THE DIAPASON AN INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE ORGAN, THE HARPSICHORD AND CHURCH MUSIC Sixty-Sixth Year, No.9 - "'hell: No. 789 AUGUST, 1975 Organ Historical Society Holds 20th Annual Convention A Report by Albert F. Robinson setting, was in excel1ent condition anll A 'isit to tile Wadsworth AthacneulU Mr. Long, in spile of great heal aud a1rorded an opportunity for :1 short high humidity, did justice 10 a program recital by J oyce n. Auchil1c1oss on the which included works by john Knowles 1-4 Henry Erben chamber organ of l'ail1e (thc f'ariations otJ 'fA Ildria'j . 1840. Wind is now supplied by an e1ec. Walther. Bach, Arne, Brahms, Vaughall tric blower, but thc foot pump is still Williams. and concluding with Men· operable and was usct1 for this program delssohn's S~cond Organ Sonata. which inc1udctl works by Waloml, Eber­ The second day of the Convention lin and Distler. we tra,'eled to Hartford, there to be Dr. Ventc's second Iccture-on "Re· greeted by Frederick Mitchel1. vice storalion"- revealed that in The Neth­ president of Austin Organs, Inc.• who erland. fund. for restoring truly monu­ Above: Ellnn Hunt demon.trating 1893 John"" .'Ian at f"M'st Uni.. "ali.t Church, supervised a tour of lhe Austin organ mental organs may be supplied by the .,Id.n. Below: Stephen long playing the '174 Hook & Ho.ting, organ at St. Clllilmir'. factory. Pouring molten metal into government, as much as 00% of the Church, New Haven. sheets for cutting into pipes. building total cosU. He advocated the retaining .lUd rebuilding wooden pipes. console of original wind pressures and tempera­ work, and the manufacture of chests for menU in restoring ,'cry old instruments. organs in New York, Penns),lvania and Each OHS convention has included a Georgia -were parts of our observation. novelty. and this rear it was il ,'isit to The Organ Historicll Society was Many collventloners posed interesting the Branford Tro Jey Museum in East rounded in 1956 by tcn organ enthu­ qUC5tioD3 to §c\'eral of the 6Q·odd Havcn. 'Ve rode on somc of the ancient siasts who rclt that the history of organ ci.lfumen working there. cars and inspected others, and enjoyed building in America had been loo long a good box lunch While there. neglected. Their meeting occurred dur­ George Becker, an orthopedic surgt.'On ing a National Convention of the from Willimantic, and a very fine or­ American Guild of Organists in New ganist, was assisted by Robert 111l?liss. York, and the group broke away from oboist. and Greig Shearer, flutist. m a the Convention program for a day of delightful program of organ and en· visiting old organs in lower Manhattan. semble mUSIC at Killingworth Congrega­ E,'cry lear since. the Society (now tional Church where the 18752·17 E. L. ~rown to 750 mrmbers) hOlS met in var­ Holbrook. organ i. slill in ils original IOUS areas for the purpose of conducting setting. Their program included two the Society'S business .. Uairs. visiting OT­ prcludt.'S :md fugues (A minor and C gans in the chosen area, and sharing minor) by Bach. the Telemann Trio knowledge pertaining to the history of SO'lala in A minor, Hindemith's Sec­ organs and organ building. ond Orgdn Sonata, al1d the eishteenth The 1975 Convention was held in century Dl!uxi~me Rl!CTeal'OtI cll! central Connecticut, with h~dquarlers Mttsiqul! by jean.Marie LeClair. There at Choate School in Wallingrord. The was a perfect ensemble, and the organ Conl'ention Committee (Chester H. alone had a most pleasant sound. Berry. joseph F. DzrdOl, Richart] C. Thi3 convention was held in con­ H:unar, Alan M. Laurman and Stephen junction with Choate School's summer Loher) had an-:mged a three-day pro· organ·harpsichord seminar whose prin. gmm beginning june 24 wilh the pos· cipal instructor wa' the distinguished sible extension of a rourth day [or Bernard Lagace of Montreal. Mr. those hardy individuals who can't seem Lagac~ is an old friend of OHS, having to get enough. perfonned at previous convention!.. A short red tal on two organs-the Thill lime: he ga\'c il recital on thc 1968· 2· 18 Flentrop of 1972. and a 1·4 Wil­ 69 5·66 Casannt t.racker organ in the helm portatl\' of 1971-was presented Netherlands. ,Ve were most fortunate school chapel-a great master on a £inc. by Brian jones :md john Skelton play­ that Dr. Vente could attend thIs can­ (Conu'nul!d, page 2) ing works of Tomkins and Soler a3 a ,'ention during which he gave two talks prelude to the annual m~ting. of great interest. The lirst was a lecture Two chapters of the Society (Greater on organ case desi~ illustrated by New York City and Northern Virginia) about 100 color shdes of cases in Above: The 1872 Hook & Ha.ting. at Chri.t Church, Quaker Farm. (Oxfon'" Carro' Hallman playing. a.,ow: George Boz.mon, Jr., prnent. HI.forlc Organ citation to have been in existence ror some years. Germany. Holland, England. France and United Methodist Church, W•• tvill •• for It. 1152 Hook organ. but it was announced that applicatio03 America. for chapter charters in St. Louis. Mi3- At Trinity Church·on·the·Green in souri. and in Central New York State, New H:n'cn, colwcutioners were thrilled were being submitted for ratification. with a service of E,'cttsong presented by Othn- routine business included the the choir of boys and men in the true adoption of a budget of nearly .$9000 English tradition. The Rev. Philip for. the coming year. and the election of Wiehe was officiant with the choir dl­ Alan M. Laufmall a3 President of the rected by Stephen Loher and the ac­ Society with Thomas L. Finch as Vice­ companiments pro, ided on lhe 1935 President. Aeolian-Skinner organ by 16·year old In 1972 the Society adopted a poHcy Thomas Whiucmorc. The Introit was of sponsoring organ recitals on instru­ Richard Farrant's Call to Rl!mem­ ments of particular historic significance. bTmlce, and the sen'icc music included One of these was presented lJy Edi,h Ho Thomas Tallis' seuings of the Prtces at the United Methodist Church in and SIII/mges and the Magnificat and Wcsl\'iUe where the 1852 E. & G. G. Nurlc Dimittis by Charles Stanford in Hook organ, Opus 141, has sen'ed for C. Elgar's As TOf'Tl!nU in Summer was over a century. Miss Ho played works the anthem after the Third Collect. and by Br:ahm3. Bach, Pinkham. Franck and thc one hymn (with descant) was 1ve5, the laller being his Variations: on Noble's (tine for Come, labor on. A "Amcrica" in which the recitalist spirit of exhaltation was created which brought out much of the humor in· lasted 10l'g after the sen-ice was over. tended by Ole composer. Stephen Long. director of mwlc at The Society has bestowed upon only Trinity Lutheran Church in Worcester, (h'c individuab the nmk of Hononry Massachuseus, prcscmed a r«ital on Membenhip. These are the late Albert the 1874 E. &: G. G. Hook" Ha.stings Schweitzer, F. R. Webber (also de­ organ, OpU3 750. at St. Casimir's R. C. cc;ued), E. Power Bigg3. William H. Church, New Haven. The una1tered Barnes and Dr. Maarren Vente of The 2-25 instrument, still in its original OHS Convention Compositions by Boyce, Creene, Bach (the "Little" Fug~ in G minor), THE DIAPASON (Continued from p. 1) l\.terkel, Stanrord, and Euqene Thayer's J'GriGtioru on lhe Ru.s.nan Nat;omJl Hymn were well played on this well­ modem instrument. His Scheidt and prcsen'ed instrument. ;in Inlemill/Dnal Monlhly Devoted 10 lhe Org4ln, Swcclinck selections were paragons of Another medical doctor, Kenneth lhe Harpsichord.nd Church Music the dassic slyle. :l.Ilt1 his Bach (Partita 'Volf or Newton, Massa.chusetts, gave a in G minor) w:u humane :md deep in delightful perform:mcc of Froberger's Editor feeHng. tevealing the w:mnth and Capriccio, Three Pieces Jor a Musical AUGUST. 1975 beauty Df Dilfoque music. The Titelouz.c IOIEIT SCHUNEMAN Clock by Haydn, and three abort FEATURES and Raison piccc.s were in true French chorale preludes on the 1·5 SimmolU &: classic tradition, and the Prien: by Orqaa Hislorlc:ul Sode'X ,Ith BUI;ne .. Manoger McIntyre organ o( 1849, He plays with ADDUCII CoaTeuUoa - Report DOROTHY ROSER Morel (1954) was played with stich meticulous precision, yet expressively, br Albert F. Robwoa 1·2 expression that the polyton:l1ity had a and is truly c1c\'cr. The concluding The NaHoaa! c..... atloa of the Asslstan' Ed1tor strong appeal. The majestic and mag­ piete was a Bach chorale prelude for Roral CaaacHena CoU ..e 01 WESLEY VOS nificent Second Sympl,ony by Vierne 01'9cudsls - A Report two manuals. yet Dr. Wolf was able­ by Robert SchunemaD 3..( showed unerring wisdom in registration through ingenious registration-to make Confri".,II"g Edlfon and that the organ could respond to The VocaUOD LAMY PAIME. the work sound llS though the organ br Jam.. H. lUcbanb 5-7, 19 the demands placed upon it by this had two numuab. Horpslchoffl master performer. It was truly a glor· The 2·21 1899 A. C. Felgemaker 8.: The URlTenltr 01 Iaaaaa lastlhde ious c\·cning. for OrcJena cmd. Cburcb M1Ulc - VICTOR WEIlER Co. organ, Opus 686, in Trumbull's A Report On Thursd:l\' lIIorning we met at Congregational Church, was demon­ br Jade Rubl 9 Chora'MIIIH: Meriden's First Universalist Church strated by Sue Marchant, who played where we heard Eileen Hunt play the 12 FOfeisn Correspondentl pieces by Brahms, Fr:lIlck, Rheinberger LARRY JENKINS 3-34 1893 Johnson &: Son organ.