The Pioneer Valley

2015 THE PIONEER VALLEY WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S 60TH ANNUAL CONVENTION PHOTOGRAPHY LEN LEVASSEUR ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY•JUNE 28-JULY 3 THE PIONEER VALLEY - WESTERN MASS.

United Congregational Church, Skinner Memorial Chapel ~ Holyoke E.M. Skinner, Opus 179 (1909) ~ rebuilt by Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. (1993) by Tom Stockton

Best of the Best is all yours at the 2015 OHS From this historic area, William A. Johnson, Johnson & convention! When it comes to natural beauty, Son, Steere & Turner, J.W. Steere & Son, Emmons Howard, The art, history, architecture, organs, and diversions and Ernest M. Skinner built organs of exceptional quality of all sorts, the Pioneer Valley has much to offer, and delivered them to a nation-wide market. We will inves- and it’s all on the menu for you and your companions to tigate a sampling of instruments by all of these local build- enjoy from June 28–July 3, 2015. Headquarters will be at the ers, plus some important examples from E. & G.G. Hook, Marriott Hotel in downtown Springfield, Mass. J.H. & C.S. Odell, Hilborne Roosevelt, Casavant Frères, Ando- A place of significant geological pre-history, the Pioneer ver, C.B. Fisk, and Richards, Fowkes & Co. In order to contrast styles and to show the evolution of a company’s product Valley encompasses the majestic Connecticut River stretch- over time, we have tried to include at least two instruments ing from the rich, flat farmlands settled by Europeans in the from each builder, as an educational experience for all. 17th century, westward to the Berkshire Mountains and Tan- Springfield is situated on the Connecticut River, conve- glewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. niently at the intersections of major travel routes. Just across Blessed with abundant natural resources and water power, the Connecticut line is Bradley International Airport, serv- the region helped make New England an industrial power- ing generous plane schedules to Hartford and Springfield. house of the 19th century — and affluent New Englanders By automobile, the city sits near the junction of routes I-90 did not stint on the architecture or organs that were donated and I-91. By rail, the city is at the junction of the historic Bos- to local churches! Found by rolling streams in sleepy villages ton & Albany line and the New Haven line continuing north- are instruments of uncompromised quality, waiting to speak ward through Massachusetts and Vermont. Amtrak operates to a new generation of appreciative enthusiasts. trains daily in all these directions. The headquarters of Peter First Congregational Church ~ Montague Mount Holyoke College ~ South Hadley Wm. a. Johnson, Opus 54 (1856) C.B. Fisk, Opus 84 (1985)

Pan bus lines is in Springfield; and, the bus and train sta- hour. If subscriptions afford, there will be an optional bus tions are about a half-mile from the convention hotel. As trip to Stockbridge to visit both the Normal Rockwell and such, Springfield is easily accessible nationally and interna- Daniel Chester French Museums. Sunday evening, Christo- tionally, from Hartford, Boston and New York, Albany and pher Houlihan will present a thrilling concert on the 1929 Montreal. Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 1323 (IV/89) housed in the ca. Special attractions in the city include the historical and 1861 Italianate Gothic-revival St. Michael’s R.C. Cathedral — art museums, on a quadrangle between two Cathedrals, the architectural work of Patrick Keely. The exciting sounds which includes also the city library and an outdoor sculp- of this impressive instrument, the largest pipe organ west ture memorial to Dr. Seuss (the native Theodore Geisel). of Worcester, will whet our appetites for the many musical The Springfield Armory Museum and the Basketball Hall of treats ahead. Following the recital, the opening reception at Fame are nearby. The greater Pioneer Valley is a veritable the hotel will include OHS exhibits, a book-signing session, playground, with historic Storrowton Village and Six Flags and the opportunity to greet acquaintances and make new New England just across the river, and to the north, Old friends. Deerfield with its museums and the Mohawk Trail out to Wil- liamstown. Public transportation will get one around the city, MONDAY, JUNE 29 the Valley, out to the Berkshire Hills, and beyond, if you plan On Monday, we travel west across the Connecticut efficient vacation time surrounding this convention. Spring- River and then into the Berkshire Mountains for a day filled field’s notable display of fireworks over the Connecticut River with beautiful scenery, architecture, and music. The first des- will celebrate the 4th of July, just after our convention closes. tination will be the manufacturing city of Westfield, known as the “Whip City” for its once thriving whip-making indus- SUNDAY, JUNE 28 try, for two organ demonstrations, a lecture on organbuild- Convention registration will open on Sunday, with ers, and a glimpse at the former Ned Hedges pipe shop. free time in the city and dinner on your own. Christ Church Beginning at the First Congregational Church in the Episcopal Cathedral will offer Evensong before the dinner Westfield Center Historic District, we will hear the 1977 our lady of the valley r.c. church ~ easthampton the church on the hill u.c.c. ~ lenox j.w. steere & son, opus 504 (1902) wm. a. johnson, opus 281 (1869)

C.B. Fisk, Opus 71 (II/25), itself retaining some Johnson TUESDAY, JUNE 30 pipework from the previous instrument here. Then, we On Tuesday, we travel north into the fertile plains travel to nearby St. Mary’s R.C. Church, dedicated in 1885, along the Connecticut River that first attracted European now housing the restored 1897 Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus settlers early in the 17th century, and where tobacco was 78 (II/17), saved from its original home in Pittsfield as king for most of the 19th century. Wealthy colonial farm- that church closed. To appreciate more fully the Johnson ers and traders have left us some of the earliest architec- organs presented during this week, we will hear a lecture by ture in the country; and, the prosperity that followed the Barbara Owen on the Johnsons, and other Westfield organ- Revolutionary War resulted in the building of fine Greek builders. The last Johnson factory, also used by the Skinner revival buildings, such as the 1821 South Deerfield Congre- gational Church. There we will hear a 1907 Emmons How- Organ Co., once abutted St. Mary’s Church property. ard (II/15) before crossing town to hear the only known sur- After lunch, we travel to Lenox, in southern Berkshire viving instrument by William Jackson of Albany, New York, County. Against the stunning backdrop of the Stockbridge the 1868 (II/12) organ in the Holy Name of Jesus National Bowl, we will cross the grounds of Tanglewood, summer Catholic Church. home of the Boston Symphony, to hear James David Chris- As we travel from South Deerfield to Sunderland, we will tie and friends demonstrate the 1940 Aeolian- Skinner, Opus pass by a Paleo-Indian Clovis-era archaeological site near 1002 (II/32) in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. Then, A and B Mount Sugarloaf. This area of the Connecticut River Valley groups will exchange demonstrations of the 1893 Johnson & contains evidence of significant human habitation dating Son, Opus 805 (II/13) in the Unitarian-Universalist Church back 10,000 years. Generations of farmers turning over their in Housatonic, and the 1869 Wm. A. Johnson, Opus 281 fields in the spring have found many artifacts, including (I/9) in The Church on the Hill in Lenox. arrowheads; and in 1835, this river valley divulged some of the first dinosaur prints and fossils to be studied seriously in After time for dinner-on-your-own in Great Barrington, this country, as displayed at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial we will finish the day with a recital by Bruce Stevens on OHS Museum in Old Deerfield. Citation #4 recipient, the 1883 Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Opus The Sunderland Center Historic District, listed on the 113 (III/73) in the First Congregational Church. The sun National Register, encompasses the traditional focus of this will just have set over the western hills as we leave the concert, farming village and boasts many Greek revival, Georgian, and the afterglow of the early-summer twilight will accom- and Federalist buildings. In the charming 1836 First Con- pany us back to Springfield. gregational Church, we will hear the 1871 J.H. & C.S. Odell, United congregational church ~ holyoke St. Michael’s R.C. Cathedral ~ springfield Skinner Organ Co., opus 322 (1921) Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 1323 (1929) rebuilt by Theodore Gilbert & Associates (1982) No. 109 (I/7), beautiful in its elegant simplicity. In A/B litzer Band Organs? Alternatively, the elegant parlors of the groups, others will travel up the river to hear the 1856 Wm. United Congregational Church will be available for rest and A. Johnson, Opus 54 (I/8), recipient of OHS Citation #10, relaxation; although, conventioneers may opt to take a stroll in the 1834 Trinitarian Congregational Church in the Mon- along the Canal Walk, or to pay a short visit to the Volleyball tague Center Historic District — the 19th-century center of Hall of Fame (the game invented here). this sprawling town, with an 1830s school and a ca. 1734 tav- Dinner this evening will be at the Log Cabin Restaurant, ern surviving. Today’s lunch will be included in this circuit. and will be an especially memorable event: perched just Then, we leave the discreet elegance of post-colonial below the summit of Mt. Tom, we will enjoy our evening liba- farmlands and travel south to the opulence derived from tions amidst panoramic views of the Pioneer Valley. Then, we New England’s Industrial Revolution. The fact is that in 1900, will return to the sanctuary of the United Congregational the city of Holyoke had more millionaires per capita than Church to hear Peter Sykes performing his transcription any other city in the United States. As a result of the water of Gustav Holst’s The Planets on Ernest Skinner’s 1921 mas- power generated by a creative canal system in the 1840s, and terpiece, Opus 322 (IV/70), recipient of OHS Citation #75. waves of new immigrants, the city became the center of the Later this evening, we will return to a celebratory reception country’s paper industry, earning it the moniker “Paper City”, at the hotel, including a review of OHS offerings and new but also was home to the Skinner Silk Mills. The Holyoke books published. Canal System is another of the Historic Districts we will see today; and although the decline of manufacturing in New WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 England has not dealt kindly with this city, it remains the On Wednesday, we will circle Springfield more locally, home of some wonderful architecture, including the impos- beginning our day with a dip down into Connecticut. The ing United Congregational Church of Holyoke. town of Windsor is where tobacco first was grown in the We begin in the Skinner Memorial Chapel, hearing the Connecticut River Valley, in the 1630s. The broadleaf plants 1909 E.M. Skinner, Opus 179 as rebuilt in 1993 by Messrs. grown in this region were particularly desirable for the outer Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. (III/34). The Chapel organ demon- wrapping of cigars; and, the cultivation of tobacco quickly stration will be on an A/B schedule with a visit to the Holy- spread northward in the plains along the river, which, with oke Heritage State Park and its ca. 1928 Merry-Go-Round, the help of canals, had become navigable as far north as the carousel #80 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, turn- Vermont border. In Hadley and Hatfield, Mass., tobacco was ing to the band organ #560, built by the Artizan Factories a money crop, supplanted later by asparagus and potatoes. of North Tonawanda, New York. You can consider whether Our A/B schedule will alternate between the 1874 John- the wooden pipes of this Artizan instrument have a sweeter son & Son, Opus 424 (II/20) in the Wesley United Methodist sound than the more forceful metal pipes used in Wur- Church in Warehouse Point, and the 2014 Richards, Fowkes st. theresa of lisieux r.c. church ~ south hadley holy name of jesus p.n.c.c. ~ south deerfield Casavant Frères Ltée., opus 2791 (1964) William Jackson (1868)

& Co., Opus 21 (II/16) newly installed in the Somers Con- THURSDAY, JULY 2 gregational, United Church of Christ. Then, we proceed We start our Thursday by traveling north and west northward to South Hadley, Mass. for lunch and the Annual into the hill towns, for a day filled with adventure and con- Meeting. Afterwards, at St. Theresa of Lisieux R.C. Church, trast. The mountainous region west of the Connecticut River we all will draw big breaths during a hymn sing, accompa- is very rural, but supports many small farming communities, nied by the 1964 Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 2791 (III/46), a notable for maple sugaring. We begin our day with an A/B significant mechanical-action organ relocated here in 2008. schedule that will bring some participants to a very high ele- From South Hadley, it is a short and scenic drive over vation, in the Heath Center Historic District, where the 1835 The Notch (in the Holyoke Range of mountains) to South Union Evangelical Church houses the oldest known surviv- Amherst. Again on an A/B schedule, we will hear the oldest ing instrument by Wm. A. Johnson, his 1850 Opus 16 (II/14), surviving Casavant in the United States, the 1896 Casavant here since 1914 in its third home, and meticulously restored Frères Ltée., Opus 74 (II/16) in the South Congregational by S.L. Huntington & Co. Others will stop at the First Congre- Church. This instrument is in sharp contrast to Opus 78 in gational Church in Shelburne Center on the Mohawk Trail. Westfield, although they appear so similar on paper. The sec- There, we will celebrate the centennial of the 1915 J.W. Steere ond venue in Amherst will be the Jewish Community Center, and Son, Opus 681 (II/10), with Pitman electro-pneumatic which is home to the 1900 Emmons Howard tracker organ action, albeit with tubular-pneumatic stop action! Then, the (II/8), a simple but colorful example. groups reverse, before traveling south again to Northampton. Supper will be provided at the Steaming Tender Restau- Dubbed by none less than Jenny Lind as “Paradise City”, rant, an H.H. Richardson building originally the Palmer Northampton is the county seat for Hampshire, home to train station on the B&A, and situated at the diamond of the Smith College, and a thriving cultural and artistic commu- New England Central and CSX railroads. Then, we move to nity. The Northampton Downtown Historic District supports the evening recital featuring Rosalind Mohnsen, a favorite fascinating and unique galleries, myriad restaurants, and OHS artist who will demonstrate the subtleties and resources numerous boutique shops. In 1653, 24 persons petitioned of the 1892 Johnson & Son, Opus 781 (III/36) in the First the Massachusetts General Court for permission to settle Church of Monson, recently restored from tornado damage “Nonotuck”, as the region was known by the Native American in June 2011. As we return to the hotel this evening, we can inhabitants. In the 18th century, Northampton was home appreciate the enduring legacy of William A. Johnson as this to the theologian and preacher Jonathan Edwards, author instrument at Monson, built under the direction of his son of famous sermons including “Sinners in the Hands of an William H. Johnson, is one of the larger examples surviving Angry God.” Indeed, the Great Awakening began here, with from their firm. a congregation that we will visit today. E.M. Skinner & Son, Opus 511 (IV/55), recipient of OHS citation #74, is a fine example of the collaboration between Ernest Skinner and William Churchill Hammond, then College Organist, who also served the Second (now United) Congregational Church in Holyoke for 65 years. This evening’s peerless double-bill of music, in such a beautiful set- ting, will be followed by another celebratory reception at the hotel, and the final sales at the OHS exhibits! OPTIONAL DAY, FRIDAY, JULY 3 On Friday, we travel yet farther north, crossing the border into the “Granite State” of New Hampshire. Our A/B schedule will have some participants beginning in Hinsdale in the ca. 1835 First Congregational Church with a concert on the 1849 E. & G.G. Hook, No. 93 (II/24) built originally for the First Congregational Church in Springfield, Mass. The rest of the group will begin in the adjacent community of Northfield, Mass., where they will hear the 1842 E. & G.G. Hook, No. 48 (II/13), built originally for the First Unitarian Society in Springfield, and now found in the 1870 Roman- esque Revival First Parish of Northfield, Unitarian. After exchanging recitals, we all meet in the Memorial Chapel of the Northfield Mount Hermon School to experience the 1970 Andover Organ Co., Opus 67 (II/37), a modern tracker organ already iconic as a polite neo-Baroque example. wesley u.m.c. ~ warehouse point, connecticut After lunch, we return southward to Old Deerfield, which Johnson & Son, Opus 424 (1874) is a remarkable National Historic Landmark. This fertile part of the Connecticut River Valley was first settled by Europeans Lunch will be offered on a divided schedule, alternating in the 17th century; but in 1704, French and Indian forces with a demonstration of the 1890 Steere & Turner, Opus 305 combined to attack and destroy the town, taking more than (II/9) in the 1879 Annunciation R.C. Chapel in the Florence 100 captives in what became known as the “Raid on Deer- section of Northampton. Then, we gather together down- field.” Today, Historic Deerfield is an authentic 18th-century town, in the First Churches, U.C.C./A.B.C., to hear Lorenz New England village that functions as an outdoor history Maycher demonstrate the 1936 E.M. Skinner & Son, Opus museum in which visitors can tour antique houses dating 507 (III/42), which stands behind a heroic 1889 Johnson & from 1730 to 1850, and a world-famous collection of early Son case. Their first substantial project from the Methuen American furniture, textiles, and other artifacts. Our A/B factory, this instrument retained considerable Johnson pipe- schedule will allow free time in Historic Deerfield against work, and was inaugurated in a recital by Virgil Fox. This recitals on the 2002 Richards, Fowkes & Co., Opus 13 (II/20) is the fifth meetinghouse of this congregation, which origi- in the 1824 “Brick Church”, the First Church of Deerfield. nated with the settlement of the city. The sandstone building Our final day will draw to a close as we make our way back has an impressive sanctuary furnished in cherry wood, with to Springfield through the Main Street Historic District of cast-iron columns, a bronze plaque to Jonathan Edwards, and Easthampton, where we will visit Our Lady of the Valley R.C. two Tiffany windows including the very special River of Life. Church to hear the 1902 J.W. Steere & Son, Opus 504 (II/24), We will return to Springfield briefly, to hear the 1963 as rebuilt in 1989 from tubular- to electro-pneumatic action Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 2750 (III/29) in St. Paul’s R.C. by Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. This church also boasts Church — a stark contrast to the 1964 Casavant heard in outstanding Connick stained-glass windows. South Hadley! Supper will be served at The Wherehouse? on Whether you stay in Springfield for the July 4th festivi- the canal system in Holyoke, another iconic banquet facility, ties, or continue your travels elsewhere, we are confident that also serving casually as an industrial museum. your visit to the Pioneer Valley will yield lasting impressions After dinner, we cross the Connecticut River just below of the richness of political history, natural beauty, art and the Holyoke Dam, traveling to the picture-perfect campus of architecture, and the outstanding examples of organbuild- Mount Holyoke College for the final evening performance ing found here. We encourage you to join us for this 60th of the convention — and what an evening it promises to be! annual convention of the OHS, and the Society’s first-ever Two organs of widely different character grace the Abbey study of the Pioneer Valley, a fertile crescent of organbuild- Memorial Chapel at Mount Holyoke, and Nathan Laube will ing in the United States. As we listen to the surviving work, demonstrate both in exquisite style. The rear gallery organ, from large to small, from oldest to newest, we honor the the 1985 C.B. Fisk, Opus 84 (II/36), is an Italianate instru- memories of those fine craftsmen who contributed so greatly ment intentionally designed with modifications express- to our musical past and present; and, we celebrate the work ing the German Baroque aesthetic, including Nachtigal, and the musicianship of those who perpetuate this legacy for Glockenspiel, and Tympani! The chancel organ, the 1938 future generations! The First Churches of Northampton E.M. 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ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY WWW.ORGANSOCIETY.ORG First Church of Deerfield Richards, Fowkes & Co., Opus 13 (2002) November 2015 January 2016 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 132 4567 12 8910 11 12 13 14 3456789 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2015 31

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ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY WWW.ORGANSOCIETY.ORG The First Churches of Northampton First Congregational Church ~ Sunderland First Congregational Church ~ Westfield South Congregational Church ~ South Amherst E.M. Skinner & Son, Opus 507 (1936) J.H. & C.S. Odell, No. 109 (1871) C.B. Fisk, Opus 71 (1977) Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 74 (1896)

Union Evangelical Church ~ Heath First Congregational Church ~ Great Barrington St. Mary’s R.C. Church ~ Westfield United Congregational Church, Skinner Memorial Chapel ~ Holyoke Wm. A. Johnson, Opus 16 (1850) Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Opus 113 (1883) Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 78 (1897) E.M. Skinner, Opus 179 (1909), rebuilt by Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. (1993)

South Deerfield Congregational Church First Church of Monson, U.C.C. Unitarian-Universalist Society ~ Housatonic First Church of Deerfield Emmons Howard (1907) Johnson & Son, Opus 781 (1892) Johnson & Son, Opus 805 (1893) Richards, Fowkes & Co., Opus 13 (2002)

THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY was founded in 1956 and has grown in membership to include music lovers, musicians, organbuilders, preservationists, historians, scholars, and enthusiasts from around the globe. The Society promotes a widespread musical and historical interest in American organbuilding through collec- 2015 tion, preservation, and publication of historical information. Join us! THE PIONEER VALLEY WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S 60TH ANNUAL CONVENTION PHOTOGRAPHY LEN LEVASSEUR Visit www.organsociety.org or call 804-353-9226 today.

Calendar Credits Len Levasseur ~ Photography and Calendar design. Tom Stockton ~ Convention article, member of the 2015 Convention Committee. We wish to express thanks to each of our sponsors, without whose financial support this project would not be possible. The OHS endorses only the art of the pipe organ — not any specific advertiser within this publication.

COVER PHOTO: First Congregational Church ~ Great Barrington, Massachusetts Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Opus. 113 (1883) www.organsociety.org/2015