THE DIAPASON JUNE 2019 Christ Episcopal Church Tuscaloosa, Alabama Cover feature on pages 22–23 PHILLIP TRUCKENBROD CONCERT ARTISTS ANTHONY & BEARD ADAM J. BRAKEL THE CHENAULT DUO PETER RICHARD CONTE CONTE & ENNIS DUO LYNNE DAVIS ISABELLE DEMERS CLIVE DRISKILL-SMITH DUO MUSART BARCELONA JEREMY FILSELL MICHAEL HEY HEY & LIBERIS DUO CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN DAVID HURD MARTIN JEAN HUW LEWIS RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE LOUPRETTE & GOFF DUO ROBERT MCCORMICK BRUCE NESWICK ORGANIZED RHYTHM RAéL PRIETO RAM°REZ JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN ROBIN & LELEU DUO BENJAMIN SHEEN HERNDON SPILLMAN CAROLE TERRY JOHANN VEXO BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH JOSHUA STAFFORD THOMAS GAYNOR 2016 2017 LONGWOOD GARDENS ST. ALBANS WINNER WINNER IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ART ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ 860-560-7800 ŚĂƌůĞƐDŝůůĞƌ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚͬWŚŝůůŝƉdƌƵĐŬĞŶďƌŽĚ͕&ŽƵŶĚĞƌ THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Tenth Year: No. 6, Never make assumptions . Whole No. 1315 Most of the world watched the news and other media in JUNE 2019 horror as Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris burned on Monday, Established in 1909 April 15. The event caught the attention of the organ world Stephen Schnurr ISSN 0012-2378 immediately, and the response and concern has been hearten- 847/954-7989; [email protected] ing. The news of the following weeks indicates that the edifi ce www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, and its organs can be rebuilt, though undoubtedly this will take the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music years, if not decades to complete. planned installments on this musician. In “Harpsichord Notes,” I happened to have been in Paris in January 2014, and the Larry Palmer reviews the recently published Cambridge CONTENTS itinerary of that journey did not include a visit to the cathedral. Companion to the Harpsichord and relates of a harpsichord FEATURES We walked by the building, but did not enter. At that time, I for Mount Vernon of Virginia. Gavin Black, in “On Teaching,” An interview with Olivier Latry thought, “This will always be here, I can always return to see begins a discussion of J. S. Bach’s The Art of the Fugue. In “In the by Lorraine S. Brugh 16 it.” The experience has awakened me to realize that I should Wind . .,” John Bishop recalls several catastrophic fi res where never make assumptions like that and should take every oppor- historic and infl uential pipe organs were a total loss. Johann Heinrich Buttstett Part 1: His life and work tunity to experience history and art. Our calendar section includes numerous summer recitals by Scott Elsholz 19 Prior to April 15, we had planned the central feature of this across the globe. If you are traveling in the coming months, June issue, an interview by Lorraine Brugh with Olivier Latry you will want to see what performances may be in your area! NEWS & DEPARTMENTS of Notre Dame Cathedral. The event of Holy Week made it Here & There contains information about several summer Editor’s Notebook 3 even more poignant that we include this interview now, and Mr. organ recital series in the Midwest. Carillon News includes Here & There 3 Latry has added some comments at the end of the exchange, information for various carillon series around the country, as Appointments 6 including information on how to assist those who have been well as a profi le of the Bok Tower Gardens in Florida. Nunc Dimittis 8 affected by this catastrophic blaze. Our cover feature spotlights Orgues Létourneau’s Opus Harpsichord Notes by Larry Palmer 11 132, recently fi nished for Christ Episcopal Church, Tusca- On Teaching by Gavin Black 13 Also in this issue loosa, Alabama. The instrument is located just a few blocks’ In the wind . by John Bishop 14 Scott Elsholz introduces us to the life and work of Johann distance from the builder’s Opus 129, for First Presbyterian Carillon News by Brian Swager 24 Heinrich Buttstett (1666–1727). This is the fi rst of several Church, featured in our May 2017 issue. Q Carillon Profi le by Kimberly Shafer 24 REVIEWS Here & There New Recordings 12 New Organ Music 12 Events Rachel Mallete; August 1, Kevin Vaughn; 8/8, Jeff Verkuilen; 8/15, Simone Gheller; CALENDAR 25 8/22, Chris Stroh; 8/29, Mitchell Miller. RECITAL PROGRAMS 29 For information: CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 30 www.madisondiocese.org/organ. THE DIAPASON JUNE 2019 Christ Church, Michigan City, Indiana, Roosevelt organ The Roosevelt Organ Summer Recital Series announces recitals for St. Paul Catholic Cathedral, Pittsburgh, summer 2019, hosted by Christ Church, Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Christ Episcopal Church Pennsylvania, Beckerath organ Crosse, Wisconsin, Noack organ Tuscaloosa, Alabama Cover feature on pages 22–23 Michigan City, Indiana, Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m.: June 5, Derek Nickels; 6/12, St. Paul Catholic Cathedral, Pitts- Stephen Schnurr; 6/19, Michael Soto; The Shrine of Our Lady of Guada- COVER burgh, Pennsylvania, announces its sum- July 3, Matt Gerhard; 7/10, Kent Jager; lupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin, announces Orgues Létourneau, Saint-Hyacinthe, mer organ recital series on the cathe- 7/24, Lee Meyer; 7/31, Carol Garrett; its 2019 summer recital series, Sundays Québec; Christ Episcopal Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 22 dral’s Beckerath organ, Sundays at 3:30 August 7, George Karst; 8/14, Oliver at 3:00 p.m.: June 9, Christopher Berry; p.m.: June 2, Kenneth Danchik; July Rzycki. Roosevelt Opus 506 is an instru- July 14, David Jaronowski; August 4, 7, Edward Alan Moore; 7/14, Michael ment of three manuals, 28 ranks. For Christopher Holman. The shrine houses Editorial Director STEPHEN SCHNURR Andrew Hammer; 7/28, Bruce Ludwick; information: [email protected]. an organ completed in 2008 by the Noack and Publisher [email protected] August 4, James Burns; 8/11, Daniel Organ Company with three manuals, 54 847/954-7989 Kovacic; September 8, Don Fellows. For ranks. For information: President RICK SCHWER information: http://stpaulpgh.org. www.guadalupeshrine.org. [email protected] 847/391-1048 The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Editor-at-Large ANDREW SCHAEFFER Assumption, San Francisco, California, [email protected] announces recitals, Sundays at 4:00 p.m.: June 2, Yuhan Niu; 6/9, David Hatt and Sales Director JEROME BUTERA [email protected] Christoph Tietze, works by Eugène Gig- 608/634-6253 out for his 175th birthday; 6/16, Justan Circulation/ Foster; 6/23, Widor festival, marking his Holy Name Chapel, Madison, Wiscon- Subscriptions ROSE GERITANO sin, Aeolian-Skinner organ [email protected] 175th birthday, David Hatt, Symphonie 847/391-1030 I; 6/30, Jin Kyung Lim; July 7, Widor festival, David Hatt, Holy Name Chapel, Madison, Wis- Designer KIMBERLY PELLIKAN Symphonie VII; 7/14, Pierre Zevort with consin, announces its 2019 summer organ [email protected] 847/391-1024 Augustin Zevort, trumpet, music for recital series, Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., fea- St. Matthew’s by-the-Bridge Episcopal Bastille Day; 7/21, Widor festival, Angela turing 1953 Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1204, Church, Iowa Falls, Iowa Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Kraft Cross, Symphonie VIII; 7/28, two manuals, 19 ranks: June 6, Andrew Harpsichord Mateusz Rzewuski. St. Mary’s Cathedral Kreigh; 6/13, Kevin Edens; 6/20, Michael St. Matthew’s by-the-Bridge BRIAN SWAGER houses a 1971 Fratelli Ruffatti organ of Mills; 6/27, Don VerKuilen; Episcopal Church, Iowa Falls, Iowa, Carillon four manuals, 89 ranks. For information: July 11, Matthew Buller; 7/18, David announces its 2019 summer series of www.stmarycathedralsf.org. Jonies; 7/25, James Grzadzinski and ³ page 4 JOHN BISHOP In the wind . 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 GAVIN BLACK 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 On Teaching 60005-5025. Phone 847/954-7989. Fax 847/390-0408. E-mail: [email protected]. should request a style sheet. Unsolicited reviews cannot be accepted. 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