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The Tracker the Tracker VOLUME 61, NUMBER 4, FALL 2017 THE TRACKER JOURNAL OF THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY SKINNER ORGAN COMPANY, OP. 711 (1928) HOOK & HASTINGS, NO. 1573 (1893) PAUL FRITTS & COMPANY, OP. 26 (2008) THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER COMPANY (1929) LEN LEVASSEUR LEN PHOTOS C.B. FISK, INC., OP. 83 (1983) ORTLOFF ORGAN COMPANY, LLC, OP. 1 (2016) C.E. MOREY, NO. 248 (1907) HENRY ERBEN (1845) JOIN THE OHS IN ROCHESTER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EASTMAN ROCHESTER ORGAN INITIATIVE FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER THE 2018 CONVENTION of the Organ Historical Society will celebrate the rich array of instruments in Rochester, New York. Home to an expansive collection of organs representing diverse musical styles and performance practices, Rochester is a hub for organ performance and education. Convention attendees will experience an eighteenth-century Italian Baroque organ housed in the beautiful Memorial Art Gallery, a tour of the George Eastman Museum—home of the world’s largest residence organ—and everything in between. Visit the website below for the latest updates! WWW.ORGANSOCIETY.ORG/2018 AEOLIAN COMPANY, NO. 947 AND NO. 1345 GOART/YOKOTA (2008) HOPE-JONES ORGAN COMPANY, OP. 2 (1908) 2018 E. POWER BIGGS FELLOWSHIP HONORING A NOTABLE ADVOCATE FOR DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS examining and understanding the pipe or- gan, the E. Power Biggs Fellows will attend is February 28, 2018. Open to women the OHS 63rd Convention in Rochester, and men of all ages. To apply, go to July 29 – August 3, 2018, with headquar- ters in outer Rochester. Hear and experi- HTTP: // BIGGS.ORGANSOCIETY.ORG ence a wide variety of pipe organs in the company of organbuilders, professional musicians, and enthusiasts. The Fellowship includes a two-year member- 2018 COMMITTEE ship in the OHS and covers these convention SAMUEL BAKER CHAIR PAUL FRITTS costs: GREGORY CROWELL CLARA GERDES ♦ Travel ♦ Meals ♦ Hotel ♦ Registration SCOTT DETTRA CHRISTA RAKICH ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY WWW.ORGANSOCIETY.ORG ANONYMOUS ITALIAN BAROQUE ORGAN (CA. 1770) An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, Harpsichord, Carillon and Church Music Now in Our Second Century Each Issue Includes: Feature articles by noted contributors. Monthly calendar of events. Reviews of organ, choral and handbell Extensive classified advertising music, books and recordings. section. Stoplists and photos of organ News of people and events, installations. appointments, organ recital programs. TH E DIA PA SON Visit Our Website At: JUNE 2016 www.TheDiapason.com One-Year Subscription: $40 TH E DIA PA SON Request a AUGUST 2016 FREE SAMPLE COPY Marble Collegiate Church New York, New York Cover feature on pages 26–27 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201 Arlington Heights, IL 60005-5025 Phone: 608-634-6253 Christ Church in Short Hills Short Hills, New Jersey Cover feature on pages 26–27 Fax: 847-390-0408 E-mail: [email protected] CHRISTOPHER THE TRACKER MARKS From the Chair Volume 61, Number 4 ~ FALL 2017 CONTENTS his is the last col- umn I will write as From the Chair 5 Chair, and by the CHRISTOPHER MARKS T time it appears in print, a From the CEO 8 new Board of Directors will JAMES WEAVER have taken office. In my pre- vious column, I reflected on In Memoriam 12 the significance the OHS has Women in American Organbuilding 13 had in my musical growth in the 19th Century over the eight years that I A Brief Survey have been an elected officer MICHAEL D. FRIESEN of the Society. For this final column, I’d like to reflect A Surprising Find 18 on other things that I have The 1897 J.G. Pfeffer & Son organ at learned. Through observ- St. Thomas the Apostle Church, St. Thomas, Missouri JOHN L. SPELLER ing and implementing the many changes to the structure and operation of the OHS over the last eight years, I’ve learned Pipe Organs as Metaphors 24 an enormous amount about governance of organizations, in Voices of Times and Traditions some ways leading to a new direction for my own career, to- AGNES ARMSTRONG wards academic administration. Organ and Aeroplane His Hobbies 28 A turning point for me personally and for the OHS was An Organ in a San Francisco Apartment the 2013 convention in Burlington, Vt., the first time that we ROLLIN SMITH engaged a parliamentarian, Marie Wilson, to help run our annual meeting. I was truly impressed at the difference Marie News 31 (who is still working with us) made in the efficiency and pro- Belles lettres 32 ductivity of the meeting. Having sat through some unruly A Musical Journey in Spain faculty meetings and committee meetings at my university, CLARENCE AND HELEN A. DICKINSON I quickly saw the utility of understanding parliamentary pro- cedure. The basic principle of parliamentary procedure, em- In the TRACKER 50 Years Ago 38 bodied most notably in Robert’s Rules of Order, is to allow SCOT L. HUNTINGTON every member of an organization to have a voice in collective Archives Corner 40 decision making. Used well, these procedures can be very ef- BYNUM PETTY fective in helping people work together to reach consensus. Not long after this, I participated in rewriting the OHS Reviews 44 bylaws, the goal of which was partly to establish a new Board Organbuilders 45 of Directors, along with some other structural changes, and STEPHEN HALL partly to make them simpler and easier to follow. This was an eye-opening process that helped me understand governance Obituaries 46 and structure in a way I never had before, and not just related to OHS. (Since then, I’ve helped write bylaws in two other Minutes 48 organizations!) Like parliamentary procedure, bylaws are in- Endnotes 49 tended to make a structure in which people in the organiza- tion can function more effectively together to achieve a larger set of goals. In the same way that my musical experiences with OHS intersected with other parts of my musical life and broadened my horizons in unexpected ways, the concepts and skills I have learned about governance, meeting management, and ON THE COVER organizational structure have significantly impacted my daily J.G. Pfeffer & Son organ in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, work. My interest and recent work in academic administra- St. Thomas, Mo. PHOTO FR. JEREMY SECRIST FALL 2017 5 From the Chair CONTINUED tion is in many ways a result of these experiences that have elections; otherwise, the organization becomes a structure supported my ability to function well as an administrator. without any purpose. Each member has a unique set of skills Oddly enough, all of these “rules” of parliamentary pro- and experiences that can benefit the OHS. Two: you never cedure and bylaws—which many people find dry and imper- know how your work with the OHS may benefit you in un- sonal—are about people. Like any other organization, the expected ways, as it did me. Although dedicated involvement OHS is not just a structure and a set of rules and goals. It in an organization like the OHS takes a great deal of time and is a group of people who love the pipe organ, who want to energy, the payoff in unpredictable and sometimes intangible learn more about the instrument, share their enthusiasm, and benefits to you will be worth it. As I end an eight-year jour- ensure the instrument’s recognition as a significant part of ney as an elected officer of OHS, I can only reflect on how our American history and culture. It is the people—you, the much I’ve grown, musically and personally, through that ex- members—who are important, not the structures in which perience. I encourage you to participate, too, and look for- we operate, even though those structures allow us to operate ward to seeing you at future OHS conventions. more effectively. I’d like to conclude this final column with two points based on all of the above thoughts. One: you, reader, are one of the people who make up the OHS, and the OHS needs you. Be active, volunteer, participate in governance, vote in OHS CEO SEARCH THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (founded 1956) seeks a Chief Executive Officer to assume office July 1, 2018. Under the CEO’s innovative leadership, OHS, the premier national organization dedicated to the pipe organ, aspires to bring transformational change to the pipe organ community, through new programs, events, and educational offerings, all centered at its new home at Stoneleigh Estate, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Interested persons should send a confidential resume and a letter of interest that responds to the leadership statement and job description found on the web site to: FRED HAAS, CEO SEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR Wyncote Foundation 1717 Arch St., 14th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ➤ [email protected] ➤ 215.557.9577 Review of applications begins October 1, 2017, with interviews this fall, and announcement in January 2018. HTTP://CEOSEARCH.ORGANSOCIETY.ORG 6 THE TRACKER ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 330 North Spring Mill Road ~ Villanova, PA 19085-1737 • 804-353-9226 • FAX: 804-353-9266 E-MAIL: [email protected] • WEB: www.organsociety.org • ONLINE CATALOG: www.ohscatalog.org OHS MISSION STATEMENT CONVENTIONS The Organ Historical Society celebrates, preserves, and studies ROCHESTER, NEW YORK • July 29–August 3, 2018 In collaboration with the the pipe organ in America in all its historic styles, through re- Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Festival in October search, education, advocacy, and music. Nathan Laube and myles boothroyd [email protected] DALLAS, TEXAS • July 14–18, 2019 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS In Collaboration with The Hymn Society Jan Kraybill, Executive Director OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Board Term Expires Christopher Anderson, Benjamin Kolodziej, and James L. Wallmann Michael Quimby [email protected] .........Chair .......2021 [email protected] William F.
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