'c and boldh' lime higher lip the compass. It blends enclosed and under alpression. Oboe 8' SO% tin modern "kriklkf:lkl" fac::tde . ' readily wilh strings and diapasuns. T he Fr. Trompet. 8' 75% tin Fr. Trompel. -t' 75% tin The console i!'i extremely refined. tf:lusparelll Dulzian sounds fUTlh ill KR ONPOS ITIV (Mon. I, 65 mm wp ) Tremolo roughly tablc shaped :lnd richly cn· splendor. quite like a thin, recd)' hassoon Salicional 8' 5O'Y. fin dowcd with help!'! 10 rcgislr3tion. Com with its solt. purring tone. Principal -4 75% fi n BRUSTWERK (Man . IV, 600mm wp} fortable and practicahle, thi! detachl'd The Brustwerk division poSSt.'SSt."S au Gemshorn 2' 5O'Y. tin Quinillde I ' 50% fin mahogany comole is freestanding right incomparable, broad and smooth flule Quint 1.1/]' SO% lin Spih gllmba -4' SO%. t in :It the rail, and has manu31 ke)hoard celeste. It [its nicely into the charactcr None aI"~ 50')'., lin Principal 2' 75%, tin Scharff IV ,. 75.,.. tin 2imbel II 1/]' 75% tin naturals of ebony anti Sh3rpS of i\'oq" of this Ul'l1slwerk "\'on delicaten und 5pitzgedackt I" SO% lin Holzgedllckt a' oak plated padouk, lieblichell Mensuren," i.e .• deliale and alelgedadl II' 2S')'. ti" Rohrfl81e II' oak The Gl5Cwork and bench are or 111;1· charming. From the comprehellsh'e Koppelflole -4' 25% tin Tensepl", II 1.1/5' 75%, 11111 hogtmy. and the tl'acken are made or Quintadc to the quiet brilliance of the Se~uiallef II 2·2/l' SO% lin Quintlein 1·1/3' 5ll% lin quarter·sawn fine·grain sr.l'tlce. Rollers Zimbe). rrom the mellowlll..'S!I of the Regal Ib' 5ll% ti" FI81enschwebulllg I·" I' 25,),. fn arc aluminum bal'5 alld t le "op action HolzgL"lIackt with its magnificent wOI'k Krummhorn S' SO'Y. fin Vox Humana B' 25% tin is electro·mechanical. SIhJcrchesl5 arc nf Tremolo SplInische Trampele S' 7S% tin manship in oak lo the scintillatin~ bell Tl1!molo pl)'wood with mahogany topboanl!'i, The quality of the Terzsepta. this division is HAUprwERK (Men, II, 70 mm wp) Zimbelde,n 50lid state stop aClion, along ""ith (he proor posith'e Ihat organ building is in Principal Ib' 75% tin extremely quiel blower, is in the haM!' the ascendant. Oclev 8' 75% tin PEDAL (.65 and 70 mm) of the organ case which mC3SUl'el'i 1:1' Man)' instruments fail or succeed by OclllV -4 ' 7S,. tin Principal 'I.' 7S% tin wide :lnd 4' deep. The manual laUch is their pedal departments. Becausc or the: Superodllv 2' 75% lin Odllv I' 50% tin stiffer than with electro·pneumatic huge expense of pedal pipes, this di· Midur VI 1· 1/1' SO% tin Chorillibau -4' 50% tin systems. heavy when the kcyoo3rds arc vision is frequently st:lned or all ade· Quintcimbel IV 1/2' 75,),. tin Mixtuf V .' SO% tin Gemshorn S' 5O'Y. f n Rauschpfeife III 2' 50% tin coupled, but not objectionable, How· quate Ilumber of indepcndenl r.tllks: Querfl8fe 8' 50')'. t in Untenah 32' ollk (Groupedlll) e\'er, it must be e\'idenl 10 aU that ex· howc\'u. this is not so at Bryn Mawr. Spihflote • SO% tin Subbass 16' mahogany (Klaiftl)edal) tensive coupling is ccrt:linly unneces· Wisely, the stopped wood. the old 52' Grosslen 3.1/5' 25,),. lin Rohrgedlldf 8' 25% tin (Kleinpedall sary with this concept. The workman Bourdon, was taken from tht: old organ. Quinte 2·213' SO% tin Rohrschelle -t' 50% tin IKleinpedaU ship can only be described as l\'picalh' and it now sounds forth in the new Cornett V (TC) I ' SO'Y. tin Nachthorn 2' 25% fin IKleinpedlll) Telltonic: i.e,. thorough, corrccr, a11('1 organ as au admir.tble Unttrsatz which Trompete Ib' 50% tin Kontrllposaune 32' SO% t in (GronpedelJ impeccable. is at once soft, ~rY:lsi\'e and clear. The Trompele I' SO')'. tin aombarde 16' 50% lin (Groupedel, Sordun 16' 50% tin (Kleinpedlll) This is an organ of artistic and musl. open flue Choralbass 4'. so needcd for SCHWEllWERK (Men, 111 . 75 mm wpl Posllune 8' 50% tin aal integrity with tonal schemes that are the melodic line in :l choral prelude, is Principal S' 75% tin 5chalmei . ' SO% lin IKleinj:led.I) sound in design, trul)' complete. There beautifully scaled, even and Wilh a cer· Gambll I' say. tit! Tremolo 10 KI.inpadat is here a musical force ::lIId \ h idne!ls lain edge. The Rohrgedackt is darker 8 THE DIAPASON In (one (rom the Rohrtltitc 8' in the (rom a mixture \'aries (rom player to Tone manes lose their body and the Dedications generally should be held Sch,,'ell,,'cri.:. and ,·ital with its promi player and from buildcr to builder: room sunen greatly from exccs.'ii\e 0(( until the whole instrument h:l.!l time nent 12th and 17th harmonics. One must e.g,. color-uion. sparkle, and brilli:mce. acoustical treatment. The sound·deatlen· to coalesce as a unity. and until thc not overlook the rich Rohrschclle 4' n'hh These extraordinary mixtufl~ are tvp ing eUect of the he';l\·ily timhered roof. performer has had the opportunity to its quinty. hoUow, bell-like qualities. ically French: i.e .• full and sih·er)'. with and cork flooring make it impcr.tth'e live with the instrument for mau)' The Nachthom 2' is an attractive. quilc absolutely no shrillness or harshness. and that the church consider replacing the month.!! before launching in to such a reedl' flue stop with a ,'cry wide pi~ the), well fulfill thcir mission of biuding cork in the ncar future with slate. stone heavy program a.!! that given twice on widt' producing a pleasant. liqUid the r1uework and chorus rcedwork to· or tile. The waH.!! ha\·e becn painted the l'ame da}' by Robert rlimpton, the sound. The Sordun is the (>td .. 1 counter- gether. Yes, the uppcrwork in this in· "'ith two coat.s of clear acoustical latex church'!! nitrctor of Music and Fine :UI of the Rankcu. a soft fr:Jclional strumcnt is eminently deaf and digni· scaler and flat Hnish and this has re· A rlS. The program: r.cngrh r~d which buues with authority. ried. suited in rOlising the re\·erberOJlion time Falliasia ill F MinO'r MnzOlrt; Excerpts The J'os:mnc hOI! a richncs.s. an edge ill Some would say or tlll:~ n.'CtJs thilt at mid . frcquencil:~. but more is IIceded, 1 £tum "Mas.~ lor tile COliveut.J." Couperin; lone 10 of but typical low-pressure rct.'d they suund like nut'.t.1 ohoes 3.nd thut One is nol searching for powcr, Commmlion from -rile Pelllcmst Mass, work. Rieger has produced a pedal fllle thcy lack the excitement nf french rct.'tIs. rather enhancement of the suund. Messiaen; Trio atl "All Clory /Ie To God MJund. Ifj', which flas a firm rolling toue howe\'er, this would ltot he an accurate This organ supplics c\·ery need o£ thc 011 Hig/,. Rach; Ptwncnglia in C Millor, and yet is absolutely frcc from thaI critiquc. In conllust to the CaHtillt':· various schools of organ composilion, Uach; Sch erw. Durunc; Fnrl lnsy nnd "hoom" that 50 often got'S with IJad Coil concept. thac reeds were ltc\·cr in. whether it bc Gcnnal1, "·rcltch, Italian, Fugue Ott the clwrnlc "Ad Nos ...... M:3ling. The organ all 3pdy be dc tended to dominate. but an: miccd to "·Iemish. Contemporar'y , Romantic, Uur· 1 LiSll. scribed as h:l\'ing a slrong and pcncllill blend into the tonal c:nscmble. This gundian. Bar~ue; (: \·c'1' musical ncct.l ing pedal; i.e.. ",'on starclen nnd stylistic diHerence makes immL'f.Iiate of a Presbyte rian Church. and it polite. Mr. Plimpton, howe\'cr, is all cxcep durchdringcnden Mcn~urcn." sense, and therefore the rectis in this I)' prm·es that "baroquerie" is no longer tion, and this instrument is certainly i1 organ add color to the rull organ. but a fad, Each division is wcll balanccd and medium worthy o[ his genius. The ac· The warm, virilc, and c)(citiug princi· less than 15% in addcd power, The complete in itself: e:lch too Ita.!! its own curnte rhythms and clarity of cnunciOl pals havc plcnty of bc:Kly and quitc a French Trompete is brilliant :and kL'Cn. distinct dlar.t.cter and they dn 110t tion demanded by the music wcrc faith· range of well defined hanllonic den~lor' rich in harmonics. :md idalaul through· uH(er grntly in powcr. There is a full), conn)'ed in a fCfformancc which IIJel1t which appeAlr at 5C\eral pitches III out its compass. " l.a TrompclL"ria," the gr.t.dual traltsition to an incl'L"3singly had sincerity, scnsitil'Jty. accuraq', impc. the \'arious departmenu. from 16' in the glory of the Iberian instruments. is not brilliant and well·knit enscmblc. Thcre ttlS" and enjo),ment. Robert I'lhnplou Pedal to 2' in the Brustwcrk. Boill in what We rind here, nut let us examine is sollie nicking, but just suHicientll (0 established heyond question the stlcces..c; power, they po5SCSS all thc dignity th:ll the purpose or principle aim of the :achie\'e good TC.ogulation, without de of this organ as a most refined l1lusic:l1 the mo5l austere churchman 111;&)' reo Iberian partiality for the horizontal stroying attack, E\'ery !lOp hOI.!! just the instrument. and his playing rC\'ealed a !'tuire, aud give a c1eal', hright siuging reed!!. Thc)' contiuually SCarChL"l1 ror a right amount of Olltack for it~ particular highly competent tLochuiquc. hoth tonal· hne, growing brighter as tile)' aKcnd rich \ at·ie" , of color, nnt a reaching pitch aud characcer, yct the rL'gulatiolt is Iy and It1L'Chanically, It i.!! appropriate the K:lle. There is a gcncmui'i supply of Olfter greater and greater force. Thus, it near perfL'Ct, It is a \eritahle ul)lifting that the interpreter or this fine iltStru' lovely flutes llcm:uu1L't1 hy the dAl5,~iral can be said that this Spanish Trumpet 5(mnd, remarkable Ix,th for it'i scintillat. ment should he om::: whose taste. zeal ollllook. all of simil:ar power. all ron· adds richl1c5S aud climax. but not m'cr ing brilliance and il~ cohesion. The con· and leaming ha\'e donc so much to raise ceived with the primary ohject of blend "helming JX?wcr. In general. the reeds census of opinion of the man)' kuowl· the musical standards in the Philadel· in mind. Endles,'i plateaus of tuutations throughout this organ arc extremcly well edgeable musici:ans is that there is here phia ~rea, Congratulations and a pro· project us into an interesting marriAlgc rL'gulated, and the pc..'tlal reed~ add ddi· a rcall)' magnificcnt imttultlcnt: das.'ii . found how arc dne (0 Mr. I'limpton, of das.siaal design with the exigcncies uf nition and bile rather than U'Cmelldoll.!! cally innuenced. but with ample pro both for his pla)·ing on and (or his modern music. The mixtures arc clean clout. \ i.!!ion £or romanticism. This cmwincing part in producmg this unique ami noble with vertical brilliance. full in tone The excellcllt acoustic which we de· polyphonic struClllre d~'i takt: pfL'CC tttstrumcnt. It will undoubtedly sound and ideal for toccata~, hut it is trios rh'e from the rL"SOttanCe C:tused by a dcuce O\'er other alternatl\·cs. truly mu forth for many yean to corne as a pin. which (ully display the purity anti pla ~ ler surrace: and a high roof arc not sic not of all age. but rather music for nade of permanence and of musical and beauty of thesc \'oiCeS. What one wanu IV be found in Rryn Mawr rresbyterian. all timc. intellectual nourishment. A fh'e-day educational experience of could easil), be put to good use. The highcst calibre wa.'i made a\'ailable by topics included hymn playing and free rhe School of Fine Arts at the Unh·er· hymn :tccompaniment.s, beginning iTu sit)" of Kansas in Lawrellee during the provising, playing piano accompaui_ second week of June. Supen'iscd hy The University of Kansas mcnu to choral works on the organ, unh'crsit)' organi.!!t ]3mc.s l\loeser. the: and conducting (rom the consolc. Since In!ltitutc for Organ Olnd Church Music he had just come from a two·week provided the kind of pmctic:al help and slimmer camp with his bo)'s' choir. hc Inspiration which organi.!!ts look for at Institute for Organ and Church Music was also inspired to describe the choir master classes, workshop" and prores. school which is operated by St. Thomas' sional conventions. but don't alwOl)'s Church in New York City. find. The fonnula which Dr. Moe.scr fol. Three onc-hollr sessions on choral mu. lowed in organizing the Institute would A report by Jack Ruhl sic and choral tcchniquC5 were con. be di(£jcult to improve upon. The rOlC ' ducted by JaIttL'S Ralston. director of ulty consisted of such accomplished and choral music at the University of Kan. respected professionals :l.!! Catharine sus. Mr. Jo'ranklin Mitchell, vice presi. Crozier, Harold Gleason. Getre Han· dent and tOl1al director of the Reuter cock, and James Ralston. The length Organ Co. devoted a one· hour session of the lu.!!titute allowed these leaders ance, Dr. Gleason's contrlhutiolls to organist and master of the choirs at SI. to what cvery organi.!!t should know enough (ime to cover a. sizable amount such a master class reneet his long ex· Thomas' Church. New York. Citro Mr. about preparing for the: construction of of music literature altd ..elatcd subjects pcrience a.s a succes.sful performer ami Hancock's rcputation as a master church a lIew organ. An aflernoon panel dis. in a relaxed atl11mphere. A.!! a result. tcacher. his association with stich histor musician and improvisor is wen known cUMinl! tlt'alt 'With fulure Roman CoIth. leaders and participants ex.pcrienccu lit· icl £igllr~ as Widor. Bonnet. and Du· throughout the profcssion. During the olic and I~rotcstant liturgics and their tie of the frustration which attends the pre, his exhausth'e study of musical edi· Ins(itutc he also displayed his consid e££ecis on the work of church musicianll. average one-day master class or work tions, and his extensh·c knowk'tlge o£ erable talents as a witty and efrecth e Father Benjamin Harrison, rector of shop, The subjects co\'ered were or a European organs and composers. pa.!!t teacher. In the middle of the afternoon. St. Christopher's Church in Wichita practical nature, and the teaching scs· and present. Miss Crozier is ablc to when the a\'cr.t.gc teacher could he ex prcscUled a paper on Christian worship sions were enlightcning to student.!! and offer constructive and precise sugges· pected to have some diHiculty la.'Cping front a theological standpoint. and The experienccd professionals alike, The In· tiollS. She is also able to demonstrate a class awake, Mf', Hancock had the In· Re\'. Holttcr Hcnderson. pa.!!tor of 1'1)'. stitute WOlS auendcd by 75 people from what she is talking about h)· pla\ing stitute participanlS alternatel)' t:.king lI10uth Congregational Church in Law. 15 statL~. The group was large enough the most difficult passages from an' un· notes and roaring with 10lughter at his rcnce presented a paper on recent Angli. to make possible infonnal communica· believable repertoirc of pieces. humor. He dealt with man)" topic.'i can liturgical reforms, Mr, Hancock and tion hetween participants and leaders. which normally comprise COllI'SCS 11100ny Dl'. Moeser also participated on the Each morning began with a three The major afternoun sessions each months in length, )·et participants camc panel. There followed a general discus. hour master cla5S in organ repertoirc day were conducted br Gerte Hancock, awny with much praclical help which sion of isslles of concern to the church and pcr(onnancc, taught by Catharine musician. Cruzier and Harold Gleason, A large The e\'cuiug.!! were dc\'Oted to a series rcperloire list had been provided in ad (If five major recilAils. four perfonncd \·anee so that participants could brinR Haroltl GIMIson anti CathDrine Crozier answer 'Iue.tion•. on the WiO Reuter Organ at Plymouth 'iCon:! to follow. Partlcipant'i werc aiM) Congrcgational Church 3.nd one per. welcome to perform the works on thc foruled on thc Melllorial Campanile by rellCrtoire list, although University ur Albcrt Coerken, unh·ersity carillonneur Kansas sludcl1ts were prepared to do at the Ullh'crsity of Kant'las. The organ !\U. Many o( the works had been per. recitalists wcre Catharine Crozier, ]amC5 formed Jecc:utly h)' these students on Moeser. John SchAieHer and Cerre Han. their under.graduatc or graduate red· cock. An artemoon graduate recital was tals. The performances by these well· also played by Cregory Myer, student of trained musicians werc unusually well Dr. Moeser. Mr. Myer reech'cd his prepared and memorized. Bachelor of M IIsic degree as 3. student of It is always a privilege to sit at thc Dr. Rohcrt Clark. at the Unh·crsity of feet of one's professional superiors and Michigan. The instrument nsed for this learn, It is dpcciaUy inspiring and hum· recital as wcll as fOf the daily c1as.s 50- bling to wau:h the Gleason·Crozier tea In sions was the 1969 Reuter organ in in action ror fh'e days and to bendit Swarthout Recital Hall. from their vast historical, l1lusical, and J\ final banquet pro\'ided an enjoy technical knowlcdge, their sincere dedi· able social occasion with which to end cation to their profession. and their the week. Entertainment included an willingness to share their knowledge informal talk by Dr. Cleason, a per. with others. It i.!! equally valuable to be rormance of the first movement o£ ahle to walch at close range the per Unch's C M;"or '''rio Stmnl(f a la Swin' k'Ctcd manual and pct1al teclmiquo of gle Singers by four of Dr. Moeser's stu. Catharine Crozier - a controlled yet dcnts, Gt'rre Hancock's piano improvi musiaal approach to playing the organ sation Otl "Mary Had A Little Lamb:' which brangs soul-s:ttisfying result.s. and l\'Iiss Crozier's incomparnble {ler. Alter each .rarticipant performed, Dr. fonnance of Dudley Huck'.!! J'nrinl'ons Glc3$On an Miu Crozier took turns on "Am';e Lnllrie" plal·cd on a mighty discussing the work and the perform. electronic organ of car Y vintage. AUGUST. 1975 .9 Appointments Rob.rt Hunter Sell has been appointed Thomas L Bailey has been appointed or organist and choirmaster of the Churth of gonist and choirmaster of Christ Episcopal SI. Mary Mogda!ene, Toronto, Onlarlo, ef. Church, Roanoke, VirginkJ. Mr. Bailey comes fect lve September I. He is the third person to Chrtst Church directly from Wienna, Aus 10 hold the post in 54 years. Replacing tria, where he has been a student of Anton Giles Bryant, who recently returned to his HeiUer for the past four years. In May, native England after ~ven years in the Mr. Bailey ended his European studies by posl. Mr. Bell will be filling the shoes of playing the Concerto by Poulenc on the the lole Healey Willan. who between 1921 "Bruckner" organ 01 St. Florian, AUstria, tJnd 1968 esta blished the tradli ion for with an orchestra under the direction of which the thurch and its ( hoirs are noted. Anton Hellier. Mr. Bell Is a gradua'e of the University Richard N. Palmquist has been appointed of TOf" onto. and he received his master's de· dire<:tDt of music at Monroe Sireet United gree from N~thweste rn University. He has Methodist Churth, Toledo, Ohio. He succeeds been organist and t hoirmosler at the Angli· leona,d Raver will ;ain the organ de Mary Anderson, who hekt Ihe position for can Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta, and he partment of The Juilliard Sc~. New York 19 years. Mr. PalmqUist dtd hu under SI.ph.n E. Carlton hos been appointed is a past president of the Royal Canadian City, In the fall. Dr. Raver. who i. organ graduate work at the Univenlly of Mary· Assistant to the University Organist at the Cpt, 9& of Organists. ist and director of musk at The Ch urch of land. and received his MSM degree from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl· the Holy Trinity, New York City. has per· Union Theological Seminary, New York City vania, Mr. Carlton. a native of Selolt, formed over .. 0 concerts d uring the post His teachers included AJoc Wylon and Wisconsin, received hTs MusS degree with season, induding five with the New York Donald McDonald. Mos! recently. Mr. Palm· a major in organ from lawrence University, Philharmonic: under d irec:tor Pierre Bouler. quist has completed seven years as director Appleton, Wisconsin. where he s,udied with of music at North Broodway United Metho Miriam C. Duncan dist Churt h in Columbus, Ohio. He wos prevlously minister of m us i~ at Ihe Presby terian Churth a' New Brunswick. New Jersey. He is a past dean of the Cenlral Oh io Chapter of the A.G.O. Huw Lewlt has been appointed muskal director of the Saint John's Musk Festival of Detroit, Michigan. Founded 25 years ago by August Maekelberghe, the festival has brought many of the world's leading organ. ists to the city (Marchal, Germani, Foldnelli, Biggs, and many others), and Its role In tho M.redith Baker began her new dulies as musical life of the d ty conti nues as Impor. organist and choir director at the Church tant as ever. The Spring Concert of the of 51. Jude, Episcopal. Wantagh, New York pre~nt SOO$On wos held on Wtay 25 when In Juty. She continues to dlred the 3S-voke Mr. lewis conducted choral WO(ks of Bruck. Henry lowe has been appoInted director youth chair of Groce Lutheran Church, MoI ner, Byrd, Vitt~ l a, and Britten, and per Scott S. Withrow has been appointed of music at Christ Church. Cincinnati, Ohio. verne, New York, where she served as formed organ works by Pathelbel and lint. diredOf" of musk 01 St. George's Church, beginning an August I. Mr. lowe Is a grad· organist from 1967 unlll 1973. Ms . Saker has In the fall, John Birch, organist of Chlthes Episcopa l, in Nashville, Tennessee. A grad· uale of Union Theological Seminary School studied organ for the past two years with ter Cathedral, England, will present on uate of Oberlin College and the Eastman of Socred Music where he studied with Jack Charles Dadsley Walker while soNing as his illustrated ledure on the liFe and music School of Music. Mr. Withrow will continue Ossewaarde and Robert Saker. During his assistant 01 the Church of the Heavenly Rest of Herbert Howells and a recital which will his work at Peabady College in Nashville studies at Union from 1966 to 196B, Mr. in New York City. She has the distinction indude at least one " official" U.S.A. pre· where he conducts the college choir and lowe was assistant organist ot St. Bartho of being the first argon major to graduate miere of musk by the compoMr. In addi. the Peabody Madrlgalians. and where he lomew's Church in New York City, and from Queens College. In the fall she will tion to this, some of Howells' church musk will become professor of music effective since 1968 he has been director of music at begin wOfk toward a graduate degree in will be featured in the fall concert of Ihe September 1. He will 01$0 continue as di. Christ Church, Sooth Hamilton, Mcwachus- chorClI condud ing. Festival. reclor of the Nashvill" Symphony Chorus. 18ftS. An Inter·lutheran Institute an liturgy and St. Luke's Episcapol Church, Dallas, Texas. Mu.lc will be held September 19·20 at the Here & There has commissioned a new Magnificat and l utheran Church of the Reformation, Wash· Nunc DimiHls from the noted English com· Ington, D.C. for clergy musicians, and music poMr Herbert How"lIs, and the new work committee repr"sentatives of all l utheran will be sung for the first time on Sunday thurches. The emphasis for this first·of·a· Fint United Methodist Churth, Dea rborn, morning, Oct. 19th. It will be repeated for kind evonl in Womington will be on the Mithigan, will initiate lis first Annual In· the larger muskal community that sam" eve· artistic and effei:tive ce!ebrotion of the ternational Organ Series on Oct. 26th to ning during Chotol E.... nsong. Dr. Howells. voriOIn l utheran liturgtes. and "specialty inauQurate lis new 4-manual. I07-rank at 82 the dean of English compoMrs for the new riles of Ihe Interluthera n Commi· combination pipe and electronic b ui lt by the church, has been Invited to attend the sion on Worship. The Institute fa t uity will RodQe/s Orga n Company. A cross-sed ion premiere, and it is likely h" will do so, de· includ" Ihe head of that commission, Dr of orQa n music will be emphasir"d in tho pending on his wife's health. He has nol Eug"ne Bra nd of New York. senes which will include; Ted Alan Worth been in the U.S. sinCe 1929. Dr. larry Olher faculty co mpr i~s Geoffrey Simon, ti naugural toncerl. " The King of Instru· Palmer. organist and choirmaster of the organist.choirmaster of Christ luthera n ments" Oct. 26' . Robert Glasgow (" Masters churth, and the parish's major choral en· Church IMo. Synad), Washington, D.C.; of Germa n Counte rpoint" in conlunct ion semble, the All Saints' Choir. commissioned Lawrence Savage, organist-c:hoirmas'er of with Detroit A.G.O., feb. lSI, and Pierre the work in celebration of St. Luke's 25th Christ lutheran Churth, BetheKla, Md. Cochereau (" The French Tradition" includ· anniversary y~r. October 19th is the day (AlC)} and Halg Mordlrosion, diredor of ing improvisalions, April .fl. Dr. Thomas R. following St. luke's Day, and the Howells music Cit th" Lutheran Church of lhe Re· CJork is organist of Ihe church. commission will be the moior part of a formation (LCA). Teaching workshop ~ '" weekend a rts telebraUon lOt'" Ihe POfish. sions In homiletics and celebration for clergy will be conducted by Dr. Arnold F. Or. Wililom T. Armstrong held a "prom Keller. pastor of the Lutheran Church of the enade concert" at his home in Son Fran· Maurice and Ma,je-Madeleine Durufli Reformotion, and also Dr. Brand. cisco, California on June 25th for o .... r 200 Gregory A. Hand, a junior music major were injured seriously In Cln automobile ac· Several choral training Mssions are guests, Induding organists attending the at Rosary Hill College, Buffa lo, New York, cident as they were returning to Paris from planned. and the History of the lutheran For West A.G.O. Regional Convention. is pursuing a very unusual co-operative elec> a vacation In the $Outh of france during liturgy will be taught by Mr. Simon and Dione Blsh, Andrew Crow, Richard PUNis, tive as part of his studies. Such co-op pro the last week of May. According to news Mr. Savage. Also included is a proctkum Fred Tulon, and Ted Alan Worth perfOf"med grams fOf" college students alternate se whkh reached our offices recently, the in organ servlte playing, and a symposium fOf" Ihe guests on Dr. Armstrong's new mesters of on 10 THE DIAPASON Another beautiful installation of a Conn Custom Organ. [t's the St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Brooklyn, Ohio. CONN ORGAN 616 Enterprise Drive, Oak Brook, Ill. 60521 • • • • • • • Readers of these pagcs may have noticed that [ consistently usc the Kirk AUGUST MUSINGS patrick numbers for identifyin, the 60- natas of Domenico Scarlatti when they are listed here. I am \'ery h:lppy to reo port that, at long last. I have had time to re:l.d Joel Shevelofrs outstanding the· (Being Some Less-Than-Random sis Tilt: Keybonrtl MIIl;e; of Dome,,;co Scarlatt;: II Re·EvnlrlOlion of 'lie Present State of grlOwledgt: ;11 'lit: L;~hl of lhe Thoughts for Harpsichordists) Sources (Brandeis Unil'CfSllY, 1970, aV3.ilable in xeroxed copies from Uni versity Microfilms o[ Ann Arbor, Michi gan). a work which Boston harpsichord by Larry Palmer ist Joseph Payne brought to my :l.tten tion as eady as 197I (see what I mean about thosc summer projccts?) At any rate, every serious schol:ar of matten Scarlattian should read this hefty vol Perhaps I WIlS overly-sensitive to one figured a~ !IS pounds, so the total charge !'Statement in Mitchell's article: he re was correct and computed fairlyl No ume of 688 pages, or at least major p:l.rl'! of it. in addition to Ralph Kirkpatrick's ported that. after Odell had p:Jcked the mention of thi~ alternative way ror com standard study Domenico Scarlalti harpsichord for its return 10 Washing· puting the charges had been lItade to lon, the conscrvator returned there, me at an)' pre"iollS time. (Princeton Unh!ersitl' Press, 195!; paper, and "spent a couple of nen'ous days Argument with the agent getting me 1968). I h:l.d beell cd to believe that Sheveloff rather di5mis.scd Kirkpatrick's waitin'l{ for it to ,;ct here by air frei,;ht nowhere, I dccided (0 write Mr. Da\'id pioneer effor" on behalf of the baro . ' ," The reason for my o\'cr-sellsith·ity C::l.fTCtt. the presideflt of nelta Airlill~: que composer, but this is not the feel. In a mention of ;lir-freight stems from he rt.'!ponded th;tt I had, indeed, hc~n ing I have gleaned from the di5SCrla· 111)' own fairly recent e'(pcricllcc with charged the proper amollnt (or the this cDln'cnience of modern tr.lIIsporla empt}' crate, and that evidcntly I had tion itself. True, there are things to be tion. Tbe painful sap hegins wilh the heen undercharged for the full shipmenl. questioned in Kirkpatrick. such as some misreadings of the sources. or the rather ~hipment to me last summer of my new tOst'!'l. So, once again, dC;lr readers. logic arbitrary pairing of some sonatas; Sheve harpsichord huilt by John Shortridge I retell this sad stOll' for your henerit: of Rockport, Maine. We had decid(."(1 (he morals are many. 1 f(.·at. I) Ne\'et lolf has availed himself more exten sively of the 18th·century and an later 10 move the instrument by air to 3void !ihip empty crates; it would hc better sources, but I wonder if the players who August: "or \'cncTably majestic grall a long, potentiall}' haza.rdous trip by sur In fill them with dead le:l.\'cs or stale litill send me programs with the sonatas deur; stately: imposing: of majestic dig face tr.lI1sportation. The builder over· popcorn so as to achieve :I. wcight com nity; imposingly exalted: the eighth saw the loading of the instrument (in identified with Longo numbers h3.\'e mcnsurate with Ihe dimcmions of the caught the stalement m;lde by She\'eloff month of the J'car. having 51 days" - it'! specially.constructed crote) at the p:u:kagc; 2) If YOll must !'lend a harp!'li thus read the cflnitions in my ancienl airport in Bangor; he thell telephoned chord by air, be sure that the charg(.'S on page 80s? dictionary. or the first. little will be me to give me the infonnation a!'S to the arc figured before you 1(.·3ve the ship. "The Kirkpatrick numbers seem to be a reasonable. though far from ideal, managed by these summery thoughts. night number and the hour of its ar· ment with the shippers; ! ) It might he although it might make us think of the rh'al at the Dallas airport_ point of reference_ The greatcst weakness chcaper to buy the adjacent SC:lt for apparent in them is the appc.... rance of Allemande L·A.,,~,ut, the fint composi When we went to meet the designated your instrument (as 'ceHi!lI! sometimes tion in Fr.tn~ls Couperin's glorious flight and pick up the shipment, no do); you could then benefit hy ha\'ing the sophisticated ESSERCIZI before Premier LiVTe de Pieas de Clnveci,. one at the airport had ever hCOlrd 01 two me:l.is delivcred (unless lour in lIIany 1cs.1I; sophisticated pieces in later dated sources. However, so long as no (17U). From the latter meaning. in the itl Several days and many telcphone slnunent is on :I. diet. of counc). Oh eighth month. howc\'cr, I :un usually calls later. I was happy to rcceh'e a call well •.• one takes the datcs of transmission ser moved by conOicting ftI0(I\'CS (0 attempt from the Delta Airlines freight dis· • • • • • • • iously as dates of com~ition. the K. some org;lRil3tion (or the (3.SI-appro3ch. patcher in Boston. He infonn!''' me that On 3. much h:l.ppier note, a UC'ellt numbers can and should be retained ing new sea50n of mnccru :md tC:lch the harpsichord had been "bumped" in "isitor (of m:l.ny happy notes) to D:l.llas in stand:l.rd usage. in preference to either of the other existing s),llems (the ing: I am mnrmnled b)' Ihe rcsuhs of Allanla (so much for through-shipment has been harpsichordist ;ul(l com~r my natural laziness. whereby the man)' and avoiding extreme temperature Gertrud RobeTlJ. Mn. Roberts. in 1946, L. [Longo).nd U,e P. [Pcstelli)." projeru plimned for the summer ha\'c change. etc.) . but that the tracers had was the first to take Il harpsichord to • • • • • • • not ~en completed yet. And I 3m located it now. and the harpsichord Honolulu. where she still resides. Her Earlier this year the music editor of frightfully reminded. as the ~l dar'i would be Ilrrh'ing at our airport some concert instrument. whi('h she takes the Dallas Morning News. 1,0hn Ardoin, dwindle down. thllt these proJect!'!. If thing after J a,m. Delighted, but oa· with her on her many concert toun, wrote a column entitled • Basic Train· not done now. will hllve to be put aside turally skeptical this time, I wa!'S amazed is a particularly beautiful two.m3.nual lng for the Music Critic," brought on until NF.xT summer. for there arc l1e\'cr to find the instrument actually there harpSichord by John Challis. with a by his finding himself at the receiving cnough days or hours during the regular when we phoned about 5 a,m .• and aftC'f striking lid-painting by the abstract end of criticism as the co·author of the work season (or ex.tra projecu. bringing it home and uncr.lting it, we artist Jean Charlot. Two of Gertnld book CAl.LAS. ~fr. Ardoin wrote, "I Among the summer cr(orts, at Ic.ast found it to be in excellent condition Roberts' compositions are now aV3.i13.ble found that points which mattered the partially etrccted, has been the c1eamng (and in excellent tune). in print from Island Heritage, Hono· mOlt to me in my text were often by. and organizing of my o(fice (the home So far, so good; but this docs not lulu: Rondo (Homage to Cnu/Jer;n) and passed or misinterpreted_ Implications one from which DIAPASON e(forts end the story. Not quite. I had been The Christmas Chaconnt:. Idiomatically I did not intcnd were drawn, and I em~n3.te; church and school offices arc pleasantly surprised to find that the written for her instrument, these are was called to account for them. There stin hopelessly cluttered). In so doing total shipping bill for the instrument excellent teaching pieces. and would was also the uneasy feeling at times I ha\'e conte aCross several items which from Maine to Dalla1 had been only make pleasant ideas for American mu' that a book was being revicwed which I have intend(.'ti to sh3.TC with our read· Sf", for the crate weighing 258 pounds. lie-programming. I had not read, much less written .. _" ers; since none of them would cqua! 3. Early this spring. when the Shortridge's • • • • • • • He concluded that a critic must try to full article. I'll attempt to comhme wished to use the $lme crate to ship A news item which should C:t.use pride understand what the performer 15 say them in these "August' musings. and, another instrument, they rrquested that to swell in an American's he:lrt is the ing about the work he is perfonning, h}' so doing, clcar at least another small I sclld it hack to them. Alter my usual word that Gustav Leonhardt will have and be allowed a keener appreciation space among Ihe r.iles of things w3.iting procrastination. I phoned the air freight a Dowd harpsichOrd of his own by the of the perfonner's feclings than he. as to he taken care 0 . office at the 3.irport, inquired the rates, time fOU read this. From the eminently. a critic. had had before. In Tilt: Wnsl,;ngto" Posl (or Sunday. and found them 10 be the same as suc We ore groteful to reoder and contribu· Under the dlredlon of John Grew, an tor Bru,. Gustabon for his listing of THE Harpsichord News evening of Ba,h Con,ertl wa, heard on DIAPASON In 0 hond-out sheet he has April 23rd as part of McGill University's prepared dealing with basic materials for "Muslc Month." The program. In Strathcona the harpSichordist. "Essentially an organ Music Building, Montreal. featured harps!. journal, this is abo the best sour,e of harp The SMU Chamber Music Seminar under Betsy Goldberg, student of John Grew, chardlsts Chantal Belisle. Betsy Goldberg, sichord news In America." he comments. the direction of the Eastman School of played this graduation recltal at McGill John Grew. Hank ICnix, and leslie Samuels We pass this on to you, our readers, 05 Music's John Celen'ano presented an all University, Montreal. on April 27thl Tacc:ata in these warksl Concerto In D minor. for a community congratulation, for It Is only Ba,h orchestral program in SMU's Caruth Nona (Book I. 1637), Frescobaldl, Varia three harpsichords BWV 1063, "Branden· because 50 many of you talce the time to Auditorium on June t 4. Linda Hoffer was tions on "Up Tails All", Farnaby. Pavone, burg" Concerto V, BWV 1050, Concerto In C send us your programs and announcements harpsichord soloi$t for a performance of the Peter Phillips; pieces from Ordre II, Cau Major for two harpsichord" BWV 1061, that we con serve as a "national dearing "Brandenburg" Concerto V, and James perim; Toccata In C minor, BWV 911, J. s. and Concerto In A minor for four harpsl· house" for the harpsichord world. Keep livengood played continua harpsichord for Bach. Suite In D Mejar and Trolsleme Con chords, BWV 1065. these Items flowlngl the "Brandenburg" Concerto III, cert. PleteS de Clavecln en Cancerts~ Rameau. (Con,'"wcl, pag. 14J 12 THE DIAPASON •.. . To Keeil iPacelWitti Today' . .. . . WhUe 'Pr, ng Its Tradilional Heritage •••• REISNER OFFERS NOT A CHANGEI.II.I.'•• litie s.ame rellallle, high guallty"I1Ie1aneiifpro dl!cts ,you>b$ve l come to: t depeiic! onl over ".the years· will continue to, ~'i' ~ thel I corn~rstQne lof' ciq;t" . bu~ine$ ...J ~cl:!J.Ml the ReishI!!' 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MD. 21740 Harpsichord News (Conlinued 'rom p. 12J The As.sociozione Musicale Romano pre Virginia pteoWlnh (london), in a program sented lis leventh annual Harpsichord Fes· of music for the forteplanol Fantasia In tillal i n Rome from May 2ht through June E:.ilot minor, C.P.E. Boc.h; Adagio In B 12th. The programs, a ric h feast fe r de· minor, K. 540. A little Gigue. K. 574. Mo votees of early keyboard music. included: zart; Sonata in C Mojor, Hob. XVI / SO. Emilia Fadini (harpsichord teacher 01 the Haydn; Sonata in F minor, Opus 13. no. Milan Conservatory) playing f~ut ile $Opra 6, Clementi; Variations on " Ein Maeckhen l'Arja di Folia, Toccatas I and VII (Book oder Weibchen" from The Magic Flute and 11). F,escobold i; Tactatlna on the Hungarian Two Etudes. Cramerl " A kJ Hungorka. qtHui Rebellion ond pieces from "The Nightinga le: ' un Capriccio." opus 129. Beethoven. Colin Alessandro PogUetti; Sonatas. K. 75, 33, 132. TUney (con c;ert and recording artist, Great 175, 239, 260,402, 349,49O, 491.0:lmenico Brlloin): " Prussiann Sonata 2, C. P. E. Boch, Sca rlatti. Scott Ron (harpsichord teacher 01 Ordre 23, F. Couperin; Four Sonotas, D. lallaJ University, Quebec; only first.prize Scorlotti; Wurltenberg Sonata 6, C. P. E. winner in the sola competition at Bruges): Boch; " English" Suite in E minor. BWV Toccata 10, Canzano 3 (Book II , Fresco BIO, J. S. Bach. Tke ha rpsichord heard in baldi; Suite In G minor. Freberger; Suite this fest ival was built in 1972 in tho Paris in 0 minor, o'Angle berl; from the 5th ..... orkshop of William Dowd, based on an Ordre, F. Couperin; Toccata In C minor, instru ment of N. and Francois Blanchet, 1730. BWV 911 . J. S. Bach; Th ree Sonota s in 0 During the harpsichord cycle in Rome, a SELECTED MUSIC Maior, O. ScarlattI. Kenneth Gilbert (pro series of concerts of works by J. S. Boch fessor of horpsichord at the Summer Aca· wos also presented In the Basilica di Santa OF demy. Haarlem) and Jordi Savoll, g ombist Cecilia. Th is series included concerts by The (p rofeSSOf of thot instrument a t the Acad· New Irhh Chamber Orchestra , John Stewort EUROPEAN PUBLISHERS emy of Music, lurkh) in a program of Beckelt, director. In a program of orch.,tlol music by Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas music including two "Brandenburg" Concerti; over 500 publications in all musical fields 1. 2. and 3 for viola do gamba a nd harp Thb Dorion Quintet, playing a woodwind from the catalogs of twenty - two sichord a nd the "English" Suite In F Major, transcriplion of the "Goldberg" Varlollons; respected European music pu blisher s BWV 9 13, the 15 Two-Port Inventions, BWV Plna Ca rmirelli, violi n. a nd Kenneth Gilbert, n 2.786; Pa rllta in E mi nor, transcribed horpsichord, playing four Sonatas for Violin from the Partila for Violin Solo. 8WV 1002, (lnd Harpsichord (numbers I, 2, 4, and 5; EULENBURG by G. laonhardt; "English" Suite In G minor. lotin Hollander playing 8oc.h at the piano; BWV 808. Marina Mauriello (teacher of and a choral·archestral concert of works by POCKET SCORES harpsichord at the Conservatory B. Marcello J . S. ond C. P. E. Bach (including the loiter's in Venice) in a progra m of music by com· Double Concerto for harpsic hord, fortepia na. LIBRARY posers of "The Viennese School": Suite 3 in and orchestra, wlth Coli n Tilney and Virginia includes study scores from Edition Peters G minar, Fux; Variations "Auff die Mayerin:' Pleasonts os soloists), under Ihe direction of Froberger; Partita In C minor, Gottlieb Muf· Miles Morgan. and various other leading publishers fat; Tcccotino. Richter, Divertimento in F in addition to over 2,000 Eulenburg scores minor, Wagenseil; Variations on the theme "Mlo cora Adone." K. 180, Mozort. Mu,ica Dominica at Christ Chulch IEpisca· poll in 00110' presented Susan Ingrid Ferri. Complete Piano, Organ and Choral catalogs also Robert Conant's 13th festival of Baroque harpsichordist and Norma Ste'tlingson, or Music took place is Greenfield Center, New ganist. on April 131h. The program: Pieces are available upon request from the publlshers. York, from June 27th through July 13th. for Two Keyboards, Gaspard Ie Raux; Two The programs: John HlU viola do gamba, Elizabethan Duets. Carlton and Tomkin': wllh Conont ot the harpsichord: three ~ Concerto for Organ and Horpsic.oord (1962). c. F. PETERS CORPORATION natas for viola do gamba and harpsichord. Paul Cooper; Sonatos a due Orgoni by J. S. Bach; Sonata in G minor, C. P. E. Bach. Gaetano Giazzo and Giovanni· Bernardo 373 PARK AVENUE BOUTH • NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10016 Solo program by Mr. Cononl! Chromatic Lucchinetti; Sonata per Organa e Cembalo, Fantasy, Sweeli nck; Variations on ''The Secero Giuuano (fl. 1800). The instruments: Malden's Song," Byrd; Toccatas. Frescobaldl; the church's Janke mechanical-actlon argon Suite in F. Purcell; pieces by Louis Couper~ and a French double harpsichord by Rtch· in; Chromalic Fantasy and Fugue In D ard lC ingston. minor, J. S. Bach. Ruth lakeway and Nevo Pilgrim, sopranos! duets by Montellerdi and Schuetz. France, Cole, harpsichordist iolned Robert Schunemon played the following Ihe sopranos two days laler for more duets. program at Sf. James lutheran Church. A final concert, on July 13th, featured the Ch icago on June I, Praeludium Toccata. Baroque Trio of Basel, with Augu,' Wen· Sweelinck; Pavano I, "Amarilli" di Julio zinger and Hannelore Mueller. gambisl5. Romano, Philips; NaI\C.ie. Morley; Toccata Sellima, Canzano Quarto and Aria detta 10 Lorry Polmer played this recital to inau· frescabalda (Bk. (II). Frescobaldi, Sonata gurate the new French double harpsichord in G for German Flute with a Thorough by Richard Kingslan 01 the University of Boss for the Harpsichord. MarcelJo (with Texas at Arlington on April 10th: Prelude Martha Degner, recorder); Sulle in F. Capric. in F (l'Art de Toucher Ie Clavecin) and cia In O. BOhm. The instrument, a single. ::Kdre 23 in F. Francois Couperin, Senole manual Andreas Rucken copy by Hendrik 1958). Morlinu; De 10 More', Pavone. Broekmon. Hughes' Ballet lamberl's Clavichord Howells; Concerto in 0 miner. Alessandro Marcello orr. Boch , Capriccio In a.flat Mo· Features anti news items ore always wei.. jar, BWV 992. Two-Part Inventions in E II:om. for th ... page •. Address them to Dr. and F. "Chromatic.. Fantasy and Fugue, Larry Palmer, Divl,lon of Mu,ic, Southern BWV 903, J. 5 Bach. Methodist University, Dalla•• Texas 75275. Reuter Organ Company Here & There .. is pleased to announce the contract to design and construct 1M Americon Guild of Engli.h Handbell Shallway Faundalion has publI shed are· Ringers, Inc .• recentCy elected or appointed port on " Boys Choir Politics," wh ic h doscribes the new Pipe Organ for the following officers a nd committee choir· reasons for collap$8 of several baychoirs men at its June 17.21 Western Festival In a nd for the recent d ischarge of several na· Logan. Utah: Nancy Poore Tufts, president; tionally known boyc:hoir directors. The bul· Makawao Union Church James V. Solrwedel, president-elect; Gordon 1,lIn is available free from Shallway Founda. M. Belenbaugh, secretary; W. D. McKeehan. lion, Connellsllille. Pa. 150425. The bulletin Makawao, Maui, Hawaii treasurer; Mary V. Kettelhut, registrar; Dan claims that boys' chain are vulnerable to iel E. Hermany. editor of Overtones; Rich. ellceuive porental pressures and also to Installation - Fall 1975 ard l. Allen. music chairman; Phyllis F. pressures Imposed by Individuals who do Anschicks, publicity and publications; Don nale funds or raise funds for the choir. 2 Manual 19 Ranks old E. Allured. past president; Ron ald Schink. nalio nol festi'lOls chairman. In oddl. Opus #1879 tion to the Western Festival, Iwa Eastern Hin.haw Music, In.:. has been formed by Festivals were held a t Sf. Augustine Beach, Donald G Hi nshaw In Chapel Hill, North Florida, June 2B to July 2. a nd a t Jekyll Carolina. The new pub lishing company in· )- +-;:--;[ REUT£R ORIOAH caMPAfty Island. Georgia, June 29 to July 3. Don· cludes both sacred a nd secula r choral works. ~ ~~4IfiR" old E. Allured was director for massed ring. plano works, vocal solos, and organ works "'''11 __ ",.. LAWRENCE. KANSAS 6604. ing a t the fed ivols held In Ula h and Geor~ in Its initial p ublications. In addition to 1'HOfI£ (9131 '41-2122 gia, and Andrew l. Flanagan Mrved w d l· publications, HiMhaw Music will be th. ex· ~ rector at 51. Augustine Beach. Some 4000 c1usive d istributor for Abbey Records of bell ringers, a dults and chaperones attended Oxford University, England. whJch has a the three fostlvals. cotalogue featuring Eng lish church mus ic. 1" THE DIAPASON New Organs Fim Christian Church, Maysville, Ken· NEW MUSIC tucky: buHt by E. H. Holloway Corpore· tlon, Indianapolis, Indiana. 2.manuals and FOR pedal. Design by Robert J. Kintner, can· sultent for church. INSTRUMENTS GREAT Quinteton 16' 61 pipes Pri ncipel I ' 61 pipet ®'ORGAN GedecU . ' 61 pipes Dulciene .' 61 pipes Octave ". 61 pipes John Stanley Spitzfloete . ' 61 pipes Block Flut. 2' I pipes ed. by James Boeringer mmitun: II 122 pipes (l9.22 ) Complete Works for Solo Instrument and Keyboard Chimes Opus 1-Eight Solos for Flute, Violin or Oboe, and Continuo Score No. 97-5238 56.75 SWEll Viola 8' 61 pipes Inslrumenlal Part No. 97-5267 4.25 Violo Celeste .' TC -49 pipes Opus 4-Six Solos for Flute, Violin or Oboe, and Continuo Rohrf/oete " 61 pipes Score No. 97-5239 54.SO Geiljjlen Principel 4' 61 pJpes 5pillfloef. -4' 61 pipes Instrumental Part No. 97-5262 3,SO Nozard 2.2/3' 61 pipe, Paul Manz Octavin 2' 61 p1pe, Tierce 1·1/5' &I pipes How Lovely Shines the Morning Sior No. 97-5306 $2.75 Trompefte " 61 plpel for organ and oboe Tremul ent J. S. Bech PEDAt Jesus. Who Dids. Ever Guide Me (from the Christmas Oratorio) Subbau 16' 32 pipes for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones. and organ Trinity Lutheran Church, Galion, Ohio: Quinteton 16' (Great' built by M. P. Maillet, Inc •• Hagerstown, Gemsh orn " ]2 pipes Score and Parts No.97-5295 53.75 Md., Opus r 1088, installed June, 1975 by Pommer II ' 12 pIpes (Ext. Subbeu) Chorale IGsse -4' ]2 pipes S. Drummond Wolff (editor and arranger)' Robertson Pipe 0'98" Service Co., Whit Sc;hwieqel 2' 32 pipes Music for Thanksgiving (music by Bach, Handel, Purcell) mar. lake, Mich. 2-m.nuel end pedals, Midur. II 32 pipes for 2 trumpets~ 2 trombones. and organ .1.ctro-pneumatK: action. Fogott 16' 12 pipe, Score and Parts No: 97-5294 54:00 Three Hymns of Praise GREAT for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, and organ tot.rdon I~ ' Score and Parts No. 97·5291 53.75 Pr in c:ipel 8' First Pre,byteri.n Church, Bloomsburg, GedecH S' Pennsylvania: built by Fribscha Org.n Co., Theodore Beck Gem,horn B' Allentown, Pennsylvania. 2-manuals end 12 Seasonal and Festival Hymns for Handbells and Organ Octave ",, ' ped.I, 3.menuel console with preparation Geded.t <4 ' No. 97-5312 54.00 Super Otley. 2 for Choir division in future; 29 r.nb, die Flut. 2' .,ided in two chambers each side of chen. o Mid"r. 11·111 c.r. Dedicefed April 20, 1975. Chimes Tremo!o GREAT e SWEll Principal ' '61 pipes Spihflate a' Metal Bourdon 8' &I pipes 3"' IOUftI .vftIIION ..-.. Kloiner Enehler 8' &1 pipes ~ ..-.n UUI.._ 1.311. Gemshotn 8' 31 .....-7DDO Spitdlate <4' Odave '" 61 pipes Splttflote 2' Ko ppel Flute .' &I pipes L~lIfi90t ' · IIl' Fifleenth 2' 61 pipes Contretrompelte 16' Foumituro IV 24. pipes Clairon 4' Ch 'mci Tremolo PEDAL. SWELL Bourdon I" lourdon TC 16' Princ;pal a' GedKU I' 61 pipes Ged,ell 8' Goi!).n Diol»W)n I ' 61 pipes G.m,h(H'n J' Viole " 61 pipes Odoye 4' Viola Celeste TC I ' -49 pipe, SpitdtcUe ". AeoHn e 8' 61 pipes Milluro III Flute Trevel"lO 4' 61 pipes Conlrelrompetlo ' ''' Principel .' 61 pipes Trom pette B' NalDrd 2.2/3' 61 pipes Cloi roR ". II lod Flu/e 2' 61 pipes Plein Jeu III 181 pipes Tro mpotte 8' 61 pipes Rohr Scholmei '" 61 pipes M. P. MolI.r, Inc.: First Baptist Church. Tremolo V.ro B.ach, Florida. 3-manual end pedal, PEDAL Gr•• t and P.d.1 e.posed, Swell and Choir Oiapo50n 16' 32 pIpes in chambers on eac.h sid. of chancel, .Iec. Bo urdon '" 32 plpes tropneumatic action. Dedicated Nov. 17, Pri ncipel 8' 12 pipes "74, recital by Jac~ William Jones. Or. Flute 8' 12 pipes ganiri of church, larry Henry. Choral Beu '" ]2 pipes Flute .' '2 pipes GREAT POleuno 16' 12 PiClM Princioal I ' 61 pipes l ourdon 8' 61 pipes OclG\I . ' 61 pipet WG ldllCl le 2' 61 pipes Mid ur IV 20W p-pel Tro mpefe I ' 61 P pes Chimes SWEll Competitions Roh rgedeckt 16' " pipes Rohrfl51e I' 12 pipes Viole de Gamba 8' &1 pipes Brion M. Aronowsld hal been salKled to Viole Celede I' -49 pipes rKeive the 1975 " Young Organist of the Pri ncipel . ' 61 pipes Vear" award by Keyboard Arts, Inc.. of FJechfl51e . ' 61 pipos Gemsho tn 2' 61 pipes lawrence. Mossochusetts. The IS year old Plain jeu III III pipos sophomore honor sludent is an organ molar Trompet 16' 61 pipes at the University of Indiana where he studies Tro mpelte I' 61 pipes with Clyde Holloway. He Is also orga nist Clerion .' 2. pipes and cholrmast.r of St. Matthew's EpfscQ. Tremulant pal Church. Indianapolis. Mr. Aranowsk' CHOIR was the recent winner of the Bach Organ HolzQ'edeckt (I' 61 pipes Enahl er Celesle II II' 110 pipes Competition held In Bloominglan. Indiana. KoppelflOte . ' 61 pipet and also of the A.G ,O. competition herd Principal 2' 61 pipes in Indionopdiis. The Keyboard Arts award leriqot 1.1/]' 61 pipes entitles him to a $200 scholarship and the ZION'S LlHHERAN CHURCH Krummhotll III ' 61 pipes opportunity to perform a recital on Oct, DEFIANCE, OHIO Tremulent 15 at the Methuen Memotial Musk Hall. PEOAl Metthuen. MossochUMlHs- - desisned b)' Aeolian - Skinner Principal 16' n pipes RohrCiledecU 1&' (Swell) t!.lI:ecuIN." ndllnstllkd,by Pti"cipal .' 12 ptpaa Wolter Hily wrote the winning anthem Rohrflole 8' (Swell} In the Boston Chopler A.G.O. 1974 anthem Chorelbaas .' 31 pipes contest. His "All They thai Wail Upon Mirlur II M pipes Trompele 16' 12 pip" (Great) Thee" was selected from a large field of Trompe'e I' (Greet) entries. and It hat. lust been releooo by Krvmmhom 4' (Choir) H. W. Gray publications. AUGUSTr 1975 '15 New Organs Nazat 2·2/3' 13 pipes Mixture III 1·1/3' 219 pipes B,nson/ Haulbois 16' 13 pipes GREAT Prinzipa l B' Rohrfloele 8' Spiftgambe 8' OUave of ' RohrgedecH 04 ' Nazat 2·2/3' Kl einoUave 2' Ten 1-3/5' DESIGNED FOR THE CHURCH SERVICE AND THE ORGAN LITERA;'uiI Mixtu re III H/l' 5WEU. Spittga mbe 8' Gambe Celeste 8' 5IMPI.ICITl' Rohrfloll te B' RELIABILITY Spittkotave 04 ' Rohrgededt 04 ' ACCESSlBILlT!' Rohrpfeife 2' LEATHERLESS ACTIONS l arigot '·I/l' Scharff III 2/l' SINCE 1893 MEMBER APOBA Hautbois 8' Tremulant HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06101 PEDAL Subbass 16' Prinzipal B' Rohrfloete B' ...... Okleve 04 Rohrgeded;l '" ~ SuperoUav: 2' Needed Music Basson 16' STEINER McManis Organs, Inc.: The Stone FOR YOUR COLLECTION Church, Independence, Missouri. 3.manual Spiral Bound "Stay Open" loolcs and pedal, 41 ranh. Exposed Great Prin· ORGANS cipal chorus and Rute chorus exposed for· o GREATEST SACRED ORGAN SOLOS: Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, 65 Fine Sonls-161 PileS $4.95 Incorpo~ted ward of existing grillework. Choir expres· Clearwater, Aorida: built by Casavant o GREAT ClASSICAL ORGAN SOLOS: sive. Tone openings of existing chambers 6D F.mous Works-lSI Piles $4 .95 opened for better egress, existing console Frares limitee. St~Hyacinthe, Quebec. 3~ o lEST OF SACRED MUSIC: shell retained with all new stop iambs manuals and pedal, electropneumatic ole· 96 BeauUful son,s-208 PlIU $7.50 1138 Gilrvin Place with Antiphonal division prepared. Dedi. tion, solid·state combination action. Great o GOlDEN ORGAN ENCYCLOPEDIA: and Pedal exposed in front of screen cov Pap-Clnsical·S.cred music. Needed by louisville, kentucky 40203 cated Jan. 18, 1915, inaugural recital by evety OII.nlst. 350 PIUS $12.50 John Oben. ering enclosed Swell and Choir divisions in rear of chancel. Specification by Rob. o 12,000 KEYBOARD CHOftO FORMS . •• $4.95 en Hieber, organist of church, in colle o CAVAlCADE OF HYMNS & SACRED: GREAT 100 Wonderful 1OR1s-192 PIlI" . •• • $4.95 Gemshorn 1&' "9 pipes (1.1 2 Violone) boration with John Tyrrell. o WORLD'S CREAT WEDDING SONGS: Principal 0' &I pipes 58 Flmous sonls-l6D Piles • _ $4.95 Rohrflote 0' &1 pipes GREAT o 1.000 IIItOADWAY SHOW SONCS: Octave '" 61 pipes Gemshorn 16' 61 pipes IIlr hils from best shows .nd ~jes. Rohrflole '" 12 pipes Prinzipa l S' 61 pipes o I,'" NEW/OUI POP STANDARDS: Flageolet 2' 61 pipes Bordun 8' 61 pipes 2 'h lb. Volume! 488 PIS. , words-$14.95 o Sesquilalera II 122 pipes Gemshorn 8' 12 pipes ClASSICAL HICHLICHTS COWCTION: Miduro IV 1, 113· 220 pipes OUave 04 ' 61 pipes E 5pitzflote 04 ' &I pipes Approdm.lel, 30 seteclions-190 Piles per book. Chimes L Cymbelstern Nuat 2.2/3' 61 pipes A ~::£:e YOIU~ gDi:~~~:n CDmpose~r. ~:~,::s SWELL FlachfiSte 2' 61 pipes A Flute 0' 61 pipes Ten 1·3/5' 61 pipes listt !j Schube,t Struss Spitzvi ol 8' 61 pipes Midur IV '·I/l' 2404 pipes Tsch.lkowsk, [lMendelsso n W Viol Celeste S' (TC) "9 pipes Midur III 2/l' IB3 pipes Griel Each BOok On'), .... U ' 95 Principal 04 ' 61 pipes Trompeie 0' 61 pipes ~ KoppelfiSte 4' 61 pipes TrompeHe en chamade TC 8' 49 pipes A ORBAN COMPANY, INC. BUILD A GREAT MUSIC LlBRARYI Chimes TONAWANDA, NEW YONK Octave 2' 61 pipes Check 0" baH., Money leck Offer. R Scharf III 2/3' IS3 pipes Cerillonic Bells 1"1110 Faggotto 16' 12 pipes SWELL Order Now: IMPERIAL CREATIONS E TrompeHe 0' 61 pipes Rohrbess 16' 61 pipes lox 66-TD, New Yorie, N, Y. 10022 Member APOBA Hautbois S' &I p'pes Geigendprinzipal 8' 61 pipes Clarion 04' 12 p'pes Viola B' 61 pipes --_ .... _.--..... _-.. Tre molo VOl coelestis 8' 61 pipes RohrflSle B' 12 pipes GeigendoUave 04' 61 pipes CREATIVE ORGAN BUILDING FOR ARTISTIC MUSICAL RESULts CHOIR Gedeckt 8' 61 pipes Querflole '" 61 pipes Du lciana 8' 61 pipes Spilzprinzipal 2' 61 pipes Unda Maris S' tTq 049 pipes Scharf IV I' 2404 pipes Greenwood Organ Company SpiftflSte 04 ' 61 pipes Fagolt 16' 61 pipes Pri nc ipal 2' &I pipe. Oboe S' &I pipes CHARLom, NORTH CAROUNA 28205 Ouinte 1.1/3' 61 pipes Vox humana S' (Prepared) 'TllREE GENERATIONS OF ORGAN BUILDING" Cymbel III 1/3' 193 pifici Klarine '" &I pipes Krum mhorn S' 61 pipes Tremulant Tremolo CHOIRPOSITIV PEDAL Offenfiotll 8' 61 pipes Untenatl 32' 32 pipes 5pitlliSte 8' &I pipes "PRAISE YE THE LORD WITH ORGANS" Subbass 16' 32 pipes Undll maris TC 049 pipes Violone 16' 32 pipes Hobgededt S' (Prepared) Lieblich Gedeckt 16' 32 pipes Prinzipal 4' (Prepared) Ouinte 1()'2/3' Koppelflole '" (Prepared) GUELPH PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS, Ltd. Principal 0' 32 pipes Gemshorn 04' 61 pipes Gedecld B' 12 pipes OUave 2' (Prepared) 50 Crimea Street (519) 82!-2480 Guelph, Ontario N1H·2Y6 Violoncello 8' 12 pipes Quintflote 1.1/3' (Prepared) Octave 04 ' 12 pipes Sesquialtera III TC 2·2/l' 1047 pipes Gedeckt 04 ' 12 pipes Zimbel III W (Prepared) GedecH 2' 12 pipes English Horn 8' 61 pipes Midure IV 2' 128 pipes Krummhorn S' (Prepared) POlllune 16' 12 pipes Tremulant Fa90tto 16' (Swell) Celesta BERKSHIRE ORGAN COMPANY INC. Trumpet B' (Swelll Cymbelstern Hautbois S' (Swell ) . PEDAL 68 SO. BOULEVARD, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETIS Clarion 04 ' (Swelll Untersatz 32' 12 pipes (Ext, Subb,)Ss) H,ntbois 04 ' (Swell) Prinzipal 16' 32 pipes Member: Intem.tlonal Society or Organ Blliltlen Subbass 16' 32 pipes Gemshorn 16' (Great) Rohrbass 16' (Swell) Harger and Schoenstein (Honolulu, Hoi. OUave B' 32 pipes waii): Christ lutheran Church, Hilo, Ha. GedllcUpommer B' 32 J;l ipes waii, Unit organ of 9 ranb, 25 stops, 2· Choral bass 04 32 pipes RohrflSte 04 ' 32 pipes manual and pedal, Great exposed in case, Mixfur IV 2' 128 pipes Pip. Organ luild.r Swell immediately behind Great, Pedal Koniraposaune 32' 12 pipes (Ed. Posaune) to each side: solid state switching and 2742 Ave. H Posaune 16' 32 pipes combination adion, doubleleaf key con~ Fagot! 16 ' (Swe ll ) Fort Worth, Tuos 76105 tacts, all·electric chest action, Schwimmer~ Trompeie 8' 32 pipes type wi nding, 10% tin Principals and 50% Schalmei 04 ' 32 pipes tel • • lal71 536·0090 tin for other pipework, open toe and nick~ Chimes less voicing, low cutups on 2'12" wind. ANTIPHONAL Gemshorn B' (Prepared) Case design and mechanicals by Richard Vox coelestis 8' (Prepared) PIANO TUNING C. Harger, tonal design and scaling by Sordun S' (Prepared) ANDOVER ORGAN COMPANY, INC, learn Piano tuning and repair with Terrence P. Schoenstein, tonal finishing by Pri nz ipel 04' (Prepared) easy to follow home study course. lawrence L Schoenstein. Roh~flote " (Prepared) _ .36 Wide open field with good earnings. Blodflote 2' (Prepared) M ....uen, MaaachuHlh 01144 SUMMARY Mhtur IV ,.ttl' (Prepared) Makes excell ent "extra" lab. Write Prinzipal 8' as pipes Trompete B' {Prepared) modem mechantcal action American Schaol 01 Plana Tuning Subbau/RohrgedecH 16' 97 pipes Trompetie en .chamade B' (Great, Spitzgambe S' 13 p·pes 17050 T... , OJ, OeoI.DI IIorpn Hill, CA 95037 Bordun 16' Pedal (Prepared) Gambe Celeste S' 049 p'pes Spitzprinz ipal 8' Pedal (Prepared) THE DIAPASON New Organs Enclosed ' Flute 16' BS pipel .... ""'~ Quint 8' SO pipet Celesle (Tq 8' 4' pipes Octavin 2' 61 pipes Trumpet 16' 85 pipet The Organ Stoplist GREAT Ouint 16' (TC) Principal 8' Bourdon 8' Ouint 8' Pr incipal .. ' Flute ... Delay;n 2' Mi. ture Ilf 1·IIl' lrumpet 8' Trumpet 4' SWEll Flule 8' Quint B' Celesle (TCI " Flule 4' Quinl 2·2/3' . Klais Blanchard Octayi" 2' Quint 1. 1/3' OctGvin I' THE ORGAN STOPLIST ORGANS OF OUR TIME Trumpet 8' 136 pages, Illustrated 1 00 Klais stoplists, 112 photos Tremolo PEDAL $20.00 postpoid $25.00 postpaid Flule 16' (Ohio r.,id.nl$ IIIdd 90c .olos lOll) (Ohio r.sidenl, add $1.13 .or., 111111) Pr incipal B' Flute 8' Th. twa to,.thor: $ tr.lANUAl GedeeU 8' 56 pipet TWO NEW INSTALLATIONS ..... Pr ellant ... 56 pipes W.. ldfla,. 2' 56 pipel Miltut III 1·11l' IBJ pipe' Berkelcy Hills Luthcran Church Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania C.s..... nt Frire, limite.: Fint a.pHs. Church. Alb.mule, North Carolina (un 22 .top. - 29 rank. der contract). l.manu.! end pedal. 36 stops. 41 ranks. Designed bl James Good Slider CI,e.t. with Electric Pull/lolons in consult.tion with G.rh.,d Brunzema of C •• avant fitm, n.galiaHa n. for Cas. vant handled by Charle, M. Schleigh. Minister of music at church, William Ro St. John's Lutheran Church tan; organi", Mrs. Bob L Holt. Baraboo, Wisconsin GR~T Ouint.dlR 16' " pipes 16 .top. - 19 rank. Ptitltip.1 " &, pipes Tracker Action Bord,," 8' &1 pipes DUoII' 4' &I pipet Nochthorn 4' 61 pipet SCHLICKER ORGAN CO., INC. OUOY 2' &I pipes Midur IV 2.... pipeS Gress·Mile, Organ Company: Fint Pres. Buffala, New York 14217 Member APOBA Trumpet 8' 61 pipes byterian Church, Rodaway, New Jersey. Chimes (Preporedl 2 Manual" 26 Ronks; all·electric action. Organilt: Ralph Kn ••,Hm, Uni'on cou SWEll Saltaionot 8' 61 pipes plen only, ellcept Octaves Graves (Swell) Vox coelestis 8' 54 pipes which itself couples to Great. GededtfllSte S' &I pipes GREAT 5pihfUUe 4' 61 pipes Rohrc;jedecU 16' Gem$horn 2" 61 pipes Principal 8' 4' pipes .,~ ... Schorf IV 244 pipes Rohrfloele 8' 61 pipes /. ~W:{J!. BallOOn 16' 61 pipes Solidonal 8' Sauoon 8' IZ pipes Voi,. Celelle T.C. 8' t0f'.i0> Trompetle 8' 61 pipes Octave 4' 61 pipes Tremulan! Rohrfloete .. ' 12 pia u The Roh rpfeiffe 2' 12 ~pe.s POSITIV t.4i d ure fV.V 201 pIpes Antiphonal Organ Rohrfl61e 8' 61 pips Basson 16' Spill: Prinzipol 4' 61 pipes Trompelte 8' part of a large Koppelfl6te 4' t.I pipes Cromeri'll! 8' N.,.t Mil' 61 pipItS Clairon 4' I instrument at ON 'I. ••• II!'. •,n~_ Bloclrllato 2 '61 pipes SWEll leu '·3/5' 61 pipes HobQededl 8' 61 pipes r;:;:-':- ST. CROSS Cymbal! III 183 pipes Salicionel 8' 61 pipes Krumml"tOrn S' 61 pipt!1 Vei,. Celeste T.C. B' .. , pi"..$ EPISCOPAL CHURCH Tremulont Troveufloete 4' 61 pipes Salidan .. ! 4' 12 pipes HERMOSA BEACH, PEDAL Octave Celeste 4' 12 p' pes Prinzipe' 16' ~1 pipes NaUlt GG 2 2/3' 54 pipes CALIFORNIA 5ubbaSl 16' 32 pipes Octave 2' 61 pipes Quintoden 16' (Greet) Ten GG I )/5' 54 pipes O~tavbeu 8' 32 pipes OuinHloete I 1/3' 12 pipes GedocU 8' 32 pipes Su peroctaYc I' Choralhou 4' 32 pipes Kundlimbel I • Mid"r III '6 pipes Scholl " 1I1·IV 232 pipes B Pouune 16' 32 pipes Basson 16' 12 pipes 8anoon 16' ~ Swe l( l Trompetle 8' 61 pipes WICKS ORGAN COMPANY Highland, Illinois 62249 BauDO n 4' (Swell) Cro morne 8' 61 pipet Pipe Organ Craftsmen Since 1906 Cia iron .. ' 12 pipes Tremul/lnt Lewis and Hitchcock Organ Company: Octaves Gro ~s First Prnbyterian Church, Boone. North PEDAL Carolin • • 2-manual and padal unit organ, Acoustic Ball I I 32' Installed in rear of chancel in birch cas., Subban 16' 12 pipes INC. Pr incipe I 8' 12 pipes KARL WILHELM polished tin front pipes. Oedgner, George Rohrc;jedocU 8' L Payne; consultant, H. Mall Smith; organ· OuintilDflte 5 Ill' DESIGNERS & BUILDERS OF itt of chvrch, aarbat. Newton, Octaye 4' 12 pipes Schwiegel l ' 12 pi,",' Mixture III ·IV 116 pipes MECHANICAL -ACTION ORGANS SUMMARY laue de Cornet V 32' Ea po$ed: BGuoft I" Prin cipe I S' 73 pipes Trompette S' 835, rue Benoit Mont St-H i1a ire, P.Q. Bourdon 8' 61 pipes CI. iron 4' Midur. III 1.11l' III pipes Cromorne .. ' Tel.: (514) 464-0612 J3G 4S6 Canada AUGUST, 1975 17 Nunc Dimiltis STEPHEN HAMILTON were introduced, among them the Schulze concert organist Diapason, the Grand Diapason Sed ion, and the Double Harmonic Tuba. At first a 4- manual console was constructed, but a year later a fifth manual was added. Virginia Intermont College A cant rod was awarded to MidllW!lr.lmh Company for the construdion of on organ Bristol, Virginia 24201 in the new Municipal Auditorium at Atlantic City in May, 1929. The successful bid was for $347,200. According to the contrad the flentrop organ organ was to have twa consoles, one of six manuals and the other of five. Both consoles controlled on organ of 297 stops. Several subsequent cantracls Increased the size a~d cost of the organ by increasing the number of ranks and adding a seventh THE TEMPLE manual. George lash spent most of his time CleveJand. Ohio 44106 supervising the Installation. Many of the LARRY PALMER. organ's features were his ideas. He develop. George Losh, C1l"ganbuilder, died March ed a novel right angle mUer assembly for Harpsichord - Org•• 30, 1975. Mr. Lash was the former owner of the chorus reeds which gave a more oc· DAVID Midmer·lash, Inc., haVing retired from the curate degree of tuning. He also worked S.ut"r. M.... dllt U.I•• rolty organ bUilding firm in June, 1973. on the stop tablet mounting design of the Midmer.losh was best known for Ihe con· large 7·manual consale. The int~rnal reser GOODING voir pressure tremulant, new efficient chest OrcJa.r... ClIolrlDa ..... struction of two very large organs: the At· lantic CUy High School organ, and the At· designs, and the use of plywood in chest· THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA work were a few of his contributions. Sol.t L••• ·' Episcopal C'.rc' lantic CUy MuniCipal Auditorium argon. Both were built in the early 1920's and Unfortunately, the Atlontic City organ MUSICAL HERRAGE soclm project met with many difficulties, both Dallal. TaGs 1930's respectively, and from that time on RECORDINGS they overshadowed all other work done by political and financial. There were claims the firm . Coming from a family of monu of missing equipment, organ breakdowns, ment builders. both George lash and his instal'ation of used ports, uncompleted work, older btother, Seibert. were destined to etc., all of which were disputed and proven untrue in the courts. In fact, much extra build what was hailed as the 'World's largest Organ." work not called for by the contract but reo quested by the organ architect lor dldated E. H. HOLLOWAY Born in Per ry County, Pennsylvania in by the specific requirements of the situa· MARTHA FOLTS 1B92, Gearge Lash obtained his technical tion during installation} was never reim· organ expertise early In life. He spent bursed. CORPORA liON summers workIng in the Maller factory, The organ was campleled in March, 1932. Traditional gaining experience in the construdion of After months of suits, hearings and litiga. Builde .. 0' wood pipas and chests. After graduating tions, the organ was finally accepted in from Pratt In~titut .. in 1912 with a degree September of 193J. But final payment was Recitals: Etedro.pneumatic in mechanical engineering, he worked full delayed until much later. Meanwhile, sev time for the Maller company. He assisted in eral judgments by creditors were made .Iider chelf organs the eredion of many small and large or against the firm and rumors were started Avant-garde gans, and It was at that time that he as to the firm's ability to handle large can· INDIANAPOUS. INDIANA learned tuning and voicing techniques. In tracts. When the Atlantic City organ was Molle Dept. low. 5Iote Unlvenlty 123 MossochuMttI Ave. 1914 he was given full charge of the main finally paid in full. all the creditors were A-. 10... 50010 T.I: 637.. 2029 tenance and tuning of the Maller organs In paid. Yet, in the end the Atlantic City his area. When the first World War began, Municipal organ was considered a financial George enlisted, was sent to France, and and emotional disaster for the firm. The served for 17 months. Midmer.losh Company was never able to In the meantime, Seibert Lash was also bounce back to Its original prosperity and ORGANISTS working for Maller, and was becoming suc reputation. cessful in his job as eastern sales manager. Gearge losh took over the firm after PRACTICE LESS G. F. ADAMS Seibert had many radical ideas which Jed Seibert's death in January. 1934. He went him to feel restrained working for same· into partnership with James Campagnone In -BUT one else. When, in 1920, the opportunity to 195B, and sold 011 of his interests to his Organ Builders, Inc. purchase the then prestigious Reuben portner upon reliring in 1973. IMPROVE FASTER Midmer and Son Organ Company came, the His family and friends knew George to Gain speed aad finger control Lash brothers wasled no time in buying It. be on easy.going and respectable man. He you never thought possible 204 West Houston Street Deciding to take advantage of the famous was well liked by all who knew him and, A fantastic new way of pradlclng c;aU.d Midmer name, they called it the Midmer although he never married, he did have "MAGIC METHOD" improves your pta)'. New York, New York 10014 Lash Company. With the Midmer purchase close family ties. He was always willing to ing 20% to 50% in leu time. Learn came a well equipped fodory In Merrick, help those in his family who needed If, how. Fr.e details. Write to "VAUN.'· long Island. Many of the original Midmer especially during times of financial hard. Dept. 2·AGB·A. P.O. Box 3387. Hall, T..... h ... 011_ 5-6160 craftsmen stayed on. Business was booming, ship. wood, Ca. 90028. and three years later-ofter building about He is surv;ved by his nieces Helen Buck. 43 two and three·manual organs-the firm ley, Alberta Baughan, and nephews Milton was awarded the contrad for the I SO-stop Porterfield, and Sam lash, KIn of his Atlantic City High School organ. New fec brother Seibert. tures never before used in this country -Andrew A. loTorre Vernon de Tor LAWRENCE FAG.O., MUL Doc., S.M.D. Church of the Ascension Afth Avenue at tenth Street ROBINSON Here & There New Yorle, N.Y. 10011 The Jullhard School YIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIYElSITV The 1975 Festival af the Americon Liszt Sa· Gordon and Grady Wilson made their RICHMOND, VIR61NIA Recitals ciety is schedu~ed for Odober 17·19 at the second European recital tour In June and Organ and Choral Workshops CatholiC University of America. Washington, early July. Their programs, shared by the D.C. Participants will incl ude Agi Rado, two performers and Including the "Suite" Agnes Walker, Yvar Mikhashoff. the Robert for two performers in duet by S. Wesley, P08T CARDS 01 Bach. Beetbonn, Bnhml, De!camp$, Konrad Wolff, Soblna Ratne ,. took them from Holland through France and Moun. lolendeltldm '" Cbgpln-( for $1.00 Dolores Hsu, Richard C. Burns , Frederick PIPE OROAN NOTE CARD8-3 duro J1.00 Germany to Vienno, Austria. Gordon Wi!. RECORDINOS: LA NATlYITE, lIe.. laeD-p.n Marvin, Meade Crane, and the Catholic son is associate professor of music at Ohio THE '4m PBALH. Beu.bb-$S.15 Your penomal wIMM. University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. State University, and Grady Wilson is as Simon Pre_too. at Well.mlnnu Abbe7 BOOKS: l.B. BACH. Sebwelwf. 2 Vol 11.00 are I. pori 'Illftcl. Complete festival information is available sociate professor of music at Jersey City The Or,o of tbe :!Otb CenlW'J'. AudllQ' R50 from Dr. Thomas Mo,troionni, Deon, School State College and instructor of organ at Art of Orao·BuUdlnr. Audll,,.. % VoL $20.00 Calaloc-6Oe (lneluded 1m wltb onSer) zein of Music. Catholic University, Washington, Teachers College, Columbia University. MUSICAL ARTB D.C. 20017. BOlt 109 • BurUn,ame. CA. 9.010 HoIIaod 18· TI1E DIAPASON The Vocalion • James Baillie Hamilton, "On the Application or Wind 10 Sirins IlIslrumcnlJ, It PnuttJin, (Comi,wed Irom p. 7) 0/ "., AlIIJi, 41 AJIOCwlioll, I (1874-75), "2. THE DIAPASON A MUST fOR EVERY ORGANIST lOn's instruments were superior for their • Ibi4 •• pp. 43 ,44. I Hennann L. F. Helmhob:, 0. "., S'IIStI ($7.50 • ,oor-$13.00 fw two , ...., time and in many ways maintain their ,jom 0/ To", (2nd Englilh ed. tnnl, by Alex superiorhy today; but his quest for true andrr J Ellb. Nrw York Dovrr Publications Do not send cash ·'mice·llke IOlles common to reed Ojlltl 1954), II, 5~3. In Ito Jet'liliu "r "AliJcdlall('lIu' siring" remained unfulfilled, thell as Nllin" entitled "On die Acti,," of Frce Send THE DIAPASON for year(s) to now. Rcetb," fllu relied aimOllI l'llcirdy 011 iufor Thi5 article is lIot illtcndctI to be the Rl."1.Cion IlIPI,(icd by Hermann Smith, 'GMlrgt: Grove, "nle VtICIlioll," OtfJt't 'l Dit Name ..._ .._ .... __.... Enclosed Is $ final wem1 nn the snhjcrl of the Voca .iflltll,)· ,,/ MlUit II"" Mmirt;.'.. . . ('d. F.ne IUo", liull. hili ralher is all e££ort In hring ~Ih rd., IX, J.t. Ingclhcr dh'crsc materials 10 prm'idc 311 T "The. VOQlinn," Profudittl:J ,,/ IIII' .\fIlJil'n, Street ..•_. __.... __ ...... __.. . __.. _ m'cJ"\'ic\\' of thc instrument's history. ..fuoei",jon, IX (1882-83), f,o, r.. 1, THE DIAPASON Many questions remain to be answered. • Grove, "The Vocalioll." City ___ .. 434 South Wabash Ave. and it is hoped that 3dditional in for • D. J. BlIIildt:)" "Notes 011 the Actioll 0' million will COUle to light with the Musical Recdt," Procudin~1 ,,/ II., Mllli,rJ ...olot""IOIII, XV (1888-89), Hi:!. Chicago, 60605 pa s.''iagc flf time ;wci the crrorts of in State . ___ _ .... _ ..__ Zip ___ III. K Jules J. DuJP , "A Short Hislory of the ICrl'lill.,1 1)c~1I15 . I ",ish to thank the Rtfli OrJan," Tilt Diof/oJ(t1ll (July, 19(.8) . Jl IIlIIIICrull5 illdh'iduals who ha\'c geller· 24. ously I'cspondcd to m)' queries and en· It/bid. lIl,;ltics for inrormation, though tlte 12 RolH'rt Sabin, ~d., Tht Intnlftd;onal C}'tia MARl L YN MASON list is lun long to he gh'cn in its entirely I.rdi" 0/ .\(wit "nd M.uician, (New York CHAIRMAN. DEPARTMENT Of ORGAN here. III an earlier anklc, "Reed Organs Dodd, Mead .t. Coml"'uy, 19(1), p. 18. See alsG AUrcd Dalllle, PitH'Of "lIId Thtir Malitr. UNIV'ISITY Of MICHIGAN ill th~ Floyd C, !\Iik'S ColicctiCm o( Mu, (New YOf'k : Dan:r PublkalioM. J972). P ANN AUOR sical Instrumcnts," this journal. LXIIt 33'l. "MI.. Mason pIoyed w;,,. GYM.r'" ."" r.""., cI.monltra''''_ .... (October, 19i2) , J mistakenly gave the 11 David Q . 8o_n, E"tyrl"l,rditJ ,,/ A"'''m'' highl'S t price fur the Orchestrelle in lie .\1",i .. ,,[ illllI,...mt"tl (New Yo ~k : TIle Ves her ",'r",clinory 'IJdn,y , •." Des Moln" Regis'." October 5, 1964 IM!)5 as $i50. I wish to thank W •.A. lal I'n:s.., 1972), II. 788, Meehl! c uf Royal Oaks, Michigan, for It Sirgntllnd Lavaric and ETIlest Levy, Time RraciulIsly calling this error 10 my at· If SIlli), in MIIJi,a1 Ac"".,in (Kent Statr. Unin:nily: The Krnl Stale Uniwnity Press. ICllliflll, as well a:oo fur his kindness in 1968 ), pp. 142-13. • Jliharing materials. ideas, and infoflua· •c ..JOHN HOLTZ a It W'aS not uncommon for an i.nstrunumt 0: I liun un hoth Ihe \'ocalion and the Or· nlll)' two 1('1' oJ reeds 10 di,play eight, ten T chestrellc. 1 lIIust also Rh'c thanks tn IIr e\'rll a dOJrn Slop knobs:. That rttd orgaM A Faculty: HARTT COLLEGE, University of Hartford had ac:quirtrt a notonety ror Iheir nrrdlem L Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Williams of Clarks· Orga"ISI: CENTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Hartford boro, New Jersey for their help in multiplicity of draw knobs ;, C!\'ineed hy Jolll • pro\'idillg photographs and infonllatiull !.1e.Tanunany's c:austic relllarlu coneerniug the m:lQufaclurrr of Brany orpns; Rained in rehuilding the laTRcr \'ocal· "As the hmnortal B)T On bunt 'orth 10 iuns. Thanks ate "Iso due to Juhll R. Ibrllt: and ;IIRur a wondcri ns wadd, '" the (.'--:Int n f Aulomatic Musical Instrument imnlort:.l Daniel F. BeaUy • • • went at the EntcrpriSC!s of Uuwic, Maryland, and to CI!li::U1 slnp ClUellinn , and by meanl nl hil n an ')'ilhllanns of ~()rcn , California (ur wonderful Kientilic :utainmenls :».nd the ap' pro\'idillg inforlllatiun concerning the 1.lkation 0' the I:»'wl governing addition, IlIh· pOCOI2O SDq SIOOeRS urigin of the Orchcsll"cllc, as well as IU traction, and multiplication evoh'cd dlt: fact STATE COIJ.EGE, EAST STROUOS8URG, PENNSYLVANIA 18301 Anhllt Sanders of the Mmkal MusculII that Ihe e.uct "mllOrlion fll Slops to rcrocl. wa~ in tht: r.tllo III two octaves of stoJII '" uf UC".lIIshorn, ~ew York, and to Q. each flC'a,'e of reeds, and ha\'ins made Ilt b K. BERNARD SCHADE, FOUNDER AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR 1J .. \'id I\uwcrs. co·direclor of the ~' c· tliKuv "Y. tke immortal Dank l • •• went n il kanisk Musik MilSl'UIII u£ CnpcltJl:IgclI , cnnqlll ling and 10 conquer in tllI~: rred orpn 1>l'111Il3I'k. Ilusiliesl • • •" John McTammanr, Tit. Ttth· Margaret Melvin "i.. al Hillar,. ,,/ 'lit 1'Iayer (New Yo!"k Cit),: Tit.: Mmical Cllurier Cflml.an}·, 1!1IS ; "'Ilrinl' Die KIN S ,O N NOTES .,d h)' Vestal "fOS, nd), I'. 75. t Cun Sacm, R,.·L,Kikoll J,r MIIJikimtrll' 1'Curt Sadu, H",ulbllcll .let ,ulUil;i,IJ ''''''llen Unl"ersity of louis"lIfe mull' (New York: Du"c! JlubliEations, 1964l , It"h,.dt (Hildftheim! GCOfJ Olms, 1967) , u.uitvlU. Bach Sodety II, 298. p. 392. St, ftancle-...... fpIocopoI ': J. MurfOl)' Barhour. Tu"j", onJ T,mp"II' fT J, F. Majeski, " Laurr:m Hammond. 1895- CD"'...., IpllCopol n.w. ,,,nt (Wi Laminlll. Mkh.: Michipp Slale l!til," Tht Mlln ....l Tr"del, CXXXI (AulJUSt, Collcle Prns, 1967), PI" III fl. 1973 ), 91. WAYNE FISHER Chairman, Organ Department College Conservatory of Music Here & There University of Cincinnati 45221 Ann labounlky premiered 0 new work P,alm of Joy, a cantala compiled by by Joseph Willcox Jenkins in France on the Johann Friedrich Peter for the lirst Inde 11 10th of May. Jenkins' "Omnes Sandis" was pendence Day Celebration. July 4, 1783, 1n DAVID HEWLETT included in a program which included old Salem (now Winston-Salem, North "4'Ofb by Myron Roberts, Bach and long· CoroUna), was used for the service of Morn· MARSHALL BUSH ing Prayer 01 Old Christ Church. Detroit, lais, Mr. Jenkins is a faculty colleague of Trinity Church M$. Labounsky at Duquesne University In Michigan. The chairs, instrumentalists and PilisbuIgh, Pennsylvania. soloists were under the direction of Mol· Mortho's, Vineyord colm Johns, Historic background on the observance and the music was provided ~::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::~' Th. Ann Arbor Chapt., AGO once again by Marilyn P. Gombosl. editor of the work i " spcInsored 0 series of argon recilal1 at St. and musicok>gisl for the Moravian Music Andrew's Episcopal Church. Ann Arbor, Foundation. lhe music will be published Michigan during July. Olgonists featured in shortly by Soosey ond Hawkes, ond a re the Jeries were Henry W. Tysinger. 111. cording of the cantata will be available In George R, HunKhe (with Richard Ingram, THOMAS MURRAY the fall from the Moravian Music Founda· tenor). Elizabeth Downie, Michele Johns, lion. The canlala "for the Afternoon love ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL BOSTON 02111 Gale Kromer, and Steven Spoon. feast" compiled by Peter Includes works by Christian Gregor, karl Heinrich Gralln, and So",u.1 John SWlllrt& wilt make a recital Peler. lour in Ellrope during February of 1976. a nd his progra ms will include only works by Delbe,t Diuelharst, faculty member at American composers, from colonial to can· the University of Iowa, Iowa City. played GEORGE, temporary times. He will premiere the reo concerts In Copenhagen and Svendborg. MARKEY citai on January 10. 1976 at All Sainls Denmark, Bacharach and Kaiserslaule,n, Records Markey Enterprises I. 201.762.7674 Church. Palo Alto. Califotnia, where he is Germany, ond Reykja\'ik, Iceland during Ofganlsl. the month of May. Recitals 42 Maplewood Avenue Instruction Maplewood, N.J. 07040 ======~======~~====~ALEXANDER BOGGS Recitals and Master Cla... s -' Richard Recordings: Organ Consultation AEolian·Sklnner (5326) ANDERSON RYAN Cathedral Church of Christ the King Bonn.tt Colle •• Aural Press' CONCERT ARTIST Kalamazoo, MI Greensboro. N. C. Organ Builders and • Rebuilding * FRANK J. SAUTER SONS Inc. * • Repairing Phon... 388-3355 • Contractual 5ervId"ll 4232 West 124th Place PO 7·1203 Alsip, Illinois 6065B For Unexcelled Service AUGUST, 1975 19' robert anderson CHAI10m AND WIWAM CALENDAR IMD 'AGO ATKINSON ...... u.m.tIIJ Rm HESa'l1DIAN CIIURCII 2001 EI DoII.o, ,_ 75275 c...... aa..tWa, c.UI'ontIa t20M HEINZ ARNOLD 5 AUGUST James Dale, Christ Church, Ale)londrla, f.A.G.O. D.Mu .. Peter J. Basch Elsie NoyIor, Christ United Methodist, VA 12:045 pm Rochester, MN 12:20 pm Harriet Tucker, 8everly Hills United STEPHENS COLlEGE Wildwood Road Methodist, Huntington, 'WV COLUMBIA, MO. 6 AUGUST Califon, N.w J..... y 07830 Andrew Clarke, Music Hall, Methuen, MA 15 AUGUST 8:30 pm Douglas l Butler, Amerkon and MlII'a'Y' Alvin T Lunde, Christ Church. Alexandria. Bottle Music, First Unitarian. Portland, OR VA 12:45 pm 8 pm CHARLES BOEHM Marcia Perry. St John's EpiscOpo I. Hunt. Gillian Weir, New Philharmonlo Orc.hestro. ington. WV ROBERIA BIIGOOD TRINITY lUTH!IAN CHURCH Promenade Concert, Royo t Albert Hall, Edith St. Michael's Chur,h, Zw!)lIe. H...... III •• N.y. Ho, London. England Fir.' Congregalionm Church Holland NASSAU COMMUNITY COllfGE 1"6 AUGUST BATltE CREEK, MICHIGAN GMdo. 0,.,. N.Y. 7 AUGUST John Renke. Cathedlol of St John the Donald Sutherland, Crou'e Aud. Syro Evangelist. Spokane. WA 2 pm cuse. U, NY Editb Ho, Ao kerk, GtCNIlngan. HoBand 7,30 pm DAVID BOWMAN mOMAS BRANTIGAN James Christensen. City Church. Bod 9 AUGUST Hersfeld. Germany D.M.A. D.M.A. G. Leland Rolph, Cathedral of St John the U"I".,.lty .f N."rath at Omaha Evangelist, Spokane, WA 2 pm 17 AUGUST Alabama State Unlvenlty Dund •• P,e.byl.,ion Church 20th Annual Colby Institute of Church Wor•• hoptln Ot1lCln anel Chorol Mantgomery, Alabama 10 AUGUS' Music. Colby College. Waterville. ME (thru Techniqu•• , P"chol.. , and Music Richord Anderson. Shrine of Ihe Immocu · Aug 23) late Conception, Washington, DC 7 pm Joseph Wozniak. Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Washington, DC 7 pm Gmrnstrin A WIled Sponsor George H Pro, Air force Academy, Co!orodo Springs, CO kathleen Thomerson, Abbey of Tongerlo. JOHN BULLOUGH CHICAGO Marie-Clalre Aloin, workshop, Colorado Belgium A.a. M.S.M. CIo.M. C L UB OP Stole U, fort Collins, CO (thru Aug 16) James Christensen, City Church. Bod Hers... fo ....h _ ...... Uolvonlty Aran Vartanian, Grace Cathedral. Son feld, Germany W OM EN r...... N.wHnoy Francisco, CA 5 pm ,...... MeIhooIIot Ch.rdo ORGANISTS 18 AUGUST Whit. '.1"., Ne. Yorle Ellrn Lolbrrg, Projdrnt 12 AUGUST Arthur Polster, mosterclasses. Colby Col· Anita Werling. Central United Methodist. lege. Wa te rville, ME (thru Aug 23) Traverse City, MI 8 pm Earl Naylor. First United Methodilt, larry Reynolds, Christ United Methodist, Perry. IA 8 pm ARTHUR CARKEEK Robert Clar" Rochester. MN 12:20 pm GiUkln Weir, Harrogate Festival, England M.S.M. A.A.G.O. 19 AUGUST School 0/ AIusic l ouise Temte, Chtbt Unl/eel Methodist, DePauw University Organist 13 AUGUST Rochester. MN 12:20 pm University of MIchIgan Gobin Memorial Churcb Victotio Sirota, Musk Hall, Methuen, MA Bernhard BlIIeter, festival of Musk'. 8:30 pm Lucerne, Switzerland CftCDasde, Indiana Ann Arbor Harry E. Cooper MICHAEL CORZINE HENRY FUSNER Antone Godding Mus. D., F.A.G.O. School of Music I.M.D... AA.Q.O. School .1 Moolc Florida State University R...... _Ch_ .1 ...... W. ARe" SmIth Cho,.. RALEIGH, N. CAROUNA Tallahassee N..... a ... T_ 37220 OIcloho ... CItr U.I.onIty WALLACE M. COURSEN, JR. DAVIDSON LESTER GROOM E. LYLE HAGERT Seattle f.A.O.O. Goduem.... EP ...... I Cbllrdo CHlIn CHIIICII SeAuJe p.eine C.brch or Ihe CoIlep ARmlkan MIDncopolll, ~{Imo..... _ .LOaMl,ltD AND 0llN RIDGE, NJ. 98119 98199 DELBERT D1SSELHORST EUGENIA EARLE DAVID S. HARRIS Yuko Hayashi Teach.rs Coli •••• Columbia Univ.rsily D.... Chureh of Our Saviour new england con ..rvatory U,...,.,... .f IoWa Harpsichord Recllals Performance Pradlce Workshops Aicron. Ohio old we.t chureh 10" City low. Organ bastan IS We" 14th S'r"', New Yor". N.Y. lOON KATHRYN ESKEY GEORGE ESTEVEZ WILL O. HEAIlLEE SAMUEL HILL SUit )()). OF ~1l .;S I c: St. I'aul'. Church The University of ...... Cbicago, IUinoiJ Dlnocror SYR:\ClJSE t ::\I\'ERSlTY North CaroNna Carthage CoUqe 01 G,"n,boro CHICAGO CHAMBER CHOIR SYR.\CLSE, :\1-:11" YORK; 52 :0 Krnosha, Wlsc:ont1n Harry H. Huber d. dean. EARL EYRICH GEORGE FAXON M.Mus. First Unitarian Chureh TRINITY CHURCH Kamas Wesleyan Univenily hutchison Rhode Island College University Methodist Church BOSTON portland, oregon Providenee SAUNA, KANSAS a-InH. ... D. f.A.O.O. Robert Finster EUEN KURTZ KIM R. KASLtNG D.M.A. FINNEY DMA JACOBSON a.."-._.IM.... &M W.. tern Michigan URiv...... , St. J ...... I Moue- c.u.... _ ...... N.T. C._ .. M.Mus. A.A.G.O. First Con.regationel Church I!ouehloa WooIo, .. ..._Iot Chordo ...... , Concord. CallforRla Kalamazoo, MKhillClft 20 THE DIAPASON 20 AUGUST 29 AUGUST John DUnn, Music Hall. Methuen, MA Guy Bevet, City Church, Pieksomakl, Fin· 8:30 pm land RICHARD M. PEEK FRANKLIN E. PERKINS Edith SehmiH. Christ Church. Alexandria, Ph.D. VA 12:45 pm 30 Sac. Mo .. Doc. AUGUST Th. Ladue Chapel C Ralph Mills, Johnson Memorial United Daniel Keith Conner, Cathedral of 51 Methodist, Huntington, WV John the Evangelist. Spokane. WA 2 pm Covenant Presbyterian Cllurcll Th. John Burrough. School Marle-Claire Alain, SI Joseph's Oratory, 1000 E. Mo.... ead Charlolto, N. c. St. Loul., Mluourl Montreal, Quebec 31 AUGUST Wayne G Nagy. Shrine of the Immocu· 22 AUGUST lale Conception, Washington, DC 7 pm Yuko Hayashi, Cleveland Museum of Art. Jeff Aasland. Williams Chapel. Schoof of ARTHUR A. PHIWPS George H. rI'O Cleveland, OH 8:30 pm the Ozarlcs, Point Lookout, MO 3 pm Gillian Weir, BBC Northern Singers, Dar Guy Bevet, Alexander Church, Tompere. MOO Ch.M. F.T.c:.L DM.A. lington Parish Churcf1, England Finland St. Albans Congrqatlonal Chvrch Cae College 23 AUGUST 3 SEPTEMBER Cedar RapIds, Iowa 52402 Richard Billingham, Cathedral of SI John Croig Stine. Music Hall. Methuen. MA 172-17 St. Albans, N.Y. 11434 the Evangelist. Spokane, WA 2 pm 8:30 pm 24 AUGUST 5 SEPTEMBER Raymond H Chenault, Shrine of the im Robert Burns, First United Methodist. MYRTLE REGIER maculate Conception, Washington, DC 7 pm AUstin, MN 4 pm ole JeJgwa'l Barbara Norman, Noland Memorial Moun' Holyok. Col'" Trinity EpI...,..' CIt .... United Methodist. Newport News, VA 3 pm 10 SEPTEMBER Fred Tulan, Grace Cathedral, San Fran. Eileen Hunt. Music Hall. Methuen. MA Top"'.''', Maucrcllu.. ". 01'13 cisco, CA 5 pm 8:30 pm South Hadley, Mauachu..... Redia" Wolter Hllse, Alice Tully Hall. New York, 25 AUGUST NY 8 pm SI Dunston's College Conference on Gerhard Kropf. U of Iowa Kontorei and K. BERNARD SCHADE Church Music. Providence. RI !thru Aug Instrumenlalists; U of Iowa, Iowa City. Robert Shepfer 29) IA S.M.M. Organltt • c:hoImoamr STATE COLlEGl! SlCOND CHURCH 26 AUGUST 12 SEPTEMBER EAST mOUDSIURG. PA. ,_YTEII1AN Merrill N Davis III. Christ United Metho Charles H Finney, Houghton College. loc1lanapolt., lodla .. 46260 dist. Rochester, MN 12:20 pm Haughton. NY 8 pm Worbhops and Lectur .. Guy Bovet, Dam Church. Turku. Finland T1to Kodaly Cho ..1 Method 13 SEPTEMBER 'IT AUGUST Samuel John Swartz. all·lizst, All Saints - CharJes Krigbaum, Music Hall. Methuen, Episcopal, Palo Alto, CA 8 pm ROBERT SMART MA 8:30 pm L. ROBERT SLUSSER Robert Killgore. Christ Church, Alex· 14 SEPTEMBER Swarthmore, PeDooyl.... andria, VA 12:45 pm George Baker, Middlebury College, MUS. M., A.A.G.O. Trial.., Epltcopol Cburch Middlebury, VT B pm Swarthmore CoUqe 28 AUGUST John Ferris, United Methodist Church, Red LA JOllA P_YTIRJAN CHURCH Congrrgatlon Rod..... Shalom Guy Bovet, Cathedral. Parvoo, Finland Bank. NJ 4 pm LA JOLLA, CAlIFORNIA PbUadelpbla SHARON KLECKNER James Kibbie House of Hope Carl Staplin Presbyterian Church ROLLIN SMITH Ph.D., A.A.O.O. Holy Family Church Drake UnIversIty St. Paul, MN 5S105 University ChrIstIan Church Fort Worthr Taxas RECITALS Recitals 1150 P~t S ...... BnoaIdyn, NY 11211 DES MOINES, IOWA GEORGE E. KLUMP Arthur laMirande. Moo. Pac., F.A.G.O. DIVISION OF THE ARTS FREDERICK SWANN ADOLPH STEUTERMAN The RIversIde Church s.. tltw ...... at MompItIo DALLAS BAPTIST CoLLEOIt Charch of the Holy Name of Jesus Calv"" Epbcapal Ch .... DALLAS. TEXAS 75211 New York. N.Y. 10025 New York CIty MompItt., T... _ RICHARD W. L1TTERST David Lowry George Norman Tucker W. WILLIAM WAGNER Mus. Bach. Sd100] of Mu,>ic M. S. M. ST. LUKE'S CHORISTERS MT. LEBANON METHODIST CHURCH SECOND CONGREGAnoNAL CHURCH \\"illthrop (oll('~lP Kalamazoo Pitbburah, PeaDiflYania ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS Hot k Ilill. SCluth Lmliill Eric McDonald SliD, slIIt/e WIIIJIeI' Hon. fRSCM, London William MacGowan WA-Ll-RO a ...g.o. ch.m. Mr. McDonald Is one of the few organists BOY CHOIR lIeth ....a-by-the-Sea to pIoneer early church music and Is en CHURCH OF expert of Its Interpretation and the Art of WARREN c. MlUEI - DlRECTOIt Improvisation as well .s Composer. ST. JOHN THE EVANGeliST Palm Beachr FlorIda saint LouIs, Mluaurl 63115 ChtIoI ChYrdo, Shaker HoIto .... 22. Ohio aeacon Hill Boston FREDERICK L. MARRIOTT C. GORDON ORGANIST - CAlIUONNEIIR JAMES R. METZLER CLARENCE WATTERS KIRiC·IN·THE·HIUS TRINITY CHURCH RECITALS WEDERTZ 2534 WcotnBth SL BlOOMFIElD HIllS, MICH. -41013 TOLEDO, OHIO St. John's Church Orgo.bl, The Dotroit s,..pIoooy W. Hartford, Connecticut ClUCAGO CI0655 DAVID A. WILLIAM H. MURRAY CARLENE HARRY ARTHUR WELLS Mus. M '.A.G.O. NEIHART Trinity Lu .....n Chu .... Chur fr~nk a. novak JOHN KEN OGASAPIAN DONALD WILLING Gary Zwicky hocoIty DMA FAGO HOLY TRINITY LUTIlERAN SaInt AnM'. Church CHURCH Mo __ C...... North Tua. State Ualwenlty _ Imnalo Uo/vonity 1080 Main BufraJo, N.Y. 14208 towoll CIoerIoototo ~- - AUGUST, 1975 21 CIeaifIed aclYertllJng rat": per word, $.20; minimum cha,g., $2.50; box numlt.r, additional $1.00. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Repllet to box numbers ahould b. Hnt c/o The Diapason, 434 S. Waba.h Avenue, Chicogo, ID. 6060S. pOSITIONS AVA/lAaLE WANTED - IiIISCE/JANEOUS MISCEllANEOUS HARPSICHORDS SMAll SU8Ult8AN EPISCOPAL PARISH IN PIPES, TOOLS, STOP-KNOBS, CONTRACTS. 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FINE 4-MANUAL THEATRE PIPE ORGAN Bourdon, gemshorn, open diapason, oboe. 5 SALICIONAL 8' TC 49 PIPES SCALE 62 $75. chords. Excellent, dependable, beautiful. Robert available with double bolster horseshoe can. lI:eedless Oboe 8' TC scale 2.1/"" plus Oboe 5 Tllytor, 8710 Garfield St.. Bethesda, Mary. HP motor, kinetic blower, 600 CFM at 6 in., sale. II·ranks of orig inal Anton Gottfried pipe. swell shutters w/motor, frem, 32 fab mahog. Gomba total 61 pipes SIOO. Klann Hold·set com. teind 20034. work plus others availoble. It is Link organ with bination action with stop panel: 7 Pedol slops, any conrole. Extra: 8' VDO and 8' vox humono, Wurlitzer percussions. Reloys sufficiently large 2 sets swell shuHers w/rnotors, ond Wieks .... II Great, II Swell; 6 pistons Swell + Pedal and HARPSICHORD CLAVICHORDS BY NEU· for 20 ranh. Entire instrument releathered. For 6 pistons Great + Pedal: like new $250. Klann pert world's finest, oldes' malter. Catalogs on loy board fill, stop unification. S2.5OO.oo firm. information contact Theodore C. Wood, RD 2, Rolph Wilson, Box 206·.'1, RD LOUIS F. MOHR & COMPANY S. C. PRICE ORGAN QUALITY - COMPLETE MAINTENANCE PIP E ORGAN SUPPLIES NEW ORGANS 2899 VaJ ...tIne A... REBUILDING New York 58, N. Y. Tdepbone: SEdgwid< !l-5ti2H TRI-STATE SERVICE DURST ORGAN SUPPLY CO., INC. EmeqeDCJ' SeMce Yearly Coatsactl Harps - Chimes - Blowen P.O. Box 1165 Erie, Pennsylvania R·2 PHONe. !tapert OverbaullDI' ~ TEKONSHA COLDWATER •• All Or... Prop"" AI.t.'.~" AI ...... 16512 MICH. 49092 S17.271-4OO1 a.".r Mtui~' - ORGAN SERVICE -J. E. Lee, Jr. JULIAN E. BULLEY R. A. MULLER Pipe Organ Co. QUWTY New Organs - Rebuilding KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37901 Service 118 N. Walnut St. PIPE ORGAN RESERVOIRS lox 2061 SINCE 1906 118 N. Walnut S'. Van We\1, OH :45191 419-231-5090 Tuning • Malntenanc. • R.buddlng 1376 Harvard Blvd.-DaYton. Ohio .u.406 Van Wert, Ohio 419·238-5090 513·276-2481 Conluhanb FOR SALE: Used organ parts. Many of LAWRENCE INGOLD CO. 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(408) 732-4581 AUGUST, 1975 23 LILIAN MURTAGH BOX 272 CANAAN CONNECTICUT 06018 203-824-7877 Robert Anderson Robert Baker Charles Benbow Ray Ferguson ./ .. •..~: ." . \ Jerald Hamilton Gerre Hancock Clyde HaDaway Wilma Jensen Joan" Lipplncoll EUROPEAN ARTISTS 1975-76 Simon Prestan Monlka Henklng Martin Neary Marilyn Mason Gillian Weir Donald McDonald James Moeser Lionel ROSg Francis Jackson • •. ~" _~J Special Availability i ~ t CHARLES BENBOW • cI (American organist from London) , I . .. f- March and April 1976 Frederick Swann Donald Sutherland ORGAN and ASSISTING ARTIST II Gerre and Judith Hancock Organ Duo W Wilma Jensen and K. Dean Walker Organ and Percussion Marilyn Mason and Paul Doktor U Organ and Viola Donald Sutherland and Phyllis Bryn-Julsan 2 Organ and Soprano Frederick Swann and John Stuart Anderson Organ and Actor D John and Marianne Weaver Organ and Flu'. U John Weaver William Whitehead