THE DIAPASON DECEMBER 2020 St. Leonard of Port Maurice Church Boston, Massachusetts Cover feature on pages 18–19 PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD CONCERT ARTISTS ADAM J. BRAKEL THE CHENAULT DUO PETER RICHARD CONTE LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART BARCELONA JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY HEY & LIBERIS DUO CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN DAVID HURD MARTIN JEAN BÁLINT KAROSI JEAN-WILLY KUNZ HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE ROBERT MCCORMICK JACK MITCHENER BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAÚL PRIETO RAM°REZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN JOSHUA STAFFORD CAROLE TERRY JOHANN VEXO W͘K͘ŽdžϰϯϮ ĞĂƌďŽƌŶ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ͕D/ϰဒϭϮϳ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ ĞŵĂŝůΛĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ ဒϲϬͲϱϲϬͲϳဒϬϬ ŚĂƌůĞƐDŝůůĞƌ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ WŚŝůůŝƉdƌƵĐŬĞŶďƌŽĚ͕&ŽƵŶĚĞƌ BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH SEBASTIAN HEINDL INSPIRATIONS ENSEMBLE ϮϬϭဓ>ÊĦóÊÊ'ÙÄÝ /ÄãÙÄã®ÊĽKÙ¦Ä ÊÃÖã®ã®ÊÄt®ÄÄÙ THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Eleventh Year: No. 12, 20 Under 30 Class of 2021 Whole No. 1333 Nominations are open from December 1 through February DECEMBER 2020 1 for our “20 under 30” Class of 2021. Submit nominations at Established in 1909 www.thediapason.com (click on “20 under 30”), by email (to Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 [email protected]), or through postal mail (20 Under 30 847/954-7989; [email protected] Nomination, The Diapason, 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, 201, Arlington Heights, IL 60005). the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music Nominees will be evaluated on how they have demonstrated for holiday remembrances. This offer is even valid for our digi- such traits and accomplishments as leadership skills, creativity tal subscription (only $35) and our student rate (an incredible CONTENTS and innovation, career advancement, technical skills, and com- deal at $20). For details, visit www.thediapason.com/subscribe. munity outreach. Evaluation of nominees will consider awards FEATURES Deltiology: an Early Twentieth-Century and competition prizes, publications, recordings, and composi- Speaking of subscriptions Postcard Tour of American Pipe Organs tions, offices held, and significant positions. There will be slight adjustments to subscription rates on Janu- by Stephen Pinel 13 Nominations should include the nominee’s name, email, ary 1. A one-year print subscription will become $45, two years NEWS & DEPARTMENTS birth date, employer or school, and a brief statement (300–600 $83, and three years $115. Mailing surcharges to other countries Editor’s Notebook 3 words) detailing the nominee’s accomplishments and why they will remain the same. Rates for the digital issue and student sub- Letters to the Editor 3 should be considered. Please include your own name, title, and scriptions will remain the same price, $35 and $20, respectively. Here & There 3 company/school/church if applicable, and your email address Appointments 6 (or phone number). In this issue Nunc Dimittis 6 Only persons who have been nominated can be considered Stephen Pinel examines how postcards came to feature pipe Carillon Profile by Kimberly Shafer 6 for selection. Self-nominations are not allowed. Nominees organs in the early twentieth century, in many cases, the only In the wind . by John Bishop 10 cannot have reached their 30th birthday before January 31, surviving records of these instruments. John Bishop, in “In the On Teaching by Gavin Black 12 2021. Persons nominated in past years but not selected may be Wind . ,” reminds us of the importance or planning in advance REVIEWS nominated again. if a church or other institution is closing, causing the need to Book Reviews 21 Evaluation of the nominations and selection of the members relocate a worthy pipe organ. In the twenty-first century, not New Organ Music 21 of the Class of 2021 will take place in February; the winners every organ can be saved, and prudence needs to play a part in New Recordings 22 will be announced in the May 2021 issue of The Diapason. drawing a wise plan for which organs can and should be saved. In “On Teaching,” Gavin Black discusses pedal pedagogy, as he NEW ORGANS 20 The gift that keeps on giving plans to write a pedal method book for organists. CALENDAR 24 I remind you that a gift subscription to The Diapason makes Our cover feature is the new Peragallo Pipe Organ Company RECITAL PROGRAMS 25 the perfect remembrance for a friend or student who enjoys instrument in St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church, CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 26 reading about the organ, harpsichord, carillon, and church Boston, Massachusetts. In “New Organs,” there are instru- music. Through December 31, any new or gift subscription ments by Flentrop Orgelbouw and Michael Proscia Organ- qualifies for one, two, or three free CDs from Raven, perfect builder, Inc. Q Letters to the Editor Interview with Thomas Murray behind the pipe chambers in a former were construction, architectural, and Thanks for Andrew Schaeffer’s inter- pantry. This program features works engineering services. I was responsible view with Thomas Murray in the July and transcriptions by Elgar, MacDowell, for purchasing all such services for the 2020 issue (pages 15–17). While some Bach, Seth Bingham, Debussy, Handel, company’s eastern region as well as all of Murray’s recordings were mentioned, Lemare, and Firmin Swinnen, Pierre du such services nationwide (including the there are some on the Direct-to-Tape Pont’s first Longwood organist. The CD territories) for underground fuel tank label (DTR) I’d like to mention. The was a best seller at Longwood for years remediation. My annual spend was in company’s name comes from the until the gift shop stopped carrying all excess of $60,000,000, which I mention requirement that all artists had to play in our CDs after the organ was restored only to demonstrate that I was not mak- complete takes with no editing as in the and the Robert Turner console installed. ing small, insignificant purchases. 78 days. This was later changed. In the Downloads from the CD (DTR8305CD) Soon after a contract has been COVER beginning DTR produced tapes in vari- may be available from the DTR website awarded, the purchaser should inform Peragallo Pipe Organ Company, Paterson, New ous formats before the CD era. (dtrmusic.com). all unsuccessful bidders that another Jersey; Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Parish, I have a Dolby B cassette (SK-277) William Marsh bid was selected. No other information Boston, Massachusetts 18 of Murray playing the Aeolian-Skinner Newtown, Pennsylvania should be conveyed, such as which bid in 1981 at Trinity Church, Boston. This was successful. It is unadvisable procure- Editorial Director STEPHEN SCHNURR recording was licensed from AFKA New organ announcements ment practice to do so. My company and Publisher [email protected] Records and includes works by Rossini, I read with interest Jonathan Ambro- had a strict policy regarding this matter. 847/954-7989 Massenet, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Bach, sino’s letter in the October 2020 issue The selection criteria should also be President RICK SCHWER Thomas, Tchaikovsky, and Souse. Most of The Diapason (page 3). It is not conveyed, but those criteria should be [email protected] of these works are transcriptions. clear to me exactly what information transmitted to all bidders up front in the 847/391-1048 Our first recording of the Aeolian at Mr. Ambrosino would like purchasers letter soliciting bids. As happened with Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, of organs to convey to unsuccessful all large purchases I made, organbuilders Editor-at-Large ANDREW SCHAEFFER [email protected] Pennsylvania, features Murray in The bidders. Please allow me to offer my submitting unsuccessful bids will even- Longwood Gardens Organ, Volume 1, perspective as someone who was a pro- tually know which bid was successful. Sales Director JEROME BUTERA with a picture of the then Möller console curement professional for twenty-five However, it is not the responsibility of [email protected] 608/634-6253 on the cover of the tape inserts (1983 years, fourteen years of which were with the purchaser to convey that information. 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Church, Charlottesville, Virginia, 17, “Bist du bei mir, an intimate Ger- Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Harpsichord announces organ recitals, Thursdays at man Advent,” featuring contralto Emily The Cathedral of St. John the 1:00 p.m.: December 3, Christopher Marvosh and soprano Teresa Wakim Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, BRIAN SWAGER Reynolds; 12/10, Carol Williams; 12/17, performing works by Praetorius, Schütz, announces recitals Wednesdays at 12:15 Carillon Carmen Badinelli, mezzo-soprano, Schelle, and Bach; 12/24, TENET p.m.: December 2, New Milwaukee JOHN BISHOP and Carol Williams. Carol Williams is Christmas, with vocal soloists and lute- Consort; 12/9, Joseph Kucharski, organ; In the wind . organist-in-residence at the church. For nist Hank Heijink in a program featuring 12/16, Matthew Lawrenz. The cathedral information: stauva.org. carols and songs from their latest disc ³ page 4 GAVIN BLACK On Teaching THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Scranton Gillette Routine items for publication must be received six weeks in advance of the month of Reviewers Stephen Schnurr Communications, Inc., 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201, Arlington Heights, Illinois issue. For advertising copy, the closing date is the 1st. Prospective contributors of articles Jay Zoller 60005-5025. Phone 847/954-7989.