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THE DIAPASON SEPTEMBER 2017 Grace Episcopal Church Hartford, Connecticut Cover feature on pages 26–27 www.concertartists.com 860-560-7800 [email protected] PO Box 6507, Detroit, MI 48206-6507 ,Z>^D/>>Z͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĐŚĂƌůĞƐŵŝůůĞƌΛĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ W,/>>/WdZh<EZK͕&ŽƵŶĚĞƌƉŚŝůΛĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ ANTHONY & BEARD ADAM BRAKEL THE CHENAULTS JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE PETER RICHARD CONTE LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART BARCELONA JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN DAVID HURD SIMON THOMAS JACOBS MARTIN JEAN HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE ROBERT MCCORMICK BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAÚL PRIETO RAMÍREZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN CAROLE TERRY JOHANN VEXO BRADLEY WELCH JOSHUA STAFFORD 2016 LONGWOOD GARDENS WINNER 50th Anniversary Season THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Eighth Year: No. 9, Summer’s End Whole No. 1294 September: the mark of the end of summer. Many academic SEPTEMBER 2017 programs are now in full swing. Most choir programs will soon Established in 1909 resume rehearsals. Vacations and continuing education pro- Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 grams and conventions are mostly a memory for 2017. I trust 847/954-7989; [email protected] you found some part of your summer to be restful or restor- www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, ative in mindset. the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music As we move into autumn, our activities change, likely In this issue becoming much busier! For many of us, we will be attending Our cover feature this month is the new organ for Grace CONTENTS or conducting rehearsals, teaching, taking classes and lessons, Episcopal Church, Hartford, Connecticut, crafted by Schoen- FEATURES playing recitals —all the activities that will occupy us for the stein & Co. of Benicia, California. Jack Bethards, president and 1863 E. & G. G. Hook Opus 322, Church of months ahead. tonal director of Schoenstein, provides a fascinating outline of the Immaculate Conception, Boston, Our “Here & There” section this month contains listings how this “symphonic church organ” of three manuals, 18 ranks Massachusetts, Part 3 for many of these varied activities. We have been receiving was conceived for a sacred space seating only 112 persons. by Michael McNeil 20 announcements of quite a few recital and concert series for We conclude Michael McNeil’s in-depth look at the historic Church Music Studies in Germany: the 2017–2018 season, which we proudly begin to present in and monumental 1863 E. & G. G. Hook Opus 322, formerly Refl ections on a Semester Abroad this issue. You can mark your calendar for numerous programs located in the now-closed Church of the Immaculate Concep- by Hannah Koby 23 throughout the upcoming season! tion, Boston, Massachusetts. For the fi rst two parts of this series, see our July issue, pp. 17–19, and our August issue, pp. 18–21. NEWS & DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Notebook 3 Resource Directory Hannah Koby, a senior undergraduate organ and church music Here & There 3 Our annual Resource Directory is published in January, major at Valparaiso University, refl ects on her summer study Nunc Dimittis 10 and we are already planning for this booklet. If your business abroad program in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany. Harpsichord News by Larry Palmer 12 should be listed in our Directory, please let us know. Listings Larry Palmer, in “Harpsichord News,” continues his discus- In the wind . by John Bishop 16 are free of charge. But we can’t include you if we don’t know sion of recital programming and program notes. He alerts us On Teaching by Gavin Black 18 about you. If your business has been included in this publica- to the passing of two notable European fi gures, Elizabeth tion for a few or for many years, kindly review your entry to Chojnacka and Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini. We also provide REVIEWS make sure it is correct. If additional appropriate information a brief obituary for Tagliavini in our “Nunc dimittis” section Choral Music 13 Book Reviews 13 would be helpful, or if corrections need to be made, please of “Here & There.” (And another tribute to Tagliavini is New Organ Music 14 inform us right away. We know that the Resource Directory is expected for a future issue of The Diapason.) In “On Teach- New Recordings 14 a reference tool for our readership for the entire year, so make ing,” Gavin Black returns to his discussion on helping students sure you are included! choose fi ngering after a month’s diversion on other topics. John NEW ORGANS 28 Bishop, in “In the Wind . ,” discusses organ case design, in Lessons & Carols particular, those inspired by the Werkprinzip concept wherein CALENDAR 29 Speaking of planning ahead, if your church or educational the organ “is arranged in clearly defi ned divisions that can be ORGAN RECITALS 33 institution is having a service of Lessons & Carols, presenta- easily identifi ed by viewing the façade.” In our new series of CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 34 tion of Handel’s Messiah, Advent recital series, or Christmas choral reviews begun last month, our reviewer for September concert, be sure to submit this information to us for inclusion is Derek Nickels, organist and director of music for the Church in our Calendar section. of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, Illinois. Q THE DIAPASON SEPTEMBER 2017 Here & There Events 1, Thomas Heywood; 10/8, Christoph Tietze; 10/15, Philip Manwell; 10/22, Emanuele Cardi; 10/29, Raymond Hawkins. St. Mary’s Cathedral houses a 1971 Fratelli Ruffatti organ of four Grace Episcopal Church Hartford, Connecticut Cover feature on pages 26–27 manuals, 89 ranks. For information: www.stmarycathedralsf.org. COVER Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California; Grace The Cathedral of St. Philip, Episcopal Church, Hartford, Connecticut 26 Atlanta, Georgia, announces Sunday concerts at 3:15 p.m. followed by Choral Evensong at 4:00 p.m.: Sep- Editorial Director STEPHEN SCHNURR tember 10, Patrick Scott; 9/17, Sarah and Publisher [email protected] John Gouwens at Culver Academies Hawbecker; 9/24, Ralph Lyda; October 847/954-7989 carillon (photo credit: Gary Mills) 1, Damin Spritzer; 10/8, Brian Parks; President RICK SCHWER 10/15, Timothy Gunter; 10/22, Atlanta [email protected] Culver Academies, Culver, Indiana, Camerata; 10/29, Spivey Hall Children’s 847/391-1048 continues carillon recitals by John Gou- Choir; November 12, David Lamb; wens, Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.: September 11/19, Jason Klein; 11/26, Clara Gerdes; Consulting Editor JOYCE ROBINSON [email protected] 2, 9/30. For information: December 3, Advent Procession with 847/391-1000 www.culver.org. Lessons & Carols; 12/17, Christmas Les- Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit, sons & Carols; January 7, 2018, Chase Michigan, Pilzecker organ (photo credit: Sales Director JEROME BUTERA Christian Hooker) [email protected] Loomer; 1/14, Alvin Blount; 1/21, Gail 608/634-6253 Archer; 1/28, Karen Black; February 4, Circulation/ Alan Lewis; 2/11, Robert Poovey; 2/18, 10, 9/24, October 8, 10/22, November Subscriptions DONNA HEUBERGER [email protected] Clayton State Collegium Vocale; 2/25, 12 (Service of Thanksgiving and Act of 847/954-7986 Christopher Lynch; March 4, Mark Remembrance), 11/26, December 3 Pacoe; 3/11, Jeremy McElroy and Clin- (Advent Procession), 12/17 (Lessons and Designer KIMBERLY PELLIKAN ton Miller; April 8, Bryan Dunnewald; Carols), January 14, 2018, February 11, [email protected] 847/391-1024 4/15, Jason Roberts; 4/22, Stefan Kagl; 2/25, March 11, 3/25 (Passiontide Con- 4/29, David Henning; May 6, Georgia cert), May 10 (Evensong for Ascension). Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER St. Mary’s Cathedral, Ruffatti organ Boy Choir; 5/13, Caroline Robinson; For information: Harpsichord 5/20, Bruce Neswick. For information: www.detroitcathedral.org. BRIAN SWAGER The Cathedral of St. Mary of the www.stphilipscathedral.org. Carillon Assumption, San Francisco, California, Campbellsville University, Camp- presents concerts Sundays at 4 p.m.: The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, bellsville, Kentucky, announces its 10th JOHN BISHOP In the wind . September 3, Yooney Han, piano; 9/10, Detroit, Michigan, announces choral Annual Noon Concert Series with organ Angela Kraft Cross; 9/17, Ugo Sforza; Evensong services for the 2017–2018 recitals at 12:20 p.m. in Ransdell Chapel GAVIN BLACK 9/24, Hans Uwe Hielscher; October season, Sundays at 4:00 p.m.: September or Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic On Teaching Reviewers Derek E. 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