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THE DIAPASON AUGUST 2016 Christ Church in Short Hills Short Hills, New Jersey Cover feature on pages 26–27 WWW.CONCERTARTISTS.COM 860-560-7800 [email protected] PO BOX 6507, DETROIT, MI 48206-6507 CHARLES MILLER, President [email protected] PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD, Founder [email protected] ANTHONY & BEARD ADAM BRAKEL THE CHENAULTS JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE PETER RICHARD CONTE LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN BARCELONA DAVID HURD SIMON THOMAS JACOBS MARTIN JEAN HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE ROBERT MCCORMICK BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAÚL PRIETO RAMÍREZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN HERNDON SPILLMAN CAROLE TERRY Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition BENJAMIN SHEEN JOHANN VEXO BRADLEY WELCH JOHANNES ZEINLER 2013 2015 LONGWOOD GARDENS ST. ALBANS WINNER WINNER THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Seventh Year: No. 8, In this issue Whole No. 1281 Among the offerings in this issue, Stephanie Burgoyne intro- AUGUST 2016 duces us to the fi ve organ sonatas of Charles Villiers Stanford. Established in 1909 Laurence Libin presents a helpful compendium of suggestions Joyce Robinson ISSN 0012-2378 for ensuring a pipe organ’s longevity—these can be categorized 847/391-1044; [email protected] as disaster preparation, instrument documentation, and pro- www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, moting appreciation of the instrument. the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music Larry Palmer reports on the East Texas Pipe Organ Festival, your favorite students? Student subscriptions are just $20. You held last November. Gavin Black continues his commentary on can also sponsor subscriptions for a group of students. Contact CONTENTS recent recording sessions, and John Bishop refl ects on youthful me, and I’ll be pleased to assist. FEATURES memories, including those of E. Power Biggs. Our cover feature this month is Emery Brothers’ renovation Gentle reminders The Five Organ Sonatas of Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1347 (Joseph Whiteford, 1960) at It’s not too early to remind you about The Diapason 2017 by Stephanie Burgoyne 20 Christ Church in Short Hills, Short Hills, New Jersey. Resource Directory. Please check your existing listing in the After Conservation, What? 2016 directory and let us know if any changes are needed. Suggestions for Organists Back to school It’s also not too early to get you thinking about nominations by Laurence Libin 24 By the time you receive this issue, summer will be starting for our “20 under 30” Class of 2017. Nominations will open in NEWS & DEPARTMENTS to wind down and students will be planning their return to December. Persons previously nominated but not selected may Editor’s Notebook 3 school. Why not give a gift subscription to The Diapason to be nominated again. Q Here & There 3 Appointments 8 Nunc Dimittis 10 Here & There Harpsichord News by Larry Palmer 11 In the wind . by John Bishop 16 On Teaching by Gavin Black 18 Events by Scott Dettra, Christian Bischof, Kim- a description of the daily activities of REVIEWS The Friends of the Kotzschmar berly Schafer, Jonathan Biggers, Joseph the conference, illustrated by dozens Music for Voices and Organ 12 Organ host their Orgelfest 16 this month Gascho, Tiffany Ng, James Kibbie, Kola of photographs, visit www.iohio.org.mx/ Book Reviews 12 in Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Maine. Owolabi, and students at the University eng/fest2016.htm. New Recordings 12 Concerts are presented on Tuesdays of Michigan; lectures and workshops New Organ Music 13 at 7:30 p.m.: August 2, Fred Swann; by Joseph Gascho, Michael Barone, Artis–Naples held a “festival of New Handbell Music 15 8/9, Dave Wickerham; 8/16, Katelyn Joseph Balistreri, Huw Lewis, Tiffany Great Organ Music” on June 5 at Emerson; 8/23, Ray Cornils. Saturday, Ng, Christian Bischof, Eugene Rogers, Naples Philharmonic Hall in Naples, NEW ORGANS 28 August 13, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., and Darlene Kuperus. For information: Florida. James Cochran demonstrated SUMMER CARILLON CALENDAR 29 is Kotzschmar Organ Day, a free event. [email protected]; www.umich.edu/ the IV-41/64 Casavant Frères organ CALENDAR 30 Tours of the organ are available August departments/organ. (Opus 3690, 1990). Works by Bach, ORGAN RECITALS 32 17, 8/24, and 9/1. Open console time may Barié, Buxtehude, Lemare, Messiaen, CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 34 be reserved for a fee on August 17 and The Indianapolis Symphonic Rheinberger, Vierne, and Widor were 8/24. For information: www.foko.org. Choir will make its fi rst appearance at played by organists Lee Cobb, Jerome New York City’s Carnegie Hall for the Cole, John Fenstermaker, Joyce Finlay, THE Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno, fi rst time since 1978 on October 16, Brice Gerlach, Thomas Goetz, Ric DIAPASON AUGUST 2016 Nevada, hosts recitals on Fridays at 12 conducted by artistic director Eric Stark. Jaeggi, Colleen Kilpatrick, Reidel Mar- noon: August 5, Philip Manwell and Sally The performance will feature Moham- tinez, Mary Joy Silmaro, and Wojciech Turk; 8/19, Michael Lynch; September med Fairouz’s oratorio, Zabur, commis- Wojtasiewicz. This was the tenth annual 2, Thomas Joyce; 9/16, Joyce Rhodes; sioned and debuted by the Choir with recital at Naples Philharmonic Hall and October 7, James Hicks; 10/21, David the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra attracted an audience of 500. Hatt; November 4, Dominic Pau; 11/18, in 2015. Joined by the Indianapolis Chil- Joan Chambers; December 2, Michael dren’s Choir, the performance will also Christ Church in Short Hills Lynch; 12/16, Philip Manwell. For infor- include Benjamin Britten’s Les Illumina- Competitions Short Hills, New Jersey Cover feature on pages 26–27 mation: www.trinityreno.org. tions. For more information, visit www. Macalester Plymouth United indychoir.org. Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, announces COVER Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1347, renovation/ St. Chrysostom’s Church, Chicago, that Barbara Hamm has won its 2015 additions by Emery Brothers, Allentown, Illinois, announces its upcoming con- Grace Church in Newark, New Jer- hymn contest. A $500 prize was awarded Pennsylvania; Christ Church in Short Hills, certs (at 7:30 p.m. unless noted): August sey, participated in the city’s 350th anni- for the hymn O God, Bestow Your Love Short Hills, New Jersey 26 15, 6 p.m., Mathieu Polak, carillon; versary celebration with a concert on May and Care, a marriage hymn. Hamm’s September 6, The Choir of Gonville & 22. James Hopkins, recently appointed hymn texts have been published by Caius College, Cambridge; 9/17, Aestas music director of the church, performed Abingdon Press and by Hope Publish- Editorial Director JOYCE ROBINSON Consort; October 21, Richard Hoskins; and conducted works chosen to celebrate ing Company’s Online Hymnody, among and Publisher [email protected] November 8, Third Coast Baroque; restoration of the “Te Deum” stained others. Since 1996, Hamm has served as 847/391-1044 December 9, Candlelight Carols; 12/18, glass window, installed in 1930 in honor minister of music at Community Con- Sr. Vice President RICK SCHWER Caroling with James Fackenthal, caril- of Newark’s Mayor Thomas L. Raymond, gregational Church, United Church of [email protected] lon. For further information: Jr., long-time Grace Church parishioner. Christ in Benicia, California. She teaches 847/391-1048 www.saintc.org. The concert featured works by Bruckner, English at Diablo Valley College in Pleas- Editor-at-Large STEPHEN SCHNURR Bach, Howells, James McGregor, Grace ant Hill, California. For information: [email protected] The festival Musica Divina will be Church director of music emeritus, and www.macalester-plymouth.org. 847/954-7989 held September 15 through October 2 in John Sebastian Bach Hodges, rector of Sales Director JEROME BUTERA monasteries, beguinages, and churches of Grace Church from 1861–70. The Conference of Roman Catho- [email protected] the province of Antwerp, Belgium. Bel- lic Cathedral Musicians announces 608/634-6253 gian and international artists will present The Eleventh International Organ a competition for newly composed set- Circulation/ Subscriptions DONNA HEUBERGER music from the Renaissance to the pres- and Early Music Festival of Oaxaca, tings of the proper texts of the Entrance [email protected] ent age. For more information, visit www. Mexico, was held February 18–24. and Communion Antiphons with Psalm 847/954-7986 musica-divina.be. Nearly 100 persons from Mexico, the verses from the Roman Missal (2010) Designer CATHY LEPENSKE United States, and six other countries for the Ordination of Priests. A prize [email protected] The University of Michigan Organ participated, with scholarships provided of $2,000 will be awarded for the win- 847/954-7964 Department presents its 56th Annual to six Mexican organ students to attend. ning settings. Texts are to be scored for Conference on Organ Music and Twenty musicians collaborated in eight congregation, choir, organ, and optional Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Harpsichord the 5th Annual Organ Improvisa- concerts on seven restored organs. instruments. Submission deadline is tion Competition, October 2–4 in Ann Restored historic organs were featured October 30. For a detailed explanation of JAMES MCCRAY Arbor. The schedule includes artists in concert, unrestored organs were competition rules, full texts, instrumen- Choral Music and lecturers from the United States visited to study conservation, and the tation, and submission guidelines, visit BRIAN SWAGER and Europe in addition to offerings by organ restoration project for San Matías www.crccm.org. Carillon Michigan faculty and students: recitals Jalatlaco was demonstrated, as well. For ³ page 4 JOHN BISHOP In the wind . THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Scranton Gillette This journal is indexed in the The Music Index, and abstracted in RILM Abstracts. Communications, Inc., 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201, Arlington Heights, IL 60005- Copyright ©2016.
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    Ringer Socialisation & Interaction Activities Fun non-ringing team-building activities for a handbell group Permission granted for reprinting by: Malcolm C Wilson, Dunblane www.ringinpraise.org.uk Continued from Part 1 posted May 2010 in ringEr-Notes Introduction Are you looking for a fun activity that has a handbell theme? Perhaps for a short break from regular ringing rehearsals or at a gathering of many ringer groups, or a ringer party. The idea of a handbell group being a team, working together as one unit and every ringer getting to know each other better can be nurtured by activities such as those that follow. Each of the games below can incorporate further interaction as part of the game e.g. by making it part of the game for each ringer to introduce themselves to the others in their team or perhaps to say something about themselves. And the accent is on fun! Many more familiar games can be given a handbell "twist" - have a "brainstorming" session with other ringers once they've seen the games and your imagination is the only limit! Have fun! Looking for more quick and easy ideas for your choir? Check out Tips & Tools each month in Overtones! Members you can log in now at our website www.agehr.org to see digital archived copies of Overtones. Benefits of Membership Local, Area and National opportunities rolled-up into 1 AGEHR Membership “AGHER is a great organization and provides us with LOTS of continuing information. The handbell world is changing and we need to know what is new out there.
  • Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16Th and 17Th Centuries by John D

    Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16Th and 17Th Centuries by John D

    Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries by John D. Shortridge (REPRINTED WITH CHANGES—1970) CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 225 · Paper 15, Pages 93–107 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS · WASHINGTON, D.C. · 1970 Figure 1.—OUTER CASE OF ALBANA HARPSICHORD. Italian Harpsichord-Buildingin the 16th and 17th Centuries By John D. Shortridge The making of harpsichords flourished in Italy throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. The Italian instruments were of simpler construction than those built by the North Europeans, and they lacked the familiar second manual and array of stops. In this paper, typical examples of Italian harpsichords from the Hugo Worch Collection in the United States National Museum are described in detail and illustrated. Also, the author offers an explanation for certain puzzling variations in keyboard ranges and vibrating lengths of strings of the Italian harpsichords. THE AUTHOR: John D. Shortridge is associate curator of cultural history in the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution. PERHAPS the modern tendency to idealize progress has been responsiblefor the neglect of Italian harpsichords and virginals during the present day revival of interest in old musical instruments. Whatever laudable traits the Italian builders may have had, they cannot be considered to have been progressive. Their instruments of the mid-16th century hardly can be distinguished from those made around 1700. During this 150 years the pioneering Flemish makers added the four-foot register, a second keyboard, and lute and buff stops to their instruments. However, the very fact that the Italian builders were unwilling to change their models suggests that their instruments were good enough to demand no further improvements.
  • The Importance of Music in Different Religions

    The Importance of Music in Different Religions

    The Importance of Music in Different Religions By Ruth Parrott July 2009 Silverdale Community Primary School, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Key Words Spirituality Greetings Calls to Worship Blessings Dance in Hindu Worship Celebrations 2 Contents Introduction p4 The Teaching of RE in Staffordshire Primary Schools p6 Music and Spirituality p7 Assembly – ‘Coping with Fear’ p11 Suggestions for Listening and Response p14 Responses to Music and Spirituality p16 Worksheet – ‘Listening to Music’ KS2 p18 Worksheet – ‘Listening to Music’ KS1 p19 Judaism p20 Christianity p24 Islam p26 Sikhism p30 Hinduism p34 Welcomes, Greetings and Calls to Prayer/Worship p36 Lesson Plan – ‘Bell Ringing’ p38 Judaism – ‘The Shofar p42 Islam – ‘The Adhan’ p44 Lesson Plan – ‘The Islamic Call to Prayer’ p45 Celebrations p47 Lesson Plan – Hindu Dance ‘Prahlad and the Demon’ p50 Lesson Plan – Hindu Dance ‘Rama and Sita’ (Diwali) p53 Song: ‘At Harvest Time’ p55 Song: ‘Lights of Christmas’ p57 Blessings p61 Blessings from different religions p65 Lesson Plan – ‘Blessings’ p71 Conclusion p74 Song: ‘The Silverdale Miners’ p75 Song: ‘The Window Song’ p78 Acknowledgements, Bibliography p80 Websites p81 3 Introduction I teach a Y3 class at Silverdale Community Primary School, and am also the RE, Music and Art Co-ordinator. The school is situated in the ex- mining village of Silverdale in the borough of Newcastle- under-Lyme on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent and is recognised as a deprived area. The school is a one class entry school with a Nursery, wrap-around care and a breakfast and after school club. There are approximately 200 children in the school: 95% of pupils are white and 5% are a variety of mixed ethnic minorities.