THE DIAPASON OCTOBER, 2007 Kernersville Moravian Church Kernersville, North Carolina Cover feature on pages 34–35 Oct 07 Cover 1-B.indd 1 9/12/07 9:47:03 AM 2007 “Jacobs is precisely what the organ scene needs right now.” (Los Angeles Times) 2007 “The instrument’s most unabashed and high- profile supporter.” (MusicalAmerica.com) 2007 “A one-man booster squad for the ‘king of instruments’.” (Grand Rapids Press MI) 2007 “Paul Jacobs is rapidly becoming the best- known organist since E. 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Concerts September 24, 2006, Washington, DC Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER have included performances of all the The Smithsonian’s Castle Trio will by Lorenz Maycher 24 Harpsichord Buxtehude works for organ (on instru- open the Grace Church Concert Series ments in Groningen and Ost-Friesland) at Grace Episcopal Church in The In celebration of the 100th birthday, October 27, JAMES MCCRAY of Helmut Walcha: Artist-Teacher—Part 1 and also works for harpsichord and Plains, Virginia on Sunday, October 21. by Paul Jordan 28 Choral Music chamber ensemble, as well as a special Concerts for the 2007–2008 season, pro- Dieterich Buxtehude, Vater unser im Himmelreich — BRIAN SWAGER concert (October 11) featuring Erik van duced by Samuel Carabetta, organist A Study in Expressive Content Carillon Bruggen, Chiel Jan van Hofwegen and and choirmaster and artistic director of by Gary Verkade 30 Sietze de Vries improvising in “Buxtehu- the series, will include Engelbert Hum- HERBERT L. HUESTIS de style.” A Buxtehude symposium with perdinck’s Hansel and Gretel performed NEWS OrganNet Forum Cor Edskes, Harald Vogel, Pieter Dirk- by Opera Bel Cantanti on January 13, Here & There 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Osiris Organ Archive sen, Ewald Kooiman, Wim van Beek, followed by The King’s Singers on Feb- Appointments 6 www.mdi.ca/hhuestis/osiris e-mail: [email protected] and Vincent van Laar, will be held at the ruary 9. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Nunc Dimittis 12 Martinikerk in Groningen on October from New Orleans brings the series to In the wind . by John Bishop 14 13. The fi nal organ concerts feature Ber- a close on April 20. For information: On Teaching by Gavin Black 16 Prepress Operations DAN SOLTIS nard Winsemius on October 27 at the Ja- 540/253-5177; cobikerk in Uithuizen, and Stef Tuinstra <www.gracechurch.net>. REVIEWS on November 10 at the Antoniuskerk in Music for Voices and Organ 18 Kantens. 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