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THE DIAPASON AUGUST, 2010 Trinity Parish Episcopal Church Seattle, Washington Cover feature on pages 26–27 THE DIAPASON Here & There A Scranton Gillette Publication One Hundred First Year: No. 8, Whole No. 1209 AUGUST, 2010 Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, Established in 1909 ISSN 0012-2378 presents its 98th season of summer or- presents its Mander organ recital series: An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, gan recitals at Portland City Hall, Mer- September 12, Kent Tritle; October 27, the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music rill Auditorium, Portland, Maine: August Dong-Ill Shin; January 30, Jehan Alain 3, Ahreum Han & Joshua Stafford; 8/17, celebration, featuring organists Kent Christoph Bull; 8/24, Chelsea Chen; Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, and Nan- 8/31, Ray Cornils and Kotzschmar Fes- cianne Parrella, with members of the CONTENTS Editor & Publisher JEROME BUTERA [email protected] tival Brass; <www.foko.org>. Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola; February 847/391-1045 27, Renée Anne Louprette; March 16, FEATURES St. James United Church, Mon- Nancianne Parrella. For information: An Overview of the Keyboard Music Associate Editor JOYCE ROBINSON treal, Quebec, Canada, presents its sum- 212/288-2520; of Bernardo Pasquini (1637–1710) [email protected] mer recital series on Tuesdays at 12:30 <[email protected]>; by John Collins 19 847/391-1044 pm: August 3, Rafael de Castro; 8/10, <www.smssconcerts.org>. Voice Lessons: An organist’s journey Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Ingried Boussarogue (soprano) and Ale- to the other side of the console Harpsichord jandra Cifuentes (piano); 8/17, Haruyo by David Sims 24 Yoshino-Platt (piano); 8/24, Francine JAMES MCCRAY Nguyen-Savaria, 8/31, Travis Baker. NEWS & DEPARTMENTS Choral Music For information: <www.stjamesunited churchmontreal.com>. Editor’s Notebook 3 BRIAN SWAGER Here & There 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 Carillon Appointments 4 JOHN BISHOP Nunc Dimittis 8 In the wind . Harpsichord News by Larry Palmer 11 GAVIN BLACK Looking Back 12 On Teaching In the wind . by John Bishop 12 On Teaching by Gavin Black 14 Reviewers Charles Huddleston Heaton Frank Rippl David Herman REVIEWS Jay Zoller Music for Voices and Organ 15 New Recordings 16 New Organ Music 18 THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc., 3030 W. Salt NEW ORGANS 28 Creek Lane, Suite 201, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-5025. Phone 847/391-1045. Fax 847/390-0408. Telex: 206041 SUMMER CARILLON CALENDAR 29 MSG RLY. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Subscriptions: 1 yr. $35; 2 yr. $55; 3 yr. $70 (Unit- First Baptist Church, Nashville CALENDAR 30 ed States and U.S. Possessions). Foreign subscrip- tions: 1 yr. $45; 2 yr. $65; 3 yr. $85. Single copies $6 ORGAN RECITALS 32 (U.S.A.); $8 (foreign). 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The Diapason is John Collins’s article At present, there are 16 classifi ed ads on on the keyboard works of Bernardo the website, and they include photos! On Pasquini, the 300th anniversary of our home page, in the left column, under whose death is noted this year. David “SPOTLIGHTS,” click on “Classifi ed Sims refl ects on his experiences on a Advertisements.” In addition to contact tonal fi nishing trip from the perspective information for each ad, you can also re- of an organist. ply to each ad by clicking on the e-mail John Bishop compares the organ and button below the ad. church music scene of the 1960s and ’70s with that of today and reports on a re- E-mail newsletters dundant organ in a Pennsylvania church. Are you receiving our e-mail news- Gavin Black continues his discussion of letters? A general newsletter is sent the two works by Buxtehude and Boëllmann fourth week of the month, and a classi- with an introduction to the latter’s Suite fi ed ad newsletter the fi rst week of the Gothique. Among the reviews this month month. The newsletters are an exclusive is Frank Rippl’s account of the OHS re- benefi t for subscribers to The Diapa- cording, “Historic Organs of Indiana.” son. To subscribe, click on “Newslet- ter” at the top of our home page, or click THE DIAPASON website “Subscribe to our newsletter” at the bot- Did you know that our website contains tom of the left column the most up-to-date and comprehensive calendar of events? As I write this col- Reader’s survey Students of James F. Mellichamp with Wilma Jensen umn, there are almost 300 events listed, We are still collating and analyzing the from now through June 2011. To access results of our reader’s survey. The re- Undergraduate organ students gan in the Piedmont College Chapel. Dr. this on our website, click on “Events Cal- sponse was excellent and included many of James F. Mellichamp at Piedmont Jensen, who was the recipient of an hon- endar” at the top of the home page or fi ne ideas as The Diapason begins its College in Demorest, Georgia, recently orary doctorate from the school in 2003, at the bottom of the third column. And second century. participated in a masterclass with Wilma also spoke to the students about a variety you can list your events: at the bottom of Jerome Butera Jensen. Students performed repertoire of topics, including organ technique and the third column, “Click here to submit 847/391-1045; [email protected] by Clérambault, Bach, Franck, Gigout, performance practice. your event!” www.TheDiapason.com and Langlais on the Casavant Frères or- AUGUST, 2010 3 performances are free of charge and In addition, the school will offer two with a musical for children. Performers open to the public: September 12, Oli- masterclasses: September 11, 2 pm, include Fabien Desseaux, Odile Jutten, Appointments vier Latry; 9/26, Craig Cramer; Octo- Robert Parkins, “Iberian Organ Music in Daniel Roth, and Lucie Sakova. For in- ber 10, Andrew Sheranian; 10/24, Clive New Spain”; and October 16, 2 pm, Car- formation: <http://evreux.catholique.fr/ Driskill-Smith; November 7, Gail Ar- ole Terry, “The Great Romantics.” Both actualite.php?id=625>. cher. For information: 801/328-8941; masterclasses will be held in the organ <[email protected]>; studio at the Butler School of Music. For The Eighth International Organ <saltlakecathedral.org/eccles-organ-fes- information: <www.music.utexas.edu/>. and Early Music Festival takes place tival>. October 21–27 in Oaxaca, Mexico, cel- The third annual Festival Orgue et ebrating the bicentennial of Mexican In- The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Musique Sacrée d’Evreux takes place dependence (1810) and the centennial of Music, on the campus of the University September 12 through October 10 in the the Mexican Revolution (1910).