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View PDF Editionarrow Forward THE DIAPASON NOVEMBER 2020 Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Cover feature on pages 14–20 PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD CONCERT ARTISTS ADAM J. BRAKEL THE CHENAULT DUO PETER RICHARD CONTE LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART BARCELONA JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY HEY & LIBERIS DUO CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN DAVID HURD MARTIN JEAN BÁLINT KAROSI JEAN-WILLY KUNZ HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE ROBERT MCCORMICK JACK MITCHENER BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAÚL PRIETO RAM°REZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN JOSHUA STAFFORD CAROLE TERRY JOHANN VEXO W͘K͘ŽdžϰϯϮ ĞĂƌďŽƌŶ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ͕D/ϰဒϭϮϳ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ ĞŵĂŝůΛĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ ဒϲϬͲϱϲϬͲϳဒϬϬ ŚĂƌůĞƐDŝůůĞƌ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ WŚŝůůŝƉdƌƵĐŬĞŶďƌŽĚ͕&ŽƵŶĚĞƌ BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH SEBASTIAN HEINDL INSPIRATIONS ENSEMBLE ϮϬϭဓ>ÊĦóÊÊ'ÙÄÝ /ÄãÙÄã®ÊĽKÙ¦Ä ÊÃÖã®ã®ÊÄt®ÄÄÙ THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Eleventh Year: No. 11, 20 Under 30 Class of 2021 Whole No. 1332 The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2021 will recognize NOVEMBER 2020 young women and men whose career accomplishments place Established in 1909 them at the forefront of the organ, church music, harpsichord, Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 carillon, and organbuilding fields—before their 30th birthday. 847/954-7989; [email protected] Please consider students, colleagues, or friends worthy of this www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, honor. 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This monumental instrument has experienced Part 3 January 31, 2021. Nominees not selected in a previous year can by Steve Riskind 12 considerable ongoing restoration efforts, and the result of this be nominated again. work is apparent as the organ is now played publicly often in NEWS & DEPARTMENTS Evaluation of nominations and selection of the members demonstrations and recitals. Editor’s Notebook 3 of the Class of 2021 will take place in March. The awardees Gene Bedient provides a brief account of his early days and Letters to the Editor 3 will be announced in the May 2021 issue of The Diapa- experiences in organbuilding, as the firm he founded, Bedi- Here & There 3 son. For information and to nominate (after December 1), ent Pipe Organ Co., recently marked its fiftieth anniversary. Appointments 6 visit www.thediapason.com and click on 20 Under 30. 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