THE DIAPASON AN INTERNATIONAl. MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE ORGAN, THE H.4RPSICHORD AND CHURCH MUSIC

S4 11> Iy-N irtlll rea r, ,\ '0. 6, Wlwle "'0, K2'..! A Scranton Gillelle Puhlication ISSN 0012·2378 MAY. 1978

William Albright's Organb ook I a Master Lesson by Anne Parks

In the last two decades, composers Thc title of Organuook I is an adap­ III lcarning "Bencdiction," the fint hands on the same manual the notes ha\'c taken a lIew interest in writing tatioll of the French baroque tenn piece of Org(J llbook I, the Urst diffi· overlap occaSionally. Howe\'cr, I bclie\'e music for organ. music which uses recent "Livre d'orgue" which "implies a col· cult)' aile sees is the spatial rhythmic this m'erlap docs not drastically changc developments in composition. This reo lection of relath'ely short works, each notation. Each line takes approximate­ the effect of the picce. "h'al of interest has been refelTed to of which deals with a sonoral aspect of ly 20 seconds, and \'alucs within a line The opcning section of "Benediction" as "" Second Wind for Organ" (the the instrumcnt and a r.articnlar type arc rclatil'c to the space occupied. Some has long chords with important, subtle title of olle of many rceorus of new OT­ of composition."· Albrig It's interest in perfonners divide each line into a num­ changl.."S of timbrc. Sensitivity on the gan music) • and iL, new music is attract· sonority is reflected in his sensithity to hel' of segments, one per second; this part of the pcrfonncr to these changes ing a lIew audience for the organ and tone color and 10 stich resources as enables thcm to judge the length of of color is a major aspect in dctennin­ orreling pcrfonncrs an exciting new multiple organ chambers, allowing an)' nole or passage in tenns of one ing the rhytliln of the first section of field of (("pcrtoire. sounds to occur in different locations. beat per sccond. Some music is notated this piece. One judges the length of the l'crfonncrs exploring this new field Changes of registration, of spatial loca­ in Ihis manlier. However, Albright Jlas chords by listening 10 the quality of disco\'cr many dtallengcs to their habi­ tion. and of \'ohulle arc important for­ choscn 1I0t to mark off such specific the sound, and the nature of thc changes tual ways of thinking and working. The mal clements in his works. In this he timings, bccause he wants the timing in that quality brought about through first of these challenges is one of sound­ is part of a 20th·ccnlur)' trend toward 10 depend partly (Ill the judgtncnt of the added chords against the initial image. which Martha Folts has caUed greater importance for stich clcments for the pcrformcr. In his CRI recording, chord. To be more spccific: how long the "virtuosity of the imagination";' rormal purposcs, often coupled with Albright himself tak('s 40 scconds to Ihe rirst chord is held before adding with new music (or organ, the pcrronn. Ics.'i importance fur mclody and har­ perfonn the first linc. To dccide on I he second chord depends on how pleas­ er must devclop a souml·imagc qUite mony. the exact timing requires dC\'eloping a ing or effccth'e the quality of the initial diUercnt rrom most music usually per­ sound is on a particular organ. This rormed. The rirst stcp to"'ard this is length determines in part how long the listening to as much contemporary mu­ listener will nced to absorb the rela· sic as possiblc, both ror orI,,,m and ror tions bctwccn this first sound and the other instnnnenlS.t In the case or \\TiI_ second sound. The third sound creates 1iam Albright'S Organ book I a recom· l"Cl a IICW quality, which must be held ing of the work itself is a\'ailable, but umil the three chords are blcnded into the performer must remember that this onc sound. This opening section is in is only onc of many possible perfot'­ nne way analogous to the opening of mances. A further step may be COIlSUIt­ Ligcti's r ~olllmi"a : in both pieces the ing the composcr.. , length of the opening sonority is essen­ A second, related problem may be tial to the balance of the entire work. Teading the lIlusic. Many composcrs usc )1'" -1 An opening pace which is too rapid will fonns of notation which lIIay be new , crcate a fccling of movement and anx­ to the performer or may e\'en be the , \ iet)' for resolution which will detract composer's own invention. If tIlC pre· (rom the effcct of those movemcnts f ) ratol')' remarks do not clarify all areas, 1 • when there is fasler rhythmic motion. consullation of other scores using simi­ I In this first section of "Benediction" lar notation may do so. Othcr compo­ 'l \ wc rind a slow, pulseless irregular rate I sers lIlay be able to clarify the mcan­ / I of change of harmony and timbre. After ing of unusual symbols. Also, the com­ I \ ,t the introdution of the opcning sonority, poser of the piece will usually welcome I which is crucial to the piece both for inquiries. Patience is also callcd for: in the reasons discussed above and for my experience, notation which seems 'l harmonic reasons whidl will be dis­ unreadablc at rirst may suddenly collie cusscd below, the slowly altering sounds into rocus later. Some perrormers may include changes of chord, of timbre, rind it hclpful 10 work. out a small sec­ and of dynamics. The first change of tiun of the music, rewriting it in other • 'Il timbre is accompanied b)' a changc of ]lotation or mcmorizing it rather than chord; thc change of timbre is as im­ learning to play directly from unwual ~ I ~~ \ portant 3S the change of chord. When notation. '" Ucllediction" retuOlS 10 the original Performance technique oUers a third '0 timbre (at the top of the second page) . challcnge. Many of our most creati\'e r d this change of timbre is not accompan­ composers for organ view the instl'u­ ". ied by any change of hamlOny or rhytIl· ment as a sourcc of many possible rule e\'cnt, hut is an e\'cnt in itself. This sounds which they might usc, rather use of timbre is unusual as compared than exclush'ely as an instrument with ~ ftJ to past practice. but is characteristic of established tedtniques. This new view much ncw music. including that for organ. of the instrument means that one must rn. I ...... , "I. ] Dr._boob I + II be prepared to modify hard·earned tech­ ~" ~ ~ Within the first section of thc piece. niqucs where ncw ones will scn;e bet­ In each of the four mO\'cmellts of concept of the intendcd effect of thc a .section characterized b)' long chords. ter. In "Mclisma," the second 1II00'elUent Organbook I, Albright combines mo­ piece. there are thrce shorter sections sepa­ in Organbook I, for example, it is nea..'s­ tion with stasis in a unique way by This movement depends as much on rated by rests with fennatas. The per· sary to abandon the traditional hand pus­ using "a particular type of composi­ timbre as on other elemcnts for its formcr must judge the length of these ture with the ringer tips down and the tion," In "Bcnediction," chords are sus­ effect and structure. Albright consid­ rnts by considcring not only the reso­ hand arched. Instead, one must relax the tained for long spans of time before ered timbre important enough to gh'e lIancc of the building, as would be tile hand and allow it to glide loosely across changing, while certain structural chords very prccise instructions for all the case for an)' organ music, but also the the keys. Learning new music, even rccur throughout the piece. In "Melis­ pieces of Organbook I. The score in­ differences betwccn the subsections. The music which looks improvised to the ma," the limited dynamic range gives cludcs the registration for the organ for second subscction has sc\'cral momcnts audience. requires as milch painstaking a static effect. In "Fanfare:' the re­ which he collcch'ed the piece. It is a of more rapid motion whidl create practice as was necessary for learning peated 32nd-note chords are only ,'ery largc eclectic instrument with many hrid mclodies. The third subsection in­ onc's first Bach Trio Sonata, isolating brradually modified. In "Recessional;' small gradations of sound possible; thus troduces the use of the Swell box for difficulties in as many ways as possi­ although the inner ,'oices in the six-to­ he is able to specify five different sort b.... adual crcsccndi and subtle changes of ble. In "Fanfare," the third movement ten note dlords fluctuate rapidly. there eight· foot stops on cach of two differ­ timbre as tone colors cmerge and bright­ of Organbook I, for example, one has is a slow rate of harmonic change. ent manuals for "Benediction." To play en, thclI fade. The timing of the lise or to work carefully to develop the stami­ Few of the sections within pieces in this piece with fewer stops reqUires carc· the Swell pedal depends both on the na to perform at its level of dirficulty Organbook I are delineated by caesurae (ul combinations of available registers, exact effect produced by the organ and for the duration of tile piece. and few have sharp immcdiate con­ not nccessarily aU at eight-foot, to give thc balance between the manual which William Albright's Organbook I is a trasts of material. Instead, a process of different qualities. One shOUld not is sustained, and the manllal which en­ good starting place for an organist in­ gradual, perceivable transformation takes eliminate any of the changcs of sound: tcrs at the climax of the sustained man­ terested in beginning to play new styles. place. One might, then, simply describe they are important structural elcments. ual and seems to instigate the diminu­ The pieces in this book share enough these processes, but the term "sections" With careful adaptation, it is possible endo. elcmcnts of older styles to allow per­ makes it easier to grasp some seme of to perform this piece on a two-manual ( Contin~d, page 10) formers and audiences to feel more the structure of the piecc. provided instrument. The most significant prob­ comfortable than with much other new one does not think of Classic-period lem area is late in tile piece when the music, while each piece of the work. in· units. This term is also justified by the hands should be on two differcnt man­ WtlUam Albright, whose music is the traduces some aspect of new music. The goals at tbe condwion of some sections uals, with occasional sudden loud punc­ subject of this article, will lecture and pieces, mo!'t!Over, are fine music of last­ - for example. the sustained chords at tuation from a third manual. If the perfonn at the forthcoming AGO na­ ing value_ the ends of sections in "Melisma," sustailled chords arc played with both tional conl'Cntion in Seatt1e. THE DIAPASON Est.blished in J90Y

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This 1II0Illh',; feature 41rtiriC's conc(~m the pre>CIl' and the (ulure. MAY, 1978 Idito, Music of the present al\\,<1)'5 poses problems - it needs to be played, heard, AITHUI LAWUNCE FEATURES and studied. The listener's task is the easiest, bUI, for the student and pcrfonncr, I it is difficult to find ,\'ritings dealing with Ihe performance practices of new Willlam Albriqhl's Orqaahook I - music, and !inc-It writings arc ,tt hest still a st('p removed from application. a Masler IAssoa DOROTHV lOSE, by Arme Parlo I, la, 12·13 As.isfan, Edito, Anne Parks' :tnidc on one of the most important works of \VilIiam Albright FJal Pedalboanis bI. Moden Orvoa. should go a long " '01)' toward filling a void, since she includes man}' practical by George 8osemaD, Jr. , WESLEY VOS EcoDomlcs of Orqcmbulldlag ideas for performance - ones which arc born oul by her own experience as it Cont,ihuling Edi,ors teacher-performer, and by consuhation with the composer. Not ani)' is AlbriRht by R. E. Coleberd li·l1 LARRY .AlME .. pO~'iibly 'he most important organ composer of the younger gcn('r:uion, but he Horpskt..,J will be one of the featured gucsts at AGO Seattle '78, REVIEWS JAMES McCRAY. Music for Vole .. aDd Dr9an The econolllic.'i of organimilllillg may not be everyone's idea of entertaining by Jam .. McCray • V.CTOR WEIER, reading, but look carefully: there is much of importance in this article, Do )'OU New Temperameal Book CItoNJ' Music by Bruce QustalsoD know what the present tax structure has to do with charitable gi\'in~ ilnd ho\\' New RecordlDCJS • HUDSON LADD. this aHeCl'i organbuiJding? Or, what determines the economics or the organ­ by Arthur Law~ac. Co,;n... IHliider? Are you prepared 10 know what the present innation rate mOl)' do to • the per-rank cost of an organ in the yt'ars to come? You will find mim)' an­ EDITORIAL , DAlE CAIR swers - and more, by implication - in this article 11)' an economist who has G,o,Ii",." been active in the Org.UI field, LETTERS TO THE £DrrOR 3 lARRV JENKINS Last, but by no mean' least, is a short, well-reasoned article all niH ped:ll­ , ...do .. HEWS boards in contemporary organhuilding, Flat pedalboards? We hear thc sat ams already - sOllleone is again tdling liS to rew!'t to something old-fashioned and ACO SeaUle 2 I ,r.-$7,5O outmoded! But, please note : this writing, by an experienced builder and organ­ Summer ActlTIII.s , 2 ,,.,-$13,00 ist, does not indicate that we should all want or ha\'e nat pedalhoards, The gist Harpsichord ,., Appointm.nts 51 .... Copr-$I.OO is, rather, that (for whatever reason ) one docs w.mt such a pedalboard, Ilwn i/ Nunc Dimillo •• lIodr Numh.r-Sl,75 there ought 10 he standards for it. We supposedly have had standards for •• Here & The~ 'mo,e than 2 yrs. old, years with regard to the concave-radiating keyboards; now, why lIot have some " Hili DlAPA'ON uniformity COl' flat pedalboards \\'hen they arc desired? - AL. NEW ORGANS 21),21 PuMislled monthly by Scrantoll Gillt:tlt: COfllflluflicatioru, Inc. REBUILT ORGAN 21 434 ~fJ"'" II'nlmsl, A,''''",e. Chicago, Ill, 60005, Phnllt: (512) 427·5119 CALENDAR :n,25 Second·cldu /mJlagt: (HI;tl 01 Cllirdgn. Ill., and ttt d,l, i'/m"d ",ai/mg offjce" ,'"IJ!iC"tt';OU n", 156480. CLASSIFIED ADVERnSEMDfTS Z5,Z7 Routine i1el11J lor /mMjclI,;"n fIlW' be FlOD Seattle '7B reu;l,ed ,m, 'n'er Ihnn 'ht Inll, "1 JI,e All subscrlbcn are ulJtd 10 ROO ",anI" Itt ffU""~ inset"liml jpl tI,e bnle Inr the ue;...t IIIou,h, Fm adIJnlis;"g One nf the l11C1st cxdtiuJ; mgall ull· \lIIcl"icm C,uild of OI"R::Jllisls will he ch:lngn or addretl promptly to th~ coJry, 'hc dosi"$! Ilnlt:;, II.c 511" tllrc~ in the wHrltI iJ IhOit (If Ilull:l1ui nUke 01 Th~ Dbpuon, ChanKt'. held in "k.,:tule, WashinRwII, June :"1fi·;IU, Malerinls Inr rN,;t:l" slwlt'" rt:ach ::l.IId "(lrth German\', l\~ :1 mcmher (If AI (his lilllc ~ IUGII f1f);:II1S and (j ,'isil­ must reach us lwlore the 10th 01 thc Ihe ol/iet: ''1 'ht: 1st, the 197i \\'1.'Stll1in~t cf Chuir Colh.'gc iug illStrulIIcnts will he heard ill per­ month preceding the date of the Pros/leclivt: con'ributors 01 ttrticles I-:urupcan 01").\:111 luur, it 1\'as picas' rOrmallCl'S , '1 hc oldest inslrumenl III mr sltou'd rt:q.lt:st a stylt: sl.ct:l_ ure to experience :1 lll"o:1I1 sJlecnuUl of he hc:tn! is the FlelltruJI in 51. Mark's, nnt iml~ to be R12l1ed to tbe new historic instrulllcllts froUl the e:lrly 15th wherc J'):UI l.ippillCCllt will pia,' 311 :111 , addrcss. The Diapasnn cannot pro­ Tllis ;ournal is indexed in The centur), through the prl.'Sclll. through Uach pmgr:lln :lIId WiIli:1I1I Alhright will "Ide duplicate copln m111ed bn:antc Music Jndex, ttnnotdled In Music ;1(:tl1al l:H:rfnrlllaIlCC!\ of lilcraturc espe, "Iay 2lhh,celllllr), AlliericlII works in· or a subscriber', lanure to noell,._ Arlidc Gnidf'. lind a'ulraded iff cially suitcd III each instrulllcnt, This cluding IWO prcmierl'l;. four of the 01- R It ,M Ahstracts, must he the hl.'Sl wa)' in which 10 hear g:tlls In he heard ha\'e mechanical ac­ ;lIId ar.preciale an cupn! linn; four ha\'c electric action, 1'1)lIIollth I t link or such piau'S :IS northern Congregalional Church leased i15 prop­ Ohio, ~orth C:trulilla. Buston, :lIId Scat· crt}' fur a parking gar:lge and built a lie. as having excellent OIlid cxciling lIew church on IUp of Ihe J,r.tragc in s('cond h"mper:unclU , T hc winner ur ..U-:O Seflllie '78 offers 18 programs organs, COIu'entiollcers at the 1976 Bos­ 1967; as a part u( this building program, the ~:Iti()nal Open COItlpelilion in Or· 10 help lOU explore thc l'acihc·Nonh­ ton am\'ention WL're lI'eated 10 the most a :I IImll, Ii:! r:ml:. organ wali installed J;:l.n Pla,inJ; will pia,' :I recital nil Ihe Wl"it organ culture allli 47 class topi~ iNlport:UlI organ hcrilage in our nation. hy Schlicker, Rohert Anderson will play Casal ant 1U'J;;tn, 10 help lOU explore )our old and neW An impunant :lSIh:CI of thal 01'1;:111 cui­ a prngram o( 2(lIh (cntut)' Gennan Ca~anlllt is loaning :t nile lIIanllal aTl'as uf inlerest, The oHicial conven· lure \\':IIS the work of 0111.' Weat lIIall - worl:.s herc and will include the pre­ culllilillU nrgnn ror IISC ill the pmduc' tinn program hwchure has heen llI:lilcd f... 1'0''''1.'1' nig,:;s, The 1!)5S Flcntrop fin miere of an ,\merican worl, lion of Richard I'wllh.'s nc\\' challcd 1., ;III fuJI AGO memhers. Xon memhers. upera, t.'-lwr('II("C ~Iuc wi1l hring the OIud slIhscrihen should \\'rile (or inror­ , ... hich he £reilltemly ,"ecunh:d at Hal" l>nuJ;las nude .. will pia)' works from "arcl Ulli\"crsity amI 01 casllal suggestion fnllT SIll;lU tU"J;alls huill tt)' JUrgcn Ah· !!!:Ifiutl inullcclblely: the 19th century Cennall rcperluire 011 fl'lId rrnm the Edmonel O'Neill Collec· I\GO 'ic::tttle '78 from cnudu(tur 'l'humas Dunn arc re, the 100M Austill nrg:lll of 3 manualll, 4!1 sponsible for the J'acHic,Northwest ur- tion of organs at thc l'nilcnil), o( Cali­ t-:clith C, McAnulty, Rl'gi5trar r;lIIk!'i in First Uniled ~fClhodist Church, furnia, Uerkelc\', a'i well :'s a chamher :!':!(j nigclow A,'enue l\orth ~all culture, , Ualcom and Vaughan o( Sc:lttle installed This area functions with a shght sCllse mgall buill h, G r q~nn' Harruld or Ell ' '--'attic, Washington 981~J a :1 ' 111011111:11. 711 rallk (lrgOiIl in I-"irst I'res' genl', On'gulI , - Da\ id Ruocrg uf isolati(ln! There arc llIuuntains in h)"lerian Church which includes a float· I:: \'cq direction, It lakes nearly as long illl;" sen:II'5top :llltiphUlI:t1 (11\"isinn: thc to to Boshm or New York :IS it takes £ly :Icutl!'ilil:~ or Ihe 191i8 sallctuary were dc· 10 fly 10 London 0" Japan, which gi\'C$ signed by 1':1111 S, Vt:nellaSl.'1I or Los .r\n· Seattlc a ailiral loc:1Iioli. Mr. Dunn's J;l'Ie!'i, The two prugr:uns 10 be heard !>uggt.'Stioli that I'eter or· was Hallock, here will he wmk!'i II,. ~ll-ssiaell :IIHI ganist ami chuinuasler of St, Mark's Dmuflc played by Clytlc Holluway, OInd Cathedral, Sl'altlc, should fly 10 noston Ihc concluding progl";1111 with Ihe Seattle to sec Ihe 1958 Flelltrop organ, Thc Te " YnUlh Symphuny C)rchestr;1 under thc suit of this trip was :111 i", itation for direclion of Vilt"", "tolul. \\ ith Gillian .Mr. lQelltror. If) (OIilC lu Seattle, where Weir :t§ soloist, he fount);I oI'"J;C hnly hflx made of CUll' Two programs will he in churches crete! 51. ~Ial"k ' ~ Cathedral stOirled con­ litruction ul Ihe lal"J;l.'St academic Gothic localed :lcmss: Lal:.e \\'ashinglun, WIlHa m huilding in the Wl.'Sl in I92'J; in 1930, PoTier will pia)' worl:.s b)' North Ger· a tcmporary ceiling :md roof wen: placed lIIan baroquc cnmposcrs un Ihe 2'III:ln- at the rose willdow le\'cI ami Ihc chall' 11:11, 37'1':1111.: lled:er.Hh (19iO) in cel and na\'c npenings in the crossing Emmanuel F.piscop:ll Church, Merccl' wcrc scalcd With ICl11por.& ry brick wall!'i, Islancl. Swiss ur~anist Gu)' Do\'et wiJI The austere !'iilllplicilY or lhc huilding play :t pmgr:l.1n featUring Spanish, 1l:11. ian, :IIHI I-'rcnch haroque music 011 :m would IITO\'C to l)To\'ide :t [jnc amhiance urgan built Meuler in 1971. the for a Dutch organ, Stl l'Ienlrup prulH1SCd hy a large organ as well as 01 sumUer one. ulily instrument the firm has built for In August 196:1 , ;Ihcr lhe temporal') 01" American dlllrch, na\'C wall had he<:' 11 1"l'lItu\"l:tI :lIul an rhe tun newest Org;II1S In be heOird organ gallcry huill at :1 cost 11/2 times ;11"1.' thc 1976 Nflack in First Lntheran that of the org-oIll, the ,l 'man, 75-rank Church of \\'e~t Seattle of 2 manuals, flcntrup organ was Installed: l'acWc, 2:! 1':11110.5, :llId the Wi7 C:IIsa\"ant orgOin The program commiH.e for AGO Seattl. '78 has announc.d thai because .f hi. heohh Northwest urgau culture. a pleasant of 3 manuals, ,II rJul:.s in Green Lake An'on Hei"e, will not b. obi. to appear at the "nvenlion. Hi, two Boch s.min.,s win blend o[ Eumpcall and l\mcrican tradi, Church or Se\-enth,day ,\eh"Cnlist!i, John b. laught by Mid,ae' Rodul.uu (right), who has been f,equently associat.d .... Uh M" tions, was IKlm . O'Donnell from I\UlItralia will pia)' a Heiller in Vienna, What has happened since Ihi!l birth I,rogl'am of South Genn:lll baroque mu­ Th. Monday aft.,noon conv8ntlon program, w.,e conceiv.d 10 pr8,.n. different schools can lK.'St he eSI)ericJI(ed by \ isiting the sic on Ihe Noack instrulllent, This or· of .a,ly music, culiminoting In a r.dtal of compolitions by Johann S.ba"ton Bach. To l'acific,Norlhwcsl, and this summer is gan make~ use of high lead content maintain the inl ••ily of this concept, the al ....och .ecital will b. played by Joan Upp;,,­ :l fine opportunity 10 do so, The 1978 pipes, a simple wind S)Slelll , and is nalt (left), h.od of the orllOn d.portment .t We.lminst.r Chol, Coil .... on the Flen"op ~;Ilional l\icllnial Com"cnlion of the tuned in :I moclificntioll of J\.irnbcrger's org.n in S., Ma,).', Episcopal Cathedral, 58ottl., Monday ...ning.

2 THE DIAPASON On Bovat freshing, thank )'OU for induding it and letters to the Editor look rorward to seeing more like them To the Editor: in the near future. Reading Guy Dovel's article in the YOUD very truly, March issue of The Diapwon has stirred tile individual note has a disproportion. get to see the !A " wind hole it stands ately important role.••• if one uni­ O\'cr, in the top board of the chest. St;snton A , Hyer a spirited discussion in our shop and Ft. Pierce, FL has brought me to assess the direc· nes withm a single n10k of pipes at the Then, 100. it b idle to talk of ad· tions in which most conversations con­ double ocb"c level, and then strikes justing the sound of an open toed pipe notes two octa\'CS apart (as has been by adjusting the wind way at the mouth. eemlng OflfolD perfonnance and orgnn I have had 10 adjust a principal with .. building seem to drift these past few known to h;sppen on many occasions) . To the Editor: yean. \Ve arc concerned with the mis­ there is no dear identity. one note from opcn toe and no nicking, where 1 could What a pity precious space is wasted not get a piece of paper inlo the wind· taken altitude lOme people have to· the other...• with articles such as Ihe one writ len wards the areas of scholarly and artistic •• • Any voicer is able to tell you way (a feelcr gau$e of .002" just went b)' Leland S. Burns, ··Ncw Uses and Old achic\'cmcnt. that no two pipes arc voiced idel1ticall)'. illlo it) and the plpc was still too loud. Abuses of the Unison orr." After the How much morc can YOII dose down While 1 am convinced that we mwt While all pipes whhin a given SlOp arc first paragmph. one would wish that ,Diced in such a war that they work a windwa)' which is smallcr than :1 hi.'i Unison Off were On. cue£ully study :Uld ;usess the accom­ human hair? plishments of the paU, we who will be togcther wcll as a UJHl, the lowest pipe Sillccr~ly youn, In lhe stop sounds very different than cre:uivc must do mOTe than become .:ab· I think Donald HalTison did us a Ronald W. Davis sorbed in the styles developed in ages the highest pipe in the stop. Why? disservice in luming "dia~soll" inlo Richmond, VA long e:ut aud in couunies foreign to Simply. the lJouom pipe was nol built a dirty word, l'd r:l.thcr have a good ours. roo orten we Ond young people to do the same thing as the top one•••• English (or Schulue) di3p;uon than coming ftom academic communities oific:ation :1t any Icvel necessarily all Ihe German prinlipals ever huHt. .. means dther employing a pipe in a role Lencrous scale (aoom (j" at CC), winu To the Editor: who have become so absorbed in learn­ Congratulations on ),our e""randed ing to play the literature authentically rOt" which it was nol intended. thereby pressure of 2!h to 3", ;Slid light nicking sounding out of place, or having all producc real organ toue. Chilf is charm· editorial policy. I refer in gcnera to re­ that they have come to believe that in ccnt articics 011 early clectropneumatic their disco\'cry of all of the beauty of pipcs within 3 stop sounding identically, lUg in a nasol1 tlutc, but OUt of place thcrcby speaking and saying nothing. in a diapason. organs, aud in particular to Leland the old styles they have found true arL Uurns' authoritative In'atisc on the They have found art, but thel have Mr. Snydcr concludes that by using We no longer pia)' Bach's ordu_>stral unification, one can free several Tanks Oil Unison orr. Mr. Burns certainly seems also many times lost sight 0 what pieces s3tKblllS, poullnen, serpcnlS to be used thell as strings. discarding and shawms, It it just 35 sill)' to tnsist to know his buttons. creativity is, To ha\'e discovered a good I take issue with Professor Burns1 on historical style i!l only the foundation the time· honored principle that at the that the organ music ani)' sounds right heart of c\cry successful instrulJIent is on an instrument with inadequate Wind, nne point howe\"er. The Lod Chord upon which to build }'our own original lIIay well ha\'e come to its demise style. Many times this same zealous am· a balanced and well·de\·cloped principal intractable and ill.tempel"ed, churus, This m:1y \-cry well imply mon: Sincercl)'. through engagement of the Unison bilion for authenticity gets in the way orr. but I seriously doubt th:1t tilis oc. of any really creative attempts to de· than a single plenulIl with 2 rour-rank John S. Canoll mixtures. At the risk or sounding jaded, cUrfed accidcntally as MT. Hums sug' velop ;1 2Oth·century American organ Emlenton, I'A 1 should likc to poillt out that a varied gests. Thc text used lU develop his style. Instead, we arc tempted to im· h)'polht."sis speaks 10 how the tharll W3S palate or mixtures alld lIIutations. cou· JI'e IIupt: Diapason un', "/u.'Q)'J Q d"l)' pon new orgalls from Europe, or to found (ringers wandering idly over thc adopt lh' style of the North Germ:m pkd wilh 3 juuiciollS backbonc of WQrt/! principals and nUlL'S, will go much l:1r· 1I0is)' kc)'s) rather Ih:1I1 to how it was or DutCh buildcrs ill our own work I .... here in America. For us in America to ther ill all musical Ityle periods than Unison Off - aDd On six ranL:s of strings and celcs l.CS. Mr. The summary data 3rc these: The adopt somcone else's style is reducing To the Editor: organisl was wcary and ill at ease. (2) our own work to a craft rather than Sn)der's organ could not hope 10 do jU!ltice to :1lly luusical style period. In the lIIlt!rest or sdlulauhip, may 1 1"le was improvising. (!) His instrument making it an arlo orrer onc slight conectioll to Leland "ery Iruly yours. had ddecti\'e kc)' :lction. (4) The IC the organ is going to sUn'ivc as a Burn's Hllc pIUl1t:erilig article 011 that Bruce Chr. Johnson nO\'e) chord soundcd like a great Amen. real arl fonn in our culture, we must sc'dom.heard SlOp, tile Unison On? Gaines\"ilIe, FL CIL-arly tJle inspiring chord was audio study all of what has gone before us It is not truc that this stop is ncvcr ble, IIIOSt liL:ely loud. and lIIay have and then proceed to establish our own foulld on the pcdal division. At college been rcgi!ltcred Sforzando. ,\n irritable new st)le.••• Organ Selection I playcu a Cl"C3tl\'clr dcslgned lIIStTU­ orgunist too tired to plill SlOpS may 1£ We all lIIust build organs with the To the Editor: mellt that was pro\"ided with it. It well ha\'e resorted to hiS Sfl. bUllon 10 strict academic traditionalism, which George Briuulon's "Letter (0 the Edi· pro\'ed im'aluable 101' the authentic pCT. W\'er excl..'5sive)y noisy key action. can hecome absurd and impractical, lor" ill Dec. brings Ollt three important IOrmancc of thc ma""aliler lilerature, As for tJle choro il$Cif, the Royal then the organ will no doubt continue considerations for prospecth"c organ and especially mti IJllfllIler sections pre­ Colk,;e or Org:1nisls h3~ published its 10 be an instrument largely neglected buycrs: (1) What is Ihc runction of I.:edcd by diliicult and fatigUing pedal analysis' (and being both English and by modern composers. We Will continue pas~ges. 1 COlli mend Ihe Pedal Unison Royal. who could be more authorita. to sec the King of Instruments being lhc organ in the parlicular (hurd. and its ability to reneet the musical priori· un lor carellli consideration by the th"d') . Based all the ,\men reference replaced by electronic substitutes in our mS'.. " designcr. and would lurthcr poiut and nn the premise that nu Amen has leading concert halls. Bravo to the Euro· tiL-s? (2) Whal type of ollr.lnist will the 0fJ;all aurOlct and keep? (~) What OUt that a re\erslblc tOe stuu Will grcat. but ouc chord. R,C,O. musicologist J. peans for providing us with such a mag· I)' euhance its uscfulnL'SS. Birch concluded that the LcJlt Chord nificcllt Ilogac)' to study. Thank. you for IIlILSt be consideR'll for hest placement of thc organ? HoPCIUll)'. Mr. Burns·s article will 1II11S( h:l\'c bt.'1!n a cnfll/etlsed Amen such teaching us so lIIuch. Ollr next chal· Mr. Ih:llldon concludes lhat ..... inspIl"e au)' organist unfortunate clIough :IS thc following: lenge is to realize our OWII potentials, churches lII.ocd all lhc help the)' cm tl) bC deprh"eo uJ .. ullison ulf to COil' While a rClY instruments built in a get (as] OIC)' are guided into a deci· tiuct a cunpaign to hil\c onc uonatetl. : f.I " .strictly historical style mil)' lle consider· If its ad,'atllagcs arc luUy cllough ex· ct.I iJcneficial to our growth and un· sion." I i"Ct.T th3l he reels that thc r;; F\ 1:.:1 : I .(ftA Iliaillcd, such a campaign will appeal derstanding of the art of the organ. we people on the selection committee (s) arc naive, easl)' duped and require out· e\"cn 10 those difticult·lo·read, Dlc:m. .,/.1 must realize that our primary work to· hers of the congregation not usually in· ~ l!\ • day 15 to create instruments that will siue help to make intelligent decisions. 9' B. r I J4idl= j¥i\I My ObSef\'3tions are that fannen, c1illl'1l to support thc music progralll. A··.·_· __ ·· ...... one day be a treasure to another age Consider also thc ract that the Unisoll and nOI just spuriously produced exam­ plumbers, hOtlscwh'cs, cngineers, good businL'5SIllCn, etC. who L:now nothing orr. unlike most SlOPS. is evcn mOI"e No\\' a chord or such dimension is not ples from an artl~ age. aoont the Org:JII, architecture or aCOUi' beautiful 011 those instruments olher. playable cxtemporaneously (wedges are Sincerely. IIIUst tics CUI collie to terms with these ques· wise utterly beyond hope than it is on IcquirL'tI) . Thcreforc it h;sve arisen l.\'nn A. Dobson tions on their own IF they will tra\'cl an org-.. n o[ OO\lOUS lI1agllHiccnce. Those as a cipher, most likcly due to ddec· Lake City, IA to he:1r and sec inside different instru, contemplating the addition of a unison ti\'c clcClrical cOlltacls under those noisy ments, read (rom various sources and 01I should bt.":lf in lIIillU, however, that IceyL . talk with difft: rent organ builders, or· it most properly belongs on a division rhe :lutoll1aUc response of any or· ganists. and ilrchitects. A consultant which has 110 coupleR 10 spoil the cr· gunist is to silence :1 cipher as quickly can be onc of many useful sources of feeL as possiblc, but how could this be done inrUrlll::ltioll. To rely wholly on one I trust that 'rlle Diapasun will en· un a \'intagc instrument? Turning off U.iquilous Unification outside :1l1lhorlt)', howevcr. means that courage Mr. Burns in Ius rL'SCarchcs in the elcctricity would not have been ef. fective. The DC currcnt gcnera.tor op. To the Editor: the people Ulal "pass Ihe buck," exempt ordcT to gh'e us a further report a ycar thClIIschl"S from the work and commit· rrom now. 'I \\'0 importallt questions e ..... ting orr the still·turning blower In the Dec. issue there appeared a motor wnuld supply actiull current for lellcr to the editor Richard C. lIIelll im'ol\"ed, ::lIId possibly become Oil which he might then wish 10 CIl' hum some time. The solution ur thc organist, Sn)'der regarding the use or unification \'ulncrahlc to OJ slick s.alcsman or con· lighlt'll us: What arc the differences in in this long accustomed to the within organ design. He should be ceited co1isu1t3111. constructioll. cHect, and use of the case applauded for pointing out that the One's d4..'cision will be as good as Unison Off among tlle "arioui national idios)'ucrasics of his instrument, would tracker action ' "ersus electro·pneumatic OIlC'S inforlll:1tion. To acquin: the in· schools of organ building? And where be to cnguge promptly his Unison Off. So chord was lost fore\"er. How. question is much more than a debate of (onnalion fOT a good. long· term solution could one hear sollie famous or par· Jilt! ever maintain that it was through the organ feci, or in the larger sense, organ requircs an inH"5tmel1t in time as well ticularly rinc examples of this stop? J alert and resourccful :1ction of the or. touch •••• :IS monc)'. Your \'cq" lruly, ganist mther than through sollie ac· From the tJnust of Mr. Snyder's argu, Sinccrely. Paul Emmons Decatur, lL cidental rumbling while te;sching for ment. I understand him to be saying M3ry Hallson (Mrs. Carroll) the Philomela 8'. that the success of an organ is measured Iowa City, IA Youn truly, by il'l .. umbel' of SlOpS. To a very lim· .. Douglas Johnson ited degree, he is right in saying this. To the Euitor: Athens, GA h is true that the organ should be In Praise of McManis I cannot begin to tcll you how much large enough 10 lill tJle church with To the Editor: cnjoyed learning ;sbout the UO stop NOTES sound. If 3n organ is too smaH for the Applause for Mr. McManls's down·to· as set forth h)' Lel.md S. Burns in the room howc\·er. no amount of unifica· earth article in the April issue. He is March is~ue. Upon complction of the IHe musl be a Ilro(eSior lu hl1\'e I.roouced :I tion will make up for the diminutive so right when he says we must be cau· article, I rusheu in to our organ of re· manuscript with (oolnolel, !lize of the instrumenL Additional wiring tio us of throwing the baby out with cent "intagc and sure enough - there 'See page B 01 "The OrRall in Sanily and docs not cqUillc WitJl 3dditional sound. the bath watc;r. Madness," Cenlenary l'mlnmUl1I1 of Ihe Royal were UO stops 011 both the Swell and Collrse of Orsaniala, ROYIiI Athrrl 111111, Lilli' If volume then cm not be used as I, ror onc, am dubious of claims made }'ositl\'. The discover), WilS almost as don. Sepl. 24. 19(.6. it justification for unirication, what hy certain organ buildcrs about open· electrirying as the dar, ncarly a year then~ Mr. Snyder suggests that through toe. unnicked pipes. and the "gentle, a£ter taking this position, that I dis· Tile editor regrets ,IIal, despite Ille careful ilppliction of unHication, one unforced tone" produced by such pipes co\'ereu a Tremolo on the GREATIIII exotic and important nature afthe sub· Cln free up 3dditional ranks for truly on \"cry low wind pressure. I wish they'll Unrortunatel),. our builder did not jecl Wider duclIJs;an, f,,'ure correspo". important acccuory atops SUdl ;ss :1ddl· gct the "'3X out of their cars; some of sec fit to illcorpor.Ue ua stops on the deuct! lUllst IJe directed loulQrd oilier tion:1) suing OT celeste stops. This line the ton<."5 pruclllccc.l by open toed. UII' Great or Petl:1l. but thcn, funds may WtuS. or reasoning can not hold its own (or nicked pipes on I ~ " wind arc harsh ha\'c been short at the time. However. levenl important rc3SOns. In a litera· and lillll)' to the extreme _ alld, often, we immediately begun a campaign and ture auch as the organ's which is so too loud. hope to be able to add these stops in Lett.,. lhollid ba .. dd'~sed to The £dltor end bound up with the tradition of indepen­ Mudl fakery exists - ),ou arc shown the near future. , connned to one slIblect. All 'etten eccepted 'Of publlc.tlon el. IlIbj.et 10 .dllln,. 'Of ruSOf1S dent voice leading (i.e. counterpomt), a pipe with a I" loe hole, and never Scriously, I found the ankle most teo of cI.rlly .. nd sp.u.

MAY, 1978 3 Reviews • • • • • • • . Choral Music, Book, Recording Music for Voices and Organ New Temperament Book by James McCray by Bruce Gustafson Chorall\(usic for Yotlng "Dices

The choral music rc\'icwcd this the ke) hoard part. The tempo is fast Owen Jorgensrn, Tuning the Historical wrote about it- is quite a fcat. but what month is designed for young \'oices and and the contrapuut.,lly-collceh'ed key­ Temperaments by Ear. Marquette: Nor. e\'idencc is there beyond thc author's is primarily in unison. OIlCII, IIllisic for board lines will he IJIHre taxing th:ln them Michigan Unhcnity I'ress, 1977, word? J\nd who was Fogliauu( What children's choirs merely indicates key­ the easy \'Oeal liue. It is typical Willan 435 pp., $22.50, Foreword by Peter B_ and whcre is this documentation from board. rather thun organ. and most of in that the music is functional yet at­ Yates_ 15297' J orgensen J{iVC5 us no anSWl'l'S to the works included below may be play· traeth'e. such qucstions. Thcre arc: no footnotes, cd on piano. Children's choirs arc in­ This cxcursion into the world of tcm­ and the skimpy bibliography docs 1I0t creasing in numbers and popularity in peraments is almost guarantccd to be­ list an)' of the treatises or other sources churclu.'S. Tlu..'Sc rc\·iews do not pur­ COllle an essential pan of the Iihraries which substantiate what the author pre­ I'm .Ilu t A CMIII. Terry Kirkland, Uni­ pOft to gh'c in-depth facts about the of those who tunc their own instruments sents as facts. The point is lIot that this picc(.'S as with other lIlusic re\'iewed son, keyboard and instrumcntal descant handbook Jhould he a history I)()ok, but (flute, recorder, hells, etc.), Uroadman -partiy hy default, but to s()m ~ extent in this column in recent months, hut on its merits. Harpsichordislo; ill partic­ mthcr that it tries to be one and fails, I'rloss, "!ir.0-67, ·IO¢' eE) . rather prO\·jde only C"dpSlIlc COlllmell­ ular can hardly afford uot to hu)' it. If the hi, torical infonnation had bt.'Cn tary for works which arc currelltly Thcre :Ire two nearly idclltical ,erscs. presented as mere references to other The mctod} is \'cry simple and has a In a little O\'er 400 pagl'S, the author available. gin'S 89 instructions for setting :'il tem­ hooks. this ,'olume would have been charming innocence ahout it. Thc ac­ IUlich slimmer and much casier to use. companimcnt has :In ostinato-type of peraments. (rom medic\'al Pythagorcan scall'S through equal tempcramcnt and ,\s it stands, one must IUGlte the tuning eighth-note pulsation which gi\'~ a beyond to a temperamcnt created h)' directions amid the cumbersome prose Anthems. Introits arid Descants to.r nuwing background to melody and des­ -and with no index whateverl cant. the author. All of thesc s),stems arc YOlltl, elwin. Da,'id Ollchtcrlony, 11m ­ placed in historical order within acous­ My second complaint about Mr. Jor­ son and two-part with kc)'boanl, tic groupings :lIul '1Il! generously iIIus­ geni en's book collccms the writing style Frederick Harris Music Co., $1.25 (E). tmted with musical ex:unples and charlo;. and cditnrial polici~. The acknuwledge­ This collection contains rive anthems, Cry Out lI'itli Jo)'. Christopher Walker, Among the smll'S arc 9 p),thagnrean and ments tell the slory: the author thanks six dl'Scants, and two illtroils. ,\11 arc unison and organ, Oxford University just, II meantone, 15 wcll-tempercd, I collcagues in helping him "to stUdy his­ in unison, except two anthems which I'rc~s , 45009, 85t! (M+). equal, .. qu:tsi-cqual and I im'cnted torical tuning and to rind practirnl ways employ two or thrce treble ,·oices. The This is a ,c'1' sophisticated anthem (\'er)' unequal) Illning. o( applying this knowledge tn lUusical music is attracti\'e and will provide which, although dtosigned for adult performance," in "applying the laws of music for the entire year; the accom· choir. couhl be perfonned with youth Furthcr. olle can letlnl 10 tunc by mathcmatics and physics to tuning meth­ paniments arc simple. This collection chorus. The rhythms :lnd meters arc starting with the cas)' scales and fol · ods," and b)' spending "many hOUr! •• _ of music for children's chorus is well exciting :lnd fre(plcntly change (rom lowing the instructions to the morc dif­ t:alculating frequcncies at the computer worth the price. 5/ 8 In 7/8, 6/8, and 3/8. making it ficult systems. 1£ one simply opcns the ccnter." Mr. Jorgensen, then. clearly difficult for most youngcr groups, The hook at random to begin tuning, he exercised great cxpertise in translating music ust'S IH)th full and antiphonal ma), he in for a hit o( :I shock. Fnr historical discussions of temperaments groups: one of the separate choirs example, nn page 291 is a heading, into practical and mathematical fonn. Haw IJIelt Are Tile)'. Richard I'roulx, "Tuning the Theorctically Correct Wen He has les.o; aptitude and seelllS to have unison, keyboard and nute, Augsburg could be a youlh choir used in addi­ tion tn the adult chnice. This is gond TempeTl'd Version of the Harrison Tem­ receh'ed no help in the matter of pre­ PUblishing House, 11·0654, 35t! (M-). pcr:uncnt in the Acoustic Tonalit)' of scllling Ihis material in the most con­ This anthem has a more contem­ music that b ,'cry demanding of the organist, but it is extremely interesting C Major." If that icy waler does not dis­ cise and readable fonn. Tn he brutally porary sound than many of the othcf5 courage the reader, he continues 10 find frank, the book is simply not in reviewcd. and is suitable for an adult and exciting for the listcner and thc pcrfomlcr. Highly recolUmendcd for a list of 22 steps to the announccd goal; good English. The reader is rorced tn choir as well. The text is apprnpri.He snme all! con~enial cnough ("2. TUlle for wl'tldings. The music for nute is gronps seeking challenging repertoirc. stagger through sentenCl'S likc these: F abo\'e middlc C and also F below mid­ "Ik'at spet'tls arc the onl)' measure of not difficult and there is a separate dle C both pure to middle Co"), but flute part. This beautiful. cxpn.'Ssi\'c (Iualit)' whereas string frequencil"S or some are icebergs ("19. Tcmper n :I­ rigures in cents arc meaningll'ss by music has the range uf a major ninth Si,,!{ A N ew Scmg '1'0 'rlle I.onl. Hamid hc)\'e middle C rrum G below middle C and should work for any types (If miCl'S. themsel\'es"; or, "To force :Ill whnle Rohlig, unimn or SA and keyboard, sn that the fifth G·D is nalTnw and toncs (0 be of exactly the same !iize as Concordia Publishing House, 98-2357, heating at 2.2 beats per scaUld") . How­ in the extremely difficult (0 tunc hy ear 35< (E)_ e\cr, if nne ht.-gilts at the beginning. theoretically correct fh'e tone elJual tem­ This Iin'I)' psalm setting has a dri\'­ Sarlgl SeaMJIIl. Richard I\.cl he will be gi\'cn :It ,least a cnlltext rur pel'ament would ha\'e served no real pur­ for All ing rhythmic chamcter with mild dis­ Biggs. unison or equal voiccs, organ aud the sound uf:1 mth heating at 2.2 heats pose." A similarly obtuse (Iualit), plagul'S sonanCl'S in the :lccompaniment which optional guitar. Thl'Odorc Presser Co .• per second. In short, this is nnt a honk the heart of the book, the tuning direc­ ;uld tn thc deliuhtful charactcr of the 312-41165. 40¢ (E)_ which will teach )'011 hnw In tune tions. If the author had simply met! a There are six one-page songs in. piece. Thc middle scctinn nf the AliA ""Terckmeister-Ill" in ten minutes, but !itandanl systcm for spccifying pitches, anthem IIIO\'l'S to minor and has a cluded in this set. Three have an 01" is a ,'ohmiC "hich will huth sen.e Ihe the instructiolls would ha,'e hl'ClI much staccato background in thc accompani. experienced and guidc the nm ice. easier 10 usc. Compare this example tional second part and all arc strophic, ment, Lo,"ch mllsic for children. with at least two "eT5es_ They h:l\'e a If this hook is destined to be taken with what it could havc been: "Tunc E ,'ariety o( keys. tcmpos and moods; all home b)' man)' harpsichurdists. it will abo\'e middle C and also E below middle lise \'cry traditional hannonil'S. The live with their tools, nut their history C both pure to A below middle C," guitar chords arc includcd alxl\'e the -rllree St!tIlCHUJl .\'Ollgi. Judy Hunnicutt. texts, for there are many awas in which which could ha"e read, "TUlle e and keyboard score and will prm ide ;111' unison, kc) IH)ard and flute or glockcn. the author falls far short of his ambit· E pure to A." other dimension to louth choir p~r ­ spiel, ,\Ubrshurg I'llhlishing House. II · ious goals, This is a handbook, unt a The objections miSl't1 hcre may seem fonnances. ()323. 4;'¢ ( E) _ scholarly work. The author gi,'es abo Iikc acadcmic quibbling. The criticisms The seasons include winter. spring solutely no documentation for an)' of ;are not le\'clcd in order to belittle Mr. and summer. All thrce works arc sim­ his assertions. For example, he statl'S (I'. Jorgenscn's tcchnical accomplishments, ple in dt'Sign, but the flu Ie part in the 101), "Just lIIl'antnne tuning pmbably hut to SUggl'St that the book is not all Come VII to Me, All }'e Tllal LalJor. summer anthcm is mnre in\'nln~d than de,·cloped sometime hetwl'Cn 1"82 and that its widely-circulated advertisements Healy \ViIlan, unison and organ, Cun­ in the other two, let the music could be H96, but it was nnt documcnted until c1aimcd. The mlullle has been published cordia Publishing Housc, 98·2359. 35J! perfonned by a young player. The ac­ 152'J by I.oclo\'ico Fogliano." To narrn\\' in a limited edition of 2,000. II a secund (E) _ companiments arc ,cry simpl~ and the perind of de\'elnpment to fourteen edition is e\'er contcmplatt'tl, it ought This threc-page anthem has the sometimes double the melody in the years at the end of the fiftccnth centul1' 10 greatly reduce the bulk and price 10 melody doubled in the upper mice or right hand. - and about forty ye:lfs before anyone reasonable le,·cls for a handbook. New Organ Recording

Max Rrger: Variations and Fugue 011 Fortunately, there are exceptions In introduces the chomle tune. After the an Original Th(:me, Op, 73; Fantasy on the 10Ilg.and-bming syndrome. and this obligatory fugue, the e.f. returns for the Chorale "Wachct auf," Op. 52/2. is a notablc one. for this record is one the conclusion. l\(artin Ha.sclbOCk playing the 1976 Rieg­ of thc finest to appcar from all)' corner er organ in the Church o( SL Augustine, in some while. Mr. Haselb&k is (al 24!) The only way I can imagine this Vienna, Preiscl' Rrcords SPR 3286 ster­ nne of those mre players equall), en­ being a beller Reger rccording would CO; a\'aiJable (rom Luther Guild of Or­ dowed with t,llelll, technique, and lIlusi­ be if it werc played on an instrulllent ganists, Korcn 26, Luther College, De­ cianship, and those qualities all come of the composer's own time, such as a corah, IA 52101 ($7.85 postpaid), or to the fore here. Be has studicd the per­ Sauer_ The sound here is definitely that from OUo G. Preiser &: Co., Fischerstit."ge fonuance traditions of thl'Se works and of a large modern Germanic organ. but 9, IOIC)·Vienna, Austria, plays them lUore com'illcingly than can it is a ,'cry imprt'Ssive sound: it is well­ be heard nn other a\'ailable recordings. \'oiccd and featlll1.'S both a hig tutti and E,'el1 if Reger isn't your cup of (l>a, YOIl some Im'e1y soft stops-f1utcs. sometimes shuuld rind this a thrilling disc. It has with tremolo, and wann ccll'Stcs. Thc Man), tcchnically compctent perform­ e"erythillg going for it: fine playing, record jacket has intelligent notes in ances of the big Regcr works are lUusi­ gond cngincering with quict surfau'S hoth Gennan and English, and the spe­ cal disasters: the necessary accoustical and warm stereo SOlllld, ami thc sOllority cification of the 1976 Rieger is gil'en warmth is lacking. the organ sound of a large. imprcssi\'e organ in a re\,er­ (sec Tile Dia/mJo", No\,. 1976, for a isn't satisfactory, or the musical drh'e berant building. Those "ho ha,'c heard feature d~cription of the instrument). is missing. These large piecl'S sprawl this instrulllent in person tell me the difficult picces-diHiwlt both for player The recording was made in May 1977 chromatically over l11any pages and are sound is c,'cn better li,·e, but it is im· and for listener. The work unfolds ,'cry with the assistancc of two rcgistrants, difficult to control; they invol\'e con­ pn.'S5h'e as recordcd herc, ne,'crthel~s. slowly, and is capped by a fugue which and there is absolutely no noise to be stant rcgistrational change. How many The works pla)cd arc two of the more builds herc to a shattcring climax. The heard from the action or stop changcs. times were )'011 left yawning. rathcr monumcntal ones: the F.Sllarp ,\[;'lOr "1I'achel tluf" Fantasy is shorter and 1\11 clements combine here to make an than impressed, when one of these pieces J' ar;atiarll date from 1903 and consti· bettcr.known; it begins with some won­ excellent fC('ord. was performcd? tule one of Reger's longest and most derfully murky harmonic gro,·eling. then - Arthur Lawrrocr

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G II . t Althul COOlS ~ 0 .. "-- three-manual organs) because this Arlyo Fuerst P re l u d es ,or rgan '-'--"- simply makes it harder for 'big' peo_ Edward HugdaJrl ple to play 'hi)!' organs, hardly a Edited by Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr. 1ogica1 state of affairs. Volumes One, Two and Three Works by Ronald Arnatt, Lee Hastings Write: Bristol, Jr., Gerre Hancock, Derek Hol­ man, Peter Hurford, Francis Jackson, UW-Extens Ion Music Thomas Matthews, Mathilde McKirmey, George Bm.~mf'" Jr., II/unIfier in the 610 Langdon Street BtJ%eman-Giluon firm of Durfield. New Arthur Wills, Alec Wyton. HampJ/,;re, iJ at, orgarlllllilder and or­ Madison, Wisconsin 53706 j:an;JI. He haJ bee,. nclive bolh in the J>£lAWARE WAttR GAP, PA la:JIl building 01 new organs and in the res­ HAROLD FLAMMER, INC. toration 01 older ones.

6 THE DIAPASON UNITED STATES EUROPE Performance Seminar in Viola de Gam­ Summer Activities Church Music Today, Royal School of ba, Harpsichord, Lute. and Voice, Weg­ Church Music, Croydon, England, Apr•• ner College. Sf.den Island, NY, May 3D. Summer Church Music Program, Con. Church Music Workshop, Michigan Aug. A large number of courses and June 3. Faculty includes Edword Smith cordia Teachers College, River Forest, illi­ State University, East lansing, Michi9an, workshops, mostly lasting one to five days, (harpsichord) who will oHer study of nois, June 19-Aug. 3. Both a five·weel July 10-14. The stllff will consist of Albert will be offered: general areas of concen· figured bass; Marc Prens~y Ilute), who term and a two.wee~ term will be given Bolitho (director). Heinz Werner Zim. tration are for choirmasters, organists, and will focus on the music of John Dowland; in this summer degree program. Heinz mermann (composing for the church), singers. Further information" is ovailable Sheila Schonbrun (voice). solo cantatas Werner Zimmermann will be guest lecturer Huw Lewis (organ repertoire), Robert from Secretary, RSCM, Addington Palace, lind ensemble singing. Also Fortunl!lto July 13·t4, and other faculty members Shepfer (youth choirs). Elinore Barber Croydon CR9 SAD, England. Arico. lucy Bordo. Judith Davidoff. Groce will be Paul Bunjes, Thomas Gieschen, (Bllch scholarship), Shirley Harden (hand. Feldman, and others. For further informa­ Herbert Gotsch. Richard Hillen, Carl bells), and Ethel Armeling (solo reper· Organ.Wee~, Toulouse, France, June 26 tion: Dr. Ronald Cross, Wag"e, Colloge, Schall. Corl Waldschmidt, and leslie Zed­ toire). Special features will include an - July I. This wee~ will focus on the con· Staten Island, NY 10301. dies. There will be courses in theology and organ recital by Mr. Lewis, lectures, bUll temporary repertoire and will include pres­ music, theory, music history, music educo. session, and a bonquet. Address inquiries entotions by composers (Gilbert Amy, Bet· International Contemporary Organ Mu­ tion, church music. composition, harpsi· to Mrs. Margaret Pegg, 26 Kellog9 Center sy Jolas, lannis Xena~;s, Andre Boucoure­ sic Festival, Hartt College of Music, Hert­ chord, hymnody, organ, and piano. For for Continuing Education, Michigan State chliev), open rehearsals, concerts, and ford, Connecticut, June 10-14. The fea­ further information, write Chairman, Mu· University, East Lansing, MI 4BB24. masterclasses (Martha Folts, Bernard Foc­ tured composers and performers for this sic Department, Concordia Teachers Col­ croulle, Zsigmond Szathmary). The events 8th anntlol event will be Vincent Persichet­ lege, 7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, Il Summer worbhop, Northwestern Univer. are sponsored by the Association pour la ti, Alec Wylon, ood Leonerd Rover. There 60305. sity, Evanston, Illinois, July 10·14. Called Renaissance des Orgues en languedoc"; will be concerts, premiere performances, "The Contemporary Church Organist." further informotion is available from this worhhop will feature Almut Rossler workshops, private coaching, panel discus­ Music in the Small Church Workshops, Secretariat "Semaine de l'Orgue 197B," 54, sions, ond new repertoire sessions. Re· (the organ music and aesthetic of Olivier rue des Sept.Troubadours, 3100-Toulouse, Beloit, Wisconsin, June 22-23: Elm Grove, Messiaen) and Gerre Hancod (service quests for informotion should be sent to WI, June 26.27; Menomonie, WI, June France. playing and improvisotion). The sessions Summer Session, Hartt College of Music, 29-30: Stevens Point, WI, July 6·7. Arthur will be four hours daily. Further informa­ University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Kenneth Gilbert, Bth International Sum. Cohrs, Arlyn Fuerst, and Edward Hugdahl tion is available from School of Music, will be the faculty. Further information is mer Course for Harpsichord, Antwerp, Avenue. West Hartford, CT 06117. Summer Session, Northwestern University. avoilable by writing UW.Extension Music, Vleeshuis, June 29-July B. Works to be Evanston, Il 60201. studied: Chambonnieres, Les Deul Livres: Baroque Music Institute of Fort lewis 610 lan9don St., Madison, WI 53706. College. Durango, CO, June 11.23. The Rameau, Complete Works: Bach. "French" Summer workshops, Indiana University, Suites. For further information: Men. J. Smithsonian Chamber Players will com· 7th Baroque Performance Institute, 8100mington, Indiana, July 10-29. Among lambrechts.Douillez, Vleeshouwersstraat 3B­ prise the faculty (James Weaver. harpsi . . Oberlin College, OH, June 2S.July 16. many summer offerings, the following "'0, B-2ooo Antwerpen (BeI9ii). chord and fortepillno; Thomas Wolf, the This summer the Institute will be devoted workshops will be of interest to our read· harpsichord ma~er. plays double bass in to the study and performance of French ers: English handbell ringers (Donald AI. Or9an Summer School, New College, this ensemble). For further informotion: music. Faculty includes August Wenzinger, lured and Wallace Hornibroo~). July 10· Oxford, England, July 17.22. Recitals and Richard Strawn, 209 Fine Arts, Fort lewis the Oberlin Baroque Ensemble (James I "'; French and Italian influence on sac· masterclasses will be given by James Dal­ College, Durango, CO 81301. Caldwell, Marilyn McDonald, Robert Wil· red choral music (Marcel Couraud), July ton, Peter Hurford, and Gillian Weir: the loughby, Clltharina Meints. and horpsi· 21.26; Church music (Oswald Rllgatz. sessions are sponsored by the University Harpsichord Symposium, Macalester Col­ chordist Lisa Goode Crawford). ond harp. Wilma Jensen. Frederid Burgomaster, College of Wales. For further information, lege, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 11.17. sichordists David Fuller, James Wellver. Jane Marshall). July 2"'·2B: and Mlldrigal write: Secretary, Dept. of Extra·Mural Entitled "Builders and Players." this sym· and Penelope Crawford. Further informa· dinners (Allan Ross, James Holland, John Studies of the University College of posium will be headed by Robert Conent. tion: Prof. lisa Crawford, Conservatory of ond Susan Howell). July 27·29. For further Wales, 9 Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth, Over "'0 instruments, both professional Md Music, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH information, write Special Summer Sessions, Dyfed, Wales. ~it models. will be displayed. There will «074. School of Music, Indiana University, Bloom­ be lectures, masterclasses, maintenance ington, IN 47401. Flanders Festival, Bruges, Belgium, July and building demonstrations. and con· 2B-Aug. 12. The themes of this year's cert$. For details, write Harpsichord Sym­ Church Music Conference, University of festival are a " Musica Antiquo Week" posium, Music Department, Macalester Chautauqua Summer School, Chautau­ Wisconsin, Madison, July 17-19. The faculty lind a "Panorama of the Lotin World." College, St. Poul, MN 55105 (6121647. qua, New Yor~, June 26.Aug. II. This for this conference will be Heinz Werner The former will include an international 6382). summer se ~ sion includes 12 music work­ Zimmermllnn, Catharine Crozier. Eri~ Rout· ensemble competition, lectures and inter· shops in a number of spacial areas. Of ley, Joan lippincott. Archbishop Rembert pretation classes, and elhibifs of historic particulor interest are Frederick Swann's WeoHlSnd, Pauline Sateren. Harold Glea· strings and winds, as well 05 modern rep­ Harpsichord Worhhop, St. lawrence organ worhhop (July 17-2 1) and Paul J. son, Fr. Columba Kelley, Arthur Bednell. University, Canton, New Yor~, June 11-17. licas. less-~nown aspects of Italian, French, Christiansen's choral workshop (Aug. 13· Lowell Larson, Sr. Marie Gnaeder, and and Spanish repertoire will be elplored Doniel Pin~ham, Helen Keaney, and James IB). There will also be opera and sym­ lawrence Kelliher. For further information, Nicolson will be the foculty for this wor~· in the second area; works will include ones phony performances, plays. pop concerts, write UW.Erlension Music, 610 lan9don s ~ o P . which will fellture the prllctices and by Cllvalieri, Rameau, and music from the ond lectures. For further information, write St., Madison, WI 53706. time of Cervantes. Performers will include problems of continuo playing. There will Schools Office, Chautauqua Institution, be lectures, demonstrations, masterclasses. Frans Bruggen, the Schola Cantorum Box 28, Dept. 01, Chautauqua, NY 14722. Church Music Conference, Evergreen, Md co ncerts; practice instruments will be Colorado, July 24-Aug. 5. There will be Basiliensis, the Academy of Ancient Mu· ovailable and academic credit may be two sessions, and the faculty will include sic conducted by Christopher Hogwood, hlld. A brochure is available from Martha Wilbur Held (dean), Kathleen Thomerson the Christ Church Cathedral Choir of N. Johnson, University Organist, Depart. Oberlin Summer Organ Institute, Ober­ (organ). S. David Smith (vocal tech­ Oxford led by Simon Preston, and others. ment of Music, St. lawrence University, lin, Ohio, July 2-16. The faculty for this niques). W. Thomlls Smith (hymnology). Helene Dugal will play organ works of Bach. Further information is aVlSilable Canton, NY 13617. 4th annuol institute will include Harald and Reb. William Malott~e (chaplain). from Tourist Office, Markt 7, B.Booo Vogel and Fenner Douglllss. Events will A music and liturgy conference will ta~e include masterclasses, faculty concerts, Bruges, Belgium. Organ/Harpsichord Seminars, Walling· place July 11.21. For further information, student recitals. and privat. inslruction, ford, Connecticut, June 11.24. Bernard write Evergreen Conference, P.O. BOI 366, and will center around the """·stop Flentrop Evergreen, CO 80439. Summer School of English Organ Music, Lagace, Mireille lagace, and Roberta (1974) in the concert hall. For further Cleveland lodge, Dorking, Surrey, En· Gary will be the faculty for this lOth information, contact Prof. Garth P.acoc~, Sarat09a.Pohdam Choral Institute, State gland, AU9. 7.12. lady Jeans will be the annual series. Among four concerts will Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH 44074 University College, Potsdam, New Yor~, director of this session for advanced stu­ be an oU. Co uperin o ne, and another will ( 216/775.8246). July 3D-Aug. 16. Broc~ McElheran will be dents. Subjects for study will include orna· be devoted to the Leipzig Chorales of the director for this 9th annual session. mentation in the 17th and 18th centuries, Bach. There will also be daily master· and a selection of elective courses taught plliaeography and transcription. the classes and lecture.demonstrations. For in· by a large faculty wilf be availoble. Choral French influence Df the 17th century, formation. contact Duncan Phyfe, Director, Presbyterian Association of Musicians performonces with the Philodelphio Or. pitch, tuning and temperament, organ Paul Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford, Conferences, Mo-Ranch, Telas, July 3-B; chestra will ta~e place on Aug. 10 (Verdi cases. and o rgan restoration. Fo r details, CT 01>492 (203/269.7722 ed. 331). Wittenburg University, Wittenbur9, Ohio, Requiem; Eugene Ormandy, conductor) please write the Secretary, Cleveland July 9-14; San Francisco Theol09ical Sem­ and Aug. 16 (Brahms Schidsalslied, Lodge, DorUn9, Surrey RHS 6BT, England. Aston Ma9na Academy of Baroque Mu­ inary, San Anselmo, California, July 10.14: Nanie: Robert Show, co nductor). Aca. sic and Art, Great Barrington, MA, June University of Portland, Portland, Oregon, demic credit is availoble. For further in . IB.July 9. " Music and its Relationship to July 16.-21: Austin College, Sherman, fo nnation. write The Director, Saratoga. Concou" International de Fortepiano, Texas, July 16.22; Montreat Conference the other Arts ill the Ro me o f Queen Potsdam Choral Institute, State Univer· Paris, France, 28 Aug .• 1 Sep. Judges Syl· Christina of Sweden and Pietro Cardinal Center, Montr8olt, North Carolina, July sity College, Potsdam, NY 13676. vaine 8i11ier, Huguette Dreyfus, Joerg Ottoboni." Participants include Albert 23-29. The six conferences are designed Demus, Ne el Lee. and luciano Sgri11; will Fuller, Fortunato Arico, Charles Bressler, for pastors. organists, choir directo rs, ed· Church Music Institute, Colby College, hear participants in wor~s of Schubert, David Boyden, Raymond Erickson. Edwin ucators, and individuals in church leader. Waterville, Maine, AU9. 20·26. This 23rd J. C. Bllch. Clementi, Mozart. Beethoven, Hanley, William C. Holmes, John Hsu, ship roles. The Austin College and Mo n· annual event will ta~e place o n the cam­ Hoydn. and Weber. competing for prizes Rene Jacobs. Bernard Krainis, Stanley treat faculty will include Davie Napier. pus of Colby C ol lege. where there will to talling 27.000 francs. Information: Fes­ Ritchie, lllurence libin, Reichard Reph. William Muehl, Don Wardlaw, Robert be demo nstrations. worhhops, elhibih, reo tival Estival de Paris, S Place des Ternes, ann, ond Thomas Wo lf. For information: Shelton, Richard Westenburg, larry Ball , citals. and practice and conducting oppor. 75017 Paris. The Aston Magna Foundation for Music, Allen Pote, Sue Ellen Page. Philip Gehr­ tunities. The faculty will include Thomas 27 We" 67th St., New Yorl, NY 10023. ing, and Marilyn Keiser. The Mo. Ranch Richner (o rgan and piano). Robert Glas. CANADA Telephone (212) 87].2191. conference emphasizes worship and music qow (o rgan wo rksho ps). F. Austin Walters Summer Institute of Church Music, On­ in the small church and includes on its (choir and vocal techniques!. Jack Grove tario ladies' College, Alliston, July 2.7. faculty Azaleigh Maginnis. Ross Macken­ (youth choirs and handbells). Adel Hein­ Faculty will include Wilbur Held, organ; Institute for Organ and Church Music, zie, Ken Sheppard. John Yarrington. Bar" rich (beginning and intermediate organ). Wayne Riddell, choral wor~ : Alice Wilson. University of Kansas, lawrence, June bora Buckner, and Bob Bennett. The Wit· and Samuel Walter (conducting). For junior choirs: Stanley Osborne, harmony: 19·23. Catharine Crozier, Harold Gleason, tenburg program. " Elperience '78," will additionol information. write Thelma Mc. and others. There will be an organ playing and Arthur Poister will lead performance feature Horace T. Allen, Austin lovelace. Innis, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901. competition with a priz8 of $1000, and a d asses. Gerre Hancock will deal with Jody lindh, ~ mes Rawlings Sydnor, Don. first performance of a new orgon wor~ by service playing and improvisation, and aid Busarow, lucille Hudson, and Avon Harpsichord Wor~shop of the Adult Violet Archer. Further information is avail· louise Cuyler will lecture on liturgics in Gillespie. Eri~ Ro utley, lloyd Pfautsch, Music Conference, National Music Camp, able from Kenneth W. Inkster, Box 68B, Al­ this week-lo ng institute held just prior to and Wilbur F. Russell will head the SlIn Interlochen, MI. now in its fifth year un . liston, Ontario, Canada lOM lAO. the natio nal AGO convention. The opening Anselmo conference. The Portland pro­ der the direction of Dr. George Ludten­ recital will be played by Miss Crozier on gram will include James F. W hite, Don. berg, will be held, as usual, during the Shawnigan Summer School of the Arts, June IB at B pm. (See the account in the aid Pur~ey , James Kir~ , Oscar Carlson, last wee~ of August. Richard Kingston, Victoria, B.C., July 12-Aug. 23. Among August 1977 issue of The Diapason for lind James Welty. Info rmation on all sil Dollas harpsichord ma~er, will conduct many offerings, such as opera, electronic a review of last yea"s institute.) Academic conferences may be had from Carolyn dlSily sessions on harpsichord construction music and orchestral instruments harpsi. credit is available. Fo r further informa. D.rr and David lowry, Directors, Confer. and maintenance, and Dr. lucktenberg chord classes will be given by Harmon tion. write Dr. James Moeser, Dean, School ences on Worship .nd Music 1978, P.O. will lead performllnce classes. Further in· Lewis. Further information is available by of Fine Arts, The Univarsity of Kansas, Bo. 2765 CRS, Rocl Hill, SC 29730 (803/ formation: George luc~tenber9, Converse writing the school at 3737 Oa~ St., Van­ lawrence, KS 66045. 323.2255). College, Spartanburg, SC 29301. couver, B.C., Canada V6H 2M4.

MAYr 1978 7 Pepperdine University Malibu, California announces a Karen Holmes, faculty. University of Lerry Pelmer, playing a faculty recital MASTER CLASS in Ottawa, played on 0'9&" end harpsichord at SM U Oft Feb. 21, wa s 01 50 joined by recit.,1 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. linda Anderson Baer for Trimble's Four Piano Music of the Romantic Period O tftllWII, on Jon. 13. Playing her 2·mtllnuol Fragments from the Canterbury Teles; conduded by concert and recording artist Schuh.e 11973) she progralnmed Preludes other worts on the program: Suile in E .. end 7 from L'An de toucher Ie Cloyecin Mojo,., Handel: three Purcell songs, ond and O ,d,e 18. Francois Couperin lind the virtuoso coloratura displav piece by Toccata in 0 Mojor, S. 912. Boeh. Tt;omes Arne "The Soldier. Tired of War's IVAN DAVIS Alarms." Or. Pelmer played the univer­ Barber. Thiem, 'cello, and lerry Palmer sity's Kingston French double harpsichord. presented three oil-Bach recitals l!It the R ..t Session: July 10 - 14 emphasizing the music of UniV8nity of TexlIs at Dellos (Jon. 29. Virginia Bioick played this pr09ram at Chopin and liszt Feb. 12 and 261. On the progroms Ire­ St. John's. Smith Squore, Lo ndon. on Feb. corded for futu re presentation by rod ~ 24: Pertito ... in 0, S. 828. Bach : Ordre 6, Second Session: July 17 - 20 emphasizing the music of stetion KERA in Dalles) were all si. un­ Couperin: pieces by Rameau end Ouphly. Schumann, Brahms, and Mendelssohn accompanied 'cello suites, the three Sona­ James Russell Brown pleyed this pro­ tas for Gamba, and Toccata in E minor gram at Old West Church, Boslon, using Classes at Pepperdine's new Malibu campus, overlooking S. 91<4). "Italian" Concerto 15.9711, and oDowd French sinqle belonging to Fenner the Pacific Ocean • Individual siudy opportunity. the "Chromatic" Fantasy and Fugue (5. Douglass 11977): Pevana and Gallierda, Recilals • Graduale and undergraduale credit available 903). Or. Palmer played his Dowd harp­ Byrd; Toccote Querto, Bk. I. Frescoboldi; ,;,h",d 119bB). • Sessions structured 10 allow ampJe lime for surf and sand Ordre 8, Couperin . "The Beroque end Classic in Germany" Ron Wood, Rochester, NY, played was the title of a program presented in Couperin's Ordr8 3 (5 pieces) at the For further information write: Dr. James Smythe New York on Jan. 28 by Concert Royal harpsichord during Church of the Epi­ chairman, Division of Humanities-Fine Arts and the New York Baroque Dance Com­ phany's (Richerdson, TXI presentation "A Pepperdine University, Malibu, California 90265 pany. James Richman, director and harp· Musical Sandwich" on Mar. 50. Beginning sichordid. The program: Cantata 94, J. S. with wine end cheese. continuing with or call (213) 456-4225 Bllch; Concerto for Harpsichord and For· argon end harpsichord music, and ending lepiano. C . P. E. Bach (with Steven It.. · with ca~es and coffee, this highly success· bin. fortepiano); Suite ... : "Impatientia," ful program was well ettended. The herp­ Muffat: Symphony biLe Matinl, Haydn. sichord, 0 2' manuol Kingston loened by Rebecco Peel of Oollos. Alice Lungenhausen played her 2-man­ ual John Challis harpsichord (19591 for Instruments from the collection of How­ this program el Grosse Pointe Memorial "rd Schott were heard in programs by Church. G rosse Pointe. MI. on Feb. 5: JOlin aemon (clavichord) at Wolfson Col· Toccata. Sweelind: Prelude and Fugue lege on Mar. 5 and Kenneth GUb.,. at in E·flat, S. 998. Bach: Ordre 6. Couperin; the H olywell Music Room, O xford, on SOn.!ltos in F minor, K. 238. 239, Scarlatti: Mar. 6. Ms. Benson's program: Preembu­ Toccaten 2 and 4 (1957). Paul Angerer; lum Super Mi, from the BUJ.heimer Orgel. Sonata in C Major, opus 5, no I, "La Bit­ buch; Dessus Ie Merche Ollrres, Willaert zarro." Corri. I ~eyboard version published by Attoig­ nant, 1530) : Ville nella, Woiciech Dlugo­ The DUD Gemini_ni IStonley Ritchie. roj: Coranle, Jokub Polok; Bells of Rome, baroque violin and Elisabeth Wright, harp· Georg Wagenseil. Mocferato in E-fJat. sichord). played this concert at the Seat. Hob. XVI ~ 18/2, Heydn. Profanor Gil­ tie Concert Theatre on Fe b .... : Son4to I bert's program: Suites'" end 7. PurceU: in G minor. Veradni: Sonatas fo r Harp· Suite in 0 minor. d'Anglebe rt: fo ur prel­ sichord. K. 208. 119. 30, Scarlatti; Sonata udes and fugues from the WTC. Boo k II , III in C , opus 5, Carelli; Choconne in G Bach: Trenscriptions from "les Indes Go· minor. Vitali : Sonata IV in A from Book la nles," Rameau (trenscribed by .. he co m­ II I. Senaill': ... th C oncert Royal. Couperin: poser l. Harpsichord by Dowd Rubio. Duns Sonata II in F for Harpsichord with Violin Tew, O dord. Accompaniment, Mondonville. Public Redio in Oelios, station KERA, Elisolbeth Wright and Margaret Irwin· has been featuring live studio concerts Brandon played this concert of works fo r recently. Wiflillm Tinker was heard twic e during March, end visiting artist lionel la addition 10 the French two-m.nual inatrument we ue now produdnl • fjn~ two harpsichords at the Burke Museum, •io,le:-awuaaJ Jurpdchord. Orden bel". taken fot J978. $l.a.m. • University of Washington. on Feb. 25 and Rogg ployed on Mer. 8 . r::::::41':'::'1oG Dupdebor6l. Dtpl. D. !:tit MalA 81.. ».u .., 'l«l&l fUll. Te~ 26: Concerto I, Soler: Pieces pour OeUI l."." Pa'mer played the de dication C lavecins. Gaspard Le Rou.; Concerto in concert on the 2·monual David Sutherland A minor, Krebs: Pieces pour Oeu. Clave Fronco· Flemish harpsichord at Northeast cins, C ouperi n; 2 Fugues from Kunst der Louisiana Univenity. Monroe, on Met. 10. Fuge, Bach: Co ncerto II due Cembeli The instrument wes presented to tho Uni· Concertati, W. F. Bach. The harpsichords, versity by Virginie Howard of Pineville. by Keith Hill. were his opus 10 (after Dr. Palmer's program: Pioces in F, Louis Fifth Annual Dulcken) and o pus 51 JFrench doublel. Couperin; De Ie More's Povane. Hughes' 801let, Howe ll s; Sonata, Persichelli; Con· Bruce Gulf.hon played this program tinuum, Ligeti: Su ite in E, Hondel; Sono­ at St. Pa ul 's Episcopal Church. La Po rte. tas, K. 208, 209. Scer l atti ~ "Chromatic" IN, on Feb. 5: Suite in C Mo ior, G ottlieb Fentasy and Fugue. Ba ch. Hartpsicqorcd Muffat: " Italian" Concerto, Bech ; Sonatas. K. 2f. 32 . 33, Scerletti. IDowd harpsi . E. Eugene Maupin pleyed this herpsi· chord, 19701. Bi lled as " Music of the 30's" cho rd recitel o n Mar. 15 at Central WOpkSIzOp - 1730 s, Ihat is }. Or. Gustafson played Christien Church, Lell:ingfon, KY : La Dodo, the sam e program as a faculty red tal at F. C ouperi,,: Prelude. Rameou ; Fantasie St. Mary's College o n Feb. 9, with the in 0 minor, Talemann; Suite 2 in B minor, at Santa Barbara, California I! ddition of Francois Couperin's Ordre 2-4. Froberger: Toccata per ogni Modi, So rge: Fantosie in 0 Ma jor, Telamann; Toccata July 12 - 19 On Feb . ... and 15 Susan Ingrid Ferre in 0 minor, Froberger. Susanne Shapiro performed ell IS of the manualiler pieces plus the Prelude and Fug ue from Ba ch's Me. Yount, Beloit C ollege, pJeyed this Wm. Neil Roberts Clavierubung. Part Iff, on harpsichord end tedtal in Ctrnegie Re cilol Holi. New Yo rk. Co·Directors smell orgen. for standing· room-only audio on Mar. 16: Toccata Tena, Bk. I end ences: in Oolles at Fint Community Canzano Decima detto La Paulina. Fres­ featuring for 197B Church Chepel and in Denton for the cobeldi; C antona V. Merula; Toccote can Denton Bach Society et St. Paul lutheran 10 Scherzo del Cucco, Pasquini ; Sonatas, Guest Artist: Angene Feves K. 380, 381, 23-4, 235, 87, Scarla.tti; Toc­ Renaissance and Baroque Dance Church. For many of the chorale·preludes and the four Duets, she used her new ceto in 0 Majo r, S. 912. Bach ; Suite in J. S. Bach - Suites and Partitas French double harpsichOld iust completed F·.herp minor, Hondal; Sonllto ... 6 in E L. Couperin, O'Angl.bert-Suite. b} Richard Kingston. (17761 , Haydn. Dr_ Yount played a one­ rnenual "Italian" harpsichord by Keith H ill Master Classes Private lessons Howard Schott ployed en hour's pro­ 1197b). • Swimming gram on the Victoria and Albert's 17th­ century French harpsichord by Vaudry for Lucy Vol" Deel. baroque violin, ond • Tennis Ala" Curtis, horp.ichord. appeared in • Hiking the re·opening of the Baroque Galleries of the london museum on Feb. 13 . SMU's Connoisseur Series in Cluuth Audi­ College Credit available torium on Mor. 30. The program : Soneto John 8roc~, University of Tennessee, V in G minor, opus V. Carelli: Tocceta For more inform.tlon wr;tII to: Knolville, pillyed the harpsichord he re­ Settima, M. A. R oss i ~ Poml9gio rotto. cently constructed from e Hubberd ~it Fantasia for violin sote. N. Matteis ; Sonata Harpsichord Workshop for his faculty chamber music redtal at X in G Majo r. opus VI, Locatelli : Sonates, Attention. Sh¥fro-Robem the university on Feb. 13. The progrem: K. 52b. 527. 532. 443. #4. 550. HB. Sm· do Immllculetl H•• rt College Four Fragmen" from the Canterbury Tales, lotti; Sonata in C minor for Violin and 2021 Western Avtnue Trimble; Prelude 5, les Barricades Mys­ Continuo "fatta per il Sign. Pisendel," Los Angaltt, CII. 90027 lerieuses, Coupenn: Choconne in 0 minor, Vivaldi. Or. Curlis ploved a recent 2-man· Louis Couperi"; Toccata in E minor, S. ual Richard Kingston herpsichord loaned 914, Bech ; Brllndenburg Concerto 5, Bach. by Susan Ferre.

8 THE DIAPASON nw~

"The Delightful Art of Painting Harp· sichords." en article by Ellen Pfeifer ap· peared in High Fidelity Musical America for Feb. 1978. It features the wa r~ of Sherief.n Germonn, Boston', specialist in harpsichord decoration, "nd is illustrated with fine photos of Mr\. Germann's wor~ including her Stehlin· decoration for Rich. ard Ktnqston and the 5oundboard , he patntad for Gustav Leonhardt's Paris Dowd.

Rebocco P.. I presented this recitlll at St. Michael and "" "ngels Episcopal Church, Dellas, on "pr. 9: Sonata in 0 minor. Platti: Passacaglia in G minor. Muf. fat; three pieces from lambert's Clavi. chord, Howells: Toccata in E minor, S. 91<4 , Bach. Harpsichord by Richard Kings· to n.

The festivities with Blanche Winoqron, sc heduled to dedicate Botty Louise lum. by's new virginal by "dlam. Burnett, at the Univ9tlitV of Montevallo, never too~ place cancelled on the very day bec"use of Ms. Winogron's bro ~en wrist. HowBvor the university's fint studont herpsich ... rd recital did occur last November! The program, presented by seniors Margo Oil. I.ref and Margarot Louise Norwood, in· cluded Concerto in D. Vivatdi·Bach: Son. ata. K. lOS. Scarlatti: C once rto II. Sofer: Gavotte Varih. Romeau : Possacoille. lillian Peanon played this recit.!!1 for a c.:ou perin: Toccoto and Fugue in G minor. cortific ete in harpsichord at Floridtl State Bac h: "Imain: Mr. Johnson. Gibbons; Pa· Unive rsi ty. Tollo hessee, on Feb. 17 : Toc­ vana. Bvrd ; A Fancy for Two to Play. ca ta None. Frescoboldi; The Carmon's To m~ins : " !lelian" Concerto, Bech. Insiru· Whistle, Pavone I FWV 275). W olsey's ments included a 2.manual harpsichord CONCORDIA by W illiam Dowd. 1I Sperrha~e spinet, and W ilde. Byrd; " French" Suite in E Major, S. River Forest, Illinois 817, Boch ; three pieces, Chambonnieres; the "dlam·Burnett Virgin el. Sonata in G Mejor I Hob. XVI/G II. Haydn: Sit. Absences. Henze: Continuum, Fernondo Valenti is in residence at Ball ligeti. She played the same program ot Stote University. Muncie, IN. for the MASTER OF CHURCH MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAM th~ University of hmpo on Feb. 13. Both spring quartor lending May 19). He also sc hools hove harpsichords by Williom offered moster classes on the Scarlatti Dowd. Sonatas in london "pr. 10 IS , and played this redtel ot Wtqmore Hall, london, on Lind. Hoffer, cmisted by lind8 Ander. Apr. 15: Sil little Preludes. Bach: 8 Son. summer '78 son Beer, ployed this program ot St. Ste­ otas , Scarlatti: Toeceta in E minor, Par­ phen's United Presbyterian Church. Irving, tita in B. flat. Bac h. lX. on Feb. 19 : Prelude and FUgU8 in C. Five-Week Term June 19 - July 19 WTC I. Boch : Paveoll Dolarosa, Philips: Boe h, the querterly journal of the Two-Week Term July 20 - August 3 Rolph's Pevone (lambert's Clavichord), Riemenschneider Bach Institute. Baldwin· Howells: Sonotina, Busoni: Four Songs for Wallace Colleqe, Bereo. OH. continues Harpsichord and Soprano, Hoffer: "Chro. the publication of the Institute's ~ch first Guest lecturer: Heinz Werner Zimmermann matic" Fantasy and Fu gue, Bech. Her in· editions in facsimile. In the Jan. 1978 issue strument: after Dulden, by Richard Kings­ are found the completion of Pertita I July 13 -14 ton. ( Manuels I, II , 6i9'a) end the Sinfonie of Partita " IClavieriibung, Part I). OOllgl", L Butler, Portland, Ore., is cur· Courses in rently e.ploring programming possibilities Early Music: for Jan. 1978 i.. largely from the works of wom. n composers learly an issue devoted to the viols. Among the Theology and Music Theory Music History through new music). and would welcome articles: On the Viol by Wieland Kuij~en suggostions on works by women composers end Christopher Hogwood: William lawes' Music Education Church Music Composition for the following instrumentations! Music for Viol Consort by David Pinto: Harpsichord Piano & Organ Hymnody solo harpsichord : trumpet/harpsichord; Posture in Viol Pleying (len Woodfield) : trumpet/tape: trumpet 15010 or cancer­ Life with the Viol : the Revival of 0 Tradi· tente) in chamber works; chamber worls tion ( Francis Baines): and Howllrd Moyer using tho harp, icho rd as solo o r ca n. Bro wn', Notes on the Viol in the 20th Summer faculty includes cortonte. Century. Dr. Butler and his ensemble, Portland Paul Bunjes Thomas Gieschen Herbert Gotsch Chamber "rtish. ere eager to consider Features end newl items are olwo.,s wel­ now publiihed end manu, cript worls by come for these pegel. Pleose odd,.ss them Richard Hillert Carl Schalk Carl Waldschmidt women composers. Only works of serious to Dr. L.,ry Pel""r, Division of Music, leslie Zeddies concort noture .. hould be forwarded for Southern Methodist U"ivlrsity, Dall." reviewing. Address inquiries to: OoU91,u re .., 75275. L. 8utler, b1.9 S.E. Fronklin, # 2b. Portland, OR 97202. For complete information write to

"Harpsichords for Sole." a quarterly list· ing of instrumenh for sale by private ift-o RUTH NURMI Chairman, Music Department dividuals, is available from Glenn GiuHeri. 9 Chestnut Street, Rehoboth, MA 01.7b9 Harpsichordist Concordia Teachers College Iphone bI7.252--4-304). The Feb. issue had nearly two pages of listings: harpsichords Author I .4 Plain" Etu)' 7400 Augusta Street - double ond single, and clavichords. lnlrocluclion River Forest, Illinois 60305 Robert Ste phens wos harpsichordist for ,., 'he Harp.khorl this progrem on Apr. 2 at First Covenant Mount Union CoUece Training Church Musicians for 114 years Church. Seottle: les fastes de la grande ADIan

MAY, 1978 I' Albright's Organbook I ha!5 prngn"SSion A·F;, lading bac'" to (m,,,i,,,,erl/rom -I', I) Ii in the third section. snggl"Sting IV-II· V (scc Ex, I). The seclion rererred to ahO\'e a!i a coda completes the hammnic pro~sion with thc bass and roul E. Dlle further technical mallcr may Thus. the enlire mO\'el11ent Gin be puzzle a new pcrfonncr: the seure marks \'iewt."d harmonically as a prugrL'SSion -{ a ,ariel), of releases. sollie 3rpcggiatcd, from V to t. Thc gentle tension of the in "arious orders. Aillright greatly in­ hannollies throughout the 1II00'ement is Cfeast...,. (he number of arpcggiatcd re· rL'SOlved through thi, large-scale domi­ h:a5(.'S in his own pcrronnancC!.. The nanHonic progtt."S.1iol1. which add, an­ dt.'5ircd cHect will he clear if one rr.. olher cll'fnellt of finality 10 the conclu· IIIcmht!'rs lhal this piL'£C W3S wriuen for sion" an Oll,r.l1I wilh piPLOS ill chambers at a " BcnctJiction" has been \'iewctl :liS great distance (rom the audience :lIId having three main sections and a brief performer, and (hat the chords should coda. distinguished primarily on rh) Ih· SL'Cln 10 slowly disappear rather than mic grounds. However. other musical being released "011 the heal," as In lIIallY clements provide elision, The first and nil,,:,. styles. second l ectiolls arc elided by the bass. The second main section creates a the root o( IV. which begills well be· ulse. energizing the harmonic material rore the end of the first section and ~ ., , ..... P«O .,.... -".. , .. -. . -. -".:.:: ..:. §l1TS§ 1O -=L:E~ ' -== ' a.= r.If having both hands play the same conthtues well into the second. The chord and release it aitcntatcl)', The second R'Ction makes a gradual rh},th. -rr- - cfrcet i ... of ,'cry sublle chauga of tim­ mic transition to the character of the btc since the h::mds arc p13ying \cry Ihird section. which is markcd b)' a similar sounds (a nute ccit.-sle \'s. a pallse. The coda is short. but has a Eaample 1 •••".lIle" •• 3, 2.... 1 soh ceit.oste - such as a klcine cnahler). mure important function than that The alllount or change in this section name usually implilos. It completes both thus is minimal, despite the constant the telum to earlier rh)'thms, a func­ auacks or the chords in hoth hands. tion shared with the third section, which The oscillations or this section arc anti· rcturned to rhythms similar to the open· cipaled b)' three pre\'ious ideas: the ing. and the harmonic progrL'Mion SIlS· (e1~tc entering first un pagc aile cre· taining the entire lIlo\'elttcltt. at(.'! ocats, all the second page lilow The pcrronner, then. r;LCCS t,,'n chief cm:ilIatiolls of thc swell shades begin. mlllic;a1 problems in this work: rh)'thm ami the pedal chord just before this and timbre. A .scn5itivity to the quaH­ section creates a pcrcch'abtc acoustic til'S or timbre and of indh'jdual chords pulse on Wille organs. Tn achieve the as an aspect of timbre is the main gUide desired drcct in this section, cach te· to the lengths of indh'idual chords, A lease must be as short as pOSSible, quite scnsith·it}' to the structure of the piece possibl)' lIot raising each ke)' fully. The determiul'S the lengths of the rcslS, Au number uf repetitions of the chords awaren(."Ss of the hanllonic motion dc­ depends on how slowly the swell boxes tennilles Ihe Ircatmeul of we conchl­ arc dosed. Although the scure has 18 sian. repetitions, the fint chord should be TCIK.'alt.'t1 until the ooxcs arc (ully dosed, In h::arniug "MdisUla," the second lII:11y 1II0\'ement of Or~n"'lOak I. the nru tli(· which lake more or rewcr repeti· ~~s~ " • ' liuus nn \-arious organs, ficult}' a polentlal pcrfonner will spot In this sectiou, the pace of hannonic is a techllic;al one: the usc o£ cluSler Eaampl. 2. M.Ulma I. 1·3 change, which oc-gins with chords as glissandi. which arc a thickening o( the loug ;IS those ill the first section. iu· melod),. much like Debuss)"s slre:uns 01 changing range flf Ihe melody 10 cn"ate the seric..'S of high pninl'l chltractcristic cre;lSCS ;IS the speed or the attacks slows. parallel churds in Jel~x , Thc.."5C cluster the £orlnal shape of " Melis. ma:' The: uf the second Sl'eliou. The gradual ritard bc..-gilllling ha)£way glissandi call make the hands qllite first fh'e lilies of the piece OCCUI' nil a This section reaChl'"1i Ihe climax or thmugh this section should be exag· sore, Onc 5OItltion ] ha\'c used, and l'iiugle manual. This section is quite lhe piece through allll(l!t ((Inslant mall­ gerated. so that the slo\\'l'5t chord on the ",hich ,\thright recommends, is to Pl':lc· homogencous; it uscs ullly millor ROC' ual c:hallgcs (Sl'C Ex. 2), The errecl or rollowing line will be as slow as those tice Ih(."SC glissandi lightl) aoo\'c the onds in the first two phral'iCS, then adds thc..'S(! changc..'S on urgans well slIitc.:tI for of the rirst section, The e(fl'Ct, how· tcl's, The hand should be used as a major seconds in the third phra.se. The the piccc is 10 mo\'e the sound Tapi"l, c\·cr. is different £mm lhe first Sl.'Ctinn. unit. pla«.'tJ wilh the lingers nat ant! Hhh phrase adds minor thirds. primar­ from one location in Ihe room til an­ OC'C"JIISC Ihere arc sudden jailS - inter· the wrist leading in Ihe direction or ily in the " IOl1al window." .-nllnwing other (an antiphonal division could he ruplions b)' louder sollmls on the Great the glissando. Practicing direction, Ihis e\'ent (which need not be gh'eu appropriately u5Cd coupled to the Great ;111(1 spasms o£ brief rapid mulioll. It width, and speed alxn'e the ke),s ma), any special Ircaunent by the perrormer) here) , This section is difficult to ap· is 015 if hearing the pulse or the second accidentall)' produce sounds. This is and Ihe first scric.."i of broad cluster proximate on a two-manual instrument. scction had made it impossible 10 re· approa.ching Ihe correct effeci. It is nut glissandi. the inlen'allic material returns However, a judidolls choice of lIIallllal turn rnlly to the material of the open· nC«."S.'1ary 10 press the hands deepl)' into 10 primarily minor and major sconds. changes can rlosuh ill the same fre­ ing, the keys: gliding along the top pressing This opcnill~ section c;an also be quency of changes though not the: same The material of the secund section, hOlh while and black keys Jighll)' will \'jewed as a senes of glostures o( gener· number of differelll sounds, The I1IU.'It then, i5 gradll:IU" transrormed into that produce lhe appropriate effect. Another ally iflcrca~ing length, rrom one 100 intense efrect is accolltpanied by the uf the third sl'Cljoll, This gradual tran· solutinn is 10 wear gloves with thc lips short to corre~pond to a phrase in other illcreaSL'(1 use of wider intcn'als (both sition frolll one texture to anolher is o£ the fiugel'S cut oul. This elimiuatc..'S st)'Ic..'S to sc"cr31 longer Ih:lln can be pcrr~Cl and augmented fourths arc USl't1 l)'piClt or much 2{JIII.Cl'ntur)' IIIlIsic: it the problcm or rrinion 011 the J;;e}'s. CUl­ gr.lspeu as a phr.lsc, CUlminating in a here) , The tension or Ihe climax with is cOllcchc..'tI ill terms o( processes. We ling out the lips uf the fingers penuil'l !iustained chord in Ihe middle o£ the its multiple mantlal changes is slowl)' will sec hn\\' Ihis applies also 10 thc reeling lhe kc)'s in sections uSing norlllal range l'Slablishcd 10 this point. The teleased as the piece graduall}" :seUles change from the ril1St section to the technique.' H damp hands are a prob­ opening gestures ha\'e the effect of gCI· 01110 one manual and a sustained chord. .second when we consider harmony. lem. dustillg them with talcum powder ting the piece started gradually before A following sustained chord com plett's After the character is rully transronned, before this 1II00'elUent may help. Oa\'id it l"t'aches the full now o£ melody which the relC".lse of tension :llIu"'ing the: rinal thcre is a pause which announces the Craighead recotnmends practicing hand is characteristic of it. ,\fter it is fully section to runclioll as a coda. third '"1..'CtiOIl, whose character has al· posilioll anti re3ding or the pitches b)' started it should now e\'enly with the This coda begins as loud a!i the clio Tl'3d)' appeared. playing each hand position as a solid glissandi seeming "like a natural exten· mactic section and g"l':lduallr lowers the The lllic( C003, following the third chord and jumping rapidl)' 10 lhe next sion of the simpler scalar paSsagl'S."" dynamic le\'cl. Thus, it pro\ idc..'S another section, USl'5 alternating chords ill a position before practicing them as The {ir.;l breat in this now is thc sus· wa), of IIIm'ing down (rum the climax pulse like the st.'Cond 5t'ction, though runs.- tailll'tl chord. nr activit), in the pre"iolts 5(.'£tioll. Like slightl)' raster. Here it is not the pulsc The cluster glissandi provide one of This chord is the goal of the Unl the first scction. it has a "tonal win· which changes. but. '

10 THE DIAPASON ~ l" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FlGD Seattl '78 ~ ~ ~ ~ '1 ~ ~ ~ featuring ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Activities for the Afternoon and Evening Hours ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Nine Concerts ~ ~ ~ ~ By various ensembles or on instruments other than the organ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Joan Benson ~ ~ 15th through 18th century music for clavichord & pianoforte ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Chancel Opera ~ ~ ~ ~ The premiere of The Pilgrim by Richard Proulx ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Margaret Irwin-Brandon ~ ~ ~ ~ 17th & 18th century music for harpSichord ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lawrence Moe ~ ~ ~ ~ Baroque music of Spain & Italy for strings, voices, and chamber organ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West ~ ~ Maurice Skones, conductor ~ ~ ~ ~ Classic & Contemporary music for choir & chamber orchestra ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Philadelphia String Quartet ~ ~ ~ ~ Music of Haydn & Debussy ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Seattle Youth SymphOAy Orchestra ~ ~ ~ ~ Vilem Sokol, conductor. Gillian Weir, soloist ~ ~ Organ concertos and orchestral music ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Vancouver Chamber Choir ~ ~ Jon Washburn, conductor ~ ~ ~ ~ Sacred choral music from the Americas ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Western Wynde Ensemble ~ ~ ~ ~ Songs & Dances of 14th century Spain ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ These nine concerts and nine organ recitals combined with 47 class topics will provide you with ~ ~ many opportunities to explore your own areas of interest. Admission to concerts, recitals and all ~ ~ ~ ~ classes is included in the $75 registration fee. Students, Senior Citizens or Spouses may register ~ ~ ~ ~ for $65. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Registration is limited to 1400 people! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , . June 26-30, 1978 Housing deadline May 19, 1978 Edith C. McAnulty, Registrar. 2326 Bigelow Ave. N .• Seattle, WA 98109 ., ,.. T ..., T~~ ~ ... +~ ~+ ~ ... -TI It...... ,....., ,..., ~~ ~""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"""'''''''''''''''''''''''''.A..''''''''''''''''''''''''''A..'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.A..'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''A'''' E Irrr...... ,..",. ,..TT ...... T ...... TTTTTTTTT ...... TTTTTTTTTTTTTT ...... ",.., • ,....., trr....oJ Albright's Organbook I not continue this passage to the point (corlU,wed from /). 10) of exhaustion; about 40 repetitions of the chord is adequate. While the score ]n learning "Fanrare", the third piece directs that the crescendo pedal be used of Organbook I. the perfonner faces to reduce the stops down to one eight­ challenges in reading the complex chords foot flute, Albright now suggests the (although the notation is nonnal). in usc of the sforzandu or full organ liS performing the complex rhythmic con­ the registration, reducing it suddenly to flicts, and in devc)oping enough stami· the eight foot flute, eliminating the na 10 be able to play the three pages of usc o( the crescendo pedal. The sudden repeated chords as fast as possible. end without ritard has the effect o( a Reading the notation can . be eased by sudden dropping of a curtain. spending time away from the keyboard The performer of "Fan rare" faces slUdying and marking which notes first the technical problem of stamina change in each new chord. Playing the and second the musical problem o( chord changes without repetitions also rhythmic conflict, which is a major speeds reading. A loose wrist is crucial factor in creating the climax. The pro­ to kt.'Cping up the pace. but etnnot he n~ o( moving the hands in and out of achicn'li until extensive practice has phase will create the desired eUect with· brought enough familiarit)· with the out the performer's making any further ( hords SO that the hand automatically effurt to create a climax. forms the next chord. On organs with stiff action, the minimum motion should Albright belie\'es that "Recessional," be used; it may 1I0t be necessary to re­ the last piece o( OrgafJbook I is concep­ lease each key fully. On organs with tually the most interesting piece of the nu:challical action, it is not necessary to ~ ~ t. It combines rapid motion with a couple all the keyboards. slowly changing tcssitura. The time span The first section of "Fanfare" estab­ lIud motion involved tend to alter onc's Ii, hes the machine-like 32nd-note mo­ perceptioll, since the piece dcals with tion which is unbroken until the end contemplation of a sound object hav­ of the movement. In this sectioll, the ing minimal change, rather than per­ most stable of the piecc, chords change ception o( contrasts. As the listener ad­ sIO\\'I )': the first sonority is rept.'atc...'li jU!ts to the slow rate of change, he be­ with minor modifications 116 tilllcs comes able to grasp the nuances of small (sec Ex. 3). At the following retuni e,'cnL" within the constant motion. The Ul the original bass, both hands jump elisioll between sections observed in to new positions, the right hand don'lI other movements is carried here to a nearly an octa\'e, the left hand down gft.·ater extent. One sound object begins a third to return to its original level. in the chimc...'S and continues while an­ No hc...~itation can be allowed at these uther sound object begins on the organ skips; the momentum must be main· mallilais. At the conclU.5ion o( the piece, tained. It lIIay be necessary to risk hit­ the organ manllab stop abruptly, but ting a wrong note or two, then making the chimes are allowed to ring on: thus, corrections during the repetitions, in the first sound object continues beyond Ql"der to a\'oid breaking the rhythm. the second Object, which was super­ The chord reached at this position imposed over it. change is symmetrical, one of man)' In learning "Recessional," the first such chords which give a scnse o( sta­ dimculty is the notation oE the organ bility and balance (sec Ex. 4 at 10. 2).- manual part, which consists of constant The goal o( the first section is a re­ motion seemingly without progress in turn in the le(t hand to the opening an IIllusual notation (see Ex. 5) . Four material and a respite (or the performer, \'" iccs are specifically identified by the since the right hand rcsts here and the d ems which connect them: the outer left hand soon after. The left-hand \'oices arc each connected outside the chord has three notes in common with musial staves, and the two middle the opening right-hand chord: F. G. and \'oices arc identified by stems reaching Gb, Both chords share the interval of toward a line in the middle o( the the minor ninth as boundaries of the sta\'es. The single line merely saves chord and the major second as the low­ duttcr on the page: the meaning is the est imerval (sec Ex. 3 at the first and same as i( each o( these \'oices were third arrows, and Ex. 4 at II, I) . 'Vhile connected by its own line. 1£ the lower the right haud is rc...'Sting, the left hand range is weak on a specific argon, the rills the chord in gradually with the holtom line may be reinrorced by the palm of the hand, adding white notc...'S J)Cdal at 16' and 32'. In between the FIRST within the span o( the chord as indi­ two lines notated for each hand arc cated by the slightly-ambiguous nota· lIlallY other notes. The whole notes arc tion. to be played as long as possible so that BAPTIST The second section builds intensity each hand pla)'s three or fOllr lines through increased usc of chord changes much of the time, two of which arc CHURCH and rhythmic complexity. At one place, (ully notated; the rest of which arc one hand gradually slows down so that playcd liS lUuch as po ~ ble by the in­ 5Cven notes fill the time of eight sleady, dhidual performer. A few of these notes a lemllo notes in the other hand, and, ha\'e black heads, whidt means that Salem, at another place, one hand speeds up the)' are played only until the next note 50 that five noles fit with (ollr. What appears. This complex texture requires Illinois happens in perfonnancc is that one skill in maintaining many contrapuntal hand holds back or rushes ahead at lines simultaneously. I found it helpful these spots, as written, then returns to to practice the four written·out mices the same rhythm as the other hand. It before trying the (ull parts. The inner is the conflict and return that are cru­ \'oices mO\'e quite rapidly. A concept cial. not exact counting of ratios. This more like figuration than merely note­ technique o( rhythmic modulation and by-note continual motion is nct.'tled. WICKS ORGAN COMPANY Highland, Illinois 62249 disparity between the hands is similar Small figures should be perceived as to Steve Reich's technique of phasing. units and grouped in one rapid motion. Pipe Organ Craftsmen Since 1906 The end of this section, too, offers The musical result is collstant motion respite to the performer. as the right provided by the inlier \'oices combined hand rests, followed by the left. Al­ with seeming stasis in the fully notaled bright notes that "from this point to parts, These ultimately prOVide the sig· the end, the general motion and place­ nificant motion and direction {or the SCHLICKER ORGANS ment of the hands arc more important piece. than the exact reproduction of all notes The piece opens with pedal chimes; indicated." If the span of some of the however, this may be performed on chord! is too wide (or a particular hand, orchestral chimes (tubular bells). If it is possible to decrease the span by the latter is done, the balance during one note in one or two cases, although the main section (which includes organ I (ound that all the chords were possi­ manuals plus chimes) must be care­ ble for my small hand after practice. (ully adjusted so that a listener can hear Builders of notable mechanical and The third and climactic section uses the chimes, but not prominently: the extremely dense chords, beginning in a listener should be able to zero in on the very low register and rising to the sollnd but should not want to. The electric key action instruments opening pitCh le\'el. In this section, chime player must be carefully coadled rhythmic intensity reaches its peak with in technique to avoid a "clank" sound the two hands being out of phase much from the mallet and to obtain the maxi­ of the time and in constantly changing mum resonancc. Wooden mallets arc relatiol15hi~. 'Vith the rise in pitch, suggested, but must be played in a con­ with almost constant conflict between trolled manncr. Otller mallets. sudl as the hands, and with frequent changes olles oE rubber or }'arn. will not work Buffalo., New Yorla 14217 of chord structure (as frequent as every on tubular belli;. 32nd-note). the movement reaches a The rhythmic notation for this part climax which is dissipated only with is spatial. with no beat implied. It is the repetition of the final dlOrd played like an improvisation ill a given range. Established 1932 Member APOBA "until maximum speed and endurance The opening four notcs are within a is reached" (to quarter~notc = 120 span o( a fifth, Variolls notcs are added while playing 32mb) . The player need within this span before the range is

12 THE DIAPASON wfdcutd. The line then com'erges on a ,e, duster of notes in the gap of the origi­ 51. I~. 1" Ie. n. lh hu ". noll nOles. Alter additional play with \~ ,~ ,.~ .tc;.. the full vOClbulary. the melody returns " ~j \~OJ t to the originnl fOUT notes with instruc­ tions 10 "kt.-ep playing the notcs ••• in t any ordcr. forming figuration groups as berate" until the last section of the HI1iSt I,,~ifals 1QO\'ClUcnt. The performer of this part L ,4 .4a .t AlmSlS" MANAGER lIIust make it sound like spontaneous I~, 1" ~. ... 1'" h impro\'{sation throughout. It would be ". .... possible, but [ believe irrelevant. as (or "Benediction," to mark equal units of limc ill the score. The soloist must judge the length of the sounw b)' their .!: 2\0. "I. qua lit)' :lIId roonancc, sometimes letting I .... •• ".of- >9= !~ ,"... the sound die out in the air. sometimes ;Z z blending sounds, according to their rela­ . tive closeness on Ihe page. ,'$ In performing the organ m:mu.. l!, one must be 3ware of the large·scale .\, 5cn5C of direction. Despite the .lownCSJ HS, ,.~ of change. the piece takes a definite 1.<3* V;: ~:;S '" ,oumey; it is not completely suspended. ~. . \h rhe organist is instructed to play "Slow ~"T ~... and relaxed at the beginning. gradually l' • building in speed and intensity:' This E.ampl. 3. Fall'ar•• p ••I"9 reinforces the melodic structure alread}' 'O,l. \1 ) , \\,:1. built into the four explicit voices. The \\,2. ", t range of this seclion, beginning in the ~. middle o{ the keyboard. expands as the !ih left hand goes lower. while the right hand rem3ins stable. .lust before the not time the top melody changes notes. E'4 :~ a brief tonal window occun. Before the -: PI.,,! !'--l I 1 ". '; ~ :"" right hand fully frees itself from its I!!U .... r r =1 ... , ::;, ,.":: i' IlJ' .: : 54 ... ~i initial lIote, an increase in intenSity is PI'2r.=:J begun by a series of rising sixths and = sc\'cnth, in similar Illation in the lert b ....pI. 4. f ••',," h:and. ,\s the right hand begins to mo\'e mcJodit:llly. Ole number of brief ton:al ..,..r-d windows increases. reaching a climax , as the h:lII1ds begin to ascend. From the ~ beginning of the section 10 this point, = __ 1.;0:: the pace grndu3n,. builds, p3ralleling the incr'!ase In intensity created by the =:: melodiC' .nd h3nnonic motion. 5i!.•~Wk$t_~ During thiJ section the perfonner -e~._ must play wHh a sense of motion to­ ...., "" ...... ward 3rTivai points; frequently, these arc the accented chords where there iJ a rapid chanse of hand pmition. In the interior "Dices by the middle of the second page o( the manuals (15 . 2). there should be some very fast motion. In accoro3nce with the sp3cing on the page. the figures should lighten up and E..... pl. 5. a.e ...'on.' 14, 2·] spread out. 3S the chime part did at a ltlUlell ulmplftl to1.l"f!lI1 t::dliloru JraA JolJrrl, 1.. ,11. Robert Prichard Charles Shaffer slower pace in its solo. The motion gr.:tdually increases through the third page of the manuals Organboolt 1 by William Al bright (16. 2) as the pitch level riscs. and. by provides the pcrfonner and tbe listener Ihe end or Ihis page. the motion should with an introduction to 20th. century he as rapid as possible. leading to a ways o( thinking about music. It reo con,·ergence on an important 100;11 quires listening to timbre and rhythm window. As the left hand ascends in in new Will'S and abandoning some of parallel motion. the right hand descends our previous expectations of melody and a "qu3Ji ribro" prepares {or the and hannony, yet its ralC o[ e\·ents on only two· chord lonal progression on a at least one level is close enough to the small sole in Orga,,'wok 1. This pro· pre"ious nonn to make the work! ac­ David Smtih Arno SchocnSledt gresslon is a dominant seventh on C in cessible to m3n1 lislenen with little Germany \.: experience in 2Oth .century music. It hath h::mds. resolved as a doubly-aug­ U,S. Tour, Fall, '78 mented sixth to an E·major 6/ 4 chord can servc us 35 a symbol and 3J an in. in hoth h3nds (see Ex. 4) • troduction to the new renaissance of The following section, a continuation composition {or organ. of the earlier ascent followed by a dc­ :'Icent beginning "somewhat more in­ NOTES ten~ . " maintains its drive and provIdes I. Martha F(II tt , Seminar on Contemporary maximum intenJity throughout the &Cc­ Orxu Repcrcoire. 1976 National ConYeQciDtl Ruth Plummer, Artl.I,' Repro.onlaU.o tion. This entire section CTrates intcmity of the America.. Guild . 1 Orpnhu . Botlon. 2, A rood place to do this is lhe Annual 2525 Hyporlon Avo. , LOl Angolo., CA 90027 b)' the frequent changes of melody notcs. Intem acional Conlemporary Orpn Mwic Fel' Tolophono (2131665.31114 hy the simultaneous changes of notes in tlval-Confc-rence held at Hartt Co1Ierr:. Hart· one hand. and by the rapidity of motion ford, ConMclicuC in june 0( eaeh ,ur. Some shown by the close J!lpadng of noles on rec:omnK'ndect" f'tCordJ are: William Atbri,ht Ihe page. puformins hit 0,,4IItb_ 1/. /I••• . and Pu... ,. The concluding seelion is a return to on CRr SD 277; William Albri,ht penonnins Ihe opening. in the &ense that the N,III MlIJi~ 10' 0",.,1 : William Bo!com, Btu" ' ! • • II ~" Mp. 207pholoa 206nI~. chimes have 3 more elabol1lle part. They Hod and William Albri,ht, Or,•• 600," 11 CIn H""0 COYPI ClOTli .,HDlNG Noneluch H-71260 : David Tudor pe:,forminl SJ$,OO DOa.paid 1ft u.s. com . thereFore. be louder and more A Sreo,,,l Will et fo, 0".,,: Mauricio Karr:l. ROBERT BAKER prominent. The manuals end abruptly, Imp,ouiNlfio li Ajo",I, .. Gordon Mumma, M,J"" 'UAIS ~ 1HE O'OAN 5101"1.151 Uke other movement.. of Organboolt 1, and Christian Wolff, Fo, t, 2 3 P,opl, on Two orgen recording. of outalanding .r ' l i ~ .II " 136 ,. 111,,1. $15.00 ,ollpold I" U,S. but the chimes continue 10 ring. em· OdJUC'Y 32 16 0158 : and Gerd Zacher perform­ performance and reproduetlonl phasizing tlleir continuity. which under­ ins Mauricio Karel, PI"lrtl/Ui, liir Or", mi' 'LANCH""0; 0I0ANI OF OUt "ME lies Ihe entire r.iece. Obbli,.,i. juan Allende-Blin, SOllon''': and '~". n " '''p," 'pholoa 110,00 poslpoldlnU.S. Vo!.t 101H fOil SlO.oo " Reces.sional· reqUires the perfonner Gy0 I"BT Lirr:ti. I'ol"miffll and E'ud, Nr. 1 Bach: Prelude and Fugue In C Minor ("Harmo" j'J") on DGG Awnt Garde 137003. In dcvelop a new sense of time in which Send Check With Order William Boyce: Volunlary in 0 3. Pl'Oreuor Albrisht has been kind enoush the significant motion is extremely slow, (OhJo J(ftld.nls Add Solft Ta_) Brahams: Prelude and Fugue In G Minor hut the figuration is vcry fast. This In coach mc- in the performance or thete and Buxtehude: Chaconna in E Minor olhc-r new music tor organ. Ernst.Baeh: Concerto In G Major large sale thinking applies also to the ... William Albriaht performinr his 0,,1111- THE PRAESTANT PRESS harmonic motion in "Benediction," bttrlt I , CRr SO 277. jacket notes. P.O. 80x 43 Purcell: Voluntary lor Double Organ while in "Fanfare" the chords. which .5, Op. Cit" Martha Folu; also .UgcsIM Delaware. Ohio 43015 ch,lUge slowly at first. are given inter­ earlier by K.,Jllein& Stockhawc-n for hi. "Kla­ Vol. II nal motion through r:lpid repetitions. vlcnluck No. 10." Reger: Intro and Passacaglia in 0 Minor 6. Onid CraiShud, " Lcamins Contempo. Roberts:" ·'Nova". " Patorale and Aviary" rary Orpn ?dude." kctUft at Annual (nlu­ Bech: God'. Time is Besl national Contemporary Orpn Music Festival­ Bach: Like 81 the Rlin ConfnTnce, Hutt Collrce, June 1975. Franck: Choral No. 3 Ihme Parlu ;s a.u;staPit pro/enor of 7, Wililam Atbri,hl, O"ub.d I. ParU! 10- ergzmmZl:it~r ~hQe:i Quallly leother $hD~S for mlu;c nt tile Unillt'Tsity of Michigan­ bt'rt, 1969, p. iii. Quotationa without footnote Ult price $7 . ~eci.' inlrDdutiory offer Dearborn. SI,e ;s an aclive recilalist and n't'f'entu are fl'Om Ihls KOI'e. pro(rsslonDI Dnd student only $5.98 or bolh foronlyS10.98 . New York B. Edwin nantz, " An IntrodltCtion to the champion 0/ new organ music. Dr. Parks CALL OR WRITE FOR Orpn Mwic or William Albri,ht, THE DI"."­ Iresldents add all sllt8 InCi 5oc11 .11 .. laxes. /lrevioluly wrote an eXlended articie on BROCHURES AND SIZE CHART SON LXIV!6 ( Mar 1973). p .... SONAR RECORDS CORP. Ihe Five Organ Fantasies of Ross Lee 9. Spedfi.: referentts t. the KOI'e of Or,__ (2031238·7078 P.O. Box 455, King.brldge Stalion FirUl~, wllich appeared in The Dia­ boot 1 tive )Mae number and JiM or ItaU on 90 Fowler Ave•• Meriden. Ct. 06450 pason, Dec. 1976 and April 1977. the PiC. Bron.:, NY 10463

MAY, 1978 13 Appointments ~IRODG€RS I·~ FIRST CHOICE OF NEW JERSEY COLLEGES

• PIPE ORGANS • STANDARD ORGANS Rodgers is the lirst selection 01 New Jersey schools and colleges purchasing organs because every Rodgers Organ is built to conlorm to traditionally accepted standards 01 design and tone. Our competitor builds an organ David A. J. Broome has been oppointed that will play only 12 notes ... tonal director of Austin Organs, Inc .• suc­ that's right .. . the capacity 01 their cOl"~;ng Richard J. Piper...... ho has reo little computer is limUed to pro­ tired. cessing only 12 noIes at one time! Mr. Broome began his orqo"building Ubby Cecil has been Mme=' o,cu~ni5t career in 1948 ..... ilh J. W. Walker & Sons. Would you purchase a piano music assistant at the Finl Baptist ChuN:h ltd .. of london, ..... here he speciolited in .... f Morql!lnton. NC. where she will Insist flue voicing and finishing and ..... orked on a pipe organ that plays only 12 Jock H. Campbell in dutios that began notes? Of course not! Imagine large number of instrumenh in England recently. Miss Cecil i5 • m"9". cum ond oversells. He joined the Austin firm trying to teach . . . or play .. O"Ulfen laude graduate of Greensboro College in 1957 ond becllmo helld voicer there service . .. on an organ with a and hOi, completed wor~ for a master's in 1959. In 1970, he ..... lIS mllde heed limitation 01 only 12 notes. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY d eqroo at Northwestern University. Her voicor of Hues end roeds; he we! ep­ WILUAM PATERSON STATE COLLEGE organ teachers have been Herold G. An­ pointed lIssistlint tOnGl director in 1974. MONTCLAIR STATE COLLEGE We don't expect our customers to drews, Dlilvid l. Fodor, end Grigg Foun­ Since joining Austin Mr. Broome hes perform on a computer instead 01 GLASSBORO STATE COLLEGE toin. TRENTON STATE COLLEGE tonally finished ovor 70 organs, somo of a legitimale organ. Fortunalely, KEAN COLLEGE ..... hich include the Riverside Church the computer programming de­ .-__ ._R. .:..UTGERS UNIVERSITY (New.,k) Chllpel. Ne..... York City; St. luke's Episco­ partment is not located in the Thomas Foster ~os been oppointed to plil Church. Atlllnta. GA; First Presby­ music building. Name ______the mu sic faculty 01 California State Uni­ terion Church. Ne ..... York City; Fint Pres­ 'lenity. Northridge, whar. h. taach •• byterilln Church. TulslI. OK; University of For further applied orgen and organ.related subjech. Wisconsin. Mlldison: Trinity College. Hort­ infonnation He continues as organist end choirmaster ford, CT; and Highlllnd PlIrk United Methodist Church. 001lll5 . TX. call collect, of All Saints' Church in Beverly Hills. or write _____ Z;pl ______Nunc Dimittis - ...... !20I) l 51-2000 Open daily liII9 P.M./Salurday tillS his collection of ellrly musical instrumenh to the Interlochen Arts Contor. Cle.... land H. Fisher died of cancer on Nov. Ib, 1977. lit his MlIna'5o§, VA home. He Wll5 59. He hlld been orgonist.choirmaster 01 Emmllnuel Episcoplil Church, Anacostia. VA. from 19b8 until his retirement Ilist yellr. He held a similar position et Truro Episcopol Church in Fairflill from "i55· 19b8, and he taught piano and orglll'l at his home studio. He had boen an activo member of the Organ HistoricGI Society and of the Boston Orglln Club since the groups were estllblished. and he restored or re­ built severlll older organs in tho Wash· inqton arell. He was also en active AGO member. Mr. Fisher will be remembered asps· cililly for his witty contributions and dam. onstrations ot the lInnual OHS conven· tHl tEMPLE tions. Clov"''''', Ohio "106 Walter Pach, Austrian organist and MARTHA FOLTS composer, died Oct. 27. 1977. at his home nellr Vienna. He was 73. A pupil of Front Traditional Schmidt. he was for many yean organist DAVID of the Votivkirche in Vienna and orgen professor Gf the Hochschule fur Musik Recitals: J ohann Nepomuk David, well.know Ger­ there. Although mllny of his organ com­ GOODING men composer lind orgonisl. died Dec. positions remain in manuscript. he was 22 . 1977. He WliS B3. the composer of II number of published Avant-garda tHE CLEVElAND ORCHESTIA Born Nov. 30. 1895, in Eferding. Up­ works. He WliS known liS a concert or­ per Austrie. J. N. Dlivid studied with gllnist and improviser. The "Kultur Preis" MUSICAL HOITAGE SOClm 6331 JocbOft Street Joseph Mon lit the Viennll AClidemy of Lower Austria WGS owarded to him. RECORDINGS 1920·23 lind WliS orgllnist in Wels. UPPlif PhI,bu.. h, '0. 15206 Ausfrie , 1924.33. In 1934. he became pro· Robert M. Stofer, former organist-choir. fessor of composition at the Leipzig Con­ mllsler of Westminster Presbyterilln ~ervatory and its director in 1939. He Church, Dayton. died in the Ohio city on was director of the Mozorteum in Sabburg Mer. II. He WliS bS. RONALD WAHL 1945·47 and became professor of com· Mr. Siofer had served the downtown ORGAN BUILDER position at tho Musi\hochschule in Siull. Ollyton chutch for 20 years, until his retire­ gllrt following thet. ment in 197b (reported in the Jan. 1977 APPLETON, WlSCONSlN 54911 DlIvid 's compositlonat , tyle wo' gre etly iu ue of th is jo urnlili. He had previoull y BuiNU Add,.,. Altrilill, Add,.." influenced by music of the late Baroque been organist and ch oirmaster of the WUT RlMlrWA'f IIUft 804 L\aT .OUTII ST. lind his music, especiall y ch oral pieces, Church of the Covenent in Clevoland, es (414) 734-7117 (414'734-8238 WliS often soverely polyphonic in nature. well liS chorusmester fo r tho Cleveland Or· He WliS a prolific composer in ma ny me· cheshll. He hlld taught organ at Wright diums: over 30 organ worh ate currently Silite University lind church musN: at the in print. lind many chorlll worh have been United Theological Seminary. published. SUdtad iinrt& Slider seals for .lider che.ts. Correction Ven.hue... " B,V, Leland Burleigh Greenleaf. former presi­ The description of the new organ Wracm (@qJatI iBuiUltt dent and chairman of the board of C.G. built by John Bmmbaugh and Associ· Pipe Organ Builders Conn, died in Lelend. MI . o n Mer. 29 . He ale!'! for Central Lutheran Church, Eu· EJIII z, &at 1Iam lIoah Heythuysen (L.) was 72. Prior to his re tirement in ICHO. Mr. gene, Oregon (March issue. p. 16). 1Iam, lImnont 05641 The Netherland. Greenleef hlld been with the Co nn !IIhnuld have indicated a windprcssufC firm for 41 years. In 1969 he had dOnllted of 87mll1, rather than 37mm.

14 THE DIAPASON the Allen Computer Oigan

Mr. George Boyer, faculty member of William Allen High, Allentown, PA, and di­ rector of the school's award-winning Allen Chorale, teaches several organ courses for credit The System 602 Allen Dlgilal Computer Organ In their audllorium, equip­ ped with earphones, averages over six hours dally usage, with many students re­ turning for scheduled evening practice periods. Why every organ department should have one In the short period since the intro­ of choice to be programmed at wil l. A Practice Organ duction of the Computer Organ, They may be used alone or in com­ As a practice room instrument, the thousands have been placed in ser­ bination with regular stops. Computer Organ is completely in­ vice. Present day students, upon As it happens, the card reader can different to work. For all practical graduation, will find Computer Aliens also be used to demonstrate the na­ purposes, its digital computer tone in churches, schools. and concert ture of musical tone structures, par­ generation is wear-out proof. No halls literally everywhere. Practical ticularly with groups of non-technical periodic tuning or note regulation is exposure to the instrument would be background. For example, a single required. The instrument is un­ a useful part of every organ depart­ harmonic of a complex musical tone bothered by ambient temperature ment's curriculum. can be accented or suppressed with­ changes. Electrical consumption is out disturbing the other harmonics. minimal, and quality of construction An Aid to Belter Registration The tonal result is immediately ob­ second to none. These may seem servable. We are developing a spe­ like secondary considerations, but Surprisingly, the Digital Computer cial tone card library for school over years of continuous service, Organ's unique method of producing usage, designed to illustrate various they grow steadily more endearing. organ tones can be quite helpful in phenomenon of musical tone struc­ teaching pipe organ registration. Fa­ tures. A more effective method for Your Inquiry Is Invited miliar sounds are stored digitally, and controlling complex tone structures Though we have not addressed it recreated at the touch of the keys. does not exist. Consider the subtle differences be­ here, an excellent case can also be tween a Gedecktand Hohlflote sound. A Movable Concert made for a "major" computer organ These are distinctions that oscillator installation. A number of institutions Almost everywhere today there is in­ have done so, with notable success. organs cannot manage. Vet even our creasing use of organ in combina­ smallest Digital Computer models We would be glad to tell you about tion with other instruments, with or­ them. handle them easily - in fact, go chestra, etc. This, in turn, creates the much further: Quintaton, Rohrfiote, need for a good quality, portative in­ and Spitzflote sounds, plus various strument. The Computer Organ func­ other flute mutations, are all avail­ tions superbly in this role, being com­ -able, each a distinctive wave shape patible with all kinds of musical en­ quite similar to its pipe organ counter­ sembles, and quickly tunable to any ®.,lUttl oJ!j!!.ns part. There are al~o eleven different frequency standard. Its ability to Principal stops and eight Reeds. provide fine musical effects, with a Most Computer Organ models offer minimum of fuss, has often spelled Macungie, Pa. 18062 an alterable voice card reader. This the difference between go and no-go exclusive feature enables extra stops in these situations. 01978 This JUoming· J plan to 100Ik to you about four gcncml concents: first, Ihe tional Product at current prices wa .. economic determinants of pipe organ Economics of Organbuilding only $246 per year compared with $4.808 demand: second. the findings of the per year in 1970. Even in 1929, per capita Cmnmis.,ioll on I'rinlle }'hiJ:mthrop)' personal disposable income at cllnent anti Public Needs - the so· called " Flier by R. E. Coleberd prices was $683 on the average, com· Report" - and its implicuions for the pan,'tl with $~~76 in. 1970. As long as pipe orgall industry: third, tax rdonn centage and \'ice ' ·ersa.. This pattern is ment of the market W3S to the industry !ncome was nSlllg plpC organ demand and ito; potential for chn.-ches and particul:nly tOle for luxury goods which ?f that period, The pattern rCilppcars !ncreascd C\'en though the pricc of thc other prh'alc institutions in nllr societ,.: arc high priced to begin with and arc III the Great Depression. Remember ItIstrllment went up. and. fiJtall,.. the anisu ll builder in an not esscnttal. ]t is also tmc for durable that the: "Income Elasticity of Demand" Clearly then, if we want to project c: rn of illfl.:llioll. goods, those which can be patched tip concept works both directions. The fig. the probable demand for pipe organs in In m)' remarks I wanL to lx.-gill Wilh and their purchase postponed indcfi- UfCS for 1937 reflect the appear-mce of the future We havc to lool;. at the trend two assulllptions. First, I shall as.'iumc lIitely. The pipe organ definitely comes the electronic organ - or, should] sa)" in disposable incoRic. More spcciHcally, that the Amcric:m IlIsliuue of Org:m· under both these CltcgoriCS. ~Ie\'ice. The relationship between rising we nccd to examine the trend in chari­ builders is comprisc.:d primari) ' of what Tuming now to Table I, entitled "]n- mcome and pipe organ demand is again table giving in our country and somc I choose lU ("'.111 the artisan builder as cOllie Elasticity oC Demand for Organs," clearl}' the case in the lush 1950', and current proposals which mOly signUi­ distinct from what mit;ht be termed a we fintl that the figures confirm our 1960's. ~nt1y shape the. future of philanthropy cOllllllercial builder. This distinctioll h)'pothesis. The period 1919 through Unfortunately org:lhbuilders along III OUr soclcty. , !na)' appear arbilrary anti on.'rgeller.d· 1939 indicates that changes in disJ>Os- with most Dther businessmen of Ihe We are especially interested in the lIed but nonetheless I bclic\'c it is use. able income proouced much larger 1930', didn't understand the " Income rcconJ of dlOlrit:lble giving and its fu­ ful for our analysis. changes in organ sales. Reading down Elasticity o( Demand" concept. They lure because of its close link with the The artis;)n builder has 5Cverol char· this table, the sharp rise in organ out- made the mistake of thinking 1113t salt'S pipe organ. The connection betwccn lhe aclcristics, Hc is quitc lil;.eJ)' trninc.xI to put from 1919 to 1921 rom counter to noscdived tx.·ClllSC the price of the pipe two is as old as thc instrulUent itself. pia)' thc 01'80111 ilud hc has chosen org.Ul· a slight tlrop in incollle, but this most organ was too high. They concluded Wc u~ only remind ourselves of Ui­ builliing as a carc.'Cr OUI of a desire to Ukely represented a liquidation of pent· that if they could get the price o( the occk, Gennany, the home of Dietrich satisfy a crt.'3th·c urgc, to CfllI5trnct up demand generated b)' "Torld War I. urgan down they could sell lhe instru. Buxlehude. LUbeck was a thriving city something or high artistic nil lie, .Aml War alw3Y" produca a risc in income ment. The result was the birth of a of the Hanseatic League, the common while his personal standard of living which. when peace returnll, means hea\'y lIew species of small unit organs. The market of Northern Europe centuries io; importallt, most artisan builders have orb'al1 demand, as occurred after World Pilcher Company in Louisville had olle ago. From the great wealth o( thc JOcr­ fores.da:" nther more lucr3th'c \'ocatiolls, War II. The slight dip in 1925 was no caJled Tht! Cloister consisting o[ thrce chant class Qme an oasis o( culture. as well as the M3rienkircJle and other such :IS engineering, 10 build pipe or­ doubt a reflection of the sharp coutr.lC· ranks or pipes: a stoppct.l OUle, a sali­ galls. He \'iews the King or Instnllllenis lion in farm prire§ which would arrect ciollal, oand a muted \'iol. MoUer pro- ~hurches and their fine pipe organs. So 3S .m artistic mediulIl worthy of the the rural segment in total demantl, still tluced what is now the Artiste series. 11 has been in our time, with the COUllt. hight'St standards of musical and me· a potcnt factor in 11le industry. ]n the Wicks called llleiB the Fuga, and e,'en less "memorial" org:ans. It seems clear is chanical excellence. I descrihed what I summer of 1920 lhe postwar boom col- t\eolian·Sl;.iuncr entered the sweepstakes. that the future of the pipe org:m uow call lhe artisan builder In an article lapsed. The Fede .... 1 Rescn'c Board ]n- Rut this concept was not sound; al- ~Io~ly tied to the future of priV3.1C fund­ in Tilt! Din/msorl in Nm'embcr, 19f16 dcx o[ Industrial Production showed though these companies hung on by mg In our country. which I ha,'c reprilltctl for distribution that factory output fell 255'0 bct,,'ccn their fingernails through the depression, Turning now to the subject o( chari­ to )'ou this morning. The emergencc of 1920 and 1921. In 1921 total net (ann the small unit organs didn't rt..,ult in !able gi\'illg, 1 wallt to go illto the fiud. IIlgs o( the Commission 011 Pri\'ate the AIO st"Cms to conrinn 111)' remark income had sunk to just 45% of what a suddcn revival of business. Philanthropy and ]'ublic Needs, the on page four: "ll erhaps mutual ocne. it was the pre\'ious year. The point is not that the pipe org-.m secontl topic on our agenda. This is the ril..5 would follow lhe fomlation of a The pattern is dearly eviocllt after is expensive; it has always lx.'Cn expell- trade associ3tion of independent huild­ 19'.!3, when incr~5Cd income produced sive gil'en the labor-intensive nature of so·called "Filer Report," flamed fOT ers," lUuch larger increases in organ output. its construction, Back ill 1900 whcn the John H. Filer. the chainllan and chief ]n conlraSl, the commercial builder is The drop in 1929 probably resulted Hinners Company o( I'ekin, lL, was executive oUicer of Aetna Life aud fl"olll the eml or the theater org:tu era, luruillg out little tr.u:kcrs like popcorn Casualty Company In Hartford, who perhaps l)Cst pcrsouiried historicall), bv headctl a blue· ribbon panel which the Kimball Com pan)'. As Wallace Kim­ ill1d iIlUslratt'S how significant that seg- at $125 per stop. per capita. Gross N3- spent S2 million o\'er two yeoars study­ ball told llIe in an iuten'iew in New TABLE 1 ing the .role of pril'ate phi):uuhropy in I'ort Richer, "'lorida SOllie lcal"s ago, INCOME ELAS-rJCIT\' OF DEM,\ND FOR ORGANS ollr soaety. The project was initially the Kimball Compau)' went into organ­ (Pipe, Recd, Electronic) 1919·1939 spearheaded by young Jay Rockefeller, builtlillg whcll it was a \'ery profitable now go\"ernor of Wcst Virginia. The business anti, when it W3S no longer Year Organs IndusIl)' Disposable Personal ~eport of this Commission has just been l)()SsilJlc in their judgmellt (0 make thc Value of Product "erccnt fllcome I'erccllt ~ssucd, b)' the Treasury nc".-rtment and kind o( mOlle), thl')' expected, thcy gut (millions-current S) Change (billions·current $) Change 15 a\'3aIable from the Superintendent o( out. Documents (or S28.00. lt is m)' cOIn'iction that the orJ;an­ WI!) S 5,9i~ $63.3 As the Filer Report noted: "The builder today, perhaps as nC\'cr be(orc, American public sector reliC! substall­ must be keenly aware of the economic 1921 10,181 +70.4 60.2 - 4.9 tially more on private nonprofit institu­ (urcl's that determinc the outcome of tions than is common in most other his enterprise, ,\rtists and perhaps arti· 1923 9.6O'.l - 5,7 69.7 +15.7 connlJ"ics. Even where these institutions sans as a group are comlllonl)' oblivious Il!ccivc most o( tJll'ir income from user to such worldly concerns as cost 3ud 1925 12,283 +27.9 73.0 + 4.7 charges and public funds, they depend rC\'cnue, pmrit and loss. ]n the history on prh'ate contributions to provide the 01 orgallbuildillg til ,\lIIerica IWo of lhe 1927 15,,138 +25.6 i7A + 6.0 basic 'equity capital' to support new most (amous namt'S, Ernest M. Skiuller \'elltllr<..'5," QC course, in our division aud G. Donald Harrison wcre largcl), 1929 11,322 -26.7 83.3 + 7.6 0.( church and state, religious inslilu­ unconcerned with busint.'SS l-calitics and ~lons rely.exclusively upon private giv­ the fate of their firm is fUUle tc.'5(i· 1931 5,710 - ·19.6 &l.0 -23.2 mg, 3ud pipe organ demand by churchcs mony to the traged), of their lIeglect. thus ~cpcllds upon iL As organbuildcrs Fortunatel), Arthur Hudson Marks, the 1933 1,626 -71.6 45,5 -29.0 ),our Immediate concern is thc picture wealth), ,\knm tirem3ker, came to the in contributions to churches. rescue o( lhe Skinller finn alld Roger 1935 1,698 + 4.-1 58.5 +28.5 T'.. c report disdo.5(.'t! a profile oC Whitefol"d, the wealthy amI influcntial chan table giving in America ,vhich un. Washington law),er, bailed out Harri­ 1937 4.636 +73.0 71.2 d~rsc~res t.he problems o( religious in. lOll, +21.7 !lilt those dOllS arc past. With our stltutlons 11} our SOCiety today. Unfor. tax laws loda)' thel"e aren't going to 1939 3,420 -26.3 70.3 1.3 tunate.',., the trend ill giving in recent be 1I1OU1)' sugar daddies anti what few - years 15 ~lI~t distressing. Slatistics show sunhe can hardl), be intell.'Sted in or­ Sources: US Census, Historical SInl;stin 0/ Ille Un ited Statt!J that rehglon has experienced a pro. g:mbuiltling ",hell there is 50 much nounced and persistent decline in its monc)' 10 be lIIade in oil and gas, Like TABLE 2 sltare of Gross National Product in the it or not the builder IOda) has to be a postwar decades, Turning to Table 2, businessillan. Giving to Religion and to Purposes Other Thall Religion as Percent of Gross National Product, 1000·1972. we see that religion's share of GNP in Our second assumption has to do with currel!t dollars - th3.t is, today', prices the market for pipe organs. Here we Current Dollars Constant (1960) Dollars or pnCe5 for those particular years _ will confine our discussion to churches, Year Religion Other Religion Other ~ell steOldily from 1.10% in 1960 to .79% omitting colleges and universities and ~n 19~2 . And when we factor OUt changes municipal art museums. Our conclusions, 1960 1.10% 0.88% 1.10% In pnees. we .sec thoal, in terms of real howl'\'er, will be pertinent to those lat­ 0.88% resources and real product, the decline ter two segments of the m:Hl::el which has been even greater. This is because 1001 1.12 0.93 1. 11 0.92 although quite largc in tJle poSl."·ar cra t~e price o.f ~rviCC5 provided by reli. -particularly colleges - are now, in glOus orgalllZ3uons rose more rapidly in 1002 1.06 0,95 1.04 0.92 my judgment, relati\'t.'I)' limiled. the I?GO. 72 period than the gencrul le\'(~1 Let's begin with establishing the eco# o( pnces - 59% for religious services vs. 1003 1.05 0.98 1.92 0.94 lIotnle deterniinanlS of organ demaud. 4,~% for the overall price level. As the What factors in the end are going to filer Report emphasized. on either 1004 1.02 0.00 0.99 (J.91 detenllinc whether a church elects 10 me~.ur~ - current or deflated prices _ bu)' a pipe organ? The single overriding 1005 1.03 0.95 rehglon s share of the economy in 1972 delcnninam of pipe organ demand is 0.99 0.88 was 300ut 2/5 of Ole .hare it held in 1960. the trend in pcrsonal disposable income; 1966 0.96 0.91 that is, the alllount Ihe consumer h:15 0.91 0.93 ]n Table 3, using llie example o( after t3XCS to buy goocJs and services 3nd 1967 0.96 0.96 ProtesQnt Religious Institutions, we sec to put into the collection plate on SUIl­ 0.91 0.88 that aJtJlOugh total tJollar giving in. day m.orning or pledge to a building creased from $3 billion 633 million ill 1968 0.88 0.97 campaign. 0.81 0.88 1960 to S6 billion 313 million in 1972. Economists ha\'e a key concept callcd 1009 0.85 0.98 0.77 ]ncome Elasticity of Demand. 'rhis COIl­ 0.88 eMr. C.oleberd pres':ftted t/lis papt!r 10 cept sa,'s that the demand (or a good 1970 0.85 1.00 0,76 - and b)' dcmand wc mean the act of 0.90 lilt: ~lat,o'161 convt!"tJOn o/the American Inslllutt! 0/ OrgallbuUders, iu PiILr­ purchase - is gO\'ernecJ not by its pricc 1971 0.83 1.09 0.74 but by income. And lIlore importantly, 0.00 burgI"~ PA., Oct. 3, 1977. Ht! IIolds an if persona.l disposable income goes up MBA. Irom Conlt!1l alld a PI,.D. ;11 Eco- 1972 0.79 0.97 0.71 by a ccrt311l percell13ge the demand ror 0.84 1I01ll!O from the U"iversity 0/ IlIillo;s. that good will go up by a f1Teater per. Source: The Filer Ht! u ",anager of market researcl, jor Report poage 123 Champlin Pt!trolt!unI Co., Hotulon, TX. 16 THE DIAPASON 7% or virtually ~ of this illerene was TABLE 3 sopped up on higher prices, meaning E.stirnah:d Incomc t-rom Pri\'ate Philanlhrop)' by RC(:ipient I I higher costs (or scrvices. Only ~ was Institutions, 1960 and 1972 (in millions of dollars) an increasc in real resourccs. WhUe per Price capita real GNP rose 41 % during this 1960 19i2 1960 Index ~ ·s qll!lYIliIkI! period, per capita rcligiow pf"Oduct re­ ~·s for '72 i mained static. The disturbing conch.­ '60·100 sion is that an arnuent 50cicty round Rcligious Institutions other thing! to do with its motlcy in­ stead of giving it to churchcli. Thus, Protestant ~ 3.633 ~ 6,313 ~ 4,336 146 not only did the churchC5 as a whole CONFERENCE FOR Roman Catholic i09 1.015 ft85 148 f::IiI to l.:c..~p up with inn:llion. they raih.-d to share l."qually in the gelle~l RC ~mchial schools 993 1.494 489 CHURCH lIfUSICIANS prosperity of the coulltry. As Levy and Nielsen said in "An Agenda for the Fu­ Other religious 20g ~80 262 101 5 ture" in the Filer Report: "The habit American Baptist Assembly of giving has diminished o\"er the past TOlal 5 ,!j43 9.202 5.772 159 decade and a half. How to at'TeSt this Green Lake, Wisconsi.n dcclinillg trend is a major strategic Higher Educ:atiOlI 1.2~2 2.847 1,509 189 challenge 10 which those concerned with the future stale of nouprorit organiza­ Hospitals and Health 9H 2.800 1.607 IN July 22.29,1978 tions must seriowly address thel1lsch'cs." The Filer Report analyzeu in dctail \'outh, Welfare, Urban 1.108 2,350 1,596 H 7 Ihe C(onomic tlecline of the churches, Fncul/Y: The st.:uislics on charilable gh'ing which FOllllllations 442 430 275 156 they developed disclosed that lower ;md middle income groups, which make up Ch'ic and Cull ural 180 1.540 1.0·16 147 Carlton R. Young the greater proportion of our popula. Cboral Clinician tion, gh'e primarily 10 churches and I'oreig" Aid 292 652 443 147 religious causes. As income rises. how. e\'er, the percentage gh'en 10 churches Other 252 590 367 161 Eugene Butler falls, ;lIId the wealthy and octter-edu­ Tutal.,\[JOvc Recipients cated classes o[ our society shift their Currellt Opcrations- 9.312 19,181 11,915 161 Youlh Choir lM!uc\'Olenccs to education, hospital!. Cun5truction 3ml cultural attractions such :u mu~ · Net Endowlllent Increase 684 1,250 700 176 urns imd symphony orchestras. So, in· Talmadge Butler crl"asetl income docs not result in great­ Tutal ~9 .996 $20.411 $12.615 162 er contributions to churches. Children's Choir A criliClI element in the relative de­ GNP - billioll5 $!iO~ . i $1.158.0 S81B.4 1·12 cline in church giving is the structure of our Federal Personal Income Tax Soura-: The Filcr Report pagc Iii Allen Brown System. I want to tum to this, our third Organ topic ror discussion, because revision of been Id t out of the mainstream of phi. pockets the $100 differencc. If, as Feld­ our tax laws. now contemplated by the lanthropf in our countrr in recent stein shows, the price cl:Ulicity of giv­ Carter Administration, could hold the years? To lind the answer, economists it.g is gtC:lter than one. the consumer For in/ormadon anll bro. s.:ey for dramatically incre:asing chari­ ;ma1rzetl thc b:lSic decision of the con­ will reduce his gift by more than the l.OIble contributions and thus bolstcring sumer - whether to usc his pocket increase in his tax liabilities. chure write: the fortunes of the American organ monc)' to buy goods and services or 10 These rindings merely indicate that industry. contribute to 3. church or some chari. government tax policy is of trcmcndous The problem for the churches is that (ablc causc. importance to churches and organbuild· Jay Marlin, Pl'esidenl middle and low income persons have Lct's uSC an illustration. Supposing )011 ing and that as the law now stands it no incenth'e to give to their fa\'Orite havc $ 1.000 to spend and )'ou ha\'c a works to the serious and substantial Fellowship of American institutions under our present tax laws. choice between gi\'ing it to a church for detriment of religiOUS giving. quile uolike the well-to·do. The JUan­ a new pipe organ or buying .. sailboat. Wilh this background we tum to the Bal.lisl Musicians dard detluction offered to these lax­ If ),011 elect to buy thc ooat it will cost third topic, tax reform. It seems clcar payers in eUcct rcmo\'cs auy i"cemi\e )'ou .$1 .000: hnwc\'er. if )'OU are in the from what we ha\·c alread)' said that Valley Forge, PA 19481 to contribute to dlUrchcs or anything 60% tax brad:.ct. :I $1,000 contrilnllion an)' subSblltial incrt."3sc in giving lJy else because it sa)'s to the taxpa)'cr "it to a church would cost )'011 .$400 be­ thc lower and middlc income ,;toUpS, makes no dii£erence whether YOIl ac­ cause your (ax 1i3bilities arc reduced whom wc ha\'c seen gh'e predominantly tually gh'e anything to charity: you get the other $60t). Thus the economist 10 churciws ami religious causcs, can the 5t"lIIdard deduction anyway." wouM '61)' it is cheapcr to gh'e to thc occur only with thc provision of stnlTls Yel. for the upper income groups, church. Philanthropy is just like all)" incentives to do SQ, It follows that if thB our ux system offers posith'e induce· othcr goud or scn'ice which is selected such inccnth'cs arc forthcollling in tax ments to contribUle to philanthropy. nn the basis of cost when compared reform, high on the list of priori tics If you :ue in the 70% bracket, for ex· with olher goods, so economists ha\'e of the Carter ,\dlllillinration, thc rt.'Sult publication is ample, the Federal Go\'ernmcnt COli­ t.'StaiJlishcd, Thc consumer will "bn)'" could well be rh'crs of cash pouring into tributes $70 for e\'ery .$30 )'ou contrib­ the chcapest good which in our illus­ the churches and a new agc of pros· available in ute - a handsome subSidy, indeed. 0 .. tration is a gift (0 the church. The perit)' in organbuildiug. the other hand, if you arc in the 20% price of a charitable conlributioll is We might begin the subject of I n miaofotm lax bracket, the government's grant is Ihcrdore dcfhu.'tI as the amount of aller rdorm by listing SOllie basic criteria for $20 for evcry $80 ) 'OU contribute. As lax income or wcalth lhe individual an cquitable and eHident tax systelll. one expert commentcd in the Filer Rc­ roregoes 10 add onc dollar to the re First, it IIIUSt meet head-on lhe equity port: "the whole system is upside down ccipts of thc donee. issue; every taxpayer should be trcaled and backwards because it ignores the In our example, for cver)' $400 1 ghe alike irrt.'Specth'c of his incomc group_ fundamenlal fact that a poor man's gift to thc church. the government Rilt.'S Charitablc gh'ing should be democr.l­ to charity involves more of a sacrifice $60n, and furthermore, the .$600 thc tbcd so that the spectrum of philan. in real tenns than that of a rich mall." gcn'c rnmcllt gi\(~s represents spending in thropy renects thc iuten,'Sts of all cill­ Yet the indncemeots to gh'e are focusc..'tI acconlancc wHh the donor's wishes and zens. Second, such a tax system should 011 the 1116111 for whom tlie whim of gh'· not what the Federal GO\'emment might offcr such powerfUl incenlin:s that mil­ ing presents no real deprivation of basic do with it. Thus, our personal incomc lions of new taxpa)'ers of c\'cf)' :lge. requirements for himself or his famU)·. lax !i)'stcm makes (he price of charil.Olble ethnic, alit) socio·cronomic bracket are ------Ple ..e send me edcUlionellnlonneUon. The ultimate question in prh'ale phi­ contributions less than the price of drawn into the practice of 5)stematic University Microfilms lanthropy is the freedom of the Ameri­ other goods aud services. charitable gh'ing. Third, it should re­ can consumer to spedfy the direction Continuing our analYSis, if the dc­ sult in a substantial increase in prh'ate International and usc of real resources in our economy duction from taxable Income were elimi­ gh'ing, at least 25% abo\'e present Icvels, 300 North Zeeb Road which are SClue and which have many nated, in our example the indh'idual's For many economists and policymakers Dept. P.R. alternative and competing wes - the contribution would fall from $1,000 to these goals of to." rdonn can be reachcd Ann Artier, MI481PS economic problem. One of thc chief S~OO bcc:tusc the price of a donation in a s)'stelU of ux credits, something U.S.A. claimanu to thcse resources is the Fed­ is no different than the price of other that gin.,., to all taxpaycrs who itemize 18 Bedford Row eral Government. In the end, the goods and there is no incentive to gil'e. their deductions the same fixed per· Dept. P.R. amount of our income which we ha\'e The church would thereby lose .$600. ccntage of lheir contribution, regardless London, WCl R 4EJ to spend to acquire: goods and lenices Or would the churd. lose morc than of their in rome, In this way the size of England needed to satisfy our desires is signifi­ $600 if the tax deduction were removed? the initial contribution and not the Name ______(;Intly deternlined by tax policy which Employing the concept of price elaSli­ marginal tax rate determines the dictates how much of our money we city of demand, Martin Feldstein. a amount of the go\'ernment subsidy. Instltullon' ______must hand over to "Unde Sam" to spend well-known economist at Harvard Un i­ Thus with a 50% credit, any taxpayer, 511881 ______as he wants to. But more imporunt ror \·ersity who has just reccntly been 3p­ rcgardless o[ income, who gave $200 to Clly' ______ch:lrity would ha\'e his tax liabilities our purposn today, the prc:scnce of the pointed president of the prestigous Na­ State Zlp __ charitable deduction in the graduatcd tional Uurcau of Economic Research in rcduced by .$IOll Stich a s),stem would income tax system works as a kind of Ncw \'ork, argut.'t! that if the price of potentially bring into charitable giving gO\,'ernment matching gift program for gh'ing god up. the amount gh'en will the 50 million uxpayers who do not the support of 13xpayen' fa\'Drile dUlfi­ go down by,more than the pricc incrl"3SC earn enough to itemize their deductions, tirs. And because these: matching grants in pcrcent3gc temu. In our ilIustr.Hion. One expert estimated that a 50% tax go predominantly to the wealthy with with the l.OIx detluction the price of a credit could incrra.sc total giving by their high marginal tax TOIleS, thc wcH­ gift was ,4 and without it the pricc be­ $12 billion annually. LAWRENCE lo-do exercise a disproportionatc innu­ came I. But he argues that if the prJce Although the differencc between l.OIx ena! on the direction and composition so increases. an increase of 60% in our credits and tax deductions is largel)' of philanthropy. As we have just seen, cxample, the amount gi\'en by the con­ technical and thcrefore of interest chief­ ROBINSON for churches directly and organ builders sumer will fall, not from $1,000 to $400 ly to lawyers and tax accountants, the indirectly, the now of money and real as we might think, but it might drop distinction is crucial because the credit resources, aided and abetted by Fed· to .$300 in which Cl5C the consumer provides lower and middle income peo. ViRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNJVWtTT er,d l!tX policy. is in other directions. gh'C'S .iust $300 and the church loscs pie with the same incenth'~ to contrib­ Can this perverse lax policy explain $700. The government picks up $000 u!e that upper hr.tcket taxpaycrs now IICHMOND. VIRSINIA why churches and organbuUders have in tax re\'enue while the consumer (Coulinued overleal)

MAY, 1978 .\7 Economics of Organ building indeed. the rale rna)' be higher. There TARI.E 4 appear to be no logical grounds on The Impact of Inflation 011 Pipc Olgan PriCC5 (coFiallued from J'. 17) cnjoy. Alan Pifer, president of the Car­ which to assumc that a pcnnancnt sta­ E.nimated Iherage Price I'cr SlOp negie Corporation. hcIiC\'L'S that hecause hilization of the price Icvcl is possible. 6 Percent Rate of luflatinll a lax credit option wnultl operate 10 Thc world now seems lockcd in the Year Price I'er Stop COII\'crsinn I:iu:lur the rclath'c ad\':lIItagc of lower and jilWS of a secular inflation. a long-tcnn motlcnllc income taxpayers, it wuuld phellomena in which forces scemingly 1977 S3.f.oo S~.(KKI $5.(HHI $li,OOO create a \'3S1 lIew constituency for \'oJ­ beyond our control ha\'e comhined to Oil 1980 4,288 4.76,1 5.955 7,14(i 1977-80 years 1.19JO Ulllaty organizatiollS, tlllIs freeing them exert a rclcntlt.oss upward pressure 3 priCI.'S. It hl."g31l in 1965. Secular infla­ from their present dependence Oil the 1985 5.738 6,375 7.969 9,563 1977-85 8 yeal'S 1.5938 wealthy few. tion is in large mea.!lurc a social phc­ nomena. r\S r\lhert Somers of the Con­ Although the Filer Report slopped 1990 7,678 8 ..'i!S2 1O,rJ65 12,797 1977·90 13 ye:ns 2.1329 short of 3(h'ocating tax crediL.. it did rcrence Hoard put it: "The explanations recommend that additional inducements [or innation lie in the profound his­ 1995 10,275 11,417 1·1,272 17.126 1!1i7-95 18 ycars 2.8M3 toricnl shift in the social conditions 10 charitable gi\'ing be pm\'itlcd to low 2()OO and middle income taxpayers; specific­ ami \'alue systems of dClllocratic capi­ 13.751 15.279 19.099 22,918 1977-00 23 ycars 3.B197 ally. that a "double deduction" be in­ talism. Our political systcm could not contain the growth of social dema11ll'i 7 Percent Rate of lunation stituted fut familiL'S with incomcs of Ycar I'rice Pcr SlOp COII\'ersioli FaCioI' k-ss than S15,OOO a year - the), would within limits tolemble to the frec be allowed to deduct twice what the), markct." 1977 S3.600 S·I.(KKI $5,(HHI S6,(J(10 give in computing their income laXL'S. Secular inflation is the product of Fur those families with incomes betwL'Cn a prneL'Ss of income redistribution which 19BO ~ .. JJII 4.900 6.12:- 7,35(J 1977-80 3 leafS 1.2250 gh·I.'S to some and takcs away from SI5.000 and $30.000 the commission pro­ 1985 6,186 6.8i3 8,591 posed a deduction of 150% of thcir giv­ others. It began with the successful ef­ 1O.3()9 1977-85 R YL':ns 1.7182 forl'i of thc black minority in this coun­ ing. Thus. it is dear that additional in­ 1990 8.67:- 9.639 12.U49 14,.159 1977·90 13 lears 2.4ft9R duccmcnts to gh'c in some fonn arc try to obtain a larger share of the eco­ ncedcd in our tax codL'S and that thcir nomic pic through political mercion. 1!I!I5 12.168 13,520 16.900 20,279 1977-95 18 )'c:..-s 3.379'J potential is quite large. This followed the successful efforts o( Of added signHicance ill the promise the working man to wrench a bigger 2000 17,(166 18,962 23,7U3 28.443 1977-00 23 YL'ars -I.H();' of tax refonn is the common belief that .!llice through trade unions and collce­ th'c bargaining. These results ha\'e not Source: Growth F"ctor,!: COIII/)Ofmt/ Jr"er~'!l T"iJles, Chemical IlIfnnllntion the amount that any onc indh'idual con­ SCn'ices. Stanford Research Institute trilmtL'S to a church or other charity hcen lost 011 the Third 'Vorld nations is significantly influenccd by what he who arc now clamoring for their share nppliance prices and construction costs 1950 and 1975? Will church gh'ing kcel' p('rceives others to be giving. Experi­ of the goodics, witness OPEC. sometime down the road. up with the rising cost of religious ser- ments show that persons on the street When inflation was a purcly cyclical r\S Barry Bosworth. new director of vices as well as heat and light for church nre more likely to make a contribution phenomena. it could be brokcn in the the Council on Wage and Price Stability buildings? if they have just witnessed someone convcntional Keynesian prescription for .!laid recently. "since neither business nor nut let's keep in mind that as ollr else gh'ing. Thus fund raisers ha\'e al­ demand-pull inflation, tight fiscal and labor is willing for the government to analysis has L'Stablishcd. it is not the ways emphasized the importance of monetary policy which rcduced spend­ inten'ene in the prh'ate dccision-mak- price of thc instrument _ pipe orgulls leadership gifts," large gifts by wealthy ing. But as the well-known cconomist ing process, prices arc headed no place havc always been cxpensive. gh'en their inrlh'iduals which then motivate other and TV commcntator John Kenneth but up and the rate of inflation will labor-i!ltcnsh'c productinn and givcn high income individuals to make COlli­ Galbraith has obscr\'L'tI: "What has accelerate in the next couplc of years." thc pncc-Ie\L'1 _ it is the trend in dis- parable donations and lower income per­ ceased to be present in the modern Uosworth, like most cconomists, believcs pnsable incomc and 1II0re particularly. sons to contribute more than thcy would dcmocratic state is the traditinnal will­ that thcre is a high floor and , 'irtually in -our time. the trend in charitable othcrwise. ingness of the masscs to work harder 110 cciling on iuOation in the United giving. Our chief conccrn is not the Now we collie to the final topic, in­ and take le5.'i." In our time Georgc Statcs. The undcrlying rate or floor is price pictUl'e, frightening though iL lIIay nation. The number one problem fac­ Mcany and other labor leadcrs know the rate of wage increase - 9% for the appear, but what can hc done to re­ ing our nation and indccd the entire full wcll that any substantial and pro­ first half of 1977 - minus the trend \'crse the secular decline in charitable world today, as far ahead as we can longed unemploymcnt would be politi­ in productivity (output per lIIan hour) , gh'ing and what inducemenls can be sec ahead. is inflation. Like a raging in­ cal suicide for the party in power. This currently about two, plus whatever is provided through lax reform to lower fcrno sweeping across the landscape becomes an cngra\'ed i",'itation for added by food and fuel. and middle income peoplc to increase con5uming everything in its path. in­ them to press for wages and benefits What are the implications of an ag~ their bencmlences. flation has cngulfcd our peoplc: im­ to keep up and stay ahead of inflation of iunatiol1 for the artisan builder? po\'erishing the agcd - some of whom and to cxtract a biggcr slice of the First, we have to assume that the cost If the Dcmocratic Ilarty, the party in sUn'ive on dog biscuits - and dashing cconomic pic. of a pipe organ will go up just like the Congress and the White House. is sin­ thc security and hopes of the middle Big business. such as the steel indus­ cost of c\'erything else. Turning now cercly conccrncd with L'quitr. with eco­ class who find the combination of high­ try and the auto industry. readily ac· to Table 4. I hnc projected the aver. nomic democracy and with the lowcr cr taxes and rising prices lca\'cs them quiesces to labor's demand.!l knowing age price per stop in the years ahcad. and middle income groups. there can spinning their wheels, or falling behind. that thc combination of easy money by starting with the price in 1977. The be 110 bctter way to recognize thcir in- first set of (igurt.'S assumes a 6% rate terest than to grant them tax credil'i A college cducation at a prh'ate un i­ the Fcderal Rcscrve, GO\'ernmcnt spend­ of iunation. This is the "ery minimum nr other inducements which would per· \'crsity may COSt $25.000 per year within ing. and periodic tax rcductions will the ncxt two dccades at the rate things guarantce the volume of spending nec­ that prices will increase each year; this mit and encourage them to CXpTl."S.'i figure is probably optimistic. Some eco. lhrough charitahle giving their prefcr- are b~ing and by 1985 a hospital bed essary to take the higher priced goods could cost $750 per day. For the blue­ - resulting from higher labor cost.!l - nomists considcr a 7,_ rale more rea- cnces for the allocation of scarcc re· collar working man, inflation mcans off the shelf and thus maintain rea­ listic. We quickly perceh"e in reading sourCL'S in our socicty_ Churches would thal his chcrishcd dream of a home has sonably full employment. So the stage down these columns that a 1% differ- share greatly in nny stich increase in all but \'anishcd in the skyrocketing is set fnr a vicioUS wage· price spiral cllce in the rale of inflation can make gh'ing. cmt of housing. with no cnd in sight. We ha\'e thc a substantial difference in dollars o\'cr CIL'arly the task is a major one but In all candor t must sa)' as an ccono­ wage-price spiral about to lake off the long-run. certainly not impossible. The pipc 01'- mist that the nutlook for innation i~ again as a result of the stecl settlement Thcse figures may come as a rcal gan, fragile though she is. is a remark­ grim. Rcgardless of the promiscs of in r\pril which Bu,!j",~,!,! Wed t..'StimatLos shock to most of you. You arc prob- nbly durable gal. She has sUn'h'ed the Presidcnt Cartcr and lhe cffor15 of will increase costs in the steel industry ably saying. how can a church afford Hundred Years ' Var. the Thirty Years Arthur UUrtlS J cnnnot forcsee any time b,' at least 30% O\'cr the life of the to bll)' a pipe nrgan at these prices? War. two 'Vorld 'Vars. and cotlnticss within the remainder of lhis ccntury lliree ycar contract and possibly much Can personal disposable income continue other periods of economic and political when the rate of inflation will fall bc­ mnTc. A good chunk of this incrcase 10 increase nt all a\'erage annllal rate tUI111oil. She will survive and pro!lper in low 6% . This is an optimistic forccast; has gut to show up in autnmohile and nf 3.5% in real tenus as it did bctwccn Ihe yenl's "head. SAINT PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 204 West 134th Street THE MESSAGE New York City 10030 Tile Reverend M. MOrlU! \Veston, PII.D., Rector THE BELLS ... MUSIC - JUNE - 1978 SnturdllY, June 3 - 10:00 n.m. until 4:30 p,m. The message of bells '$I"" ,""wn, SEMINAR: IS THERE A BLACK MUSIC; IF their pure melodious SO, WHAT MAKES IT BLACK? your neighborhood. tow::"n-'~'''~: -":.;. Regislrcrtion: $10.00 Lunc1l: $3.00 produce personal response inside all 01 us. That response Make c1lecks IJll!JlIble '0 Saill' P/1iIi,JS C/lllrc1, /1978 makes bells an effecllve way to .\Jllsic Scmiuflr reach your community. Sunday, June 4 - 3:00 I.T. Verdin Company offers an MUSIC BY EDWARD H. BOATNER IN CELE­ unexcelled line 01 handbells, cast BRATION OF THE EIGHTIETH YEAR OF bronze bells and electronic bells. HIS BIRTH Each of these mUSical instruments are based on the precise art of bell Sunday, June 11 - 3:00 making and old world craltsmanships ORGAN RECITAL: ERIC G. JOHNSON, to provide the ultimate in beauty and organist iound. I.T. Verdin IS renowned for Sunday, June 18 - 3:00 !xcellence in quality and service ORGAN RECITAL: EUGENE W. HANCOCK. since 1842. Ellward 11. BMIlier organist . III II Sunday, June 25 - 3:00 ORGAN RECITAL: HUGH KNIGHT, organist VERDIN 2021 Eastern Avenue. ElIgCIIC \V. 1I1lllcock, StUD, OrgtlllistlClwirlllosler COMPANY Cincinnati. Ohio 45202 (5131221-B400;--~';"'-~

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18 THE DIAPASON John Brombaugh & Co., formerly a p llrtnership fo r building troder orgons neor Middleto wn Ohio, wos reorganized in the summe r o f 1917. Former pGrtner H ermon Greun~e is curolo r of organs ond harpsicho rds al Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Partners George K. Taylor an.-l J ohn H . Boody ha ve a new shop for trad· er orqenbuilding {at 7",22 Elk Cree~ Rood. Middletown, OH. -45(2) known as Taybr Organbuilders. and are presently con­ structing instruments going to C oshocton. Ohio. Charlottesville. Virginia. and Vin cennes, Indiana. John Srombaugh & As. sociates Inc. relocated to the Pacific No rthwest with present shop in Spring. field Oregon (mailing Clddress : 29)2 W ingate. Eugene. OR 9HOI ). Although tho formor g ro up ;s now in three locations. DESIGNED FOR THE CHURCH SERVICE AND THE ORGAN UTERATllJlE they remain as close friends co llaboratinq o n various re, earch projects to advance S1MPUC1TY the state o f the tid o f buildinq fine pipe Rob.rt Noehr" n, University of Mid'igan organs. REUlfBIUTY o, ganist emeritus hl!l s boen elected Per­ IfCCESSIBIUTY former.of.the·Yel!lr by the New York C ity O livier Messiaen's Medit.tions sur I. AGO chl!l pter. He was c hosen from sil in· Mystere de la Saint. Trinit. wos presente d ternationally prominent nominees who in its entire ty at the Cathedral of Sf. have ml!l d e major contributions to the art Since 11" Member APOIA J oseph. Hartford, April lOth by the org an of the o rgan throug h th eir superll!ltive department at Hartt College o f Music standa rds of orga n performanco. The 156 WDodland Sir'" University o f Hartfo rd. The fi ve graduate awa rd will bo presente d by Miss Alice HartfDf", ConMCtlcut 06105 students who pe rfo rmed the nine port Tul'y at linco ln Center's Allee Tully H"II work were docto ral cand idates Stephen o n J une 5: the award will be preceded Martorelll!l and Edwl!lrd Tho mpson. and by Or. Noehron's award recital o n the CHESTER A. RAYMOND, INC. Kenneth Nott, Yves Venne. a nd W illil!l m Ku hn orga n at 7:30 pm. Gourlie from the ml!lster's program. The As performer, recording artist. Icholar, p ro~ ram was co-ordina ted by John Holn. teache r, and orgl!ln b uilder, Robert Noeh. PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS ren has d istinguished himself throughout No rth Americtl ond Europe. He hl!ls reo Rebuilding. Maintenance and Additions corded over I SO o rgan worh o n 35 discs ,.. .; ,~ and received the French recording prize P.O. Box 55 Princeton, N.J. 08540 .. . "Grand Pril du Disque." Prior to his . "., ' tenure at the University of Michig"n, Phone: 609-924-0935 he was l!I member of the fl!lculty at David_ son College, NC. • '", f1 IIf I. Despite unfavorable weather, Iho Baston BuDden of Fine Tracker and Organ Club has hl!ld an active winter, a ccording to the informl!ltive bi.monthly Eledro-Pneumatlc Pipe 01'l1Ulll newsle tter iuued by the group. A " Bach Day" o n Jan. 8 fel!ltured Bernard Lagace Inqulrlu are Cordially Invited 'I playinq the "Art o f Fugue" at Boston's Old West Church in the afternoon, fol. ,~ lowed by on evening recital at King's W. ZiIllIller & Sons ~ 11 ': Chapel played by David West.rhalm. A INCORPORATED Februl!lry program, on which three Hutch· Delbo rt Disselho rst lIeft and Philip ings trackers in C"mbridge were to have Member APOBA Gehring Iright) were the guest recitalist been demonstrated. WO$ postponed be. Mailing Address: P. O. Box 520. Pineville. N. C. 28134 and lecturer on improvisation. respective · cause of the blizzard; Dani.1 Pinkham's HAnON8 FORD ROAD' CHARLOTTE, No Co Iy. at the bth annuel Church Music Clinic conducting of the first AmeriCl!ln perfo r· held at Virginil!l Intermont College Ml!Ir. mence of a newly discovered Stabat Mater CREATIVE ORGAN BUILDING FOR ARTISnC MUSICAL RESULTS la-II. Th ey fll!Ink Stephen Hl!Imiiton and by Haydn will 0150 be rescheduled. A Mar. Kenneth Huber. faculty members of the S program, held at the Old South Church Bristol college. in conjunction with the Boston AGO chap­ ter, Wl!lS devotod to "Romantic Music for Greenwood Organ Company Works of Jun langlois wore featured Choir, Srl!lss, and Organ." Stephen l ong E. P. O. BOX 11254, CHARLOnE, N.C. 21211 at an Apr. 21 conce rt of the Bronl Choral was orgl!lnist ond director of Worcester's Society and Orchestra, which too~ ploce Trinity lutheran Church Chair in the En . f'THHE CENERArtoNS Of ORCAN BUIlDING" of St. Reymond's Church. The composer frade. Festiva of Flor Peeters; 3 move­ ~ was present for the New York premiere of menh from Widor's Symphonie IV ; the his Concerto No. 3 and for the first per­ Magnificot and Nunc Oimittis in D by WANT A PRACTICE ORGAN? formance of his Theme l!Ind Variations for Sowerby: "Schtlfe in mir," Op. 29 by PEMBROKE PIPE ORGAN (In ~ I_I Organ, Brass. and Slrings. His Messe 501 - 8f.ohn15 ; and M&rcel Dupre's Poeme H ero­ Dnnelle end compc»itions of Utl!lize and ique. The Centrl!ll New Engl"nd Bress En . Send sI.,,"P '.r brodtuta Vierne were alro performed. William Ml!Iul , omble. under the direction of Aito n Bag. THE ORGAN LOFT Wl!lS diroctor and o rganist, and Stephen gett, assisted. EPSOM. N.H. 03234 Tol. 603-736-4716 Simon wos guest conductor. a.tnMIlber: If It ..... NOI have pipet. It It NOI an 0fID" Th. Drawknob, offic;,,1 publication of the The First Presbyterian Church of Phoe­ M"dison IWI) AGO Chapter, could be nil AZ, presented a Bach.afhon on Jan. a model newsletter for any enterprising 29 as pllrt of a series of programs cele. o rgan group. El!Ich month edito r J ohn W. 119 J. H. & C. S. ODELL & CO., INC. broting the 50th anniversary of the dodi­ Harvey pads in news , editorials, short y 12-14 Morningside Ave., Yonbn. N.w Yotk 10703 cotion of the church building and organ. articles, reviews, l!I list of positio ns, calen. E ONE HUNDRED &: NINETEEN YEARS The sil·hour program includod organ works d&r of events, ond miscellany. The cover A 1859-1978 pll!lyed by John H. Payne, Norma Ashby, is g raced by the " Pin ·up of the month," R Fi:re C4!!nerA";oru buildin#: Odell O'.IUU Mell!ln ie Ninnemenn. and J e ff S. Schl off. a pho tograph or li ne d rawing of tin in· S 914 Yonkers 50-2607 as well l!IS vo cal l!Ind ins trumental works terosting o rgan - someti mes a contem­ l!Ind pieces arranged for Westminste r be ll· porory o ne, sometimes l!In historic one. ringe rs. Th is t ind of p ublication is probably pro· Sherwood Orlan Company Inc. ducod only beca use e few hl!l rd .wo rting Ph ilips Records has onnounced the re­ people care; if your chopter doesn't have 85 Longdale Avenue lel!l se of several new discs played by such l!I lette r, let this ono be an inspira_ White Plains, New York 10807 Faike Asma on the Muller orgl!ln in St. tion. Bavo Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands. (914) 946-7990 (212) 582-4240 The truly eclectic programs contain works Terry Ch.rl. s, Kir\; of Duned in. Fl, per­ Service Mechanlca. and Tona. Robulldlnl New Orpns of many nl!ltio nal ities, incl uding two suites fo rmed his 70th formel concert there in by American Gordon Young. Janul!lry. His series of concerh this year will conclude 10 years of concerts on the Thomas Foster co nduded the choir of (~", ~ ch ' s "'.manul!ll organ. AI Sainh' Church. Beverly Hills. CA. in a proqrom with orcheslro of wo rh by Donald G . Wiltins, o rganist of Calvl!lry Handel on Mar. 5. Included were the Episco pl!ll Church in Pittsburgh. PA, pre· Chl!lndos Anthem 6. the Germl!ln Arias sented a seriu, of recitals l!Ind lectures in (Janet Payne, soprano I "loot down. Louisil!lno and Mississippi during Febru. +~~~g,~~~~~~ ha rmonious Saint" (Warren Hoffe r, tenor) , a ry. His recito ls incl uded wor.s by Vierne, and Mossil!lh, part II. Reger. Frl!lnd. Bach. Lohmer. and Ll!Ing . Il!I is. Georq_ Norman Tucker conducted the chatr of men end boys of St. tu~e 's The church of St, Bartholomew.th.-Great John Brombaugh & Associates, Inc. Church , Ka lomozoo, MI, in a specia l con­ in lond on was the setting for an interest· cert at St. Andrew's Episcopl!Il Church ing progrl!lm I"st November, when the TRACKER ORGAN BUILDERS in Ann Arbo r. to observe the 150th onni· Taverner Choir under the directio n of versary of that church. The St. Lute's Andrew Perrott song the Mocheut Mon. 2932 Wingate, Eugene, Oregon 97401 choir is one of the oldest boychoin in interspersed wi th org an music by Mes­ the nation. siaen. Gillian Weir was the organist.

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The Freiburger Orgolbau, Fr.iburg, Ger­ many, hes installed a ]-manual and pedal WALTERS ORGAN CO., INC. organ of 25 stop' in the Fint lutheren (305) 857-1481 Church of Glasgow, MT. It has mach .. nical Cuslom Bulil key action and electric stop adion. Oedi· PITMAN and UNIT CHESTS cetion recitals were played by Kerl Hal· 2127 P.lmrldp Way Orl.ndo, Fl •• 32809 vorson, Guy 80 .... t. Cerl Rasmussen, end Martin Hal.lbock. Hel.n Mertens k the The port.tive organ .bove was built by orgenist. Steiner Organ" Inc., of louisyille, KY , for LOUIS F. MOHR & COMPANY Prof. H. F. Elzinga of thlt University of HAUPlWERK West Virgini ••t Morgantown. The paint­ ORGAN PrinciPIII a' ing "Angel MUlicien," by Memling was Rahrflote S' MAINTENANCE used as the primary b.sil of design, to Octave '" the erlent pr.die.bl •. The cas. is cherry Octa... e 2' with inlays, and the ,.n90 is )0 notes, d' SelQuialterll " 2899 Valmdn~ An. OElAWAIIE ORGAN COMPANY. INC to g, . " It is demonstrated by Mrs. G. C. Miltlure IV 1"/3' New York S8, N. Y. Trumpet en chllmade S' 252 Allmor. Av •• Reck, wife of the designer and builder, Telephone: SEdgwIck 5-5628 a partner in the firm. RUCkPOSlTlY Tonawanda. N.w Yorl&: 14150 Gedadt S' Em~I'I~ncy Service Yearly COIltnctl (716, 692-77.1 Praeslant ~ ' H;arps - Chima - Blowen Gemshorn 2' Larigot 1·1/3' upt'rt Overhsulinl( Scharff IV I' •• A. Or,.. I'?,."., ",...,•• 1 M __ Regal a' MEMlII A.'.O. •.•. Tremul.nt B,IIn "WOO SCHWELLWERI( Honll1ote S' Salitional S' Sch ... ebung S' (lC) Travenllale ",' Oklo ... in 2' VISSER-ROWLAND LARRY PALMER Midure 1V -;,.2/]' Dullian 16' Ttemul"nt 713;1.88-7346 Harpsichord - Orgaa PE:lAL 2033 JOHANNA A-2 SubbaS5 16 Southern Method5.t University Oct"... eban S' HOUSTON 77055 Chora boss of' Rauschquinte IV 2·2/3' + 2' OrgonI5t·Cholrmaste, Fogolt 16' Saint Luk.·, Epllcopal Church International Society of Organbuilders E. H. Holloway Corp, of Indianapolis, Dalla •• T•• al IN, has completed the rebuilding of a ] Gabriel Kney and Co., ltd" of london. manual end pedal organ for KnOll Pres. Ontario. has installed a new 2·manual and byterian Church, Vincenne., IN. The ac· pedal organ in a mu sic department tion is el. ctro-pneumatie, on low wind Shawhan Pipe studio at the University of Tannesse. , pressure. The stoplist we. designed by Knoxville. The instrument has self·adjust· Thomas F. Wood, Indiana Univenity. in ing mechanical key action, and electric consultation with Mr. Holloway; th. dedi. Organs stop edion with six ge".r.1 pKtons. There cation recital was played by Or. O.wald REIlUlLDI!Io:G - SERVICE .NOACK ere 17 stops, end wind pressures range G. Ragah. - !\:EW OHGAl'iS- from l~ mm to ~2 mm. Th. fa c;ade piPflS, of polilhed 80'"/. tin , belClIMJ to the Prin. GREAl Pfintipal t' " pipn 1901 Howell Sirect lipal ~ ' and the Gemsho,n " and staMi Fori W nyne, Ind. 461108 lHE NOACK ORGAN CO., INC. Oopple Flule S' 'I ptpe, in a solid oak cele. D.dication recit.k Octol'e ,,' 61 pipes 219422-81163 MAIN AND SCHOOL STREErS were given by faculty memb. rs John Ronr flule ~ 61 pipes GEORGETOWN, MASS. 01 III Brad, April 9, end William Gr.y, May Qui nle 2·2/]' "'., pipe' 28 and 29; Warren HuMan, University of Super Octa ... e 2' " pipes Alabame, present.d masterelasses and a t.4iature III Ie) pipe$ lecture·demonstration on April 22. In Clafinet 16' 61 pipes addition to the ,eguler t ..chin9, prac· CI.rinet 0' 12 pipes tice, and studio recital, for which this Chime, 25 notes G.F. SNYDER Tremolo Three Generations of Service QUALITY PIPE ORGAN organ will be used, a series of radiD broadcasts is plenned. SWELL New Rebuilding lieblic: h Gedeckt 16' 61 pipes RESERVOIRS Solidonal S' 61 pipes Organs Maintenance VOlt Celeste a' ~., pipes 1365 So. Detroit Ave. GOV.T Gedeckt S' 12 pipe, P.O. Box 322 RClhrqedacU S' Principal ~' 61 pipes Lewisburg. Pa. 17837 Toledo. Ohio 43614 Prinzipal ~' Flute Tra ... erso ~' 61 pipes 717-524-2029 Offenilaete 4' Flautino 2' 2~ pipe' 419-382-676 I Slodfloete 2' Schorff III IS3 pipes Midure III l ·t/3' Oboe '" 61 pipes Regal S' Ttumpel S' 61 pipes lremulllni Oboe S' 12 pipes 11 / 1 Oboe '" 12 pipes PIANO TUNING Tremolo learn Piano tuning and repair with easy follow home study course. CHOIR '0 ~Ip. O'IIDII hilde, SWELL Gemshorn S' 61 pipes Wide open field with good earnings. Holrgedllcl::l a' Gelede S' ~'i' ptpes Makes excellent " e)(tro" Jab. Write 27'" A ..... H Rohrflaele 4' Fugar. ~' 61 pipes Fort Worth. Tuo& 76105 Nasat 2·2/3' Doublette 2' 61 pipes AmerIcan School of Plano TunIng Spillprinzipol 2' Sesquialtera II B8 pipes Dr •• Hit!, 17050 T,Her Dtpl.DI MorRI" CA 95037 Tele . IBI7) 536.00'0 Terz 1·3/5' English Horn S' 61 pipn Ol::lav I' Tremolo Tremulant PEDAL Violone 16' 32 pipes THE DIAPASON PEDAL Subbass 16' 12 pipes rOut ..e"o_' wish". Subbass 16' lieblich Gededt 16' 32 nates a'. JII ,ootl hDnds Gemsharn a' Octave S' 12 pipes leader in organ journalism Choralbass 4' Sourdon S' 12 pipes Midure III 2' Chor.1 S.Si ~' 12 pipes fa.Ii Joc". S.ink.". ZEIST Since 1909 Ouleian 16' Oboe 16' 32 noles 0.... " pip. moll .... I .V. HoHonti I/Ped.1I Oboe 8' 32 nales II/Pedal Clarinet ~' 32 noles

20 THE DIAPASON Th. Noack Organ Co. of Georgetown. - - M.... h.s compl.ted a 2-manual and pedal organ of 29 "op. for Bethany United Church of Chti" in Montpelier, VT. It 31 u~tin C!&rgan Jipe~ has mechanical key action and electric stop action, with solid-state electronic combination action. The case is solid STATE OF THE ART - ALL ALUMINUM ORGAN PIPES cherry and the consol. employs walnut. EXCLUSIVE TO THIS COMPANY. ALL­ - PATENT PENDING- tosewood, and ebony. The visual design of ALUMINUM PIPES REPRESENT THE ULTI- LOW AS tho Gr.. t and P.dal was governed by 32' BOURDON - 12 $2500_00 MATE IN APPEAItANCE AND SOPHISTI· an ellisting positive. which was incorporat­ 16' PRINCIPAL - 12 1714.00 CATION_ SEND $.5 .00 FOR 11 PAGE CATA. ". SEDECKT - 12 840_00 ed. The temperament is II compromise be. .' PRINCIPAL -" '04_00 tw •• n Kirnb.rger and .qual. The organ is LOS AND FULL COLOR PICTURE OF S' GEDECKT _ 61 80,tOO a memOfial to M.rle Plallridge Martin POLISHED All·ALUMINUM PIPES. AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN SCALING and was d. dicat.d by Philip L Stimmel. THE WORLD'S FINEST PIPEMAKER mUlic director of the church, on Oct. )0. 15 E. EUZABETH ST • • ST. PAUl. MN 55107 ••6121 722·2054 GREAl The Gr.ll. .... il., Organ Co., Inc:.. Prince­ Pr inCipal a' ( ~ ) 'on, NJ, h., built " 2·manual "nd ped.1 S."uhom S' (c· ) org.n of. 14 tanb and 866 pipe. for the Spire FI",!e S' Octave 4' ORGAN LEATHERS Arlington Presbyterian Church, Arlington, Recorder '" VA. It replace, en electronic: indrumenf Nazard 2 '11)' end uns solid-dat. switching with .I.ctro­ Octave 2' mech"nical action. The organ is situated Cornet V 8' W) WHITE, SON COMPANY behind the choir, with Principal 8' in the Milt",re V Tn,mpot 8' ca, •. Only unison couplers are employed. 592 Ea.. Flnt 5 ..... South Bo.lon, MallS3chusel'l ~127 ••copt Swen Oct.ve, Grave •• Po,itive/Great GREAT POSITIVE Principel 8' Sto pt FI", te 8' Rohtfloelo 8' Principal 4' GeMshotn 8' (Swelll Chimney Flute 4' $.,~~Nll~l ~ ~ PIPE SOUND Oelo.... 4' Nazard 2-2/]' ill c-:maT. 1877-0 !loI, WITHOUT PIPES Rohrpfei ffe 2' Doublet 2' Mid llr. III.IV Recorder 2' Build a comple1e pipe sounding h ompette 8' (S.ell) Tierce 1-]/5' SAN FBANCISCO Ll1igot I-I/]' electronk OfBan by using OEVTRONIX SWEll. Octave I' easy 10 assemble kils. Ho l!q edecU 8' Gemshorn 8' Sherp III To Milt this maBnificent IOU nd, lend $1 Cremona 8' G"msho ,II Celeste 8' (YC) TOP QUALITY ORGAN PIPES for your Demo fe<:ofdlbrochure_ Tremo o Spittnoela ... FLUES AND REEDS ~c---- Octaye Cel.,!e 4' PEDAL 32' - 16' EJeclfonlc; pedall for pipet NO Ja t 2·U3' ITC) F. J. ROGERS LTD. Ie Capture comblnaUon action Octave 2' Ste pt ao n 16' Prine-pal I ' Ten l·l / S' (1C) ELMFIELD WORKS BRAMEY Depl.1B 0 ,,;,. 111 0810 I. If)' Hazard 5·1/l' 5B72 Amapola Dr. Octave .. LEEDS LS13 4BN ENGLAND Su perodave " Nig ht Horn 2' • ~-- San Jose, CA 95129 Kunlhimbel " Tromp"tte 8' Mia!ure IV Clairon 4' Bo u oon 16' Tr",mpet 8' Tr om",l"nl Great/Pedol PEDAL Positive/ Ped,,1 ~~.~ Subba" 16' Principal B' Rohrgededt S' IGreot) '~~~$0 Qu inlfloete 5-1/3' Octave 4' ~~. ~~,, ~~~~.,0 Superoctavc 2' Miduto III-IV (Gteat) lenon II.' Rebuilt Organ ~~"'~~~d' . Trompattc 8' (Swell) Clairen 4' (Swell) PatrIck Collen. Brussels. Belgium. hes built a new choir organ for St, Michael's Cathect.1 in Brunels. Th. 2-manual and ped.1 instrument has 28 stopt: end me­ chanic.l action: it is patterned after the Since 1780 W ALCKER WENDHACK principles of SUbermann. It was inaugu­ r.ted in an all.Bach progtam by JOl.f Sluys, titular organist of the cathedral, on Walcker Organs • organs Dec. 21 . As Mr. Sluys hill noted, " Brussels is not ..,.ry rich in good organ .... so this inst.lI.tion is timely. (The large organ in D·7157 Murrhardt the w." gallery does not presently oper­ 20lI0 South Patrick Drive ate, and an electronic had been used in Indian Harbour Baach, Florida 32137 the choir atea.) Telephonel (305) 773-1225 HAUPTWERK Bordun I" Principal 8' GedacH 8' DO IT YOURSElf PIPE ORGAN KITS Octave 4' CUltom ,p.clflc.tlons for dlurch or JULIAN E BULLEY Spihflole 4' r.sldenc., complet. Dr P.tt.. ,.11 In­ New Organ. - Rebuilding struction. by ••t.b ll,hod 0'9'. bulldan. Quinta 2-2/1' Service $uperoctavc 2 COlKlT MfG. CO. P.O. lOX 112 Teu I lIS SINCE 1906 . N.Y. Midut IV Mich ...1 Anthony loris, Barre. VT, has re­ HUw StatJon, .uHale, 142lJ 1376 Hanoard IIYd.-Doyton, Ohl • .4$406 , Cimbel III built the 1816 E.&G.G. Hook. Hastings. '13·276--2"11 Trompete 8' Op. au, in th. Congregational Church, OW/HW Wells River, VT. Th. 2.manual aM pedal oaERWERJ( organ has 8 slop •• II ranks ; the '.y and GedacH 8' stop ution is mechanical. Th. pedal­ FOR SALE: U.. d "'Ilin ports. 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MAY, 1978 21 SARA ELIZABETH ALVATER Richard Calendar Orean Quintette ANDERSON Bruce Shewltz; Art Museum. Ct.velol'ld. Oratorio Accompanist The deadline fOf this calendor is thll OH 12 noon 8.,.ne" Colleg. Director of Madrigal Singers 10th of the preceding month (May 10 for Susan Goodson; Central Presbyterian. lao Woodstock. Vermont 05091 Gr..... bo,., N. C. June ISSM). All .venls are assumed 10 be fayette. IN 12:05 pm organ redla ls un less otherwise indicaled, and are grouped from east 10 west and II MAY norlh 10 south within each date. Calendar Harvard Chair; Busch-Reisinger Museum. robert anderson HEINZ ARNOLD information should include artist name or Harvard U. Cambridge, MA 12:15 pm event, date, location. and hour; incom­ Richard Morris. wlth Martin Berinbaum SMD FAGO F.A.G,O. D.Mus. plete information will not be acceptej:l. trumpet; Mercy HS. Middletown. CT 8 pm • Southern Methodist Unlvenlty 1607 A WESTWiNDS DRIVE THE DIAPASON regrets that it cannol Terry Charles; Kirk of Dunedin, FL 8:15 COLUMBIA, MO. 65201 assume responsibility for the accuracy of pm Dalla .. 1da. 75275 calendar entries. RECITALS WORKSHOPS 12 MAY UNITED STATES N R~oding Choral Soc; HS. N Reading, MA 7:30 pm Eost of the Mississippi CHARLonE AND WIWAM *Robert Glasgow; Westminster Pre-sbyter­ ion. 8uffo:o. NY 8: 15 pm Thomas Bailey 5 MAY Quadrivium; 1st Church Congregational, Kenneth & Ellen landis; Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ 8:30 pm ATKINSON recitalist - conductor Cambridge. MA 8: 15 pm FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Thomas Richner; Union College. Cranford. Choral festival, Vaughan Williams Mass; Bruehlerslrassc 79/1/6 A·2340 Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 8altimore 2001 EI Camino Real NJ 8 pm MD 8 pm ., Ocean.icI., California 92054 Moedling, Austria Europe 6 MAY " The Splendor of Venice"; National Richard Morris, with Martin Berinbaum, Shrine. Washington. DC 8:30 pm trumpet; South HS, Parken burg. WV 8 pm Terry Charles; Kirk of Dunedin. FL 8: 15 Workshops Recitals pm 7 MAY Huw lewis. with orchestra; Orchestro Hall. Peter J. Basch ROBERTO BIT60DD Thomas Mutloy; St Johns Church. E Bos­ Detroit. MI 8:30 pm ton, MA 3 pm S.M.D., F.A.G.O., Ch. M. Haydn Mass in Time of War; Christ Church. Wildwood Road 13 MAY 13 Best View Road S Hamilton. MA 5 pm N Reading Choral Soc; HS. N Reading. Califon, New Jersey 07830 Quaker Hill, Connecticut 06375 George Szpinolski, violin ; Trinity Church. MA 6 pm Newport. RI 4 pm Choral pops concert; Cathedral of Mary Paul Maki & Jay Peterson; St Michaels Our Queen. 8altimore, MD 8 pm CHARLES S. BROWN Episcopal, New York. NY 4 pm C Ralph Mills; B'Nai Shalom Congrega· CHARLES BOEHM Brilten Rejoice in the Lamb; St Thomas tion. Huntington. WV 4 pm Organ - Harpsichord Church, New York. NY 4 pm Virgil Fox; Embassy Theatre. Ft Wayne, TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH North Texas State University l ee Harvey Bristol; St Thomas Church . IN 8 pm Hldmlll•• N.Y. Denton 76203 New Yo rk. NY 5:15 pm SL John's Episcopa' Church Butler Service for the Lords Day; Down· NASSAU COMMUNITY COLlEGE Danas town Presbyterian. Rochester. NY 10:45 a m 1~ MAY Garden City, N.Y. The Denton Bach Society Joan lippincott; Faith Lutheran, Syosset. Victor Hill. harpsichord; Christ Church NY Cathedral. Springfield. MA 5 pm Marianne & John Weaver. organ & flute; SS Wesley The Wilderness; 51 Thoma s West Side Presbyterian. Ridgewood. NJ Church. New York. NY 4 pm Antiphonal choirs & brass: Bryn Mawr 8etty De loach; St Patricks Cathedral. JOHN BULLDUGH ARTHUR CARKEEK New York, NY 4:30 pm A.I. M.SoM. ChoM. Presbyterian. PA 4 pm M.5.M. A""'G.O. Elmore Concerto, Psalm of Redemption; Cremona String Quartet: Immanuel luth· Farletgh Dkltlnson Unlvenlty DePauw Organist eran. New York. NY 5 pm Teaneck. New .Ie ...., Univcrsity 10th Presbyterian. Philadelphia. PA 5 pm Ri cha rd Morris. with Martin Berlnbaum. Daniel A Junken; St Thomas Church. New Memorial Methodl.t Church Gobin Memorial Church Y<1 rk. NY 5:15 pm Whit. 'loin., New Yorlc trumpet; Central HS. Waynesburg, PA 8:15 Grccncullc, indiana pm · David Hurd; St Valentines Church. Violeta Santos, piano; Cathedral of Mary 81oomfield. NJ 3:30 pm Our Queen, Baltimore. MD 5 ~ 30 pm Brahms Requiem, Frederick Swann, organ; 8urke Whlln in Our Music; 81and St U William Paterson College. Wayne, NJ 4 pm Methodist. 8Iu. H. ld, WV 9:30 & I I am Joseph Kimbel; St John lutheran. North­ WILL CARTER Robe.. t CI,... " Horsley 100% Chance of Rain; 81and St umber!and. PA 7:30 pm School of Music U Methodist. Bluefield. WV 7130 pm Choral festival with brass; Cathedral of Church of Saint John the EvangelIst Stephen Hamilton; Methodist Church. Fair· Mary Our Queen. Baltimore. MD 4 pm University Df Michigan Edward Parmentier; Ashland Ave Boplist. New York City fax. VA 4 pm Ann ArbDr Choir recognition; Covenant Presbyterian, Toledo. OH 7 130 pm Charlotte. NC I :30 pm 8ach Cantota 11, Magnificat; Christ Marilyn Keiser: United Methodist. lake­ Church. Cincinnati, OH 4 pm wood. OH 4 pm Choral concert; Central PresbYlerian, la· G Dene Barna rd & friends; 1st Congrega­ fayette. IN 8 pm Harry E. Cooper tional. Columbus. OH 4 pm Wolfgang Rubsom, all·Bach; Millar Chapel, 8ach Cantata 51, Mozart Requiem; Immoc· Northweslern U. Evanston. Il 4 pm ulate Conception Catholic. Dayton. OH 8 pm Westminster 8ell Ringers. St Paul luther­ 1\11, •• u .• "'.A.G.O. Huw lewis; St Andrews Episcopal. Ann an. Skokie, Il 7 pm Arbor. MI 5 pm ICALEIGH, N. CAHOLINA Joyce Schemanske; Grace U Methodist. 1"5 MAY South Bend. IN 3 pm Richard Morris. with Martin Berinballm, 8rass & orga n; U of Notre Dame. IN 7:15 trumpet. Senior HS. Wellsboro. PA 8 pm pm MICHAEL CORZINE Studen. rKitgl, Grace Episcopal. Oak 16 MAY WALLACE M. COURSEN, JR. Pork, Il 3 pm James Moeser; 1st Presbyterian. Ft Wayne, School of Music F.A.G.O. Durufll! Requiem; St lukes Evangelical IN 8 pm lutheran. Chicago, IL 4 pm CHRIST CHURCH Michael Schneider, all.Bach; Rockefel:er Florida State University Dexter Bailey; St Pauls Church. Chicago. Chapel. U of Chicago, Il 8 pm BLOOMFIELD AND GLEN RIDGE. NJ. Il 7 pm Tallahassee Paul Manz. hymn festival; Grace lutheran. 17 MAY Glen Ellyn. Il 7:30 pm SS Wesley Ascribe unto the Lord; St *Robert Glasgow; St Paul, Epi sc<1 pal Thomas Church. New York. NY 12:10 pm Cathedral. Mi :waukee, WI 8 pm George E Tutwiler; Trinity Cathedral. JOHN EDWARD COURTER DAVIDSON 8 MAY Pittsburgh. PA 12:30 pm F.A.G.O. Ric hard Morris. with Martin Berinboum. Richard Morris. with Ma rt in Berinbaum. J ...... SuunL trumpet; Franklin HS. Oil City. PA 8t15 pm MS .... AA60 ChM MSM.CIIM trumpet; SenkN' HS. WayneJhofo. PA 8:15 Recitalist H.rp.r Col 1.ip n... Presbyterian Chutd pm Rosie Homan. mezzo; St Johns Church, P.I.II••• 1111Il0l, Washington. DC 12110 pm Berea, Ky. 40404 IalTln~ton. illInois *John Holtz; I st Presbyterian. Kalamazoo. Berea Conege MI 8 pm Organ recital; Art Museum. Cleveland, OH12noon 9 MAY Bach B-Minor Mass excerpts; St Thom QS 18 MAY Church. New York, NY 7:30 pm Wi lliam Owen; 8usch.Reisinger Museum. DELBERT D1SSELHORST EUGENIA EARLE Jay Peterson; Colgate U, Hamilton. NY 8 Teoch.,. Colle,., Columbia Univenfly Harvard U, Cambridge. MA 12:15 pm DMA pm Huw lewis. lecture-demonstration tour; University of law. HarpsichDrd Recitals Richard Morris. with Martin Berlnbaum ~ Jefferson Ave Presbyterian. DetroU , MI 6 PerfDrmance Practice WDrkshDps trumpet; Mt Pleasant HS, Wilmington. DE 8 pm Iowa City low. pm 15 West 84th Strut. New YOfk, N.Y. 10014 Arthur Wenk; Heinz Chapel. U of Pitts­ burgh. PA 12 noon 19 MAY George Faxon. pops concert; Music Hall. KATHRYN ESKEY 10 MAY Methuen. MA 8:30 pm Music of locke; St Thomas Church, New Richard Morris. with Martin Berinbaum. York, NY 12:10 pm trumpet; Plymouth HS. Norristown. PA 8 pm The University Df GEORGE ESTEVEZ Virgil Fox; Calvary Presbyterian. Char­

22 THE DIAPASON 21 MI,Y S JUNE Mary lou Williams, lou planol Trinity -Robert No.hren. award recital; Alice Episcopal. Hartford, CT <4 pm Tully Hall, New York, NY 7=30 pm EARL EYRIOH GEORGE FAXON "Meet the composer" ; St Marks Church, Jackson Heights, NY 4 pm 6 JUNE St. Stephen's Church TRINITY CHURCH • John Pagett, Dupr' ledure-recital, Pres­ Diane Selvaggio, Heinz Chapel. U of (Episcopal) byterian Church, White Plains, NY 4 pm Pittsburgh, PA 12 noon Rhode Island College BOSTON 55 Wesley Ascribe unto the Lord; St Providence Thomas Church, New York, NY 4 pm 7 JUNE John Gearhart; 5t Thomas Church, New Boston Archdiocesan Choir; Music Hall, York, NY 5115 pm Methuen, MA BI30 pm charle. H. Ph. D.• F.A.G.O. I TImothy Albrecht. with arch; Bethany Jonathon Dimmock; Sf John, Church, Wash. Prcnbyterlon, Greece, NY 8 pm ington, DC 12110 pm Robert Finster Helen Benham, pianol United Methodist. Karel Pouk.rt; Art Museum, Cleveland, FINNEY lIMA Red Ban((, NJ <4 pm OH 12 noon OrganTst in Resiclaftc. Concerto SOladts & Motet Choir; Market June Petit. vkllin; Central Presbyterlan, H.ught.n CaU.... Haulhton, N.Y. St. lu•• •• C"urda loloyetle, IN 12,05 pm s...... _ Square Presbyterian, Harrisburg. PA 8 pm Hough' ... W.ll.yan Clutrch Kcuen Keene; ht Unllecf Methodist, Erie, PI'. <4 pm B JUNE Dovid Hudson. lenor, Cathedral of Mary WilUam Goff & Ellen Koskoff. harpsichords; Our Queen, Baltimore, MD 5:30 pm Frick aud, U 01 Pittsburgh. PA B130 pm Lyn Hubler. Fairmount Presbyterian, Cleve­ .Jobn 'iIW. ~tarbart lit land Heights. OH <4 :30 pm 9 JUNE HENRY ruSHER S.M.D •• ".A.o .o. B.A.,M.Mus. Haydn Creation; Calvory EpiSCOp al, Cin­ Peter Crisofulll with linda Crisafulli, flute; Grace Presbyterian Church cinnati, OH 4130 pm 4th PresbyterIan, Chicago, IL 12:10 pm Ft,.t Pr.,byt.rian Church Choir fesllval; Zion Lutheran. Ann Arbor. Jenkintown, Pa. 19046 Na.hv"le, '.nn..... 37220 MI 10130 am 11 JUNE 887-6117 Honegger King David. Maynard Klein. Susan Adam, soprano; Trinity Church, cond, Zion Lutheran. Ann Arbor, MI 4 pm Newport. RI 4 pm Gordon & Grady Wilson] N United Bernard lagae6. organ & harpsichord. all· Methodist. Indalnapolis, IN Couperin; Choate Rosemary Hall Chapel. Robert Glasgow Mozart C-Minor Mass; 4th Presbyterian, Wallingford, CT 8 pm Antone Godding Chicago, IL 6:30 pm J Melvin Butler; Old lst Presbyterian, Chicogo Chamber Choir, George Estevez. Rochester. NY 3.30 pm School of Music School of Mutk cond, Music of Purcell; St Pauls Church, Chi­ John W Gearhart 111; Notional Shrine, University of Michigan 'bhop W. Anlie SmIt" (M.... cago. IL 7 pm Washington. DC 7 pm Doris Orn,teln & Karel Paukert. harpsl. Ann Arbor Oklo ...... city Unlvonlty 23 MAY d~Ofds l Art Museum. Cleveklnd. OH B:3O pm Puccini Meuo dl Gfario; St Lukes Cath· Schubert Mew 1n G, Baeh Mognlficot; 2nd edral. Orlando. Fl 8 pm Presbyterian, Indianapolis. IN 8 pm Elizabeth Paul Cholupka; 51 Paul luth. LESTER GROOM 24 MAY eran, Skokie. IL 7 pm BRUCE GUSTAFSON 55 Wesley Prai.e ye the Lord; 51 Thomas Seattle 1'4 JUNE Church. New York. NY 12110 pm fialnt AI.'1" Con... Robert Benjamin Dobey; St John5 Church. David Carrier; Music Hall. Methuen, MA 5._"1. '_cine Unlnnlty 9111' Washington. DC 12110 pm 8:30 pm Churc.h of the bd.em.r, Kenmor., WA tIOlI Notre Dame, IDdlana Karel Poukert, Art Museum, Cleveland, Emily C Gibson; St Johns Church. Wash. OH 12 noon ington, DC 12:10 pm Barbara Houze. soprano; Central Presby­ Mendelssohn Eliiah excerpts, Bland St U terian. Lafayette. IN 12=05 pm Methodist. Bluefield, WV 9:30 & 11 am Korel Paukert, Art Museum. Cleveland. E. LYLE HAGERT JAMES J. HAMMANN 2S MAY OH 12 noon M.M. - A.A.G.O. Ray Urwin: Busch·Reisinger Museum, Har. Harvard Glee Club; Art Museum. Cleve. Gethscmane Epbcapol alUn:h vard U. Cambridge. MA 12:15 pm Iond, QH 8:30 pm First Baptist Church Richard Morris, with Martin Berlnbaum, Marilyn Holt. soprano; Centra l Presby_ MInneapolis, Mlan...... 5540{ Th. Liltl. Orchestra Society trumpet; St Alphonsus RC, Grand Rapids. terian. Lalayetle. IN 12:05 pm Toledo, Ohio MI 8 pm

26 MAY UNITED STATES James D Johnson; St Pauls Episcopal. West af the Mississippi DAVID S. HARRIS Jacksonville Beach, fl 8:30 pm 5 MAY Dr. Richard Hass Micha. 1 Schneider; 1st Congregational. Organist and Choirmaster Blackburn Collego 28 MAY Los A"geles. CA B pm St. John's Cathedral 55 Wesley P,ailt! ye the lord; St Thomas Marilyn Horne. soprano; Community SI, Paul'. Episcopal Church ChUl"ch, New York, NY 4 pm Church. Garden Grove, CA B pm Denver Carlinville. Dlinoi. 62626 Emily Cooper Gib~n; St Thomos Church, New York. NY 5, 15 pm 7 MAY Timothy Albrec:ht, with orch; Incarnate Duruf/6 Requiem; We5tmlnster Prll!lsby­ Word Lutheran. Rochester. NY 8 pm terion, 51 Louis. MO 3:30 pm WILL O. HEADLEE Roger E Byrd; 1st Baptlst, Statesboro, GA Sam Bott Owens; Christ Church Ca thedral. Yuko Hayashi 3130 pm New Orleon•• LA .. pm new england cons.rvatory SCHOOL OF MUSIC John Holland; All Saints Church, Pontioc., Mendelssohn Elijah; Sf Bedes Episcopal, MI 4 pm Menlo Pork. MA 8 pm old west church SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Durufle Requi.m; Independent Presbyter_ Schubert Moss in G; St Marks Episcopal, boston SYRACUSE, :-;EW YORK 13210 ian, Birmingham. AL 4 pm Glendale. CA 3 pm Wolfgang Rilbsam. all·Bach; MUlar Chapel. Maastrimt Eost.r Play; Blessed Sacrament Northwestern U, EVanston, IL 5 pm Church. Hollywood. CA 4 pm

30 MAY 12 MAY Michael Schneider, 1st United Methodist, KENT HILL VICTOR HILL Handel M.ssiah; Corbett and, U of Cincin­ H• .,...... nati, OK 8:30 pm Pala Alto. CA 8d5 pm MSC Mmlc Department Edward Mo ndll!llio & Thomas Weisflog; Rockefeller Chapel. U of Chicago. Il 8 pm .4 MAY 1I1"m/ield, P A. 16933 w_.c..... Verdi 4 Sacred Plec.t. Palestrina Pope WIll' , .... Mcm. 01267 Ma,ullu, Moll; 51 Johns Cathedral. Denver. 31 MAY CO 4 pm Jonathon Dlmmock; St John, Churm. Washlnglon, DC 12:10 pm 15 MAY Ka rel Poukert. Art Museum. Cleveland. Brilt.n Nay.. Fludde; h t.Plymouth Con­ Harry H. Huber d. deane OH 12 noon gregational. lincoln, NE Robert Hinklel Central Presbyterian. lao M . Mus. StravInsky Ma", SI Athans Episcopal, Los Kansas W ..teyan University fayette. IN 12:05 pm Angeles, CA 8 pm hutchison University Methodist Church portland, oregon 1 JUNE 19 MAY SALINA. KANSAS Jame$ Hlgbe: Busch·Re lsinger Museum. Bach Contoto 79, Presbyterian Chu rch. Lo Harvard U. Cambridge. MA 12: 15 pm Jolla. CA 9 & 10:30 am John Kuzma, Community Church, Garden ELLEN KURTZ 2 JUNE Grove. CA 8 pm FRANK IACINO Margan Simmons; 4th Presbyterian, Chica­ Organ Virtuoso go, IL 12dO pm 21 MAY Handbell fe stival; Westminster Presby. Recording Artist JACOBSON ferian, Unc.oln NE 4 pm For r.cttol Moldngl. wrl .. tol M.Muo. A.A.O.O. 4 JUNE 1 .rad: Vllllcent Boch Mot.1 1, Durufl6 <4 Motels; St Lukes Concord, C.UforaHt "Opera lor Everyone"; 5 Congregational! Episcopal. Son Antonio, TX 8 pm 161 O ••w ..d Av ... Apt. 304 ht Baptist, New Britain, cr B pm Anita Priest; I st United Methodist. Paso T.ronto. Onlarla, Call1.da Dennis Keene; 51 Thomas Church, New dena, CA 3 pm York. NY <4 pm James Bossert; 1st CongregaUonal, long Jame$ Oale; US Naval Academy. Annopo­ 8eoch. CA .. pm Hs. MD 3 pm Fronk C Brownsteod, BSessed Socramen MOrio Koller NoHanal Shrine, Walhlng­ BRIAn JOnES Church, Hollywood. CA 4 pm ton. DC 7 pm CHARLES D. JENKS BDstDn 021 B1 Student orgon recitol; Presbyterian Church Wellesley Congreptlonll Church Jeanne Rizzo Connerl F&agler Mom Churu.. La Jollo. CA .. pm Firat Conp'e,Allonal C),orch St Augu.tlne, FL 4130 pm D.. Plain.. , n. 60016 Noble & Greenoup Dedham Choral Steven Egler; 1st Baptist. Detroit, MI 5 • AGO chapter program School SocIety pm (Cont;nu." ov.rI.af)

MAY, 1978 23 Calendar 11 MAY (Conrinued "om po". 23) Robert Edward Smith, harpsi chord; Mol· KIM R. KASLING James Kibbie bourne Feslival. Australia D.M.A. 27 MAY Holy family Church Bil ly NaU • • theatre organ; Century II Cen­ St. John', University Ie,. Wichita, KS 8 pm 12 MAY Jerome Faucheur, 011· Dupre; SI Pauls Fort Worth, Texas Cathedral, Lond:)n, Eng'and 12:30 pm ColI.l.vllle, MN 56:121 .. JUNE " The Glory of Venic,,", 1st Congrega. Robert Edward Smith, harpsichord; Assem­ bly ha I. U of Me :bourne, Australia adS pm tional. Pasadena. CA 3 pm

SHARON KLECKNER 5 JUNE 13 MAY House of Hope WILLIAM KUHLMAN *Thomas Foster. with brass. timponir All Gillian Weir, ali-Bach; Concert ho'i. Cope Presbyterion Church Luther College Soinls Church. Bever'y Hillf. CA 8 pm Town U. S Africa 8 pm St. Paul, MN 55105 Decorah, Iowa 52101 11 JUNE Recitals Raymond Johnson, carillon. hl.P:ymoulh 104 MAY Congregational, lincoln. NE 7130 pm Robert Edward Smith. harpsichord; Mel­ Holst Hymn of JefuI, Rhelnberger Can· bourne Festival. Australia certo 2; Immanuel Presbylerian, los Angeles. CA 7 pm RICHARD W. LlTTERST 15 MAY HOW LEWIS M. S. M. Robert Edward Smith, harpsichord mosler­ Beeit.ls closs; Melbourne F05lival. Auslrallo SECOND CONSIESATIOHAL CHURCH SaInt John', Church ROCKFORD. IWNOIS INTERNATIONAL 50 fatt filM" 0.,,.;', MI 4I2GI 5 MAY 16 MAY Vivo'di Gloria; SI Christophers Churc.h. Robert Edward Smit h. twrpsichord; Tri .. lty College Chapel. Melbourne. AultroHo 8:15 Burlingt:)n. Ontario 8;15 pm pm David Lou:ry 6 MAY Gillian Weir. 01l-8oc.h; Concert hall. Cope SdXXl! of ~'ll~ic William MacGowan own U. S Africa 8 pm 17 MAY ••,hesdg .. b., .. th ...Sea Robert Edward Smith. harpsichord; Trinity \'-'inlhwp ColIl'!W College Chapel. Melbourne. Aus'ralio 8115 7 MAY Bock Hill. SuUII! Clroll1lil 21)7:~~ Palm Beach, FlorIda Jerom. Fa uc.hnrj Chflw Church Chelsea. pm bndon. Eng'and 6;30 pm Gi llian Weir, a ll Bach; Conce rt hall. Cape Clyde Holloway; St Georges United Town U. S Africa 8 pm Church, Toronto. Ontario 4 pm Viva'di Gloria; St Pauls Church. Dundas. FREDERICK L. MARRIOTT Ontario 7d S pm 1"8 MAY ERNEST MAY Robert Edward Smith. harpsichord moster. ORGANIST - CARILLONNEUR Ph. D. c a ~s. Trinity College Chapel. Melbourne. a MAY University of MossachuseHs Frank locino. St Andrews Preabylerion. Australia 3 pm KIRK·IN·THE·HILLS Gunther Kounlinger; Cathedral. Morel la. M i ss i sso ~ ga . Ca nada 8130 pm BLOOMFIELD HILLS. MICH. 48013 Amherst, Mass. 01002 MUlco 8:30 pm 10 MAY Jerome Fouch . ur. all.Widor; SI Margorets lothbury. London . England 1; 10 pm 19 MAY GiUan Weir. a U,Boch; Conc.ert hall. Cape Robert Edward Smith. harpsichord mOSier . Norman McNaughton JAMES R. MmLER Town U. S Africa 8 pm c! a~ ; Chrisl Church. Brunswick. Austro llo Virgil Fall, St Pauls Church, TQtOnlo. On­ 10 am TRINITY CHURCH ta rio 8 pm Robert Edward Smil h. harpsichord con­ Church of St. Frances de Chantal certo; Church or All Notions, Carlton. Aus.­ TOLEDO. OHIO New York City * AGO choptor program Ira io 8:15 pm

Margarat MelvIn WILLIAM H. MURRAY WARREN C. MILLER MUI.M F.A.O.O. DICKINSON Univ.rslty of Louisville GRACE CHURCH - SANDUSKY. OHIO loulsvill. 8ach Society Church of the M.d'--t., fAIRMONT TEMPLE-BEACHWOOD, OHIO Calvary Epltcopol St. Francl ...... th .. fi.ld. (pl-.copol Chlcal., 111. DAVID HEWLETT frank a. novak RICHARD M. PEEK MARSHALL BUSH HOLY TRINITY LUTIlERAN Sac, MUL Doc. CtlllRc:n 10R0 )la1n Coven an' Pre.by/erlan Church Hurtallt, N.Y••• 209 '000 E. Monltnd ChorIoHe, N. C.

R E C FRANKLIN E. PERKINS MYRTLE REGIER J ~OHN HOLTZ T 'h.D. A Mount Hoi., ... Cou••• Faculty: HARTT COLLEGE, Univenlty of Hartford Th. Lodu. Chapel L 5 OrganIst: CENTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Hartford Th. Joh" Burrough, School South Hadl • ." Mo ...chu ..... St. loull, tAfllouri

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L. ROBERT SLUSSER Hobert W. Snait" MUI. M.• A.A.O.O. University Baptist Church LA JOLLA PRESIYTERtAN CHURCH THOMAS MURRAY CharloHes.llle LA JOUA. CAUFOlNtA Vlrglnia 22901 ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL BOSTON 02111

24 THE DIAPASON 20 MAY 2 JUNE Thomas Richner; 1sf Church of Christ Herbert Metzger, romantic festival; St Au­ A MUST FOR EVERY ORGANIST Sc:ienUst. Zurich. Switzerland gustine Churth. Vienna. Austria 7130 pm THE DIAPASON Gillian Weir, 011-Bach; Contert hall. Cope Delbert Diuelhonh Iserlohn. Germany B ($7.50 a yeor-SI3.00 f.r two yean' Town U. S Afrka 8 pm pm Ade'ma Gomez; Cathedral. Morella. Mexi_ Do net ....d a ..h to 8:30 pm 3 JUNE Send THE DIAPASON for _ _ ___ Delbert Omelhont; Calhedral. HerfOfd, year{s) to Germany B pm 21 MAY Gillian Weir, all.Messiaen; Kings College, Enclosed Is $, ____, Delbert Dissolhorst; Notr.Dame Cathedral. Name Cambridge. Eng'and 6:30 pm Paris. France 5 145 pm Bach Choir, David Wil!coclu, cond: SI Georges Chapel. Windsor Castle. England Street THE DIAPASON 7:30 pm 22 MAY 434 South Wabash Ave. Gillian Weir. oil-Messiaen; St Georges City ______~ :__==--_ Calhedral. Cape Town, S Africa 8: 15 pm .( JUNE Chlcaga, III. 60605 Frederick MacArthur; Cathedral, Morelia. Delberl Disselhorslj Nico~alkirche, Bie:e­ State Zlp ____ Mexico 8:30 pm feld, Germany 11115 am

23 MAY 6 JUNE Thomas Richner; ht Church of Christ Delbert Olsselhof$t; Var Frebers Kirke, Carl Staplin Scientist, Bern, Switzerland Copenhagen. Denmark 8 pm Philip Moote ~ Sheffield Cathedral, Eng­ ROLLIN SMITH Ph.D ...... 0 .0 . 'and 8 pm Drake University 24 MAY Noel Rawslharne: Hereford Cathedral, RECITALS University Christian Church Roberto Oropeza, Calhedral. Morella. England 7:30 pm 1150 port.,·nlSl Street, Brooklra. NY 11218 DES MOINES, lOW ... Mexico 8:30 pm B JUNE Delbert Diuelhorst; VOf Frue Kl rke, Ny­ 25 MAY borg. Denmark B pm ADOLPH STEUTERMAN Robert Edward Smilh. harpsichord; Reich. Mus_ Dec.. F.A_O.O. ersberg. Austria Southw.ltern at Memphis. Retired 9 JUNE Daniel Roth. romantic feslivolj St Augustine Calvary Episcopol Church, EftHlfitU' 26 MAY Church. Vienna. AUllrio 7:30 pm '~Bt:::~~Suncoast Concert Mlmt • • Productlonl,lnc. Melnphl .. T...... Martin Haselb&k. romantic feslival; St Gillion Weir. Hondel caneerto; Queen P.C. U74 • Clearwater' Florida' 33511 Augustine Church. Vienna, Austria 7130 pm Elizabeth Hall, london. England 7145 pm Fred Tu'an: Notre-Dame Cathedral. Paris. France 5 pm 10 JUNE NORMA STEVLlNGSON Jennifer Bate; Cathedral. t-Aorelia. Mexico Gillian Weir, oll·Meuioen; Kings Coifege, D.M.A. FREDERICK SWANN 8,30 pm Cambridge. England 6:30 pm Unin"i1r 01 Wiscon';n-Sup.rior The Riverside Church Pilgrim lulh.ran Church 29 MAY 14 JUNE Superior. Wiscon.ln 54880 New Yark City Gillian Weir: Bath Abbey, England 1 pm Gillian Weir; Royal Naval College, Green. wich. England 8 pm maurice thompson George Norman Tucker )h... Rach. St. Ignatius Catholic Church ST. LUKE'S CHORISTERS Kalamazoo RA YMOND & ELIZABETH CHENAULT Austin, Texas 78704 BOY CHOIRS All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta 30308 Exc lusi ve Management JONATHAN A. TUUK Roberta Bailey Artists International Ann L. Vivian 171 Newbury Street, Bo ston 02116 Immanuel Lutheran Church West Coast: 6900 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 90038 338 North Division Avenue LECTURES RECITALS Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 Boston Conservatory of Music Recitals

Gruenstdn AWArd Spon&or C. GORDON CHICAGO CLARENCE VVAllERS RECITALS WEDERTZ CLUB OF The Chapel, Trinlly College 2554 Wat 118th 5c. WOMEN Hartford, Connecticut CtliCAGO 60655 ORGANISTS DAVID A. Ann Ta7lor, President Founded 1928 DONALD W. WILLIAMS D.M.A. WEHR Zion Luth.ran Church Eallrm h.nllm L)' UlIin'nlly Concordia College Richmnnd. Krnlllcky Ann Arbor, Ml pOCOflO BOC( Sl00eRS STATE CO! I Fro(, fAST Sl1IOUOSBURG, PfNNSYLVANIA 18301 Charles W. Whittaker br.IJ:.rb~rt iu~itt Recitals K. BERNARD SCH ... DE, fOUNDER ... ND MUSIC"'l DIRECTOR c,\''1:~ 1l" Fairfax United Methodist Church s-.t Co .... ~I .. Pfoducdom, Inc:. P.O. ao. 110 Falrfa. Vlr,lnl. 22030 80118314 C...... I .... FL Jl51. 111131441·2914 solly slotle worner •.••g.o. ch.m. DONALD WILLING Oitector of Music C.rillonneur CHURCH OF RONALD WY All PHILLIPS ACADEMY faevit, ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST Trinity Churcb Be.con Hill Boston Anrav.r Mass. North Texa, Siale Unlvenity Den.on Galweston

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Co ntact John from Academy Awa rd winn ing " Star Wan" Gunnarson, ',inity Church, Elm St. , Cottcord, ORGANISr-CHOIRMASTER SEEkS FUll TIME ItIm score on Auslin pipe organ 01 St. Joseph's HARPSICHORDS AND Sf'INETS INDIVIOUAl. MA 0 1742. position in church with sincerely dedicated and Cathedr61, Hartford. Delos Re cords. Send ched Iy m"de and decorated. All instruments based creative music deJU/lrimani . Mud have large for $1.SO 10 Arts Image ltd., 101 670, South on historic models: reasonably priced. Arthur 1921 AUSTIN - l-t.4ANUALS, 25 RANKS . organ. American, Europe"n Irlllning and de· Oranqe. NJ 01079. New Jersey re, idents add Ha lbardier, 633 M"ple, Dow ners Grove, IL Bu·,er to remove by Sepl. IS , 1978. Mo!I.e offer grees. Composer of many published works. lilf. $ales ta. , 60515. (J12l 852·5386. .,nd/at send for specifications 10: Alln. Orqan. acellent performer, improviser. Salary must isl . 51. Philip's Church, 142 Church Slteet, be negotiable. Relume, tapes, upon request. ORGAN RECORDS IY MAIL. WRITE FOR HARPSICHORDS, CLAVICHORDS MADE TO Charle$lon, SC 29401. Address E-S, TH E DIAPASON. info on " Organ Record Club" sponsored by order. Also, a Flemish dout;le on hand, un . Arts Image Ltd ., 80x 670, Soulh Or"nge, NJ decog rated. Call E. O . Witt, (61b) 2+4 5128, 2.MAN, • RK ZIMMER UNIT PIPE ORGAN. POSITIONS AVAILA8LE 07079. Three Rillers, MI -49093. Princ 8 and Mix III unencl; Flule 16 4nd Gems 4 enclosed. Av"ilable lat.e summer '18. Ideal POSITION AVAILABLE FOR KNOWLEOGE. YVES A. FEDER HARPSICHORD MAKER, PRO· for practice or smaller church. $I4,SSO inst"lIed, able organbuilder. Pacific Northwest. Majol PU811CATIONS 'ession~1 Worhhop devoled 10 clavichords and plus freight. W, Zimmer & Sons, Inc., P.O. factory experience preferred. Send resume in harpsichords. Custom Made linished, voiced Box 520, Pineville, NC 28134. confidence, Address 0 ·5, THE DIAPASON. TUNING TAILES FOR HISTORIC TEMPERA· and regulated . Also aulhorillld agent for ful l ments. l eal rales lor tilths end third,. 45 line Zudermann historically derilled kih, al 1923 REPROOUCO PLAYER PIPE OaGAN PART-TIME ORGANIST/CHOIRMASTEI. El(.. lables, brIef inlroduction. $4.SO pp. Rodney reasonable prices. Advice and trouble.shoot. ideal for home or family room: comes with cellen' lalary. Contact Ihe Reverend Samuel Myrvaagnes, Harpsichord Maker, 55 Metcer ing for kit builders. Norlh Cheslnut Hill, Kil · 47 player rolls; a collector's item. $1500. Call W. Cook; Calvary Epi,copal Church - III SW SI " NYC 10013. lingworth, CT 06417. (61b) 381·B066. Third Avenue, RochfH'ar, MN 5 ~901 for job d elcriptio n; or call (507) 282·9429. IANNISTER SPINET HAIPSICHORD, BUill "IIGGEST LITTLE WURLITZER IN THE EAST." WANTED-MISCEllANEOUS l'l7l, excellent condiron. W rite or I;all Robert Classic 2/6 Wurliher Hope-JaRes unit orche1tra POSITION OPEN TO ORGAN IUILDERS, Moreen, Departmenl 01 Mu,ic, Princeton Un i. Style I theater organ wilh toy counter. In MUSIC ROlLS FOR ANY PIPE ORGAN Wrile to: Cavelier OHilan luilders, Inc., 3~2 venily, Princeton, NJ 08~O . (t.09) 921 . 1]9-4. originlll thealer setting as installed by Wur· pf a~tS. Box Amhent St •• luHalo, NY 14207. OtN r rolr, 100. W. Edgerton, liller in 1926. 100% in tacl; 95% playable. 88, Darien. CT 06820. U~ commercially unlil recenlly. See article p . SEVERAL FaANCHISES AVAILAILE FOR SE· ';F USED S,OnEO METAL ANO OLO SPOTTED lOund~a~~~~\la~i;:!~, ~~.;:, ,~A;:~: 28 " Theatre Organ," Winler "65 issue. Nolh· leeled terrilories in Norlhe,ul, Mid_,t, Soulh each. for details, WI lle: T. Ryan 10302 New melal pipes. sun per pound. Conlact Trivo ing sold seJU/iralaly. SERIOUS INQUIRIES and West. D cellen' opporluni ty to e. JU/lnd Buffalo Rd., Canfield. OH~ . ' ONLY. For more deta.ls wr ile Organ. P,O . with rapidly growi"9 firm . Send qualifications Comp6ny, Inc., Manufacturers of Quality Reed Pipes, SIS' Soulh lurhans Ilvd., Hag"rslown, Bo. S3 , G owo!lnda, NY 1-4070. Owners re$Orve to. W. F. Benzeno & Co •• 35 Bethpage R04d, HARPSICHOROS, CLAVICHORDS S',NETS, right to refuse any or a ll b ids. Hichville, U , NY IISOI . Attn: D. M. Monelly. MD 217-40. forlepianos as semi·kits and fu lly hnished in struments. Send for brochure. Or start from RANKS/CHESTS. ETC., FOR EXPANSION OF so, 4-MANUAL, 19J1 KIMBAll, 51 RANKS 126 ORGANIST/CHOIR OIRECTOR AND ELE. scrlllch, $1 for col.I09 of parts, p ions. The In· privately owned Wids on 4" wind: a' Trumpet Roosevelt), Echo, hdrp, ( himes. 16' speab nq mentary music leache r for Milwaukee County strument Worksh op, liB N. )6, Sea ttle, WA (l r reed, 4' Fl lll te, 16' Dia pe..on CCC to TC., front. Mini condition e.cepl leathe, and ca n North Shore p"rochial grade Khool. Send '1810l. lacls. Movable console. Contact: Will is O lso n, resume, references, r~c e nt lilurgical e.perience Mixture. Dr. Gibson, 1124 Suite Ave., Oroville. CA 95965. (916) 5]],03)2. Chairmo!ln , De partment of Music, O hi o Wei' '0 Cho!linnan, Mu sic Committee, 7-440 North SASSMANN HARPSICHORD EXCelLENCE. leyan Un iversily, Delawore OH 4)015 . Ibl4) l69. Chadw:dr: Rd., Glendale. WI S3217. New co!lta rog featuring nIneteen standard mod· SMALL nOWEll, Y.. 1/3 HP 6" or B" 4ll', ext, 700. '0 els designed for those who appreciate, and diam. discharge. Specify make, condition, PIPE MAKER WANTED. SEND RESUME. RE· clln alford. the value 01 linest qu.'ity. Proven price. H. Crandall, 80. 71, Elli50n Bay, WI FLENTRor POSITIV (1975): HOLPlJP ", plie. confidential. Addreu C.6, THE DlAPA· traditionol Co nstruction with German master· 54210. Fluit 4" Oelaaf 2'. Royal blue with Carved SON. builder perfection. 10551 Viclory N.E., Seattle gilded pipe shades. Ideo!ll 'or home, chap• • MISCELLANEOUS ESTEY REED ORGAN, NEW TWO.MANUAL WA 98125. Gregoire Harpsichotd Shop. continuo. Po rl"ble. $7,5OO/0Iler, ('lib) 34S·2985. model, dired electriC or electro. pneumatic NOEL MANDER OFFERS-FAITHFUL COPY HARPSICHOROS, VIRGINALS, INDIVIDUAL· MAGNIFICENT FATHEIt WILLIS ORGAN AT action, playable condition. William Cooper, 61 Iy constructed. O li vat Finney, of Haa~ (1&8-4) Regal Organ I, 4, 2, Portable DeNotmandie Ava" Fair Haven, NJ 07101. Harpsichord pr esent housed in tamous l ondon churc h. Fir,t lull compau Irader (in kil form I, 4, 2.) Mlldi· Ma~er, 405·0 N. 2-d, Lawrence, KS 660+4 , offe r over £2S,1XXJ as stand ing, Techn ica l de. oval Portaliv e I5OO , POfiod Chamber Organ. lails available. Peler Coxhead , Mou nlview MUSIC ROLLS FOR AEOllAN·DUO.AU, HARPSICHORD: LARGE DOUBlE MANUAL beautiful instrument, SIoIperbl, redored £12,000. Welle, anj Sl.inner Aulomatic Pipe Organ Th eo!l lre Sc hool, 104 Crouch Hill. London, N, 8, SI. '.ul', Cathedral. new Ed of booUd on re· reprodudian of 1745 Dunen. French dispolition England. Plo~JS. J. V. Macarlney, 406 Hav.rford Ave., with two I ' choirs fInd one 4' choir. with lule build. for d.lail. P'-o .. lend two dolla.s. Noel Narberth, PA 19072. Mander, St. Peler's Organ Worb, London. E2 slop on upper B'. Lower choir is lighl ,ilvery­ IUS COMPACT 2.MANUAL FREE STANOING England. toned; upper is strong, bell· toned; 4' hot IOUnd 14-ranll: pipe organ. New Orle"n, aroa. Now \HARPSICHORDS of virginals. Three sels producing len ponible in ""e. Buyer 10 remove . Ask .ng t12,5OO . J . RUD ORGAN REPAIRING-REEDS RE- combinalions. Entirely handmade iMlrument il Worrel, atl Focis St., t.A elairie, LA ~ . •ongued, Johlll Whil., 2416 Irving South, Minne· CLAVICHORD FOR SALE: "16, CHERRY very line copy of baroque proto type, slriking . apoli., MN 554Q5. (612) l77-IS. usc double strung , 4Yl ocl"lI e" w/,tand, $8SO. Iy painled in period style wilh lud, co!lpc painl. SEVERAL REIUllT AND NEW PIPE ORGANS J. (; Ider, BIS Greenville, Cincinnati, OH ing inner lids, sou nd board painting, g .Ided . __ stoel: , guarllnleed and installed. Send til lacquered e.terior. (2 1'l) 769-3262. THE NEW 7·0CTAVE PETERSON CHROMA­ 452-46. (5Il) nl·Bt1l. your desired specilications for immediate price tic Tuner model 320, iI now available, from quote. W. F. Benzeno fInd Co., lS Bethpage stoel:. Continuously variable Vernier control al· "BACH" MODel SAIATHIL. 2 MANUALS: BURTON HARPSICHORDS, SPINETS, AN O Road, Hicl:.sville, Lt., NY IlSOI . (SI6 ) 681 .1220. lows you to compenlale fot temperature at clavichords-P,ofeu ional instruments in kit for m, 5 pedals ; 16', B', B', 4', lules. Dr. Schwllndt, 3/22 GEO. KILGEN & SON lno NOW SERVo tune celede ranb with ease, for more delaill: fre m $1'15. For brochure write Burton Harp,i. Mus ic, UVIC, Victoria, B,C., Canada. ;ng SI. Edward's Catholic Church, Te.erkana, Pele~on Electro·Musical Products, Dept. 31, chords, 727 "R" St., P.O. Box 802220, Lincoln. Worth, Il 60482. N. b.68SOI AR 15501, Bed offer over $2,500. Conlact c. hurch NEW FLOWERS FOR YOUR HARPSICHORD. or John Worrel, Rive Pipe Orc;;Jan Co., 81 I QUALITY REED ORGAN REPAIRING, RE· French style now available. Layout, full indruc· Focis St., Met"irie. LA 7000S. building and lunin9. David McCain, IS29 Wesl lion manual $40. Ruch,. birds, boes &; flowers, FOR SALE-#/PE ORGANS PIPE 01. Touhy. Chicago, IL 60626. (312) 764·6708 $l5. Shirley MaIMw" PO BOll 16204, Baltimore, 3/' MARR AND COLTON THEATRE MD 2t210. THOROUGHLY REIUllT 1175 TRACKER gan complete. W/ed ras: marimba, harp, trapl, THOS. HARRISON , SONS (EST. 1130), $16,111), 1978 delivery, Walnut Caut 7' wide x S' lays, blower, chesh. ranh of pi pes, plus mora, (516) 586·8972. Long Island, NY. m.kers of fined quality dopknobs, ivoria" HARPSICHORD OWNERS: A FULL LINE OF deep x 12Vl' high. Manual: 888442111: P.dal: 16. lIIamep!at .. ud hand engroving (an scripts). audio and vi,ual Chromatic Tune" i. now Jeremy Cooper, General De livery, Epsom, New Hoe Road. lilhops Waltham, SouthamplOA S03 Hampshire 03214, II·RANK SKINNER 2· MAN , WITH CHIMES, available 10 help you with yOur tuning require. rebuilt 1973. lest offer over S2flOO.OO. Re v. Karl IDS. U. K.. ments. For more information write h'orson M. Pal~ (104) 1.tl-9S8). Electro·Musical Products, Depl. 20. WDrlh, IL '4-RANK, '·MANUAL totIDSel. LOSH. FIVE ORGAN SERVICEMEN: WE: WILL RECOVU 16's, )4 regislen, playing in good condilion, 60<82. HINNERS (1m) I.MANUALS. '-RANK, ,. Casavant and SkinMr pout;hboardl, primary dvaitable M"y 1918. Conlact Mu. LaMoni Page, and offset ad ions. Write lIurnn, A"odates, 2005 HaMon St., lloomer, WI SU24. slop. Used regula,ly. May be seen and pl.yed. 1901 Suquehantkll Rd ., Abington, PA 1m!. SPERRHAKE HARPSICHORDS ANO CLAVI. Available Fall 1978. Purchaser to remove . lIesi dlords. EKcellenl. dapendable, bea.tilul, Robed offer. United Methodist Church, Ril/ er Falls, TWO, THREE AND fOUR·MANUAL AUSTIN S. Taylor, 8710 Garfield 51., Bethesda, MD 2(X)34. "'0 HALL ORGAN, l-tr04ANUAl I PEOAL, WI 54C22. {7IS} 42$·62.]). coalOles, bought end sold. Factory trailled tech. 18 tanh. Moved 1956: new meg nell, conlOle, eidan fot your alleration,. AuchindolS Sertice, SAIATHIL HARPSICHORDS, PEOAL HAIP­ reelifier. Ilower motor h", conl/ ertor for single. l·MANUAL TAIlET CONSOLE IV G. KNEY Milbrooll:, NY 12545. 1914) 677·8001 . sichords o!Ind Clavichords: most reliable and phase operalion. Console elcellenl condilion; 1'169, electric, 9 couplers. 8 stops·Gre,,': 12· beautifully 10undinc;;J from $1 , 195. lrochure chests fInd pipeworli:: average. In sloraqe. Atl· Swell; 10·Positiv and 12·Pedal. 28 combinations; IEEHIVE REED OR.AN STUDIO. A GOOD $1.00. Stereo LP $5 from Oapt 0, 1084 Homer, ing S5IXlO. Contact Rev. John MaeDuffie, 810 5 reversibles. Remote control combinalions. selection of restored feed organs for sale, c.' Vancouver, B.C., Canada Mllin St., Westbrook, ME 04092. (207) 854·"S7. Reply to The Community Church, Hig h St., part repair. c;;Juarantaed fodoralion service, 1101 and E. Willislon Ave., East Williston, NY 41, Alfred. ME 0«102. (201) l24.Q'm. JEREMY ADAMS HARPSICHORD FOR SALE. fiNE 4/14 LINK THEATRE PIpe OAGAN, AN. 11596. (516) 742-9690. RECOVERING AN" TYPE Of POUCHES, Single manual Flemish, blled on 1745 Dulden. Ion Gottfried pipewor., Beautiful 4.mllnual dou. pneumatia end primaries in leather. Resarvoirs FF.g" '. Hand stops, 218, buff. Trestle stand. ble bolsler contola. Entire orc;;Jan recently re­ AEOLlAN.SKINNER, ONE MANUAL ORGAN. ,.I.atho,.d allD. W,ito Eric Bruc;;Jger R.loath· "ery good condilion. $~,OOO . Chairman, Music lealhered. Outstanding valua at SI6,5OO. For estops wilh 16' billS exlen,ion. Installed in erinc;;J Servica, 103-4 Easl 27th St., Erio, PA Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA informatioll call Theodore C. Wood at (518) late SO's. Contact Schlicker Organ Co., Inc., ,..... 02181. 854·l189. RD 2, Salem, NY 12&5. l~lO Military Ro"d, Buffalo, NY 14217.

26 THE DIAPASON Cla•• ified odvertising ,al.l; per word $.20; mllumum cha'lIe, $2.50; bax number, additional $1.00. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Replie. to bo. nulnlMn should b. un' cIa TIl. DlapalGn. 434 S. Wahash Ann"., C.. ieago, 111. 6060'

FOR SAlE-l'In ORGANS FOR SAlE-ElECTRONIC ORGANS FOR SAlE-MlSC, FOR SAlE-MISC. MOLLEk OPUS 10171. CUSTO ... BUILT 1m, CONN SUPER CLASSIC I20C CHURCH OR· RODGEaS COLUMIIAN 75 PRACTICE PAN· COMPLETE GaEAT DIVISIO N FRO M "" IB tanlrs. drllwknob con50lo 2. manuol. ivory gan complete with "8 speakeu, 8 a mplifiers el, transposer, li~e new, dill under worranty. An gell otQ an availoble lale spring. Includes keys .. divisions, 2 exprt!uive. Still under fae;· (240 watts). In good condition. Avail imme· EIC. small church or practice. Asking $5,500. blower, relervoirs and independent 8 end .. tory warranty. Many edtas. Highe" bidder. diately as is, where is. $6,oro. Chicago. (312) Abo, h.arpsichord write for details. Address pedal principals on GreGt chest. Great includes fluyer to remove. 8&19 Miramar Parkwav, Mira· 763-6770 or (3121 725-03+4. E·3 THE DIAPASON. B' Principal, 8' Bourdon, .. ' Octave, 2' Fift eenth, mat, Fl 3lO2S. (305) " 11·62S'. Mixture II. Pipes are orrolMjed to be e.po,ed. ALL EN. TYPE W)S, n STO PS , INCLUDING ANTI Q UE MASON HAMLIN REED ORGAN, May be seen and played. Purchaser to remove. 2-!r,4ANUAL REUT£R UNIT ORGAN, , RANKS 32' pedal, 17 couplen, 2 manuals. full pedal. 2.manual, 10·nole pedal boord, oolk cose. Beau· Best offer. Contact Allan Remsen, St, Anthony with dot ached console, 5we1l shades lind blower Smell speeker for home u'e. Lerge speaker tiful condition. Besl offer. Marilee Crawley, of Padua Church, Cheshire Place, East North· included. About 20 years old, hln 25 stops, in multi·cone onembly for lorge church. Good 3108 Harcourt Drive, Ames, IA 50010. (515) port, NY 11731. (516) 261·lon. e.cellent condition. Perfect for small chapel, condition. A,king $",000. Immonuel lutheran 212·4991. church or residence. Avoilable immediately Church, Alb any, O R. 973 21. (SOl) 928·5118, PETERSON Sn08E TU NER MODEL _, USED METAL ORGAN PIPES, FIRST CLASS WOaK... buyer to pick up. Contact James A. Stillson, manship. Helmut Hempel Orqan Pipes, 4144 Im manuel lutheran Ch urch. 300 West Main, RODGUS loiS , CUSTOM TkACKER TOUCH very lillie, elceUent condition. 8uying new West 50Ih 51 .. Cleyeland. OH .... 1.. 4. Kelam.toO, Mt 4'1CX)1. Otutch: t''') l4S·8O'tOi \eyboards, 2 Kli plCh spee\ers, :u ,tops, adjust. strobe·audial model. $IOO/bed offer, pm S96- business: (616) l45·5246. able pistons, transpo~er. Mil'll condition (used 6498. NEW ORGAN PIPES, EXCELLENT WORK· for personal proctice only), 1" month. warranty manship and expertly voiced. Formerlv super. remaining. Cosls SIB,OIXI new, moving s" le 8' ESTEY CORNOPEAN. MITERE D FOR SW, yilar of Aeolian·Skinner pipe,hop. Hans Rolher, 2.MANUAL, 4-RANK UNIT CASAVANT, 1950, $11,500 - offer. (213) 665·81 46. 5" press., .., pipes CI ·C5. Also F2·C6 of Estey German Orqon Pipecraft, 34 Standard St.. complete with case, Great 9 stops, Swell 8 S' Open. 5" press., leather lips. Both in good Mattapan, MA 02126. dops, Pedal 5 stops, Send SASE to C.l, TH E condition. Best offen. FOB Woshington, Conn. 1"7 SAVILLE CUSTOM 2·MAN., TEM PORARY DIAPASON. Mi~e Foley, Soz 66, Budland, CT 06Q040. ElZAHleR 8' T.C., MOllER I"S, PIiCE choncel indallelion from St. Paul's Cothedral, negotiable. Complete swell chomber mechanism: 80iton, "J slops, 12 coups., adj. pislons, etc. "RANK, 2-I.4AHUAl UNIT O.GAH ,,"7). two MATCHING OAK GOT HIC CASES ~hades. motors, relervoirs. Price negotiable. 2688 tone generators 8 chennel. 640 walls amp. Ex t~me ly versatile 567 pipe instrument in· wilh display pipes, each 6 I 10 x 13 leet high. Bolh iteM, from Moller 1965, In perfect condi. 128 -1 2" ,peake rs. One of Sov"'e', prime instru· SbSO.OCI. Boldwin model 5 organ with 3 speaker tion, oyai able due to recenl 'eva icing project. d ud.s ,,' Principal, 16' Roh rflute, and 16' menh. Best offer over $12000. Inquire Music Hllutboi ... Stinkens flues. in (egulllr use, a nd cobineh $1650.00. (l12) 639· .. 700. Contact Mr. Philip Johnlon, Director of Music, Office, St. Paul', C athedrol. 138 Tremont, Bos· good condition. Best offer, b uyer to remove Fint United Methodist Church, Jacksonville, FL ton, Mil. 0211 1 (6171 542.8674. 1/79, Flllrfaz Presbyterian Chureh, PO Boz 33. )2' OPEN WOOD, AU5T1N, VERY CLEAN 32202. (9tH) 356-5618 or " , , am·4:30 pm ; (904) Fairfaz, VA 22030. (703) 273·5)(1]. set, scale CCCC 20" • 24". Timothy Patlerson, 7"3·2845 elter hours. ARnSAN "CONCERT" MODEl. ) MANUALS , (612) 788·7319. Walnut console, with 90 slops, 22 preseh and WURlIT'ZER lA' METAL DIAPHONE WITH !l.RANk, -c.STO P CHUICH ORGAN WnH cresco Recently comp leted In my cuslom shop HISTORICAL AMERICAN ORGAN MUSIC. new Klann conlOle. Tnpper combmahon action. chest (crated) $800; '" Bourdon with chesls with 6 iets 01 so id state generators and large Maior collection oyer 4 feel hig h from N,H. S200: 8' Concert Flule $ 100; B' O pen Diapason Recently removed and recondit'oned comp lete sound system. Sale price $17,500. Fo r brochure Allen 10 John Zundel. Best offer ovor SI,ooo. ready to install. Excellent condition. SS.OIXI. $190; 4.Mall lol ' ,1 Publil relay (releo!!thered) write or cell: Robert Eby, Newport Organs, Dudley Bud: Orgilln Works. Original editions $2,500; Style B relay $350; Photoplayer 16' Tibia Photos and demo tape returnable SIO.OO de· In-I R'yerside Aye., Newporl Beoch, CA 92663. including complete let of VOl Org.ni. $ I,OIXI. with chest $200: shades with motors SIOO ; Kim· posit. 11.'10 available two "ft. by 12·ft. double f714) 645· 1510. Rollin Smith, 1150 "ht 51., Brooklyn, NY 11 218. ball Xylophone (large scale) S8IXI; Celesta SBOO; JO. glan inclosed swell boles. $750, B·rank, Goltfried Clarinet (belled - -a beo!!uty) $SOD; stoD organ with Klann tripper combinahon ac· ALL EN DIGITAL CO MP UTER ORGAN. MOD· NEW BlOWERS S'IO UP SEND LARGE SASE. Spencer Otgobo 7'h hp single phaso S2IXI , Paro!!· fl. tion. OCCUpiCi S ft. by 10 floor space. Com· el 121 with digital computer capture odion. P.O. ba. S L, Sioux Citv, 11. 51108. mou nt Theatre, 2025 8roodway, Oakland, CA plete ready 112 inslolll 51 200. Cline, ", Ewart AGO console and pedalboard. ebony. Eder· 94612. or call deys (oi lS) lAM Ill. Dale, LCilfayelte, CA '''54'. nol speaker WIth vlbroto, walnu!, Tradilional SUPPLIES FOR THE HOBIYIST AND INDE· slop list. Headphones jad. As~ l ng $SSOO. Win Dendent organ builder, many in kit form. For UNIQUE THEATRE ORGAN PERCUSSIONS 12·RAN K ESTEY 1" 3. GOOD PIPE WORK, heac, (lIS) bB5·3837 eveninc;u, SI69 Skyline fr.. .pecialties catoloQ write Klug & Schu· and 10'11, 2·manual horseshoe eonlole, unit new motor, 50 facade pipes, available imme· Dr., Syrac use, NY 13215. mecher, 2714 Industrial Pork Drive, tohlend, chelh, elc. For information eall Theodore C, diately. $2,500 or best offer. C"II (801) 62t. Flll80l. Wood, RD 2, S"lem, NY 12865. (518) 854·)189. 6713 or wr.le 1255 Hendl rson Dr·ye. Ogden, ALLEN MODEL 313 (l.MANUAL) ORG AN. UT 844G4 . wol nu t, 3 malchlng speo.er co b inels. 5 .a djusi. SIX STOP VE NTIL CHEST WITH n·NOTE '" METAL LARGE SCALE PEDAL DIAPASON, able p istons lor each d ivi\lon. EI(.ellent (: ondi· un it Itansmluion and IV MiJlu~ rad. 15 yearl I 12. ~ed, small rep.-In, $175. l·man Kellner FOR SAlE- ELECTRONIC ORGANS fan. AII·lransllloHted. Su,table fo r church. old, elcel1enl condition, from ~Iocaled Great stop key con,ole, setlerboard needs rewirin9, Write L. M. WiggIn, BOI 232, LItchfield, CT SAV ILL E SOVE RE IG N" YEARS OLD, LIG HT organ. Robert Newton, 1047 Pennington lane, c.t",.,w·se good condition, $:?OO. Ideal for hob 067S9. home usage, mint condition. light o"k, full Cupertino, CA 9S014. (<<18) 255-2254. $1500. byist or chureh. Pick up only. McNeely Organ AGO console, 2 matching custom tone cabinels. Com')onY, Bo. 22]. Waterford, CT 06385. Full flu. and reed ensembles 2 true celesles, FOR SALE-MISC. DULCIANA 16' tMolI.r), ISO MM, 1. 12, $100; flute and string. 2 pedal reeds. Independei"ll PIPES, CHESTS , PARTS - CLEAN·O UT SALE. Dulciena 16' (Moller). ISS mm, 1·2 .. , $125: crat· 3·MAHUAl MOELL ER CONSOLE, " TILT. generoton equiyalent 10 18 pipe ranh. Sepo· located in centraf Colif. Send SASE. Acfd nm in g addjtionol. Pelty.Madden, Org.nbuilden, ing lablets, 18 pre$Ct pistons 3 shoe pedal, Ulle elp.euion swell and greal, plus creK.endo. D . ~, THE DIAPASON, 20 Columbia Ave., Hopewell, NJ 08S2S. (EDt} needs work. Julien Lemire, 1116 Bellevue AYe., E.cellent for home, small church. As~ing SIS,. 466·0)7). Syrac\,l~, NY 13204: (lIS) "'8·12"B. 000. (914) 358·6542. l·MANUAL CONSOLE, UNIT RELAYS , NUM. eroul sets of pipes. All mu" go nowl No reason· MOLLER ).MANUAL CONSOLE. 125 lAI, RODGERS TR IO THEATRE ORGAN WITH TOP NOTE EXTE N510N PI PES, RES ERVOIRS, able offer refused. For Ii" write: SIS Middle· blowen, key holdin9 machine and many other double ,top rails. Cresco and 2 swell pedo!!ls. two edernal speaken and glad. S7,6OO. (J12) bury St., Elkhart, IN .. 65 .... parh for church and theatre organl. Send Converted from sfroight "orioino!!l Orpheum 63'·64"'; (312) 639·4:555; (112) 540.6311, e:lf. SASE for lisl to Johnson Organ Co., BOJ: 1m, Oo!!Uand." Couplers 3 pedal, 4 orch, 8 oreat, 28 .. 8. USED PIPES AND MISC. EQUIPMENT, WaITE Fargo, NO 58102. (701) 2)7·04n. fat specific needs, 601 206 1, Kn oniUe, TN 1 tolo, ptldlii/oreh trap buss. SIOOO. lowell Wendell (415) 846·]49' evu, lOOGElS MODEL IIOE. 5",500 f1RM. t201) )7901, 366-9041. MAGNIFICENT CASEFRONT CARVED OF WAREHOUSE CL EARANCE SA LE: LARGE IN· "bog 00., .. originally in the Memorial Church, l·MANUAL AUSTIN 1m OAK CONSOLE. ALLEN, CONN 32·PEDAL CHURCH AND venlory of pipes and various olher compo· Horvard Universily, .10' hi Qh by 20' wide, with Tfippe-r Combination, .. 7 5!op keys, 2.. full eoup. theetre Of"9anl. Aho 200 grand pia nos. Vidor, nenh, some new. so me old. Various makes. 16, 8. and .. non.speaking f"cade pipes, Now len: pitton. + toe studs. Must move - belt 300 N.W. 54th St., Miami Fl 11127, (305) 7S1· Send SASE for list. W. J. Froehlich, .... 6 GroYe lIYailable from J. Gorden, BOI 267, Bakersfield. offer. St. John's lutheran Church, 116 North 7502. 51., Westfield, NJ 07090. CA '3302 (90S) 32S·nI7. 7th St., Zanesville, OH 4)101. (61") 452·7569.

New Pipe Organs Used Pipe Organs K & m. Jipt <@r!lUtl ~truttt (!tn. THE SPECIALIZING IN E. M. SKINNER RESTORATIONS lertUfllim Dtitllt CO. TUNING - MAINTENANCE · REBUILDING KENNETH H. HOLDEN 923 GARDENDALE DOROTHY J. HOLDEN fERNDALE. MICH. 48220 Paul W. Szymkowskl P.O. Box 467 Phone (312) 849-3149 Dollon, IL. 60419

O.GAII SERVICE -J. E. Lee, Jr. ~AlfIlANJD) RANDALL S. DYER SCHNEIDER KNOXVILlE. TENNESSI!E 37901 WORKSHOP & SERVICES Chitne Co. Pipe Organs and Organ Service Pip. Organ and Harp.ichord Builder lox 2061 •.. since 1866. New Instrum.nll - Rebuild. TUlllng • Malnl.llal\Cl • "building 2025 Eastern Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 80x 489 Expe,' Senicl! P.O. B•• 414 Dualur,lIUnoia 62S25 Con~ltontt 45202 221-5671 (513) Jefferson City, Tennessee 37760 1217) 877-4617

KLUG & SCHUl\'IACHER ROCHE ORCAN CO., INC. ORGAN BUILOERS Pipe Orgall Craftsmell W F Benzeno f5 CO. PIPE O.OAN IUtlDERS L W. BLACKINTON New OrgllIU - AddiJioIU 2714 Industrial Park Drive Tut/;ug - Repairs - Rebuilai"g Lakeland, Florida 33801 ,to,rI n.uOf"I~IIf".J{ l""ct 35 Belhpage Raila. (813) 683·6046 ...... _.. _-.,--- H;cRSI'ille, L.I. N .}'. 380 FRONT ST EL CAJON. CA 92020 516-681·1110

Organ Builde .. and Inc. • Rebuilding * FRANK J. SAUTER SONS • Repairing Phones: 388-3355 * • Conlractural Servidng 4232 We.t 124th Ploce PO 7·1203 Alsip, IIhnols 60658 For Unexcelled Service

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Robert Anderson George Baker Robert Boker Charle. Benbow

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, i,:' .: ~ ~ ~. .. , " "" Simon Preston ,~ (aftar Eastar) Gordon & Grady Wilson Richard Woods Ranald Wyatt