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³ page 3 area who would benefit from having available for viewing at www.trinitybythe- recital series: June 4, Steven Ball; 6/12, the instrument in their home, thus cove.com; click on “Concerts.” Kaskaskia College Choir, Lynda Mar- beginning the Spreckels Organ Society’s shall, conductor; 6/19, Lynnli Wang; Organ Loaner Program. 6/26, Karel Keldermans; The instrument was matched with July 3, Elijah Buerk, carillon, with 17-year-old Declan Bohley, a high Caden Cole, tenor; 7/10, Wylie Craw- school senior from Escondido studying ford; 7/17, Roy Kroezen. For informa- organ, piano, and music in general. He tion: centraliacarillon.org. has been studying organ for six years and piano for twelve, and the loaner instrument in his home has inspired him Benjamin Teague Competitions to explore the organ in ways he has not The Guild of Carillonneurs in been able to before. Llandaff Cathedral with David Geoffrey North America announces the results Bohley will begin college this fall, and Thomas and presently studies with Jer- of its 2021 Franco Composition Com- while he is not planning on pursuing a emiah Stephenson in All Saints’ Church, petition. With a record 58 submissions, degree in organ performance, he intends Margaret Street, London. Teague is the the following prizes are awarded: Geert to apply what he has learned as an organ- dean of the Guild of St. Teilo, the director D’hollander, Moto Perpertuo, first prize ist as he pursues his goal of composing of music for the Archive Ensemble, prin- ($1,500); Joseph Fong, Nine Vignettes contemporary music. cipal accompanist for Canton Chorus, for Carillon, second prize ($750); Mary When Bohley is no longer using the principal accompanist for Côr Meibion Beth Bennett, Valse Triste, perfor- instrument, it will be returned to the De Cymru (Caerdydd), and director of mance award ($100); Jose Antonio C. society to be made available to another the Cardiff Mendelssohn Festival. The Bruencamino, Hinugot sa Hangin, per- student. For information: new work will be premiered as part of the formance award ($100); David Maker, spreckelsorgan.org. Mark Steinbach music series by Nicholas Schmelter, Tocsin, performance award ($100); Tom the congregation’s director of worship Gurin, At Rain-Starred Windows, per- Mark Steinbach has been promoted and congregational life. formance award ($100); Michael Gancz, People to distinguished senior lecturer in Schmelter has been commissioned by Four Preludes for Carillon, performance music at Brown University, Providence, Brian Cash to compose an organ work award ($100); Elizaveta Panchenko, Fes- Rhode Island, where he also serves celebrating the 200th anniversary of St. tive Chime, performance award ($100). as university organist and curator of Patrick Catholic Church, Fayetteville, There were six members of the jury: instruments. His new album, Glass- North Carolina. Entrata has a flexible Margaret Angelini, Wesley Arai, Joey Bach-Dresden, on Philip Glass’s label, form, designed to accompany a variety of Brink, Dave Johnson, Alex Johnson, and Orange Mountain Music, was recently liturgical processions. The initial trumpet Tiffany Ng. For information: gcna.org. released. For further information: tune theme (A1) inspires later refrains [email protected]. (A2, A3, and A4), which may repeat as needed. Other sections (B1, B2, and Engaging the next C1) introduce secondary motives and generation provide opportunities to highlight St. Patrick Church’s four-manual Zimmer organ’s tonal resources. For informa- tion: benjateague.bandcamp.com and schmeltermusic.com.

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³ page 4 soloist he has performed around the Appointments mid-Atlantic region, New England, and Thomas Gaynor is appointed asso- the Southeast regions. He has achieved ciate director of music and organist at recognition in organ-playing competi- St. John Vianney Catholic Church, tions and is an active composer with Houston, Texas. He leaves his posi- works printed by two publishers. Other tion as associate director of music at musical interests have led to studies in Christ Episcopal Church, Pittsford, a cappella vocal music with the Western New York, where he has served since Wind of New York as well as studies in 2014. In his new role he will direct vocal and instrumental music with the the Vesper Choir, co-direct the two medieval and renaissance consort Sirinu chorister programs, and share organ- of England and Baroque ensembles The ist duties for eight weekend Masses Parley of Instruments, also of England, and numerous weekly liturgies. and Tafelmusik of Toronto, Canada. A native of Wellington, New Zea- He has served as assistant to the music Joy-Leilani Garbutt land, Gaynor earned his undergradu- directors in Baroque opera productions ate degree from the New Zealand at the Boston Early Music Festival and She holds a Master of Education School of Music while holding organ the Amherst Early Music Festival. degree from Harvard Graduate School scholarships at Wellington Anglican Davis has been organist and choir- of Education and a Master of Music in Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Mary of Thomas Gaynor master at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal organ performance from Northwestern the Angels Catholic Church. In 2012 Church in Baltimore since 2005. As part University, where she served as organ he moved to Rochester, New York, to study with David Higgs at the Eastman of the music series Davis has established, scholar at Alice Millar Chapel. In addi- School of Music. He recently graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree he conducts the church choir in choral tion to solo recitals in the United States and Eastman’s highest honor, the Artist’s Certificate. evensong services, presents an annual and France, Joy-Leilani has performed In 2017 Gaynor was presented with the Gold Medal and Audience Prize at “Bach at St. Bartholomew’s” series with the New England Youth Ensemble the St. Albans International Organ Competition. This followed first prizes at (music of J. S. Bach for organ and harp- in England, South Africa, New Zealand, the Bach-Liszt Internationaler Orgelwettbewerb Erfurt/Weimar, the Sydney sichord), and conducts choral concerts. Australia, and Mexico. International Organ Competition, and the Fort Wayne National Organ Playing In the latter, the church choir is joined Competition. He also holds second prizes from the Tokyo-Musashino Interna- by additional singers from the commu- Margaret “Meg” Harper is a young tional Organ Competition, the Miami International Organ Competition, and nity and an orchestra, performing works organist about whom the Croatian news- the Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition. He has concertized across North that have recently included Brahms’s paper Glas Slavonije writes, “The freez- America, Europe, Oceania, and in Japan and Colombia. In 2018, Gaynor pre- Ein Deutsches Requiem, Haydn’s There- ing cold of a January evening dominated sented the North American premiere of Jean-Baptiste Robin’s organ concerto, sienmesse, Handel’s Messiah, cantatas the cathedral in Djakovo, but it could Fantaisie Mécanique. He is a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class and St. John Passion of J. S. Bach, and not diminish the richness and warmth of of 2016. For information: thomasgaynor.com. Purcell Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (with sound brought out of the cathedral organ period instruments). by Margaret Harper.” She has performed Hillary Guttman is appointed across the United States, Europe, and associate acoustician for Scott R. Joy-Leilani Garbutt is director of Asia, including solo recitals at such Riedel & Associates, Ltd., Milwau- music at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, venues as Harvard University, Cathedral kee, Wisconsin. Guttman is a 2002 San Francisco, California. She is a of St. John the Divine, New York City, graduate of the Peabody Conserva- recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and and St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, and tory of Johns Hopkins University, spent 2018–2019 in France where she at national conferences of the Organ Baltimore, Maryland, where she pursued research on early twentieth- Historical Society and the Association of received her master’s degree in century French organ music by female Anglican Musicians. acoustics and audio. She assists lead composers, particularly Joséphine In addition to her schedule of concert- acoustician Craig Schaefer with data Boulay, Mel Bonis, Nadia Boulanger, izing, Harper serves as associate director compilation, analysis, and report Lili Boulanger, and Jeanne Demes- of music and organist at St. Michael writing. She has experience perform- sieux. She is a doctoral degree candidate and All Angels Episcopal Church, Dal- ing on-site acoustical testing, as well in musicology and has most recently las, Texas. At St. Michael, Margaret has as acoustical calculations and com- studied with Jeremy Filsell and Sophie- helped to build the chorister program puter aided modeling. Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin. In and pioneered a series of music courses The Riedel portfolio includes the spring 2018 Joy-Leilani co-founded the for adult parishioners. Before coming to acoustic design of over 1,000 sacred Boulanger Initiative, a non-profit orga- the church, Harper served as director of worship spaces and organs, as well as nization dedicated to promoting music music and liturgy at St. John’s Episcopal consultation on auditorium, music composed by women through perfor- Church, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Hillary Guttman rehearsal room, and studio acoustics. mance, education, and commissions. ³ page 8 Non-religious related projects also include sound quality and noise control design for residential, commercial, and manufacturing facilities. For information: riedelassociates.com.

Todd Wilson is appointed as visit- ing professor in the University of Michigan organ department for the 2021–2022 academic year, joining Joseph Gascho, James Kibbie (chair), and Tiffany Ng. He continues as director of music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio, where he is also head of the organ depart- ment at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Wilson holds degrees from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and did further coaching with Russell Saunders. An active member of the American Guild of Organists, he holds the Fellow and Choirmaster certificates and has been a featured Todd Wilson (photo credit: Sam Hubish) performer at five national conven- tions of the Guild, most recently in 2018 when he performed the St. Cecilia Recital in Kansas City. Wilson has played in major cities throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, and orchestral appearances include concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, the City of London Sinfonia, and others. He has served on the juries of competitions, most recently as chair of the jury for the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition in 2019. Todd Wilson is repre- sented by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. For information: concertorganists. www.ruffatti.com com and smtd.umich.edu. Q

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Higdon and Michael Bauer. He is cur- chapel’s organ scholars, and plays organ rently pursuing a Master of Music degree for over 150 services each year. Jason Klein-Mendoza in music theory at Kansas. Recently, As a soloist, Jacobson has presented Hofeling returned from study abroad in organ recitals across North America, Hills, California. He was the featured Margaret “Meg” Harper Bremen, Germany, at the Hochschule für Europe, and Australia. His recordings organist on the All Saints’ Choir’s most Künste under Professor Edoardo Bellotti. appear on the Dutch record label Pen- recent recording, For All The Saints: In her time at St. John’s, she oversaw a Hofeling holds a position as director tatone Classics both as an organ soloist Anthems, Hymns and Motets, released dramatic expansion of all aspects of the of music at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, and accompanist. He has won prizes in on the Gothic label. church’s music program. Kansas City, Missouri, and was recently numerous organ competitions, including Klein-Mendoza has performed Harper is the founding co-director interim professor of organ at Washburn the National Young Artist Competition throughout the United States and Can- of the RSCM-America’s Dallas Boys University, Topeka, Kansas. As a solo of the American Guild of Organists, the ada, notably at Orchestra Hall in Chicago Course, which will launch in summer recitalist, he has performed concerts in Miami International Organ Competi- and Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, 2022. In addition, she has also served as Tampa, Florida; Wichita, Lawrence, and tion, and the John R. Rodland Competi- California. Additionally, he has played artist faculty in organ at the University Topeka, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; tion in sacred music. In addition to main- at Canterbury, Salisbury, St. Paul’s, and of Southern Maine, on the faculty and and Worpswede, Germany. Additionally, taining an active recital schedule, he has Wells cathedrals in the UK. From a fam- board of directors of the Young Organist he performs frequently at the Commu- presented performances of the complete ily of educators, he is committed to the Collaborative, and as a secondary instruc- nity of Christ Temple in Independence, organ works of J. S. Bach across the development of young musicians and tor of organ at Eastman School of Music. Missouri, where he is staff organist. The United States. has served as a faculty member for two She has presented papers at national and Kansas City Metropolis wrote that Hofe- An ensemble performer, Jacobson is in Pipe Organ Encounters of the American regional conferences of organizations ling’s playing “had a wonderful variety demand as an accompanist and continuo Guild of Organists. including the American Bach Society and of registers and colors and displayed a player. He is a 2017 Grammy-nominated He studied organ, church music, and the American Guild of Organists. secure sense of control.” As a continuo organist for his work with conductor conducting at Concordia University, Harper holds a Doctor of Musical player he performed with the Kansas City Brian A. Schmidt and the South Dakota River Forest, Illinois, at Northwestern Arts degree and a performer’s cer- Symphony in December 2018. Hofeling Chorale in the world premiere recording University, and at Thornton School of tificate from Eastman School of Music. was a semifinalist in the Mikhael Tariver- of Marcel Tyberg’s two Masses. His work Music of University of Southern Cali- Her primary teachers include William diev International Organ Competition as an accompanist has seen him appear fornia. His organ teachers include David Porter, David Higgs, Michel Bouvard, in Kaliningrad, Russia, and was awarded regularly with choirs and orchestras in Christiansen, Margaret McElwain Kem- Edoardo Bellotti, and Edward Zimmer- second prize in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, the United States, United Kingdom, per, David Craighead, and Ladd Thomas, man. She is active in the Association of national organ playing competition. His France, and Germany. Before moving and his earliest organ teacher was Fred Anglican Musicians and currently serves performances have been heard on radio to North Carolina, Jacobson was associ- Becker of Crystal Lake, Illinois. In addi- as co-chair for that organization’s 2023 at KBAQ in Phoenix, Arizona, and KPR ate organist and choirmaster at Trinity tion to the standard organ repertoire, he national conference. in Kansas. Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South has a keen interest in forgotten gems for Carolina, and assistant organist and the organ and is an avid supporter of new Originally from Arizona, Jacob Hofel- Duke University chapel organist and assistant director of music at Washington music for the instrument. ing has a Bachelor of Music degree in organist at Duke Divinity School, Chris- National Cathedral. For bookings and information: organ performance from Arizona State topher Jacobson, FRCO, is active as Jacobson earned a Master of Music concertartistcooperative.com. University, where he studied under a concert organist, conductor, accom- degree in organ performance and a Kimberly Marshall. Hofeling earned his panist, guest clinician, and teacher. At sacred music diploma at Eastman School Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Duke Chapel he founded and directs of Music. He graduated with a Bachelor Recordings Arts degrees in organ from University of the Duke Evensong Singers in services of Music degree with highest distinc- Signum Classics announces a new Kansas where he studied under James and concerts, oversees the training of the tion in organ performance from St. Olaf CD: The Music of Gerre Hancock College. His teachers and mentors have (SIGCD631), featuring the St. Thomas included David Higgs and William Por- Choir of Men and Boys. The perfor- ter at Eastman, and John Ferguson at St. mances on the new recording are led Olaf. Jacobson is a graduate of Wood- by Jeremy Filsell, the present organist berry Forest School and the American and director of music, with accompani- Boychoir School where he was a treble ment from Benjamin Sheen (associate chorister under James Litton. organist), Nicholas Quardokus (assis- 2020-2022 Projects tant organist), and the St. Thomas Brass Jason Klein-Mendoza is a Los ensemble. 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For information: Publishers jita, and Brandee Younger. signumrecords.com. MorningStar Music Publishers Trinity College boasts a Taylor announces a new organ publication: carillon in their centrally located 10 Transcriptions & Arrangements for Trinity College Chapel. The English Organ, Volume 2 (10-187, $22 for print neo-Gothic chapel was consecrated copy of PDF download), by J. Michael in the Episcopalian tradition in June Trinity College Chapel Case, containing selections arranged 1932, although the tower was not from works by Bach, Franck, Widor, completed until December of the Gerald Near, Case, and others. For same year. The original carillon was information: morningstarmusic.com. cast in 1932 with thirty bells, of which 22 remain. It was expanded with 27 bells by Taylor in 1978, creating a Organbuilders standard four-octave instrument of 49 bells, absent two bass semitones. The carillon’s pitch begins on B, and it transposes up one semitone. The Plumb Memorial Carillon was donated by alumni John F. Plumb and The carillon clavier Celebrating Notre Dame his wife in memory of their son, John Plumb, who died while a student at Trinity College. The Gothic Catalog announces a Trinity College is reprising its role as an assembly place for North American new recording: Celebrating Notre Dame carillonneurs. In 1934, Trinity College President Remsen B. Ogilby invited a (LRCD-1168-DA, digital album $12.98, small group of North American carillonneurs to a gathering at the institution. individual tracks available for download), The president, it so happened, was also the carillonneur at Trinity College. This featuring Kimberly Marshall, organist, meeting was the first of its kind on the continent and served as the model for with Schola Gothia, Ulrike Heider, the subsequent congresses of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. directing. The album is a musical cele- Trinity College also claims early roots in carillon concert series. The recital bration of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, series, held for five to six Wednesdays in July through August, has been an France, and Marian music. annual tradition since 1949. The series is also one of the best attended carillon Recorded on the North German series on the continent. Baroque organ of Örgryte Nya Kyrka, The current college carillonneur is Ellen Dickinson, who performs at major Gothenburg, Sweden, the largest mean- college occasions and chapel services. She is also the director of the Trinity Col- tone organ in the world, based on Arp Christ Chapel, Hillsdale College, Hills- lege Summer Music Series, which includes the carillon series, and she teaches Schnitger’s design and philosophy, the dale, Michigan, Paul Fritts & Company carillon performance to Trinity undergraduates. Q disc features works by Arnolt Schlick, Opus 44 (photo credit: Emily Davis) —Kimberly Schafer, PhD Buxtehude, Scheidemann, Correa, and Founder and Partner, Bach, including settings of Salve Regina, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Community Bell Advocates, LLC Maria Zart, and Magnificat. For infor- Michigan, dedicated its Mary Waterman www.communitybelladvocates.com mation: gothic-catalog.com. Memorial Organ in Christ Chapel with a [email protected] recital by Nathan Laube on April 15. The King’s College, Cambridge, UK, program included works by Bach, Viv- College website: trincoll.edu announces release of a new CD: Duru- aldi, Mozart, and others. Christ Chapel flé: Complete Organ Works, featuring is modeled after London’s St. Martin-in- All photos credit: Trinity College Thomas Trotter performing works the-Fields and has won several architec- of Maurice Duruflé on the college tural awards. chapel’s recently restored Harrison & The chancel organ was designed Harrison organ. Tracks are also available and built by Paul Fritts & Company via streaming and download. Trotter Organ Builders of Tacoma, Washing- was awarded the 2020 Queen’s Medal ton, as its Opus 44, of two manuals, thirty for Music; his connection with the col- stops. The company is also building the lege commenced in 1976, when he was chapel’s three-manual, 57-stop gallery named the college’s fourteenth organ organ, which will be installed in 2022. scholar. He is represented in the United For information: hillsdale.edu and States by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. frittsorgan.com. Q

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Book Reviews Van Pelt are similarly regarded for their selected entries to read more thoroughly, photographic skills. one cannot help but be amazed at how a In his foreword to the book, James L. nineteenth-century manufacturer could Wallmann writes, “Henry Erben belongs install instruments in thirty-five states, on the list of great nineteenth century the District of Columbia, as well as sev- organ builders. His place is not with eral foreign countries. the ‘second tier’ builders of national sig- Appendices include facsimiles of nificance . . . , but next to Cavaillé-Coll, newspaper clippings, lists, and catalogs, Walcker, and Willis, all of whom were followed by a compendium of fine black figures of international status and influ- and white photographs, vintage and ence.” Pinel’s book defines the otherwise contemporary, of many instruments. The little known importance of Henry Erben. photographs by Levasseur and Van Pelt Pinel provides a lineage of the Erben prove that black and white pictures can family beginning with Henry’s grandfa- still be just as beautiful as those in color. ther, Johann Adam Erben, a native of Erben and his workmen were ingenious what is now Germany who emigrated to in providing a wide variety of case styles, the United States. “An Erben Annuary” all with harmonious proportions and provides key dates important to Erben’s decorations. As the owner of a small life and work, through even to the pres- Jardine organ from the mid-1850s, also ent time. Chapter 1, “Erben’s Work- made in New York City, this reviewer Erben organ, Grace Episcopal Church, Lists and Trade Catalogs in Historical was very impressed with the variety of The Work-List of Henry Erben: Organ Sheldon, Vermont (photo credit: Len Perspective,” demonstrates how these architectural styles of cases, all of which Builder in Nineteenth-Century New York Levasseur) publications assist today with document- demonstrated the builder was very tal- ing the builder’s work and even his life ented in almost any style imaginable. The Work-List of Henry Erben: Organ William T. Van Pelt.” Only a publication and business practices. As expected with any compendium Builder in Nineteenth-Century New with the dedication of this much effort The book continues by tracing every as this, the documentation provided York, by Stephen L. Pinel, with pho- and thoroughness would be worth more known client with a connection to the is thorough and plenteous. The orga- tography by Len Levasseur and Wil- than a generation’s wait. If there is a Erben firm, by state, beginning with New nizational skills needed to track down liam T. Van Pelt. OHS Monographs book purchase to be made in 2021, this York. When Erben built a new organ for all these sources of information, keep in American Organ History No. 16, is the one. Fear not the hefty price, for a church, one will find it here by location. track of them, and order them into a OHS Press, The Organ Historical it is well worth the investment. (Each If an organ was rebuilt or resold when book for the reader are exceptional and Society, Villanova, Pennsylvania, copy is signed and numbered.) And, one taken in trade, it is traced. Each entry is as praiseworthy. The index at the end of the 2021, 624 + xlviii pages, 295 black may wish to procure a copy soon, as it is complete as possible, many with quotes volume eases the reader’s need to find and white illustrations, plus one reported that more than half of the 350 from newspapers at the time of installa- specific references. color on each of front and back cov- copies have already been claimed. tion or dedication, some entries featur- Measuring 8¾ inches by 11½ inches ers, $150. Available from ohscatalog. Stephen L. Pinel is perhaps best known ing stoplists. If the fate of the organ is and nearly 2 inches thick (!), this hard- org and ravencd.com. to the organ world for more than quarter known when replaced, it is provided. For bound book is rather heavy and, thank- The publisher notes about the book, century’s work as archivist to the Organ completeness, pipe organs later owned fully, sturdily bound with high-quality “The culmination of 35 years of research, Historical Society. He is also known as an by a congregation are noted, even if the paper. This publication is printed to last this hardbound, limited edition book of organist and church musician, recitalist, fate of the Erben organ is not known. for years. more than 600 pages tracks Erben’s recording artist, and scholar whose books The amount of information is stagger- The bar upon which books about work with copious annotations, docu- and articles are widely respected around ing, to say the least; one must marvel at organbuilders are compared has now mentation, and stoplists, accompanied the globe, including his essays for this the level of data compiled. For readers been raised several notches. As a collector with photography by Len Levasseur and journal. Len Levasseur and William T. who simply flip through pages, picking at ³ page 25

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The life of π thickness for milling lumber for organ If you have maintained bird feeders, cases. We bought 4/4 (one-inch thick) you know what squirrels can do. They rough-sawn wood from a lumber yard. are powerful, lithe acrobats, and they Planing it flat and then to thickness, we can outsmart almost any attempt to deter could reliably get twenty millimeters them. I recognize several individual male from it. I had twenty-millimeter wood gray squirrels in our yard that are strong in my hands so much that I could tell if and agile enough to leap three or four a stick was nineteen or twenty-one mil- feet from the ground on to the cone- limeters. Likewise, we set the “key-dip” shaped baffles. They shinny up the steel on a keyboard, the distance of travel for poles, over the tops of the feeders, hang the natural keys. It is usually something upside down, and gorge themselves. like ten or twelve millimeters. If you have Some days I think it is okay to feed spent three or four days leveling key- the squirrels as well as the birds, letting boards and adjusting key-dip, you can tell them take turns, but one day last week as a millimeter difference in a heartbeat. I watched them dominate, it occurred to ∏ is special. It is approximately 3.14, me that I could make a new baffle of dif- more accurately 3.14159265359 . . . . ferent design, a two- or three-foot disc of There is apparently no limit to the num- plywood with flashing around the edge. ber of digits—as of now, it has been cal- If they jumped on it, it would surely flip culated to 31.4 trillion digits and count- and dump them off. I took a quick mea- ing. I have no concept of how those digits surement and set off to the lumber yard are calculated, so I accept 3.14. That is a for a sheet of half-inch exterior plywood lot fussier than sixteen-inch studs, and and some flashing. How much flashing? it is a great example of a concept that is It comes in ten-, twenty-, and thirty-foot all around us that we do not necessarily rolls. I told the kid behind the sales think about. When I was a kid on school desk (he’s younger than my kids) that I field trips, I was interested in an exhibit planned either a twenty-four- or thirty- at the Museum of Science in Boston inch circle. Let’s see. Twenty-four inches that showed a perfect sphere and a is two feet. Two times π is about six-and- perfect cone on a scale. Each shape had a-quarter feet. Thirty inches times π is a the same radius, and radius and height little less than eight feet. Easy. Ten feet were equal. They balanced. My old-guy will do it. memory of my young-guy thinking had The kid asked, “What’s π?” I told him me wondering, “Who figured that out?” it is a number discovered by a Greek You can prove it by using π to calculate mathematician named Archimedes who the volume of each shape. lived around 250 B.C. that defines all The simple circle equations, a = πr2 the properties of a circle. ∏ = roughly and c = πd, are pretty familiar. I will take 3.14. Multiply π by the diameter of a it a step further. The volume of a cylin- circle and you get the circumference der is πr2 (the area of the circle) times (c = πd), or multiply π by the radius the height (v = πr2h). The volume of a squared to calculate the area of the cone is v = πr2h/3. The volume of a cone circle (a = πr2). I added that Archimedes is one-third the volume of a cylinder of came up with other really useful ideas the same dimensions. The volume of a like the continuous inclined plane (the sphere is v = 4/3πr3. I suppose you can thread of a screw), and the properties of guess I was pleased with myself for the levers. “So a carpenter can use math,” he little math lesson I gave the kid in the observed. I told him he could also use π lumber yard. But what do bird feeders to figure out the difference between a have to do with pipe organs? Glatter-Götz Orgelbau/Rosales Organ Builders organ, Walt Disney Concert Hall twelve- and sixteen-inch pizza. 3.14 x 12 The organ pipe maker is the π-man. = 37.68 square inches. 3.14 x 16 = 50.24 People who make organ pipes live and smaller than a chiclet. That’s a fussy little the shore of the Bodensee, visiting my square inches. (I used the calculator in breathe π. To make an organ pipe, you piece of metal to cut, much different friend and colleague Stefan Stürzer, my iPhone.) Adding four inches to the cut out three pieces of metal, a pie-shape from the carpenters’ sixteen-inch cen- director of the respected organbuilding diameter makes the pizza a lot bigger. If (no relation to π) for the foot, a rectangle ters. The pipe maker forms that chiclet firm Glatter-Götz in nearby Pfullendorf, a bite of pizza is two square inches, the for the resonator, and a little circle for into a cylinder around a steel mandril, perhaps best known in the United States bigger pie has twenty-five more bites. the languid (the horizontal piece at the then solders the seams. Careful not to as builders, with Manuel Rosales, of I took the ten-foot roll of flashing, joint between the foot and the resona- burn your fingers. the iconic “Disney Organ.” I sat one drove into Building 3 to pick up the ply- tor). The width of the rectangle and the The pipe maker cuts sixty-one pieces afternoon with Heinz Kremnitzer, the wood, and went home to cut my circle. length of the curved top of the cone both of pie (toes), sixty-one rectangles (reso- designer and engineer for the company, I decided on thirty inches and tied a equal the circumference of the pipe. The nators), and sixty-one circles (languids), who told me about the process of design- Sharpie and an awl to a piece of string circumference of the languid equals the one of each for every note on the key- ing and making the huge, curved pipes fifteen inches apart to make a rough width of the rectangle. board. Each is a different size. While the that have given the organ the sobriquet, compass. I marked and cut the circle, I wish that every organist could wit- length of the pipes halve at every octave, “A Large Order of Fries.” Frank Gehry, used little screws to attach the flashing to ness the making of organ pipes, the soul the diameters of the pipes halve every architect of Walt Disney Concert Hall the sombrero-like gizmo, and mounted it of our instrument. The metal is blended seventeen notes or so. It is that halv- and creator of the organ’s visual design, on the pole under the bird feeder. It took in a melting pot (just the right amount ing that keeps scales (diameters) of the called for the curves. the squirrels less than two days to get to of lead, tin, eye of newt, and toe of frog) treble pipes large enough to speak, and The first question was whether such an the feeder. and cast into sheets on a long table. A it is that halving at seventeen that forms organ pipe would speak, so Glatter-Götz few seconds after the sheet is cast, there the beautiful parabola of the tops of the built low DDDD of the 32′ Violon as a Simple Simon met a π-man . . . is a magic moment when the liquid metal pipes as they sit on a windchest. When prototype. The curves were marked on Carpenters work automatically with becomes solid. You can see it happen. all those pieces are laid out in order on the huge boards that would be the sides increments of sixteen inches, the stan- The metal is planed to exact thickness, a table, they show the image of a rank of the pipes and cut using a hand-held dard distance between studs, joists, and and some organbuilders hammer softer of pipes. As I can tell the difference circular saw. Big deal. We all have “Skil- rafters. To make things easy, most metal metals (those with higher lead content) between eighteen and twenty millime- saws” in our shops. But remember, that tape measures have clear markings every to make the metal denser. ters in my fingers, so the pipe maker can pipe was almost twenty-eight feet long, sixteen inches. A good carpenter knows Thick and strong metal sheets are cast pick up one of those rectangles and know the length of an average living room. To sixteen inches perfectly. A baker makes for larger pipes. Low C of an 8′ Diapason what the diameter of the pipe will be. assemble the pipe, the flat board that a twenty- or thirty-pound batch of bread is typically about ten feet long, includ- I wonder how Archimedes came would be the back of the pipe was placed dough and cuts it into one-pound pieces. ing the foot and sometimes some extra across π. What induced him to think so on sawhorses spaced far enough apart Maybe he checks each one with a scale, length for tuning. (The speaking length intently about a circle? Did the formula that the board sagged to approximate the but he develops a knack for the heft of a of any organ pipe is measured from the appear to him in a dream? Did he use correct curve. Glue was applied, the pipe pound. Our butcher does the same. I ask lower lip of the mouth to the tuning trial and error? How did he check him- assembled, and as anyone who has heard for a pound of ground beef, he grabs at point.) The highest note of that Diapa- self? Did he draw a grid on a circle and the Disney organ knows, the pipe spoke. the bowl, and puts 15.77 ounces on the son is a couple inches long from mouth count the squares? Stefan told me that they borrowed doz- scale. “You’ve done this before.” Expe- to tuner, but take a look at some little ens of extra clamps from neighboring 1 rienced organ tuners develop a similar mixture pipes, or the top octave of 1 ⁄3′ or Radical radii organ companies to accomplish that 3 knack for the length of a pipe relative to 1 ⁄5′ ranks. The speaking length is a half I spent a couple weeks in Germany in complex job. the pitch. You hear the pitch and reach inch or quarter inch and the diameter is September of 2019. I wrote about organs Each curve is a segment of a circle for the pipe of the correct length. a quarter inch or less. I will play with π I visited on that trip in the December 2019 with a huge radius. Twenty-seven pipes I worked in an organ shop that used a little to estimate that the rectangle of issue of The Diapason, pages 14–15. I of the 32′ Violon and ten pipes of the 32′ 1 twenty millimeters as the standard metal is 78/100 by 25/100 ( ⁄4) of an inch, spent about a week in Überlingen, on Basson are curved. Four different radii

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∏ at work: cones for pipe toes, rectangles for resonators (photo There is a red mark every sixteen inches (photo credit: John (photo credit: Félix Müller) credit: John Bishop) Bishop) speed of the clock. They have calculated were used: 51.545 meters, 32.102 meters, On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, The the clock. An amazing 1,296 pieces of that adding or subtracting the weight of a 20.586 meters, and 13.027 meters. How New York Times published a story by mouth-blown pot opal glass have been penny (3.56 grams) changes the speed of much is 51.454 meters in feet? 169.11 Susanne Fowler under the headline, made, and the fourteen- and nine-foot the five-ton clock by two-fifths of a sec- feet. Double the radius to picture a “What Does It Take to Hear Big Ben hands of the clock are being restored to ond over twenty-four hours. The clock 338.22-foot circle. That is more than the Again? 500 Workers and a Hiding their original condition. is wound each Monday, Wednesday, length of a football field, including both Place.” The hiding place is the secret Mr. Westworth explained how they and Friday. The clock mechanics keep end zones. The length of the segments and secure location of the workshop regulate the speed of the clock to keep careful track of the time of striking and of those circles would be the speaking where the clock is being restored. accurate time. When the clock is opera- adjust the speed at each winding by add- length of each pipe. With today’s sophis- Many of the 500 workers are involved tional, its speed varies by plus or minus ing or subtracting a penny or two. That ticated Computer Aided Design (CAD), in the restoration of the tower and the two seconds in twenty-four hours. 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Memories of Charles Hendrickson

By David Engen

Editor’s note: many of the organs men- married in Sweden in 1964. They had tioned in this article can be found with two sons: Eric and Andreas. Birgitta pre- stoplists and pictures at the website of ceded him in death by two years. the Twin Cities Chapter of the American In 1964 he started building his fi rst Guild of Organists: pipeorganlist.com/ organ in rented space in an old can- OrganList/index.html. ning plant in Winthrop, an instrument for nearby First Lutheran Church. The harles George Hendrickson, 85, three-manual organ of thirty-four ranks, Cdied at his home in Saint Peter, which has since been enlarged, had the Minnesota, on December 17, 2020. He fi rst Rückpositiv division in Minnesota. was born June 10, 1935, in Willmar, David N. Johnson, then of Saint Olaf Minnesota, to Roy and Frances (Eklund) College, played the dedication recital. Hendrickson. Roy Hendrickson was an attorney and member of the board of Philosophy directors at Gustavus Adolphus College I fi rst met Charles at about the time in Saint Peter, from which Charles grad- the Winthrop organ was completed in uated in 1957. His intent was to continue 1966. He was measuring pipes in the Charles Hendrickson and his Opus 45, First Lutheran Church, Saint Peter, Minne- in nuclear physics, but he once admitted new Holtkamp organ (Job Number sota (photo credit: Kris Kathmann/Connect Business Magazine) to me that during his time of graduate 1778) at my home church in Minneapo- study at the University of Minnesota, lis, Westwood Lutheran Church, Saint More than one hundred organs came Many organs had mechanical action, aspects of nuclear physics were “beyond Louis Park. He told me of the upcom- from the Hendrickson shop, ranging in and in general the smaller organs were me.” He taught physics at the University ing David Johnson recital at Winthrop, size from a one-stop, one-rank portable unit organs on all-electric action. These of Wisconsin-Superior, Union University which I attended. I started working for “organetto” (Opus 19) to his “magnum” followed the Noehren philosophy of in Jackson, Tennessee, and Northeast him in 1970 and continued for much of Opus 92 of four manuals and seventy unifi cation, where octave unifi cation was State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. the time until 1984. ranks for Wayzata Community Church in avoided if possible. I believe it was after his father’s death Charles was a fan of the architect Mies Wayzata, Minnesota. Most of his organs One of Charles’s notable innovations that his mother became secretary to van der Rohe and ascribed to his “less is were built for churches, but many were was the use of plywood Subbass pipes. the president of Gustavus Adolphus. It more” philosophy (although in the shop built for colleges (both concert halls Built in the shop, they were made of was she who introduced Charles to the we often changed it to “more is more”). and practice rooms), and several were three-quarter-inch plywood. In the rav- woman he would marry, Birgitta Gill- Most of his designs with casework are built for individuals. There was a series ages of Minnesota’s wild seasonal humid- berg, a language teacher at Gustavus simple boxes. He also much admired the of three three-stop portativ organs built ity swings, almost every old organ we Adolphus and later at nearby Mankato work of the organbuilder Robert Noeh- for touring groups, the fi rst for the Saint encountered had splits in the big pedal State University. He taught physics at ren, whose unit organs on all-electric Olaf Choir, designed to fi t through the pipes. Plywood avoids this, and these Mankato State, and he and Birgitta were action were a big infl uence. door of a Greyhound bus. pipes were used in virtually every organ. He also exclusively used aluminum for the façade pipes above 4′, made by Justin Matters of South Dakota. Another unique feature of the small unit organs has to do with celeste and tierce stops. In a very small organ it is diffi cult to justify the expense of either of these. Both are typically the softest stops, and both can be either string or fl ute scale. We found that if the tierce is borrowed from the celeste (tuned fl at instead of sharp), you can have both in SPECIALISTS IN PIPE ORGAN LOGISTICS a single stop by adding just a few more pipes. One tunes the tierce perfectly from middle C up, then tunes from there down for a pleasant fl at celeste (beats • Rigging and Hoisting tend to get too wild in that range if tuned • Special Commodities Trucking to the perfect tierce). It is an inexpensive compromise that is of great benefi t to a • Dismantling and Installation tiny organ. • Extra experienced hands in Friends and collaborations your workshop Some of the best organs to come from the shop during my time were designed Recent clients include Schoenstein & Company, in conjunction with friends who acted Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, the Noack Organ as consultants. Among those were Mer- Company, Richards, Fowkes & Company, rill N. (“Jeff”) Davis, III, of Rochester, Paul Fritts and Company, Ortloff Organ Company Minnesota, and William B. Kuhlman of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Both pushed Charles to some of his Relocation of Halbert Gober Opus 5, Brooklyn, OH to Basehor, KS most inspired designs, visually and ton- [email protected] • www.organclearinghouse.com • (617) 688 - 9290 ally. Opus 4 was a pair of positiv divisions added to a Wicks organ in memory of

14 Q THE DIAPASON Q JUNE 2021 WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM Jeff Davis’s fi rst wife at the Congrega- tional Church in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. In an acoustically dry room, these positivs pulled the sound of the enclosed Wicks into the church. This was but the fi rst collaboration. Many other projects resulted in very unique and unusual instruments over the years. Bill Kuhlman was behind what was to become the fi rst mechanical-action organ constructed in Minnesota in the late twentieth century. This was a thirty-six-rank teaching organ for Luther College (Opus 10) in Decorah, Iowa. As a successful teacher, Bill had many stu- dents study on that organ who went on Charles Hendrickson to careers in music. Other consultants included Robert pallets were reduced in size, resulting in Kendall and Robert Thompson of Saint a lighter action that no longer needed Olaf College and Kim Kasling, then of electric couplers. The blast from the Mankato State University. horizontal trumpet at multiple pitches was not needed in the smaller space, so Signifi cant instruments the trumpet was placed on mechanical Hendrickson Opus 1, First Lutheran Church, Winthrop, Minnesota (photo credit: David I had personal experience and/or input action and lower wind pressure, speak- Fienen) in almost all of the organs from Opus 1 ing from the Great channels. Three of through Opus 70, and it would be tempt- the fi ve prepared stops were added. It Rochester, Minnesota. The church inte- just a mile away. On Mother’s Day, May ing to tell stories of each one. Except for continues to function, fi fty years after rior has been tastefully remodeled since 13, 1962, the old church was struck by the three portativs, no two were alike. construction, as a teaching and practice the organ went in, and there is now less lightning and burned to the ground. (Fritz Noack once told me that when organ under Bill Kuhlman’s successor, carpet than there had been. Charles was already involved in organ you mass-produce organs, you have an Gregory Peterson. renovations, and there was an existing opportunity to replicate your mistakes!) First Lutheran Church, Saint organ fund. One overriding memory I have is that Saint John Lutheran Church, Peter, Minnesota, Opus 45, two The fi rm of Harold Spitznagel and every time we built a mechanical-action Owatonna, Minnesota, Opus 34, manuals (with a third coupler Associates of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, organ, the shop looked forward to build- three manuals, 51 ranks manual), 44 ranks designed the new church to replace the ing electric action. When we were lost in pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ old one on land purchased on the edge the wiring of electric-action instruments, MNOwatonnaStJohnsLutheran.html MNStPeterFLC.html of town. The fi rst service was held in the we would long to build another tracker. Saint John Lutheran Church is a huge First Lutheran Church in Saint new edifi ce on September 5, 1965. The A-frame building, but the typical front Peter was the Hendrickson family sanctuary was half a cube, 76 feet on Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, transepts are in the back balcony. Floor church. Founded in 1857 by Swedish each side and 40 feet high topped with Opus 10, two manuals, 36 ranks to ceiling windows in the balcony provide immigrants, 164 years later it retains its clerestory windows. The congregation pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/dataia/ wonderful light, but the acoustic issues Swedish roots, although services have did not want to suffer another fi re, so IA-DecorahLutherColl-HENDRICK- for a gallery organ are signifi cant since been held in English for 100 years. It this building is made of concrete and SON.html glass does not refl ect bass. Charles’s has always been closely connected with brick. As a result, the sanctuary has After the Winthrop organ had solution was to cantilever the main organ Gustavus Adolphus College, which is incredible acoustics for music. launched the company (we cleaned as far into the room as possible and to and added to it some years later after a provide a very large Rückpositiv as well Christmas Eve fi re), all organs through as a prominent horizontal trumpet. Opus 9 were built in the Hendrickson Since there was virtually no unifi ca- garage and backyard. Starting with the tion on the manuals, I talked Charles Luther College organ (Opus 10) the into building slider windchests. We operation moved to the current shop opted to try the Holtkamp slider chest location at the north end of Saint Peter design with all-electric magnets on the in an industrial park. The shop was built channels rather than pallets with pull- during the winter of 1970–1971. During downs. Forty-fi ve years later the organ the fi rst rainstorm in 1971 the skylights continues to serve the church—as does leaked, and several of us frantically Shirley Erickson, who was organist when covered the Luther windchests in the the organ was installed! middle of the night to prevent damage. There was a lot of overcompensation Saints Peter and Paul Catholic in design. The pallets were large, we had Church, Mankato, Minnesota, complex bleed holes in the channels, and Opus 35, three manuals, we used foam slider seals. Having a heavy 59 ranks coupled action, it had optional electric pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ COMING 2022 couplers. The horizontal trumpet was on MNMankatoPeterPaul.html electric action and played at 16′, 8′, and Following right behind the 51-rank June 15, 16, 17 4′ on the Great and at 8′, 4′, and 2′ on the Owatonna organ, we tackled what would Pedal to create maximum “blast.” There briefl y become the largest mechanical- were prepared stops in each division. action organ in Minnesota. (The Fisk Perhaps the most unusual feature was organ at House of Hope Presbyterian that the whole organ could be moved Church, Saint Paul, followed very soon For more information, visit around Koren Chapel at Luther with thereafter.) Kim Kasling was consultant, prumc.org/organ-competition an air fl otation system by one person! and Jim Dorn was organist. An original Gerald Near wrote his Second Fantasy plan for a high, stacked organ in the for the dedication concert. right front of the nave eventually became Jensen-Noble Hall of Music was a balcony installation. Again, a large opened in late 1982 on the Luther Rückpositiv was in the design, but the campus, so the Hendrickson company ancient church balcony could not hold its was engaged to move the organ into a weight if placed in the normal location teaching studio in the spring and sum- on the rail. It sits instead on the fl oor, mer prior to the opening. Being the only right behind the keydesk, with new steel employee left who had helped build it, I beams under the fl oor to hold the weight. wound up in charge of disassembly and A huge Great division with two mix- reinstallation. We were able to take what tures sits above a relatively small Swell, we had learned from building about a with Pedal split and across the back dozen tracker organs in the interven- inside the organ. There are many pipes ing years and apply those lessons to from the previous organ spread through- 3180 Peachtree Road NE what became a successful renovation. out, as well as a 32′ Bourdon from the Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Since there was no need for the fl ota- old Soul’s Harbor organ in Minneapolis 404.266.2373 tion system in a studio, we removed it and a 16′ open wood diapason discarded prumc.org and built a new and more reliable pedal from the Sipe rebuild of the organ at action in that space. Pallet openings and Christ United Methodist Church in

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and took the tonal design of the Luther middle C is the F above high C of a 2′ College organ as a starting point. The and had to be voiced with a magnifying entire Luther organ can be found within glass. Like First Lutheran Church, it has the specification of the First Lutheran a third coupler manual. The casework organ. One major difference is inclusion is walnut, and the Continuo division in of a coupler manual. Rückpositiv position has no façade. This became the flagship demon- stration organ for the company, being Saint John’s Lutheran Church, located just a mile from the shop and Kasson, Minnesota, Opus 57, in a room with incredible acoustics. two manuals, 29 ranks What many do not realize is that the pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ asymmetrical design of the organ case MNKassonStJohnLutheran.html is inspired by the brick sculpture on the Merrill N. Davis, III, was again con- front wall of the church (the story of sultant. Kasson is not far from Rochester. Creation). The pipe shades are inspired This organ was conceived with a big by the bird figures in that sculpture. The blockwerk on the Great based on a 16′ asymmetrical “Family of Man” and the Principal with a big mixture. There are birds are at the top. two cornets on the Great—a four-rank mounted cornet of flute scale, and a Saint Wenceslaus Catholic three-rank Sesquialtera of principal scale, Church, New Prague, along with a dark trumpet. Originally the Minnesota, Opus 47, Swell did not couple to either the Great three manuals, 43 ranks or Pedal. These couplers have since been pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ added. What started as an unsuccessful MNNewPragueStWenceslaus.html 1′ Principal on the Great was changed to 8 Robert Thompson of nearby Saint Olaf ⁄9′ to add spice to the ensemble and to College was consultant for this organ the two cornets. The organ was originally and gave the organ a decidedly French tuned to Chaumont temperament. accent, although this is a congregation of Czech descendents. This was the only Saint John’s Lutheran Church, organ built during my time at the shop Minneapolis, Minnesota, Opus with supply house chests, ordered from 63, three manuals, 47 ranks Laukhuff. Robert Sperling always voiced pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ in a Germanic style. Initially, the Recit MNMplsStJohnLutheranHendrickson. 8′ flute sounded like a quintadena. After html reworking it with higher cutups and Saint John’s Lutheran Church in south nicks, it was the stop that elicited the Minneapolis is one of the biggest rebuild most comments from visitors. Sperling projects we undertook. Hillgreen-Lane thought he had ruined it. The whole time had rebuilt the previous organ (perhaps he was revoicing he grumbled that he was a Hall) in 1959 at 32 ranks. Our 1983 turning it into a 1920 Möller Melodia! rebuild significantly enlarged the organ and made access for tuning and servic- First Unitarian Church, ing much easier than it had been in the Rochester, Minnesota, Opus 49, Hillgreen-Lane organ. Many ranks were two manuals (with third coupler retained. Much of the Pedal is recycled manual), 24 ranks from the Hillgreen-Lane. A string pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ had been converted into an 8′ Gelind Hendrickson Opus 45, First Lutheran Church, Saint Peter, Minnesota (photo credit: Len MNRochesterFirstUU-HENDRICK- Gedackt by Hillgreen-Lane, but the Levasseur) SON49.html scale was very small and the caps did not Merrill N. Davis, III, of Rochester was seal. We rescaled it again. We presume To avoid having a temporary electronic In 1975 plans began in earnest for a the consultant for this project. Fondly it had been Hillgreen-Lane that had organ, Charles assembled parts he had new organ. The original concept had called “The Bell Organ,” the 2′ on the soldered two diapasons together end- on hand into an eight-rank exposed organ four manuals with a Rückpositiv divi- Ripieno division is a Glockenspiel; there to-end to make a 16′ Salicional, which that he leased temporarily to the church. sion. Fundraising and unrelated issues is a wind-driven Zimbelstern; the Con- was retained. This organ had one of the The four-second reverberation made this delayed the project, and in a period of tinuo mixture is a Glockenzimbel, which early multiplex relay systems, this one 2 mongrel organ surprisingly successful. It high inflation the organ shrank by the starts at ⁄5′ pitch and includes a tierce on donated by Dirk Moibroeck of Cincin- was later rebuilt for another institution. month. We finally decided to start over every note. The unison on the F above nati (ICMI).

Union Presbyterian Church, FREE TO EVERYONE • JOIN US IN AUGUST! Saint Peter, Minnesota, Opus 64, two manuals, 11 ranks KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ MNStPeterUnion-HENDRICK- will feature 15 pipe organs spanning three SON-64.html Though far from a significant organ, centuries of builders, from across 14 states in Union Presbyterian Church is an the USA, played by a diverse group of organ- example of the smaller all-electric unit ists. Join us each Sunday night in August for organs that were quite successful. Union virtual organ recitals of glorious music in ven- Church’s acoustics were horribly dry ues that could not all be visited in one night. when the organ was designed, but when the chancel was modified for the new organ we discovered a small space with ORDER a very warm acoustic. When the organ was first played the room amplified it YOUR too much! We dropped the pressure and revoiced everything. For many years FESTIVAL this was the location of a well-attended hymn festival, and the organ has often been used with various instruments. A PROGRAM small-scale trumpet was added in later years, and the relay and combination BOOK action were recently replaced with cur- rent technology. The 4′ Octave, mixture, TODAY! and trumpet are on the right side near the console. The Bourdon/Rohrflute and 8′ Principal trebles are on the left side behind the choir. The Swell is in the middle behind the grill, with the largest 16′ Subbass pipes (plywood) on its roof. KALEIDOSCOPE.ORGANHISTORICALSOCIETY.ORG Organist at the time, Charles Eggert, was consultant.

16 Q THE DIAPASON Q JUNE 2021 WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM Hendrickson Opus 92, Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata, Minnesota (photo credit: Charles Hendrickson)

Saint Joseph’s Catholic There was a fi re at the shop on Cathedral, Sioux Falls, South November 15, 2013, that originated in Dakota, Opus 78, three one of the light fi xtures. Even though manuals, 62 ranks the majority of the building was left pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datasd/ intact, insurance deemed the structure SDSiouxFallsStJosephsCathedral a loss, and a new building was put up RCHendrickson.html in its place. Amazingly, only one wood The two largest organs were built pipe rank was in the shop at the time. after I left, and I have never seen the The remainder of that particular project Sioux Falls organ. Nonetheless, it is a was stored down the hill in the nearby signifi cant instrument in a large and very shop warehouse. reverberant space. Children of the shop Wayzata Community Church, Most organ shops have spinoffs, and Wayzata, Minnesota, Opus 92, Hendrickson’s shop was no exception. four manuals, 70 ranks Notable among the “children” of the pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ shop is Lynn Dobson, of Dobson Pipe MNWayzataWCC-HENDRICKSON- Organ Builders, Ltd., of Lake City, Iowa, 92.html founded in 1974. I succeeded Robert The company’s magnum opus is in a Sperling as voicer in 1979 and remained suburb west of Minneapolis. C. Charles until 1984. My company, Grandall and Jackson gave funds for it, and Charles Engen, LLC, of Maple Grove, Min- Hendrickson’s long friendship with nesota, has been operating since 1984 sculptor Paul Granlund at Gustavus and does tuning and enhancements for Adolphus was the genesis of the sculp- many clients in the Twin Cities area and Hendrickson Opus 48, Trinity Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana ture (“Aeneous Aegis”) in the middle western Wisconsin, including a number of the organ case. For many years this of universities. The third offshoot is Rob business when Charles retired in 2015 software engineering from the University was home to an extensive organ concert Hoppe, of Robert D. Hoppe & Associ- and continue today. Q of St. Thomas. He has been in the organ series under staff organist, Diana Lee ates of Algoma, Wisconsin, founded in business since 1970. He is currently Lucker. Charles attended most of these 1986. He often builds new organs with David Engen holds degrees in organ president of Grandall & Engen, LLC, in concerts. Following Diana Lee’s retire- digital enhancements. Charles’s two from St. Olaf College and the Univer- Minneapolis where he shares duties with ment, this series ceased. sons, Eric and Andreas, took over the sity of Iowa, and a master’s degree in vice-president David Grandall.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Excelsior, Minnesota, Opus 111, two manual, 29 ranks pipeorganlist.com/OrganList/datamn/ ATLANTA CHAPTER, AGO MNExcelsiorTrinityHendrickson.html Trinity Episcopal Church had been home to a fi ve-rank Möller organ (Opus ANNOUNCES 8026). The new organ was impetus for a complete church remodel project, which is quite successful with movable chairs The Taylor Organ and hard surfaces. The Hendrickson organ includes pipes from the Möller as well as pipes from a practice organ Competition (Opus 20) built for the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire that was repur- Saturday, MARCH 12, 2022 chased. Andreas Hendrickson designed the unusual façade. OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS BORN AFTER JUNE 1, 1998

Shop stories The Luther College organ had a fl ota- st $10,000 nd tion system, which Charles developed and a solo the summer of 1971. Each iteration of 1prize2 prize $5,000 recital in Atlanta his design resulted in the call to everyone in the shop to come and stand on a piece of plywood to see if it would fl oat with the added weight. We eventually had a Application deadline October 15, 2021 winner that was installed on the organ. For complete details including repertoire, The Rochester Unitarian organ was playing in the shop when Jeff Davis came please see www.taylororgancompetition.com to see it. He did not like the relationship between the 4′ and 2′ of the Continuo division, so a new rank was ordered and www.agoatlanta.org the ranks affected were re-racked.

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Exploring the Example 1 unknown of BWV 565 Part 1

By Michael Gailit Example 2 uch has been written about notes each. The example in pitch notation MJohann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata (Example 2) shows their a–b–a′ form. and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565, and Two mordent motives frame a trichord. it seems that everything has been said. The intervals of the melody progress from The work is considered an outstanding major seconds to minor seconds. example of stylus phantasticus, a style of Nothing more than a coincidence is the composition that encourages rhythmic relation to the number 9 when applying and harmonic freedom. Effects play a the Latin natural-order alphabet to the greater role than contrapuntal substance, letters of the notes. The opening mor- and in this respect BWV 565 has always dent notes A–G–A result in 1 + 7 + 1 = 9, been admired. Observations regard- the trichord notes G–F–E result in 7 + 6 ing its compositional quality, however, + 5 = 18 = 2 x 9, both motives therefore accumulated to such an extent that many together 3 x 9. have questioned whether it was actually composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The motives In 1998, Rolf Dietrich Claus1 exam- The following list gives an overview of ined in detail the problem of authorship. the motivic substance of BWV 565. All From the discussion of plausible answers motives can be derived from the opening to the questions raised, it was possible to mordent (Example 3). distill a list of compositional features that • The term mordent designates the exacerbated the questions of authentic- ornament, but it is here also used for the ity and quality. In turn, Christoph Wolff2 motive with the same melodic shape. in 2006 and Martin Blindow3 in 2019 • The trichord is created when the showed that certain skillful structures second step of the mordent does not and motivic relationships render doubts return to the principle note, but pro- about quality or authorship obsolete. ceeds in the direction taken. Moreover, the hurdle of finding an alter- • The tetrachord adds another note native composer could not be overcome. proceeding into the same direction. Recently in 2020, Andreas Weil4 • The cross motive reverses two notes applied his historical-theoretical method each of the tetrachord. and drew a comprehensive picture of the • The turn motive gets its shape when music theory of the time based on his- the last note of the tetrachord changes toric sources. After compiling a timeline direction. It also contains the trichord from the gained information, features of and the mordent. BWV 565 were assigned to this timeline • What we call the “kink” motive with the final conclusion that the piece stretches the second step of the mordent. was composed in 1702. • The figura messanza, generally tak- Finally, there is now this present ing many variants, shifts the mordent to study. Focusing solely on the musical the upbeat section in this case. text of BWV 565, it investigates the • The tetrachord becomes a figura motivic structures and their develop- suspirans when the last note falls on a ment. What the notes can tell leads us downbeat. Example 3 into the unknown of BWV 565. All motives comprise three or four notes. The numbers 3 and 4 play a domi- interchanged forming the cross motive. we find well prepared by the suspen- The nucleus idea nant role in the entire work. Further The third phrase repeats the nucleus sion figure at the end of the preceding The opening phrase does not give the variations include mirrored versions or two octaves lower. The three phrases in section (Example 8). The fourfold impression of a theme or a regular struc- the tetrachord being split in two groups A–B–A′ form reflect the a–b–a′ form of repetition of the motive is repeated ture (Example 1). It sounds and looks of two notes each, with the second group the nucleus notes, with both a–b–a′ and three times moving upward along the like a nucleus idea ready for variation. taking another position. A–B–A′ arranged in descending order frame notes D–F–A of the tonic triad When we disregard the note values, an The second phrase varies the nucleus. (Example 4). (Example 9). astonishing proportion emerges. A total of The mordent opens, followed by a tetra- For the figuration of the next section, nine notes fall into three groups of three chord whose four descending notes are Developments measures 8–10, the intervals of the kink The last four downbeat notes G–E–C- motive are stretched by a factor of two, sharp–D in the first half of measure 2 are the second becoming a third, the third immediately repeated in reverse order in becoming a diminished fifth Example( the second half of measure 2, followed 10). The preceding section, measures by the transposition of the diminished 4–7, had triad to B-flat–C-sharp–E Example( 5). • a motive of stepwise note The B-flat completes the appearance of progression the main tone material (Example 6). • moving upward The next section, measures 4–7, • along the frame notes of a triad. develops the trichord—fittingly with The present section, measures 8–10, triplets—in the complete range of the switches everything and has main tone material (Example 7). The • a motive of triadic note progression motive is rhythmically shifted so that • moving downward the second note becomes the downbeat • along frame notes proceeding in note. This creates the “kink” motive that stepwise motion.

18 Q THE DIAPASON Q JUNE 2021 WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM Example 9

Example 4

Example 10

Example 11 Example 5

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Example 12 (M stands for mordent)

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Example 13 Example 14

Arts in Vienna with both performance music, compositions, arrangements, sup- and pedagogy diplomas in organ as porting the piano-organ duo repertoire, well as in piano. Teaching piano at this commissioned works, first performances, institute since 1980, he has also con- and finally occasional trips into the the- ducted the organ studio at the Musik atre and silent movie repertoire should und Kunst Universität in Vienna since be noted. Example 8 1995. As church organist he served at St. Particular attention was received in Augustine’s Church, 1979–2008; in 2011 1989 for the first performance of the The triad figures form three descend- and the third mordent after the beat he was appointed organist at the Jesuit complete piano and organ works of Julius ing parallel scales until the leading tone (Example 13). Church (Old University Church). Reubke (1834–1858), the performance C-sharp is reached to prepare the second The first section, based on three- Both in his performance and teach- of the complete organ works of Franz pedal entry on D (Example 11). note motives, assigns to the pedal three ing repertoire, Gailit includes all style Schmidt (1874–1939) the same year, as The nucleus idea (measure 1) started isolated Ds. The piece starts with an A, areas on the base of their individual well as in September 2005 a series of six on A5,5 running down a fifth to D5. The the second part starts with an A as well performance practices. He toured with recitals with the trio sonatas of Johann closing part of the first section, measures (measure 12), as does then the fugue solo recitals on both instruments in Sebastian Bach, the organ sonatas of 10–12, is a variation of the beginning, (measure 30). Every note appears to be Europe as well as in North America Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and the measures 1–2: a long note, followed by placed on purpose. Q and appeared with leading orchestras organ symphonies of Louis Vierne. Cur- a descending run, a closing mordent, and renowned conductors. Recordings, rently Gailit is working on a book The a rising arpeggio, and another closing To be continued. masterclasses, invitations to juries, Enigma BWV 565, a study elucidating mordent. Compared to the beginning, musicological publications, editing sheet new answers and new questions. the first note is extended upward a minor Notes second to B4. The descending run quotes 1. Rolf Dietrich Claus, Zur Echtheit von the complete main tone material, then Toccata und Fuge d-Moll BWV 565, 2nd ed. extends downward a minor second to a (Köln-Rheinkassel: Dohr, 1998). Quality Pipe Organ mordent on C4-sharp. B-natural appears 2. Christoph Wolff, “Zum norddeutschen Kontext der Orgelmusik des jugendlichen for the first time, preparing the raising Bach: Das Scheinproblem der Toccata d-Moll arpeggio of the dominant seventh chord. BWV 565,” in Bach, Lübeck und die nord- Building and Service It can be regarded as the resolution deutsche Musiktradition, ed. Wolfgang Sand- connected to the raising arpeggio of the berger, 2nd ed. (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2006), since 1969 diminished seventh chord earlier. The 220–230. top two notes D4–F4 of the final chord 3. Martin Blindow, “Zur Diskussion über in measure 12 are the delayed resolution die d-Moll-Toccata BWV 565,” in Acta or- of the last two triplet notes G4–C4-sharp ganologica, vol. 36, ed. Alfred Reichling in measure 10 (Example 12). (Kassel: Merseburger, 2019), 401–429. 4. Andreas Weil, Der komponierende Or- Lack of quality? The opposite—BWV ganist um 1700: Studien zu Toccata und Fuge 565 is an unparalleled example of d-Moll BWV 565 von Johann Sebastian Bach motivic development. A mordent starts (Köln: Dohr, 2020). the piece, a mordent closes the first sec- 5. Note designations in scientific orthog- tion (measures 11–12), and a mordent raphy: C2–C3–C4–C5–C6 (= traditionally C– closes the second section and the whole c°–c’–c’’–c’’’). part preceding the fugue (measure 30). bedientorgan.com | 402.420.7662 | Lincoln, Nebraska The first mordent appears on the beat, Michael Gailit graduated from the the second mordent before the beat, University of Music and Performing

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Juget-Sinclair Organbuilders, Montréal, Québec, Canada Christ Church, Episcopal, Pelham, New York

The making of Opus 51 Designing pipe organs has always been a big challenge. The large organs can only be the result of teamwork and are, in a way, a collective work. The point is also that church organs are among the only instruments not to be for private use, but for community use. The process of acquir- ing an organ is also far from the ordinary procedure of buying a good or a service, it is rather a human experience dotted with twists and turns that ultimately has a posi- tive impact on an entire community. It is with this in mind that we approached the project for Christ Church, Pelham. Although the begin- nings of the project go back more than ten years, the winning conditions were Grand-Orgue pipework met in 2017, and we consider ourselves privileged to have been given the mis- sion of designing and manufacturing this instrument. As soon as we visited, we received the request to design a casework façade inspired by the motifs present in the church and to respect the Gothic Revival style, typical of the churches of this time, to create a symbiosis between the organ and the church.

The visual and technical concept The main challenge in the visual design of the instrument was to emphasize verticality. This is why the five main pipes of the Pédale 16′ Prin- cipal (7–11) form the backbone of the concept. On each side, the subdivision of the pipe flats arouses visual excite- ment, as much by the use of small pipes as by the density of decorations and molding. The lateral pipe flats, whose starting point is lower, reinforce the central element, thus creating vertical- ity within the whole. The zimbelstern Juget-Sinclair Opus 51, Christ Church, Episcopal, Pelham, New York Grand-Orgue mounted Cornet V star, gilded with 23-karat gold leaf, illuminates the façade by referring to Choral music is very important in and height guided the positioning of and the Pédale. It is divided into two the stained-glass window by William Pelham, and one of the mandates was the windchests: The Pédale is on the windchests, and the ceiling of the swell Jay Bolton, The Adoration of the Magi to leave space for more than twenty ground, the Grand-Orgue on the first box follows the design of the façade to (1843). Although the space allocated singers between the console and the level aligned with the impost of the make it invisible. to the organ is rather limited consid- casework. The detached console has casework, and the Récit expressif on The casework and console are in quar- ering the requested stoplist, we were been positioned to leave as much space the second level, centered above the ter-sawn white oak, stained and oiled. able to position the divisions without as possible for the singers while allowing Grand-Orgue. The music rack is made with myrtle compromising access to the various the organist to conduct while accompa- At ground level, the electric windchests veneer enhanced with ebony inlays. The components of the organ. nying. Finally, the constraints of depth of the large Pédale 16′ pipes (Principals keyboards are covered with bone, and 16′-8′, Soubasse 16′-8′, Trombone 16′-8′, the sharps are in solid ebony. The stop and the first octave of the ′8 Violoncelle) knobs are turned in black walnut, and the are placed at the back and occupy the stop labels are in porcelain. According to Juget-Sinclair Organbuilders Opus 51 entire width of the church, the large our practice, the large wooden pipes, Christ Church, Episcopal, Pelham, New York pipes passing on each side of the swell the frames, bellows, and windchests are box. The mechanical windchest, which mostly made of poplar and white oak. GRAND-ORGUE (Manual I) PÉDALE includes the trebles of all the stops and The 16′ and 8′ stopped pipes and the 16′ Bourdon 16′ Principal the entire 4′ Flûte, is located under the 4′ Pédale Flûte are made of white pine 8′ Montre 16′ Soubasse 8′ Bourdon 8′ Principal (ext 16′ Principal) Grand-Orgue, sharing the space with and cherry. Most of the mechanical parts 8′ Salicional 8′ Bourdon (ext 16′ Soubasse) the three wedge bellows. On the first are in beech, and the trackers are in 8′ Flûte harmonique (1–17 fr 8′ Bdn) 8′ Violoncelle level, the Grand-Orgue is divided into carbon fiber. The metal pipes are made 4′ Prestant 4′ Prestant (ext 16′ Principal) two windchests, and the basses of the 8′ using three different alloys: the stopped 4′ Flûte douce 4′ Flûte 2′ Doublette 16′ Trombone stops also stand on each side of the swell pipes and flute mutations are 98% lead; Fourniture V (V with 16′) 8′ Trompette (ext 16′ Trombone) box. The five-rank Cornet is mounted all the reeds and the Récit principals Cornet V (fr tenor F) I/P over the Grand-Orgue pipes, just behind are 52% tin; while the front pipes, the 8′ Trompette II/P the façade. The Récit expressif occupies Grand-Orgue plenum, the gambas, and 8′ Cromorne Tremblant the second level above the Grand-Orgue salicionals are 82% tin. II/I General specification 61-note keyboards RÉCIT EXPRESSIF (Manual II) 32-note AGO pedalboard ′ Equal temperament 0LOQDU2UJDQ&RPSDQ\ 8Principal Amabile 8′ Bourdon Multi-level electronic combination action The Sound of Pipe 8′ Viole de gambe 400 memory levels ([FHOOHQWXVHGSLSHV 8′ Voix-céleste 10 general pistons 4′ Principal 6 divisional pistons per division Organs %XLOWE\WRSEXLOGHUV 4′ Flûte octaviante Sequencer DQGVXSSOLHUVIURP 2 2⁄3′ Nazard 2′ Piccolo Builder’s website: M. McNeil 1RUWK$PHULFD 3 1⁄5′ Tierce http://www.juget-sinclair.com 2′ Plein-jeu IV Church website: 191 pages hardbound 5HDVRQDEOHSULFHV 16′ Basson https://christchurchpelham.org now on sale at Amazon books 8′ Trompette -- 8′ Basson-Hautbois 35 stops, 42 ranks, 2,351 pipes $29.95 GHQQLV#PLOQDURUJDQFRP 4′ Clairon Tremblant ZZZPLOQDURUJDQFRP

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Detail of the console

Bassons. The swell shades system we use work from summer 2018 to fall 2019. allows the box to be opened completely, Installation of the instrument was from giving the most presence to the sound. October to November 2019, and the end This opening system also provides of the voicing coincided with American greater control and a better dynamic Thanksgiving. The assembly of the case- range between open and closed box. work and the mechanical action took The full swell can literally disappear place over two weeks, and voicing over completely behind the Grand-Orgue seven weeks. During this period, we foundations when the box is closed. were able to establish close relationships with the community of Pelham, in partic- The Pédale division ular with the main actors of the project, Based on a 16′ Principal, the Pédale without whom all of this would not have division has a variety of foundations been possible. We warmly thank the covering the principal, flute, and gamba members of the organ committee who families. The 8′ Violoncelle is a chame- put trust in us: Martin A. Nash, Marga- leon stop that blends with the Principal ret Young (chairman), Jeffrey Hoffman, as well as with the Bourdon. The 4′ Father Matthew Mead, Kari Black, Jeff Flûte is strong enough to allow it to be Bodenmann, and Kim De Beaumont, as played solo. German-style plated shal- well as all our hosts and collaborators in lots have been used for the 16′ Trom- this project. bone and 8′ Trompette to allow these Robin Côté, President stops to be more versatile than typical Juget-Sinclair Organbuilders French reeds. Although the Trombone is powerful enough to support the The team of Juget-Sinclair whole organ, it is much rounder than a organbuilders The console Bombarde, and it is balanced with the Robin Côté large plenum and full swell to support François Couture The tonal concept is a self-accompanying stop. The delicate the accompaniment of large hymns. Dean Eckmann From the beginning of the project, Salicional brings richness when mixed The 8′ Trompette can be easily included Jean-Dominique Felx the committee’s choice centered on a with other 8′ stops while the Bourdon in a Germanic plenum to reinforce the Denis Juget French aesthetic, adapted to the North brings depth. The 16′ and 8′ Bourdons contrapuntal lines. Michal Michalik American context. Though this choice and the 4′ Flûte douce have chimneys. Alexander Ross may seem unusual to support a liturgy The Cornet V has two main roles: it can Project completion Stephen Sinclair inherited from the British tradition, be considered a solo stop, and in the tutti, The instrument-making process Mathieu Thomas-Guy the diversity of color and power of the it compensates for the natural loss of required nearly 18,000 man-hours of Philipp Windmöller foundations, the variety in mutations and power of the reed stops in the trebles. The reeds, combined with the efficiency of Grand-Orgue 8′ Trompette is uninhibited the swell box make it a very effective and without being vulgar and brings power versatile accompaniment instrument for to the whole organ. The Cromorne is in the Episcopal liturgy. the French tradition, but in the fashion Generally speaking, as voicers we are of the nineteenth century; it is rounder looking for refinement in sound colors and warmer than its eighteenth-century and balance between each stop rather predecessor. This therefore makes it a than power. At Christ Church, we used fairly versatile stop that can be used in the progressive entailles de timbre (tun- Baroque, Romantic, and contemporary ing slots) for the bass, tenor, and alto and music. The Trompette is constructed with cut-to-length trebles for the principals. Bertounèche-type shallots and the Cro- The gambas are voiced with tuning slots morne with slightly conical shallots in the only, while the harmonic flutes are cut to bass and cylindrical shallots in the trebles. “one of this era’s length. The windpressures are 90 mm most adventurous for Grand-Orgue and Récit and 105 mm The Récit expressif division interpreters of for the Pédale. The organ is tuned in The Récit expressif is a great 16′ sym- the classical equal temperament. phonic swell and has some of the most organ repertoire” colorful stops of the organ. A secondary NY MUSIC DAILY The Grand-Orgue division 8′ plenum is present to be able to dia- The Grand-Orgue division is built on logue with the Grand-Orgue. The breaks a 16′ Plein-jeu. If an 8′ plenum is regis- of the swell Plein-jeu are on the second, tered, the low rank of the Fourniture V third, and fourth F so as not to coincide 2 1 (2 ⁄3′–5 ⁄3′) will be automatically removed. with those of the Grand-Orgue. The The breaks in the Fourniture are on the gambas have the narrowest scales of the C’s to favor clarity in polyphonic music. organ. They bring clarity to the founda- The Grand-Orgue has the four typical 8′ tions of the whole organ and allow the foundation stops of the French symphonic Voix-céleste to be sparkling. The muta- organ. These four stops are complemen- tions are cylindrical and fluty according tary in strength and timbre and can blend to French tradition. The Trompette and with each other. The Montre is rich and Clairon have harmonic trebles, which generous, and the trebles do not lose favors their presence in the church. Ber- their intensity. The Flûte harmonique is tounèche reeds were used for Trompette INFORMATION TO PURCHASE the most ascending stop of the organ; it and Clairon and tear-drop shallots for MORE : gailarcher.com : meyer-media.com

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Orgues Létourneau, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas Even when measured by expansive Texan standards, First United Method- ist Church in Lubbock is extraordinary in scale. The church’s Gothic bell tower is visible from just about anywhere in downtown Lubbock. The church campus sprawls over two city blocks and includes spacious wings for music, Christian edu- cation, youth, and even physical fitness. Completed in 1955, the sanctuary seats over 1,800 people, and its spectacular rose window is reportedly among the eight largest in the world. Confronted with such a voluminous space, organ enthusiasts and builders alike would be forgiven if their thoughts gravitated towards grand schemes. Nonetheless, First Methodist’s sanctuary opened its doors in March of 1955 with M. P. Möller’s Opus 8530, a positively ascetic instrument of 38 ranks spread over seven divisions and located in all four corners of the sanctuary. The organ was played by a three-manual console. Hav- ing studied the original pipework and seen the original wind pressure mark- ings as part of this project, the Forrest Memorial Organ was surely understated in its effect. Möller added a new Great division to the instrument in 1980, introducing vis- ible pipework set on cantilevered chests Létourneau Opus 135 at First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas bracketing the rose window. The original Great was repurposed as a Positiv divi- a dozen digital voices, the instrument windchests were ciphering with regular- After listening to the church’s aspi- sion, and the other divisions were revised could fill the church with sound. The ity. The church’s organ committee, ably rations for the project, studying the in the fashion of the day, largely replac- Möller pipework was nonetheless led by Mr. Danny Johnston, explored situation carefully, and surveying the ing foundation tone with new mixtures, uniformly under-scaled for the space options to replace the obsolete Möller Möller organ’s pipework, we developed cornets, and mutations. Towards the end and sounded forced as it was inevitably mechanisms while retaining as much a proposal for First United Methodist of the same decade, Möller replaced the “pushed” for maximum output. For such of the pipework as was practical. The in several phases that retained nearly 1954 console with a new four-manual a large room, the Pedal division was also committee travelled to listen to various thirty ranks from the previous instru- console, which allowed the addition of curiously limited to two dedicated ranks, instruments in Texas, and four compa- ment. The project kicked off in the several digital voices by Walker Techni- a skinny wooden Contrabass and a gen- nies were invited to submit proposals. spring of 2019 with the replacement of cal Company. erous Bourdon. Two instruments convinced the commit- the Antiphonal Great and Antiphonal Möller’s Opus 8530 arrived at its By the mid 2010s, parts of the instru- tee that Létourneau was the right choice: Swell organs on either side of the gallery final form a few years later when two ment were failing. Some of the organ’s our Opus 88 at Saint Andrew United with new Antiphonal and Echo divi- new stops built by A. R. Schopp’s & larger reed pipes were collapsing, wind Methodist Church in Plano (four manu- sions totalling eleven ranks; the voicing Sons were added to the Swell division, reservoirs were audibly leaking, expres- als, 77 ranks) and our Opus 127 at Saint was completed later that summer. a 4′ Blockflöte and an ′8 Tuba. Now at sion mechanisms were unreliable, and Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas (three Independently expressive, these two 54 ranks and supplemented by nearly the instrument’s electro-pneumatic manuals, 61 ranks). divisions served as a small but capable

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GREAT – Manual II – 95mm pressure 8′ Voix Celeste 54 pipes from g8, Möller pipes with new zinc bass 16′ Double Diapason 12 pipes new, extension of Open Diapason No. 2 8′ Bourdon 61 pipes Möller pipes 16′ Lieblich Gedackt — from Choir 4′ Principal 61 pipes Möller pipes 8′ Open Diapason No. 1 61 pipes new, 70% tin 4′ Harmonic Flute 61 pipes new, 40% tin 8′ Open Diapason No. 2 61 pipes new, 70% tin 2′ Piccolo 61 pipes new, 40% tin 8′ Harmonic Flute 61 pipes new, 56% tin 2′ Mixture III–V 247 pipes new, 56% tin 8′ Salicional 61 pipes new, zinc and 56% tin 16′ Double Trumpet 61 pipes new, 56% tin, harmonic at c49 8′ Chimney Flute 61 pipes new, wood and 40% tin 8′ Trumpet 66 pipes new, 56% tin, harmonic at c37 4′ Principal 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes 8′ Oboe 61 pipes new, 56% tin, capped resonators 4′ Open Flute 61 pipes Schopp’s pipes 8′ Vox Humana 61 pipes new, 56% tin 2 2⁄3′ Twelfth 61 pipes new, 56% tin 4′ Clarion 78 pipes new, 56% tin, harmonic at c25 2′ Fifteenth 61 pipes new, 56% tin Tremulant 1 1⁄3′ Mixture IV–VI 306 pipes new, 56% tin Swell Sub Octave 16′ Double Trumpet — from Swell Swell Unison Off 8′ Trompette 66 pipes new, 56% tin Swell Octave 4′ Clairon 78 pipes new, 56% tin 8′ Tuba — from Solo ECHO (enclosed) – Manual III – 115mm pressure Great Sub Octave 16′ Bourdon 12 pipes Möller pipes, extension of 8′ Bourdon Great Unison Off 8′ Viole de gambe 61 pipes Möller pipes Great Octave 8′ Voix Celeste 54 pipes from g8, Möller pipes with new zinc bass Chimes (from Solo) 8′ Bourdon 61 pipes Möller pipes Zimbelstern 4′ Violon 61 pipes new, 56% tin 8′ Cor d’amour 61 pipes Möller pipes, capped resonators ANTIPHONAL (enclosed) – Manual II – 115mm pressure Tremulant 16′ Contra Geigen 12 pipes new, extension of 8′ Geigen Echo Sub Octave 8′ Open Diapason 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes Echo Unison Off 8′ Chimney Flute 61 pipes Möller pipes with new wood bass Echo Octave 8′ Geigen 61 pipes new, zinc and 56% tin 4′ Principal 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes CHOIR (enclosed) – Manual I – 110mm pressure 4′ Traverse Flute 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes 16′ Lieblich Gedackt 12 pipes new, extension of 8′ Lieblich Gedackt 2′ Fifteenth 61 pipes Möller pipes 8′ Geigen Diapason 61 pipes Möller pipes Tremulant 8′ Concert Flute 61 pipes Casavant pipes with new treble Antiphonal Sub Octave 8′ Erzähler 61 pipes Möller pipes Antiphonal Unison Off 8′ Erzähler Celeste 54 pipes from g8, new, zinc and 56% tin Antiphonal Octave 8′ Lieblich Gedackt 61 pipes Möller pipes with new wood bass 8′ Trompette en chamade — prepared for future addition 4′ Geigen Principal 61 pipes new, 56% tin 4′ Koppelflöte 61 pipes Möller pipes 2 SWELL (enclosed) – Manual III –– 115mm pressure 2⁄3′ Nazard 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes 16′ Contra Gamba 12 pipes new, extension of 8′ Gamba 2′ Flageolet 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes 3 8′ Open Diapason 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes 1⁄5′ Tierce 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes 8′ Gamba 61 pipes Möller pipes 1′ Fife 61 pipes rescaled Möller pipes

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divisions draw sound from the chancel through the long nave, surrounding the congregation with sound without draw- ing attention to themselves. As soon as the gallery organ and its two-manual console were ready for ser- vice, the dismantling of the chancel organ began. In all parts of the organ, pipes The south chancel façade, displaying pipes made from 70% tin representing the slated for reuse were repaired, cleaned, bass of the Great 16′ Double Diapason and in the case of the Möller pipework, liberally rescaled for the new instrument. organ’s installation became a preoccupa- the chancel, and a two-manual console For example, the scales of the Swell and tion as lockdowns and international travel in the gallery with touchscreen controls. Antiphonal 8′ Open Diapason stops restrictions sidelined our company’s The gallery console offers the same stop were enlarged by three and four pipes, Québec-based organbuilders. After some controls as its larger brother at the other respectively. Two of the Möller’s narrow logistical reshuffling, we engaged a crack end of the sanctuary, giving organists stopped basses were replaced with new team led by Samantha Koch and Daniel complete control of the instrument in wooden pipes for a fuller sound in the Hancock to continue the installation real time. Both consoles also share the 8′ octave. After the addition of seven in Lubbock that included the talents of same capture system, allowing the organ- new pipes at various points in the tenor Ryan Boyle, Brian Seever, and Jon Les- ist to move from one end of the building through soprano octaves, the Möller 8′ ter. (Daniel and Samantha subsequently to the other without concern for regis- The Solo division: flared violas and Harmonic Flute was completely trans- joined our team in Québec at the end of trations. The system boasts 999 levels of wood Doppelflöte in the foreground, formed into the present Antiphonal 4′ 2020.) This last phase of the installation memory, as well as an independent six- French Horn and Tuba behind Traverse Flute. included the Great division and the four teen levels of memory for the divisional The first portion of the chancel organ 16′ tin façades with their oak casework pistons. Using Solid State Organ Sys- instrument for over a year, proving their arrived in Lubbock towards the end of around the church’s chancel area. tem’s powerful MultiSystem II platform, ability to accompany the church’s adult 2019, and a second shipment arrived in Our Opus 135 is playable from two the switching system in all four organ choir of over seventy voices. With the early 2020. As the full extent of Covid-19 new consoles. There is a large and tra- chambers is linked by fiber optic cable completion of the chancel organ, these made itself known, how to continue the ditional four-manual stopknob console in for effortlessly rapid communication.

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8′ English Horn 61 pipes Möller pipes 8′ Lieblich Gedackt — from Choir 8′ Clarinet 61 pipes new, 56% tin 4′ Choral Bass 32 pipes new, 56% tin 1 Tremulant 3⁄5′ Mixture V 160 pipes new, 56% tin Choir Sub Octave 32′ Contra Bombarde digital Walker Technical Co. Choir Unison Off 32′ Contra Fagotto digital enclosed with Swell, Walker Technical Co. Choir Octave 16′ Ophicleide 12 pipes new, zinc and 56% tin, ext. of Solo 8′ Tuba 8′ French Horn — from Solo 16′ Trombone 32 pipes new, 145mm pressure 16′ Ophicleide — from Solo and Pedal 16′ Trumpet — from Swell 8′ Tuba — from Solo 8′ Tuba — from Solo 4′ Tuba — from Solo 8′ Trumpet 32 pipes new, 145mm pressure 8′ Trompette en chamade — from Antiphonal 4′ Tuba — from Solo Harp — from Solo 8′ Trompette en chamade — from Antiphonal Chimes (from Solo) SOLO (enclosed) – Manual IV – 255mm pressure 8′ Doppelflöte 61 pipes new, wood and 40% tin ANTIPHONAL PEDAL 8′ Viola 61 pipes new, zinc and 56% tin 16′ Geigen — from Antiphonal 8′ Viola Celeste 54 pipes from g8, new, zinc and 56% tin 16′ Bourdon — from Echo Tremulant 8′ Geigen — from Antiphonal 8′ French Horn 49 pipes from c13, new, 56% tin, 425mm pressure 8′ Bourdon — from Echo 8′ Tuba 85 pipes Schopp’s pipes, 425mm pressure Solo Sub Octave Solo Unison Off 97 total stops; 75 ranks; 4,233 pipes Solo Octave 8′ Trompette en chamade — from Antiphonal Great Mixture IV–VI Chimes digital Walker Technical Co. c1 to b12 19 22 26 29 Harp digital Walker Technical Co. c13 to b24 15 19 22 26 Glockenspiel digital Walker Technical Co. c25 to f#31 12 15 19 22 26 g32 to b36 8 12 15 19 22 PEDAL – 105mm pressure c37 to f#43 1 8 12 15 19 22 32′ Contra Bass digital Walker Technical Co. g44 to e53 1 5 8 12 15 19 32′ Contra Bourdon digital Walker Technical Co. f54 to c61 1 5 8 8 12 15 16′ Open Wood 32 pipes new, wood 16′ Open Diapason No. 1 32 pipes new, 70% tin Swell Mixture III–V 16′ Open Diapason No. 2 — from Great c1 to e17 15 19 22 16′ Subbass 32 pipes Möller pipes f18 to b36 12 15 19 22 16′ Gamba — from Swell c37 to e41 8 12 15 19 16′ Lieblich Gedackt — from Choir f42 to b48 1 8 12 15 19 8′ Open Wood 12 pipes new, extension of 16′ Open Wood c49 to c61 1 8 8 12 15 8′ Principal 32 pipes new, 56% tin 8′ Subbass 12 pipes Möller pipes, extension of 16′ Subbass Pedal Mixture V 8′ Gamba — from Swell c1 to g32 17 19 22 26 29

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The two-manual console in the gallery with touchscreen controls A view of the 17-rank Swell division. The jumps to harmonic-length resonators in the 8′ Trumpet and 4′ Clarion stops can be seen on the far right. Further, the organ has SSOS’s Organ- Clarinet was fitted with teardrop shallots ist Palette, an iPad interface allowing for a slightly bolder timbre than a proto- wireless record-playback throughout the typical English example without limiting sanctuary, a transposer, and a clock with its utility. Both reeds are balanced for use stopwatch. The Organist Palette offers in dialogue with each other against the controls to adjust the General piston Swell, but they too can also be strength- sequencer, the various Sostenuto func- ened with elements from the cornet. tions, and the point of division for the The Solo division stands out with a Pedal Divide feature. Both consoles also strong Doppelflöte and a pair of warm use a programmable expression matrix, reverse-tapered gambas. The 8′ Tuba a concept we borrowed from Richard pipes by A. R. Schopp’s & Sons merit Houghten, which allows all five of the special mention for their resonators’ organ’s expressive divisions to be inter- enormous scale, as well as their early changed between any of the consoles’ jump to harmonic length at 4′ C. The three expression pedals. Tuba rank was revoiced on nearly seven- The new organ’s tonal design took teen inches pressure with a round, fun- shape in a comfortably English mold, damental tone that works beautifully as a based on a large and noble Great division. solo voice—especially when employed in Split between the two chancel façades, octaves—but can also buttress the whole the Great offers colorful foundation ensemble. It will contrast magnificently stops, an elegant 16′ principal chorus as the darker foil to the future Trompette topped with a six-rank mixture, and en chamade to be installed above the rear large-scale trumpets at 8′ and 4′ pitches. gallery. We also added a new 16′ octave The 16′ Double Diapason is extended to the Tuba using shallots and heavy zinc to play as the 8′ Open Diapason No. 2; sheets supplied by Schopp’s for seamless the rank’s slotted pipes are voiced for a cohesion. Intended to give the pedals the harmonically richer timbre to contrast last word in extraordinary circumstances, with the larger, more foundational Open the 16′ Ophicleide’s effect is especially Diapason No. 1. astonishing from the chancel console! The Swell offers all the dynamic and The organ’s twelve-rank Pedal division tonal range one would expect for choral features independent metal principals at works or organ repertoire. Its specifica- 16′, 8′, and 4′. A five-rank mixture com- tion is disciplined, containing the organ’s pletes the Pedal chorus, with the mixture secondary principal chorus, a richly incorporating a soft tierce rank for a colored string and celeste, and a light- subtly distinctive timbre. The pedals are hearted chorus of flutes. The Swell foun- reinforced by a large 16′–8′ Open Wood dations smooth the buildup between the rank and the restored Möller 16′–8′ Sub- Choir and Great divisions but equally bass, as well as a 16′ Trombone and 8′ reinforce the Great in orchestrally Trumpet on nearly six inches pressure. minded registrations. The Swell’s bat- The Pedal is also augmented by four tery of trumpets with English shallots digital 32′ stops provided by Walker, dominates the division without stretch- including a penetrating Contra Bass, a ing above their station; they enrich the subtle Bourdon, a vibrant Contra Trom- Great ensemble with nuance and color. bone, and a milder Contra Fagotto, with M. P. Möller Opus 8530 (1955/1980/1988) in its ultimate form, circa 2018 The Choir is the tertiary division, this last voice usefully enclosed within with a range of mezzo foundations, the Swell division. higher pitches add presence and texture proprietorship of Dudley Oakes (see the from its slotted principals to the open As with any Létourneau instrument, without overwhelming the balance of September 2020 issue of The Diapason Concert Flute to the delicate Lieblich a great deal of reflection went into how the chorus. The overall effect is one of for more information). This pipe organ is Gedackt rank. The organ’s softest stops, Opus 135 could best serve a host of grandeur, cohesion, and warmth. simultaneously the logical continuation the Erzähler and Erzähler Celeste, pos- musical needs, whether it is supporting We have thoroughly enjoyed working of the artistic evolution that the company sess more character than a typical Flute a modern worship service, accompany- with so many fine people at First United was already on and a first expression of Celeste. When used in tandem with the ing a grand choral anthem, or serving Methodist Church during the course our renewed pursuit of tonal excellence. Echo division, the effect is an ethereal as the vehicle to present the organ’s of this thrilling project, despite some Within the company, there is a growing shroud over the sanctuary, ideally pro- repertoire. We believe the specifica- unexpected twists and turns. Our work sense of being in a strong position. The portioned to introduce solo colors from tion bears this out. With 75 ranks and has been greatly helped at various points second generation of leadership has the Great, Swell, or Solo. With all the five expressive divisions, there are along the way by Danny Johnston, Dr. many lessons from the past to guide us harmonic vibrancy and carrying power of endless possibilities for creative reg- Seung-Won Cho, David Warren, Keith into the future while still having the a solo stop, the Choir’s cornet décomposé istration without having to turn the Bell, and the Reverend Todd Salzwedel. freedom to advance in new and exciting is still controlled in power such that its instrument on its head. Each of the We are also grateful to Mrs. Mary Frances directions. With several exciting projects mutations can reinforce the principals main divisions is based on foundations Baucum and the church’s Board of Trust- in the years ahead, we invite you to for smaller contrapuntal works or in appropriate to the space, with incisive ees who were so supportive of the organ watch this space! alternatim passages with other divisions. 16′ ranks that enhance their respective committee’s work and recommendations. —Orgues Létourneau Möller’s 8′ English Horn from 1954 was choruses without opacity. At the other In the broader context of the Létour- thoroughly revoiced, and its hollow, end of the spectrum, great attention neau company, our Opus 135 for Builder’s website: peaky timbre contrasts beautifully with was paid to the role of upperwork with First United Methodist Church is the letourneauorgans.com the Swell’s warm 8′ Oboe. The new the happy result that the mixtures and first instrument completed under the Church’s website: www.fumc.com/

24 Q THE DIAPASON Q JUNE 2021 WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM Reviews Bert Adams, FAGO PATRICK ALLEN Park Ridge Presbyterian Church ³ page 11 amusements including music. Spital- Park Ridge, IL GRACE CHURCH of these sorts of publications in English, fi elds, at the east end of London (near Pickle Piano & Church Organ Systems NEW YORK this reviewer cannot fi nd another that the present Liverpool Street Railway Bloomingdale, IL measures up to The Work-List of Henry Station), had traditionally been a center Erben. This is now the study against of the weaving industry, but this was in which future books will be measured. decline by the end of the eighteenth —Stephen Schnurr century. Things got much worse in the Christopher Babcock Your artist spotlight can appear Gary, Indiana nineteenth century, and Spitalfi elds on The Diapason website for became a dreadful slum that was the as little as $16 per month St. Andrew’s by the Sea, scene of some of Jack the Ripper’s most Contact Jerome Butera, New Recordings notorious murders. In the twenty-fi rst Hyannis Port [email protected] From Palaces to Pleasure Gardens: century it has been undergoing gentri- 1735 Richard Bridge Organ of Christ fi cation and now sustains a fl ourishing Church, Spitalfi elds. Thomas Trot- community of artists. ter, organ. Regent Records, Ltd., The performer on this compact disc REGCD526, £8.33. Available from is Thomas Trotter (b. 1957), who was Dean W. Billmeyer regentrecords.com. educated at Malvern College, an inde- Concerto Grosso in F Major, op. 6, no. pendent school in Worcestershire, and at University of Minnesota 9, Archangelo Corelli, arr. Thomas Bil- King’s College, Cambridge, where he was Minneapolis 55455 • [email protected] lington, Thomas Trotter; Voluntary No. an organ scholar under David Willcocks. 2 in D Major, James Hook; Voluntary He undertook further study in Paris with No. 5 in D Minor, Hook; Voluntary in C Marie-Claire Alain. In 1983 he became Major, Johann Christoph Pepusch; Con- the Birmingham City Organist in succes- GAVIN BLACK certo in D Minor, op. 7, no. 4, Handel, sion to George Thalben-Ball. Another Byron L. Blackmore arr. Trotter; Voluntary in F Major, op. palace connection is that Thomas Trotter Princeton Early Keyboard Center Crown of Life Lutheran Church 7, no. 6, John Stanley; Concerto in D is also the organist of Saint Margaret’s 732/599-0392 Sun City West, Arizona Major, op. 1, no. 6, Johann Christian Church, Westminster, the parish church www.pekc.org Bach; Voluntary No. 10 in G Major, Wil- of the House of Commons in the Palace 623/214-4903 liam Russell. of Westminster. He holds honorary doc- Perhaps the fi rst place one thinks of torates from Birmingham City University when talking about palaces is Bucking- and the University of Birmingham and ham Palace in London (affectionately has given numerous concert tours all over THOMAS BROWN Carson Cooman known, especially by the Royal Family, the world. It is probably naughty of me CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Composer and Concert Organist as “Buck House”), which was built for to say so, but something I especially like Harvard University the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and about Thomas Trotter is his transcription ThomasBrownMusic.com www.carsoncooman.com has been a royal residence since 1761. of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride! The 1735 Richard Bridge organ at Arcangelo Corelli was an immensely Christ Church, Spitalfi elds, London, was popular composer in eighteenth-century restored by William Drake (1943–2014) England, and his works were widely Your professional card of Buckfastleigh in South Devon. This performed for the rich and famous DELBERT DISSELHORST connection with Buckingham Palace in palaces, stately homes, and for the could appear here! especially comes to my mind because general public in pleasure gardens. Con- Professor Emeritus Contact: [email protected] the last time I visited Bill Drake in his certo Grosso in F Major, op. 6, no. 9, is University of Iowa–Iowa City or 608/634-6253 workshop he was working on the 1818 in six movements. To make the works of Lincoln organ from the ballroom in Corelli more accessible Thomas Billing- Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth ton produced the transcription, Corelli’s and Prince Philip had been to visit a celebrated twelve Concertos, Adapted STEVEN EGLER JOHN FENSTERMAKER few days previously, and I afterwards for the organ, harpsichord, or piano Central Michigan University wondered if Bill had taken them to the forte, Opera IX (London: published by TRINITY-BY-THE-COVE same extremely nice pub that he took Mr. Billington, [1795]). Thomas Trotter School of Music Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 me to for lunch. Perhaps I should have modifi ed this edition for the current NAPLES, FLORIDA asked. Bill had not yet started on the recording, and it shows the kind of thing [email protected] restoration of the Christ Church, Spit- that might have been played on the alfi elds, organ, but he showed me some organs of pleasure gardens by such fi g- Norberto of the pipework he had in storage at his ures as William Russell and James Hook workshop, ready to start work as soon as during the Napoleonic Wars. The bright, the Buckingham Palace ballroom organ airy character of the Spitalfi elds organ is Susan Goodson Guinaldo was completed. I have not seen the Spit- well suited to this arrangement. Emanuel United Church of Christ His Music alfi elds organ since its restoration, but The son of a Norwich knife-grinder, Manchester, Michigan See—Listen—Buy judging by this recording Bill Drake and James Hook, like John Worgan, was a www.GuinaldoPublications.com his associates have done a fabulous job child prodigy. Best known today for his with the project. song, The Lass of Richmond Hill, Hook Christ Church, Spitalfi elds, was came to London to seek his fortune and designed by the renowned architect initially worked at the White Conduit It’s not too early to think about your nomination for Nicholas Hawksmoor and built between House, a tea garden in Pentonville. 1714 and 1729. The three-manual He subsequently became organist of The Diapason’s organ, built by Richard Bridge in 1735, Saint Pancras Old Church. He later was for over a century the largest organ also became organist of Saint John’s, 20 Under 30 Class of 2023! in Britain. It seems almost miraculous Horsleydown, Bermondsey, and of that the instrument has survived into Marylebone and Vauxhall Gardens. He the twenty-fi rst century substantially was a prolifi c composer and wrote many intact. A competition was held to select works for theaters and pleasure gardens David Herman an organist for the church in 1736, and including two operas. The two voluntar- the honor of being the fi rst organist ies on this compact disc come from his Trustees Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music and University Organist went to Peter Prelleur (1705–1741), Ten Voluntaries for the Organ, op. 146 with the eleven-year-old child prodigy (1815), which have been republished The University of Delaware Q [email protected] John Worgan, who a decade or two by Oxford Music in an edition edited later would be the famous organist of by David Patrick. Voluntary No. 2 in Vauxhall Gardens, as the runner-up. D Major is a Cornet voluntary of two Peter Prelleur left a number of organ movements, “Introduction (Adagio) for Gail Archer voluntaries, several of which have been the Diapasons and Oboe,” and “Cornet organist published, and as he was also the musi- Movement” (Vivace). It would have cian at Goodman’s Fields Theatre he been played after the psalms at Morning www.gailarcher.com LorraineSunghee Brugh, Kim, DMPh.D. would have been a good candidate for or Evening Prayer to give the clergy- Professor of Music Vassar College this compact disc, which features musi- man time to fi nd his place in the Bible. University Organist cians who also performed at theaters Voluntary No. 5 in D Minor is more of a Barnard College, Columbia University [email protected] Valparaiso, Ind. and pleasure gardens, or whose music recital piece consisting of an “Introduc- (212) 854-5096 was popular there. tion (Adagio) for the Diapasons” and a valpo.edu But, alas, no. Pleasure gardens were “Moderato” for full organ in a style not Promotion 219.464.5084219-464-6796 SOZO Media privately owned parks where for a unlike some of Handel’s concerti. It is [email protected]@valpo.edu small fee the public could enjoy various conceivable that this could have been [email protected]

WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM THE DIAPASON Q JUNE 2021 Q 25 The second Gruenstein Award ANDREW HENDERSON, DMA Reviews molbm-ঞm];vv-‹v‰bѴѴ0;-11;r|;7 Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church played both in church and in the plea- must have been very intimidating for an ";r|;l0;uƐķƑƏƑƐķ|_uo†]_ New York, NY sure gardens. organist to have Handel in his congre- -m†-u‹ƒƐķƑƏƑƑĺ www.andrewhenderson.net Johann Christoph Pepusch was born gation, anyway. Stanley later became in Berlin but came to London around Handel’s literary executor. Stanley’s 1700. He founded the Academy of involvement in London life went much A Professional Card in Ancient Music, was a noted proponent further even than this. He succeeded Richard Barrick Hoskins of Corelli, and published an edition of William Boyce as the Master of the King’s Music, was a frequent performer Director of Music & Organist The Diapason Corelli’s works. Pepusch was organist of the Charterhouse, a retirement home for at Vauxhall Gardens, and both promoted For rates and digital specifications, St. Chrysostom's Church male pensioners and a boys’ school, the and participated in the performances Chicago contact Jerome Butera latter of which is still operating today as of the Covent Garden Opera and the [email protected] 608/634-6253; [email protected] one of England’s leading independent Drury Lane Theatre. Voluntary in F schools. In addition to this he was also Major, op. 7, no. 6, is from the third set on the music staff of James Brydges, of ten voluntaries Stanley published for KIM R. KASLING JAMES KIBBIE First Duke of Chandos, in his establish- organ or harpsichord. It is a rare exam- ment at Cannons, where Handel was ple of a French Horn voluntary—only D.M.A. The University of Michigan composer-in-residence. Pepusch was a handful of organs including those of St. John’s University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2085 heavily involved in London’s theater life, the Temple Church and Christ Church, 734-764-1591 FAX: 734-763-5097 Collegeville, MN 56321 and this makes him a good candidate for Spitalfields, possessed a French Horn email: [email protected] this compact disc. His Concerto in C stop—and consists of an “Andante for Major, besides being his only surviving the Diapasons” and a “Vivace for French solo organ work, is remarkable if not Horn.” It would again have been used David K. Lamb, D.Mus. unique in having no fewer than twelve in the morning or evening service after Karen Schneider Kirner Director of Music movements, including sections for Ses- the psalms. Director, Notre Dame Handbell Choir quialtera, Cornet, Cremona, Bassoon, The palace music tradition continues Trinity United Methodist Church Assistant Director, Notre Dame Folk Choir New Albany, Indiana Twelfth, and Trumpet, besides some with Johann Christian Bach, youngest University of Notre Dame 812/944-2229 softer movements, and culminating in son of Johann Sebastian Bach, who a fugue. The very adequate supply of came to London in 1762 and became varied eighteenth-century voices on Music Master to Queen Charlotte. He the Spitalfields organ makes it an ideal performed opera at the King’s The- instrument for performing this piece. I atre and symphonies and concerti at had never heard of a Twelfth movement the Hanover Square Rooms. He also A.S.C.A.P. FELLOW, AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS before and wondered how it ought to published a collection of four Vauxhall be registered. I note from the leaflet Songs [W.H 28–31] circa 1769, presum- 345 SADDLE LAKE DRIVE ROSWELL-ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30076 that Thomas Trotter just used Stopped ably for performance at Vauxhall Gar- (770) 594-0949 Diapason and Twelfth. I wonder, how- dens. Johann Christian Bach’s Keyboard ever, if it was intended to be the English Concerto in D Major, op. 1, no. 6 [W.C equivalent of the French Jeu de nazard, 54], first published in 1763, consists of in which case one might add a 4′ Princi- three movements—“Allegro Assai,” ANDREW PAUL MOORE LEON NELSON pal as well. Who knows? “Andante,” and “Allegro Moderato”— CHRIST CHURCH Director of Traditional Music Returning to the Duke of Chandos’s and is a fine example of the Galant style Southminster Presbyterian Church composer-in-residence, George Frid- at its best. Thomas Trotter plays it in his SHORT HILLS Arlington Heights, IL 60005 eric Handel, the next composition to own organ reduction. feature on the compact disc is Organ William Russell, Jr., was the son of Concerto in D Minor, op. 7, no. 4. a London organist and organbuilder, Handel wrote two sets of organ con- William Russell, Sr., and the brother of certi—op. 4 and op. 7—the first set of another organbuilder, Timothy Russell. LARRY PALMER which was first published in a keyboard William Russell, Jr., became organist of PHILIP CROZIER reduction, possibly the work of Handel Saint Anne’s, Limehouse, in 1798. In CONCERT ORGANIST Harpsichord – Organ himself, by John Walsh in 1738. Walsh 1801 he secured the extremely impor- ACCOMPANIST published the second set in 1761, tant post of organist of the Foundling Professor of Music, Emeritus two years after the death of Handel, Hospital, a large orphanage whose 3355 Queen Mary Road, Apt 424 although several movements appear fashionable musical life, earlier sup- Montreal, H3V 1A5, P. Quebec SMU, Dallas, Texas to have been lost. It is thought that ported by Handel, raised large amounts Canada op. 7, no. 4 was used at the premiere of money for charity. In 1807 Russell of the Occasional Oratorio in 1746. applied for the vacant post of organ- Recitals — Lectures — Consultancies (514) 739-8696 Numerous keyboard reductions have ist at Christ Church, Spitalfields, but [email protected] been made over the centuries. Thomas was the runner-up in a field of eleven [email protected] + 214.350-3628 Trotter transcribed the version used candidates. He obtained his Bachelor in this recording himself. It is again a of Music degree from Oxford University very good example of the kind of music in 1808. Russell also worked in theaters that was used in the London theaters, and opera houses, including Sadler’s opera houses, and pleasure gardens in Wells Opera Company, Covent Garden $_;v|-@o=THE DIAPASON1om]u-|†Ѵ-|;v the middle of the eighteenth century. Theatre, and a theater that delighted in Ѵ;Š-m7;u;vŒѴ;u-v|_;‰bmm;uo=|_;bm-†]†u-Ѵ Thomas Trotter achieves a particularly the unlikely name of the Royal Circus u†;mv|;bm‰-u7ĺ pretty effect on the sparkling choruses and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy. of the Spitalfields organ in the second, This was part of a popular genre of the “Allegro,” movement. time known as hippodrama, combining John Stanley was yet another child equestrian shows with dramatic produc- prodigy on the eighteenth-century tions and performed in theaters called London music scene. Left almost blind hippodromes. Russell published two sets by a childhood accident, he became an of Twelve Voluntaries for the Organ in A gift subscription to organ student of Maurice Greene and 1804 and 1812. Both sets have a Volun- obtained his first church organ post at tary No. 10 in G Major, but this is the the age of eleven. At the age seventeen one from the second set, consisting of a The Diapason he became the youngest person ever to “Largo Maestoso” followed by a “Fugue” The perfect gift for obtain the degree of Bachelor of Music based on a theme of Haydn. Russell was at Oxford University. He was best known among the earliest English organists to + organist colleagues + choir directors as the celebrated organist of the Temple include a rudimentary pedal part in his + students + organ builders Church, one of the centers of the legal voluntaries, as he does towards the end + teachers + clergy profession in London. (For more on of this fugue. Temple Church and its organs, see “A More than 285 years later, the Richard Each month your gift will keep on giving by providing the history of the Temple Church organs” Bridge organ of Christ Church, Spit- important news of the organ and church music field. Know that by Roger Sayer, November 2019 issue, alfields, remains a superb instrument. your gift will be just right. pages 19–21.) Handel frequently left his Thomas Trotter’s compact disc is a very For information, The Diapason, P.O. Box 300, Lincolnshire, IL own church, Saint George’s, Hanover interesting illustration of the musical 60069-0300, [email protected]; Toll-Free: 877/501-7540; Local: Square, before the end of the service so milieu in which organists were working that he could rush over to the Temple at the time the instrument was built, and 847/763-4933. Or visit www.thediapason.com and click “subscribe.” Church to hear Stanley’s voluntary. 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GAIL ARCHER, St. Francis Xavier Air, Price; Final (Symphonie VI in b, op. Prelude and Fugue in e, BWV 548, Ada- tion, op. 18 (Six pièces d’orgue, no. 3), Catholic Church, New York, NY, Feb- 59), Vierne. gio (Sonata in d, BWV 527), Prelude and Franck; Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, ruary 7: Improvisation on a Polish Fugue in G, BWV 541, Bach. BWV 686, Bach. Hymn, Surzynski; Pastorale in f-sharp, JOHN COBLE, Cathedral of St. Phil- Rychling; Meditation–Elegy, Borowski; ip, Atlanta, GA, February 28: Prelude CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN, St. JOHN J. MITCHELL, University of Triptych, Lukaszewski; Kantata for and Fugue in g, BWV 535, Wer nur den Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, New Houston, Houston, TX, February 23: Organ, Gorecki; Symphony No. VIII, lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 647, Bach; York, NY, February 15: Pièce Héroïque, Praeludium in g, BuxWV 149, Buxtehu- Nowowiejski; Esquisse, Bacewicz; Trip- In Memory—H.H.L., Locklair; Choral FWV 37 (Trois Pièces, no. 3), Franck; de; Partita on Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie tychon, Paciorkiewicz. No. 3 in a (Trois Chorals pour Grand Deus Esquisses, op. 41, Dupré; Andan- nichtig, Böhm; Tierce en taille (Livre Orgue, no. 3), Franck. tino (String Quartet in G), Debussy, d’orgue), DuMage; Paraphrase on St. JACKSON BORGES, Princeton Uni- transcr. Guilmant, Houlihan; Naïades Patrick’s Breastplate/Dierde/Gartan, te versity Chapel, Princeton, NJ, February LYNNE DAVIS, Wichita State Uni- (24 Pièces de fantaisie, Quatrième suite, Velde; Passacaglia in c, BWV 582, Bach; 4: Concert Overture in c, Hollins; Night- versity, Wichita, KS, February 3: Cho- op. 55, no. 4), Final (Symphonie I in d, Ts’mindao Ghmerto, arr. Mitchell. song, Elmore; Allegro (Symphonie VI in rale Partita on Ach wie nichtig, ach wie op. 14), Vierne. g, op. 42, no. 2), Widor. flüchtig, Böhm; Fantasy and Fugue in g, JONATHAN W. MOYER, Centen- BWV 542, Bach. NICOLE KELLER, Trinity Lu- nial Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral, DAVID BRIGGS, Cathedral of St. theran Church, Worcester, MA, Feb- Cincinnati, OH, February 14: Estamp- John the Divine, New York, NY, Feb- JILLIAN GARDNER, St. James ruary 14: Fantasy: Torah Song (Yisrael ie, Danksagmüller; Gagliarda “L’herba ruary 9: Trumpet Tune, Purcell, transcr. Episcopal Church, Fairhope, AL, March V’oraita), Phillips; Suite No. 1, Price; fresca,” Gagliarda “Gamba,” Gagliarda Briggs; Prélude, Fugue, et Variation, op. 19: Sinfonia (Wir danken dir, Gott, BWV A Secret Power, The World of Silence, “Comadrina” (Intabolatura Nova di 18 (Six pièces pour grand orgue, no. 3), 29), Bach; Pas de quatre, La Fée-Argent, There Is a Spirit That Delights to Do Balli); Recercar con obligo di cantare la Franck; Symphonie improvisée en qua- Cendrillon et Fortuné, L’oiseau Bleu et No Evil (A Quaker Reader), Rorem; quinta parte senza toccarla (Fiori mu- tre mouvements, Briggs. La princess Florine, Chaperon rouge et So Fades the Lovely Blooming Flower, sicali), Frescobaldi; Tiento por A la mi Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New le loup, Apotheose (Sleeping Beauty, op. There Is a Happy Land, I Love Thee, re, Cabanilles; Psalmus: O Lorde turne York, NY, February 23: Prelude (Die 66), Tchaikovsky, transcr. Gardner; Im- My Lord (Sacred Sounds), Shearing; not awaye, anonymous; Felix namque Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Wagner, provisation on Nearer, My God, to Thee!, The Primitives, At the Ballet, Those II (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book), Tal- transcr. Westbrook; Prelude, Liebestod Karg-Elert; Sinfonietta, Gjeilo; Festival Americans (Five Dances), Hampton; lis; Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, (Tristan und Isolde), Wagner, transcr. Toccata, Fletcher; Toccata in F, BWV Toccata, Wilson. anonymous; Ricercar in D, Steigleder; Lemare; Prometheus, Liszt, transcr. 540, Bach; Prélude, Final (Symphonie I Chaconne “Oculi mei semper ad Domi- Guillou; Tod und Verklärung, Strauss, in d, op. 14), Vierne. SAMUEL KUFFUOR-AFRIYIE, num,” Moyer. transcr. Briggs. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New GREGORY HAMILTON, harpsi- York, NY, February 16: Joshua Fit the RAYMOND NAGEM, Cathedral of TIGRAN BUNIATYAN, First Pres- chord, Irving, TX, February 7: Suite in F, Battle, Sowande; Adoration, Price; St. John the Divine, New York, NY, Feb- byterian Church, Huron, OH, Febru- La Roux; Chaconne, F. Couperin; Suite Wonya amane, Mafro Patahunu, Nke- ruary 2: Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV ary 14: Balletto del Granduca, Malle in c, Geoffrey; Le Caron, A. L. Couperin. tia; Yoruba Lament, Sowande; Ebene- 545, Bach; St. Bride, Assisted by Angels, Sijmen, Sweelinck; Chorale Partita on Harpsichord, Irving, TX, February 14: zer, Prelude on Sansaakroma, Tatale, Bingham; Symphony No. 1 in b, Andrée. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, Leyd- Suite in C, Purcell; Suite in g, Chamont; Kuffuor-Afriyie. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New ing; Prelude and Fugue in f, BWV 534, Suite, Dumont; 8 Préludes, Couperin. York, NY, March 2: Prelude and Fugue in Chorale Partita on O Gott du frommer Harpsichord, Irving, TX, February 21: SCOTT LAMLEIN, St. John’s Epis- d, BWV 539, Bach; Suite Acadiana, op. Gott, BWV 767, Liebster Jesu, wir sind Suite in G, Bustijn; Prelude, Fugue, and copal Church, West Hartford, CT, Feb- 3, no. 2, Beaulieu; Sonata VI in e-flat, op. hier, BWV 731, Prelude and Fugue in C, Postlude, Böhm; Suite in c, Froberger; ruary 7: Fantasia and Fugue in g, BWV 119, Rheinberger. BWV 545, Bach. Suite in e, Handel. 542, Bach; Alborada, Cooman; Great Day, Hailstork; Quodlibet on Slane, Ra- ANDREW SCHAEFFER, Church of STEPHEN BUZARD, St. Luke’s RICHARD HOSKINS & THOMAS kich; Allegro vivace (Symphonie V in f, St. Louis, King of France, St. Paul, MN, Episcopal Church, Evanston, IL, Feb- COLAO, St. Chrysostom Episcopal op. 42, no. 1), Widor. February 10: Les cloches de Hinckley (24 ruary 28: Prélude et Fugue sur le nom Church, Chicago, IL, February 14: Pre- Pièces de fantaisie, Quatrième suite, op. d’Alain, op. 7, Duruflé;Schmücke dich, lude and Fugue in C, BWV 545, Herr MALCOLM MATTHEWS, Christ 55, no. 6), Vierne; Partita on Herr Jesu O liebe Seele, BWV 645, Bach; Lacri- Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn, BWV Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN, Feb- Christ, dich zu uns wend, Böhm; At the mae, Carter; Andante cantabile (Sym- 601, Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, ruary 21: Sonata III in A, op. 65, no. 3, Ballet (Five Dances), Hampton; Marche phony 5), Tchaikovsky, transcr. Lemare; BWV 639, In dir ist Freude, BWV 615, Mendelssohn; Prélude, fugue, et varia- (Sept pièces, op. 27, no. 2), Dupré.

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