THE DIAPASON SEPTEMBER 2019 Faculty, staff, and students of the University of Michigan Organ Department Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Cover feature on pages 22–24 PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD CONCERT ARTISTS ANTHONY & BEARD ADAM J. BRAKEL THE CHENAULT DUO PETER RICHARD CONTE CONTE & ENNIS DUO LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART BARCELONA JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY HEY & LIBERIS DUO CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN DAVID HURD MARTIN JEAN HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE LOUPRETTE & GOFF DUO ROBERT MCCORMICK BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAéL PRIETO RAM°REZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN ROBIN & LELEU DUO BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN CAROLE TERRY JOHANN VEXO BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH JOSHUA STAFFORD THOMAS GAYNOR 2016 2017 LONGWOOD GARDENS ST. 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