THE DIAPASON OCTOBER 2014 St. John’s of Lattingtown Episcopal Church Locust Valley, New York Cover feature on pages 30–31 “A true revelation…. He is an eloquent musician. His rhythmic sense is clear-cut American. His feet elegantly tap dance on the pedals. Everything he plays is sharply and smartly delineated. His tempos were on the satisfyingly quick side, yet so naturally that nothing felt rushed or unduly showy. ….Most listened to emotionally and musically challenging, unfamiliar pieces with riveted attention…an unnervingly honest and direct performance, astonishing for so young a performer. The Houli fans can give themselves high fives. They’ve helped launch a major career.” CHRISTOPHER Mark Swed, Music Critic, HOULIHAN Los Angeles Times email@concertartists.com (860)-560-7800 www.concertartists.com THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook Scranton Gillette Communications One Hundred Fifth Year: No. 10, In this issue Whole No. 1259 Composer, performer, and teacher William Albright would OCTOBER 2014 have celebrated his seventieth birthday this month, and Established in 1909 Douglas Reed has paid tribute in a pair of interviews with two Joyce Robinson ISSN 0012-2378 persons very close to Albright; they provide a portrait with both 847/391-1044; jrobinson@sgcmail.com personal and professional views. www.TheDiapason.com An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, Cicely Winter reports on the organ and early music festival the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music that took place in Oaxaca, Mexico, in February; the group of All this is in addition to our regular columns of news, reviews, which she is president has led the restoration efforts for an international calendar, and organ recitals. CONTENTS organ in Tlacolula. John Collins’s review of Winter’s recording FEATURES at the Oaxaca Cathedral also appears in this issue. Save the dates Remembering William Albright (1994–1998) Larry Palmer reminds us that time does indeed fl y, and we Many of us are at work on programs for the 2014–15 season. on his 70th birthday ought to consider what we’ll play on the harpsichord for that The Diapason, whose offi ce is located in the Chicago suburbs, by Douglas Reed, with Sarah Albright and John Carlson 20 upcoming holiday in December. He surveys works from the will partner with other local organizations to present recitals seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. and workshops in January. Mark your calendars and plan to join Tenth International Organ and Early Music Festival, Oaxaca, Mexico John Bishop explores numerous topics, including the balance us for our Midwinter Pipe Organ Conclave on January 18 and Presentation of the newly restored organ in between performing well-known favorites versus the new and 19 in La Grange, Illinois. Further details will be forthcoming in Santa Maria de la Asunción Tlacolula, unknown, and the fi nancial demands that affect this argument. future issues of The Diapason. February 20–25, 2014 by Cicely Winter 25 Gavin Black begins a discussion of keeping the playing going—continuing through any wrong notes or other problems. In preparation NEWS & DEPARTMENTS Our cover feature this month is Glück Pipe Organs’ instru- In the coming months, we will be publishing articles on Pol- Editor’s Notebook 3 Here & There 3 ment at St. John’s of Lattingtown Episcopal Church in Locust ish organ music sources and editions, correspondence between Nunc Dimittis 10 Valley, New York. Alexander Boggs Ryan and Marcel Dupré, and more. Q Appointments 10 Harpsichord News by Larry Palmer 12 On Teaching by Gavin Black 16 In the wind . by John Bishop 18 Here & There REVIEWS Music for Voices and Organ 13 Events Karen Christianson; 1/11, Janet Yieh; Thomas Dahl; 10/26, Ulrike Theresia New Recordings 13 First Presbyterian Church, 1/18, Katherine Meloan; 1/25, Mickey Wegele-Kefer; November 2, Fauré, Book Reviews 15 Arlington Heights, Illinois, announces Thomas Terry; February 22, Jeremy Requiem; 11/9, Christoph Tietze; 11/16, New Organ Music 15 its 2014–15 concerts: October 1, fl ute Filsell; March 1, Douglas Buchanan; Angela Kraft Cross; 11/23, Jacob Reed; 11/30, Christoph Tietze. For informa- NEW ORGANS 32 and guitar; 10/12, Bruce Blanck Jazz 3/22, Jonathan Biggers; April 5, Chris- Ensemble; November 5, Christopher topher Betts, Benjamin Straley; 4/12, tion: 415/567-2020 ext 213. CALENDAR 33 Urban, with piano; 11/9, Grant Street Kurt Ison; May 3, Jeremy Filsell; July ORGAN RECITALS 37 Quartet; December 3, Christopher 4, Christopher Betts, Benjamin Straley. St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 38 Urban; 12/14, The Glory of Christmas; For information: Wisconsin, announces its 2014–15 February 4, soprano and baritone; www.nationalcathedral.org. Canon John Bruce Memorial Organ 2/8, 30th annual Organ Fest; March Concerts: October 8, Pater Stefan 4, Kris Ward, handbells, with piano; The American Institute of Organ- Kling; March 21, Isabelle Demers; 3/15, Timothy Brinkman, guitar; April builders will hold its 41st annual con- April 18, Michael Hey. For information: 1, Christopher Urban; May 3, choral vention October 5–8 in Oklahoma City, www.norbertines.org. concert. For information: Oklahoma. Events will feature organs by www.fpcah.org. Bigelow, Buzard, Fisk, Glück, Möller, The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Reuter, and Simmons/Andover, plus a announces its 78th annual season: Octo- Washington National Cathedral two-day post-convention reed voicing ber 10 and 11, Mozart, Requiem; Decem- continues its 2014–15 season of organ seminar. For information: ber 7, 20, and 21, Festival of Carols; recitals: October 5, Piotr Rachon; www.pipeorgan.org. 12/19, Handel’s Messiah; March 7, Gala COVER 10/12, Sigurd Øgaard; November Bel Canto: New York, New York; April 24, Glück Pipe Organs, New York, New York; 16, Eric Dombrowski; 11/23, Jens St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, Fauré Requiem & Fairouz Zabur; June St. John’s of Lattingtown Episcopal Church, Locust Valley, New York 30 Korndörfer; December 25, Christopher announces upcoming concerts: October 12, 13, and 14, Beethoven’s Ninth. Betts, Benjamin Straley; January 4, 5, Cappella SF; 10/12, harpists; 10/19, ³ page 4 Editorial Director JOYCE ROBINSON jrobinson@sgcmail.com 847/391-1044 Editor-at-Large STEPHEN SCHNURR sschnurr@sgcmail.com 219/531-0922 Sales Director JEROME BUTERA jbutera@sgcmail.com 608/634-6253 Circulation/Subscriptions VY DUONG vduong@sgcmail.com 847/391-1043 Designer DAN SOLTIS Associate Editor LYNNE FORT Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Harpsichord JAMES MCCRAY Choral Music BRIAN SWAGER Carillon Cathedral Choir of St. John at Winchester Cathedral JOHN BISHOP In the wind . The Cathedral Choir of St. John, Albuquerque, New performed the U.K. premiere on August 3 of Andrew Carter’s GAVIN BLACK Mexico, completed week-long residencies in both Winchester Consider the Lilies, commissioned by the Friends of Cathedral On Teaching Cathedral and Westminster Abbey July 28 through August 10. Music, sponsored by Maxine Thevenot and Edmund Connolly. Directed by Maxine Thevenot and accompanied for the week This work also received its London premiere at Westminster Reviewers John L. Speller in Winchester by Edmund Connolly, the choir was responsible Abbey on August 7 with organist Martin Ford accompanying. Dr. Jay Zoller for daily Evensong in each venue in addition to Sunday Mat- Thevenot’s Introit, Here I am Lord (Paraclete Press), received its John Collins ins and Choral Eucharist. At Winchester Cathedral, the choir U.K. premiere in Westminster Abbey on August 5. Kenneth Udy THE DIAPASON (ISSN 0012-2378) is published monthly by Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc., 3030 W. Salt Creek This journal is indexed in the The Music Index, and abstracted in RILM Abstracts. Lane, Suite 201, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-5025. Phone 847/391-1044. Fax 847/390-0408. E-mail: jrobinson@sgcmail.com. Copyright ©2014. Printed in the U.S.A. Subscriptions: 1 yr. $38; 2 yr. $60; 3 yr. $80 (United States and U.S. Possessions). 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Unsolicited reviews THE DIAPASON accepts no responsibility or liability for the validity of information supplied by cannot be accepted. contributors, vendors, advertisers or advertising agencies. WWW.THEDIAPASON.COM THE DIAPASON Q OCTOBER 2014 Q 3 Here & There ³ page 3 Early Music America announces its Baroque Competition fi nalists for 2014 in association with the University of Chicago Presents. The purpose of the competition is to encourage the development of emerging artists in the performance of Baroque music. Finalists were selected by an inde- Jack Bethards, president of Schoenstein & Co., with Patrick Will Sherwood, Stuart Forster, Jack Bethards, Eileen Guen- pendent panel of judges. Competi- Scott, Tom Mueller, and Stuart Forster ther, and Carl Daw tion fi nals take place October 11 at 7 p.m., in the Performance Hall of the The fi nal round of the 2014 Schoenstein Competition Tom Mueller won fi rst prize, and Patrick Scott was awarded Reva and David Logan Center for the in Hymn Playing took place at Christ Church, Cambridge, second prize.
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