THE DIAPASON MAY 2020 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Worcester, Massachusetts Cover feature on pages 22–23 PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD CONCERT ARTISTS ANTHONY & BEARD ADAM J. 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The staff of The Diapason wishes Established in 1909 our readers health and safety as we continue to make our way Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 together through this unprecedented world-wide pandemic. 847/954-7989; [email protected] As of this writing, we are still on schedule with production www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, of the monthly magazine for you, our subscribers. We are all the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music working remotely to keep our journal coming to you and to In this issue keep our staff safe. We are pleased to present the CONTENTS winning entry for our fi rst Gruen- FEATURES Resources at our website stein Award, “Reevaluating Andrea Reevaluating Andrea Antico’s Frottole of As most of us will spend much of our foreseeable future Antico’s Frottole of 1517,” by Alex- 1517 mindful of social distancing, our dependence on the internet ander Meszler. Alex was featured in by Alexander Meszler 16 will become even more crucial. I take this opportunity to our May 2019 issue, both as a mem- NEWS & DEPARTMENTS remind you that the most recent issue as well as decades of ber of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Editor’s Notebook 3 issues of The Diapason are available at our website for our Class of 2019, and with his essay on Here & There 3 subscribers (www.thediapason.com). There you will fi nd a Klaus Huber. We were very pleased Appointments 6 treasure trove of reading and learning, available to you at any 1909 110 2019 with the various entries we received Nunc Dimittis 8 time. In addition, you can explore an ever-increasing number for our fi rst award, demonstrating On Teaching by Gavin Black 13 of videos, news stories (often posted before they can appear in great promise of scholarship in our In the wind . by John Bishop 14 print), artist spotlights, classifi ed ads, and other items. young people. REVIEWS Please consider this an opportunity to discover (or redis- In “In the Wind . ,” John Bishop refl ects on initial effects Book Reviews 11 cover) more and more about what we love in our lives—music, of this pandemic on worship and the arts. Gavin Black, in “On New Organ Music 12 especially as it pertains to the organ, church music, carillon, Teaching,” ponders these effects of the pandemic on keeping New Recordings 12 and harpsichord. Let us fi nd through the record of our tradi- focus when listening to music. Larry Palmer, “Harpsichord New Handbell Music 12 tion a renewed sense of momentum for when we are able to Notes” columnist, has taken this month off from writing and return our lives to a sense of normalcy. expects to return next month. ORGAN PROJECTS 24 Our cover feature spotlights the recent restoration of Skinner CHRIST CATHEDRAL ORGAN NEWS 25 Calendar items Organ Company Opus 736 by A. Thompson-Allen Company, CALENDAR 26 We have removed from our Calendar section those events LLC, for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Worcester, RECITAL PROGRAMS 29 we know are canceled, and, of course, there are likely many Massachusetts. The ninety-year-old instrument is now ready CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 30 more that are canceled. Some events may be offered online. for another near-century of service to its community. In “Organ Our “Here & There” section contains notices of conferences Projects,” Opus 36 of Marceau Pipe Organ Builders, Inc., is and conventions that we know are canceled or postponed as of featured, installed in Community United Methodist Church, our print deadline. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Q THE DIAPASON MAY 2020 Here & There Corrections its summer organ recital series on the In “Here & There,” the Publica- cathedral’s 1962 Beckerath organ (four tions section (March 2020, page 6), manuals, 67 stops, 97 ranks), Sundays the announcement of the forthcoming at 3:30 p.m.: May 17, Kenneth Danchik; biography of Mildred Andrews Boggess July 12, Josef Sole-Coll; 7/19, Benjamin stated that she earned her graduate LaPrairie; 7/26, Rev. Ugo Patti; August degree from the University of Oklahoma. 2, Brendan Lowery; 8/9, James Wetzel; Andrews Boggess received her graduate 8/16, Hazel Eaton. For information: degree from the University of Michigan. http://stpaulpgh.org. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Worcester, Massachusetts Cover feature on pages 22–23 In John Speller’s review of Margaret Ruffatti organ, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Phillips’s CD, Multum in Parvo (March Assumption, San Francisco, California COVER 2020, page 11), an incorrect website for A. Thompson-Allen Company, LLC, New obtaining the disc was given. The correct Prescott, organ, Vierne, Symphonie V. In Haven, Connecticut; Blessed Sacrament website is: www.margaretphillips.org.uk. addition, June 20, 7:00 p.m., Temple Hill Catholic Church, Worcester, Massachusetts 22 Choir and Orchestra, Alan Chipman, In David Troiano’s review of James director, presents Rob Gardner’s Lamb Aylward’s Ten Free Arrangements for of God. St. Mary’s Cathedral houses Editorial Director STEPHEN SCHNURR and Publisher [email protected] Organ Solo (April 2020, page 10), the a 1971 Fratelli Ruffatti organ of four 847/954-7989 address for ordering the music is 69 manuals, 89 ranks. For information: Benton Ave., San Francisco, California www.stmarycathedralsf.org. President RICK SCHWER [email protected] 94112. The price is $20, including ship- 847/391-1048 ping and handling. For information: 415/333-5702. 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