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SEPTEMBER, 2008 St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish THE DIAPASON SEPTEMBER, 2008 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Maryland Cover feature on pages 30–31 Sept 08 Cover.indd 1 8/13/08 8:31:35 AM “It was superb!....Brilliant, astonishing, almost American organist Daniel Sullivan’s creative unbelievable, a tour de force...a memorable interpretations, musical depth and engaging and entertaining concert by a very promising stage presence, combined with his command of young organist with style and a formidable a varied repertoire ranging from Renaissance to technique.” (Hexham Courant, England) contemporary works, have earned him a prominent place among the next generation of “A splendid, assured and memorized concert organists. His performances have taken performance.” (The Diapason) him to cities across the United States, including San Francisco, Albuquerque, Chicago, “Organist elevates instrument’s status.” Indianapolis, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, (Albuquerque Journal) Washington DC, Atlanta, and many other venues in other states. “Daniel Sullivan’s warm interaction with an audience and his fiercely beautiful playing He collaborates with pianist Jason Cutmore as need to be experienced by everyone who loves the New York Piano-Organ Duo, and performs the organ, and especially by those who don’t!” with the Second Instrumental Unit, a chamber (Paul Jacobs, organ department chairman, ensemble of diverse instruments devoted to The Juilliard School, New York) playing the new music of current composers. He also performs music written for two organs with Isabelle Demers. In 2007 they premiered their original two-organ transcription of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” to the enthusiastic delight of audiences. Sullivan has been a featured soloist at New York City’s Basically Bach Festival, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, and the White Mountain Musical Arts Annual Bach Festival in New Hampshire. He has performed in Scotland, and England, and has been a prize winner in numerous competitions. His degrees are from Oberlin Conservatory, Yale University, and the Juilliard School where he will join the organ faculty this autumn. instrument, rather than a hard and fast inevitable discussion that the sonatas have designation of an exact physical form. In- not much to do with the classical sonata THE DIAPASON deed, we would not consider a “continuo and its defi ned form. Funny: with Widor, A Scranton Gillette Publication organ” a “portative” despite the fact that it is hardly questioned that his symphonies Ninety-ninth Year: No. 9, Whole No. 1186 SEPTEMBER, 2008 it can be moved. This organ, however, is have not much to do with symphonies, more closely related to its earlier cousin besides using the term for multi-move- Established in 1909 ISSN 0012-2378 in size and form. The Ab Yberg prints re- ment form. Both were obviously looking An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, fer to that organ as a “Positive,” in part for a contemporary handling of the organ the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music because its intended purpose was to pro- and invented something new, in quite dif- vide music in the family chapel, rather ferent ways, without forgetting the past, than be transported for use. or transforming traditional material in a Christopher Walton new frame. CONTENTS Editor & Publisher JEROME BUTERA [email protected] New England Organbuilders Michael Gailit 847/391-1045 Vienna, Austria FEATURES Symphonic style Inaugurating the new Craighead-Saunders Organ After reading the interesting article Paul Manz book review at the Eastman School of Music Associate Editor JOYCE ROBINSON by Joris Verdin (“Aspects of French I am writing in response to Sarah by Hans Davidsson 21 [email protected] Symphonic Organ Music,” The Dia- Mahler Hughes’s review (June Diapa- 847/391-1044 pason, June, pp. 26–29), I meditated a son) of my book on the life and work of From the Dickinson Collection: Memorizing Controversy few minutes on the term “symphonic” Paul Manz, “The Journey Was Chosen: by Lorenz Maycher 22 Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER and how it appears in the organ world. The Life and Work of Paul Manz,” pub- Harpsichord Apart from my experience that some lished by MorningStar Music Publish- Celebrating the Cathedral Church of Christ still divide the repertoire into good or- ers. While I am genuinely grateful for Choir, Lagos, Nigeria, at Ninety JAMES MCCRAY gan music and symphonic organ music, Ms. Hughes’s work, and appreciative of by Godwin Sadoh 25 Choral Music the term “symphonic” is often identifi ed much of the tone in her review, there are with “romantic,” as it is with “orchestral,” two points that need correcting. NEWS & DEPARTMENTS BRIAN SWAGER as if there were no orchestras in the ba- The fi rst point is a somewhat small Letters to the Editor 3 Carillon roque or classical periods. So then, is point, but those who know, or have stud- Here & There 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 there any symphonic music before the ied with Paul Manz will understand my HERBERT L. HUESTIS Appointments 6 OrganNet Forum romantic period? What a question. Just need for clarifi cation and correction. Ms. Nunc Dimittis 10 Osiris Organ Archive straight another one: What characterizes Hughes claims that I “lapse into adula- In the wind . by John Bishop 12 www.wu-wien.ac.at/earlym-l/organs/local.html “symphonic” music? The symphony was tion,” and she pulls a quote from p. 32 On Teaching by Gavin Black 14 e-mail: [email protected] developed in the Viennese classical era, of the book: “Paul Manz had a healthy and it forms a main part of the Viennese amount of ambition, an almost voracious classical style, developed by Haydn and capacity to learn and grow, and has never REVIEWS Prepress Operations DAN SOLTIS Mozart, and perfected by Beethoven, been one to let the grass grow under his Music for Voices and Organ 16 the one who “received Haydn’s spirit feet.” Anyone who has encountered Paul Book Reviews 17 through Mozart’s hands.” Manz as a colleague, student or friend New DVDs 18 THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc., 3030 W. 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CALENDAR 33 change of textures, often put into the sample programs . .” There is a com- Back issues over one year old are available only frame of the sonata form, setting the sec- panion website (<www.morningstar- ORGAN RECITALS 37 from The Organ Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 26811, Richmond, VA 23261, which can supply information on tions in dramatic sequence to each other, music.com>) to the book, which in fact CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 38 availabilities and prices. inventing music to make this possbile. includes hundreds of recital and hymn Periodical postage paid at Rochelle, IL and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes Frequent change of orchestration also festival programs, many photos, essays Cover: Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders, Inc., to THE DIAPASON, 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201, plays an important role. written by Dr. Manz, reviews of his Bellwood, Illinois; St. John’s Episcopal Church, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-5025. 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