Recently added articles from The American Organist:

International Year of the Organ: Organ Spectacular

Jul 01, 2008; Evans, Margaret ... WE ARE IN the International Year of the Organ! Now is the time to firm up your programs, artists, and venues for the year, if you haven't already done so. If you are having an Organ Spectacular event or events on or around October 19, have you ordered the two pieces for that ...

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jul 01, 2008; Thomashower, James E ... Thank You, International Year of the Organ and Organ Spectacular Sponsors As we welcome the start of the International Year of the Organ, we extend our sincere thanks to the corporate sponsors of the IYO/OS: Platinum: Kuhn Orgelbau AG www.orgelbau.ch Gold: Rodgers ...

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Jul 01, 2008; Cameron, David ... IT WAS NOT melancholia but sheer serendipity that led me to discover the Yale Daily News obituary for the late William F. Buckley, originally printed on Thursday, February 28, 2008. Just as I began to write this, my final message on these pages as President, I read their tribute to that erudite, ...

Workshops

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Traditional Improvisation I, II, III William Wright Over the 3 sessions we cover the creation of short interludes, improvising hymn preludes, and larger forms such as concertos, fugues, fantasias and passacaglias. Modern Improvisation I, II, III Jonathan ...

FROM THE CHAPLAIN

Jul 01, 2008; Norton, Gregory ... With this column I conclude four years as your National Chaplain. The person in this office is appointed by the President, and so I am grateful to Fred Swann for trusting and honoring me with the invitation and to so many of you who have over the years responded to my writing or invited me to ...

COMMENTARY

Jul 01, 2008; Mardirosian, Haig ... VOX HUMANA Imagination ORGANISTS ARE uncommonly creative individuals in both musical and other ways. That states the obvious. We play. We conduct. We compose. We teach. We paint. We cook. We garden. We engage, individually and as a group, with the world of high aesthetic ...

LETTERS

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Opinions expressed in this column are those of the correspondents, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the AGO, RCCO, APOBA, or the editors of this journal. Letters accepted by the editor may be published whole or in part. Please send letters to Anthony Baglivi ...

AGO/RCCO CHAPTER/CENTRE NEWS

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... ALL REPORTS RECEIVED ARE PUBLISHED * Reports (not newsletters) from chapters and centres may be sent to chapternews@agohq.org. * Include the name of the chapter or centre, the program place and date (not day or hour). * An event should be reported one time only, and soon ...

FREDERICK SWANN HONORED AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES

Jul 01, 2008; Thurman, F Anthony ... Celebration of Brilliant Performer and Friend Raised $50,000 Benefiting AGO Endowment Fund The American Guild of Organists presented its fifth annual recital and gala benefit reception on Sunday, April 13, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. An estimated audience of 500 ...

MARIANNE WEBB RECEIVES EDWARD A. HANSEN LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jul 01, 2008; Thurman, F Anthony ... In recognition of her stellar career as a concert artist and distinguished teacher, and in gratitude for her lifetime of leadership, devoted service, and extraordinary generosity to the Guild. The AGO Edward A. Hansen Leadership Award was presented to Marianne Webb at the AGO Annual ...

MR. AND MRS. WESLEY C. DUDLEY RECEIVE PRESIDENT'S AWARD

Jul 01, 2008; Thurman, F Anthony ... In gratitude for their dedicated support of the Guild and generous patronage of the King of Instruments, particularly through Pipedreams broadcasts, bringing the voice of the organ into American homes from coast to coast and beyond. The AGO President's Award was presented to Mr. and Mrs ....

Designing Organs to Have Always Been There

Jul 01, 2008; Bover, Gregory ... At C.B. Fisk Inc. we aspire to build new organs that appear to have always been in the churches, conservatories, and concert halls they inhabit. In newly constructed buildings it is our goal to create organs that are recognizable entities unto themselves, yet are harmonious with the architecture ...

PIPINGS

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Material may be submitted via regular mail or e-mail to Todd Sisley, tsisley@agohq.org. Photographs must be in clear focus. Only unmodified high-resolution TIFF or JPG files (at least 300 dpi) are acceptable for electronic submissions. Do not insert digital photos into documents or e-mail (send ...

OBITUARIES: Jean Bonfils

Jul 01, 2008; Fournier, Carolyn Shuster ... Jean Bonfils, 86 years old, November 26, 2007, in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), France. Born in Saint-Étienne (Loire) on April 21, 1921, Jean Bonfils studied at the Paris Conservatory and received first prize in organ in 1949 in Marcel Dupre's class, a second prize in composition in Jean Rivier's ...

OBITUARIES: Jerry Ray Witt

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Jerry Ray Witt, 76 years old, January 12, 2008, in San Diego, Calif., from a stroke. Jerry Witt was born November 3, 1931, in La Crosse, Kans. At three weeks of age he was adopted by Kate and Herman Witt, and raised on the family farm outside Hudson, Kans. Having developed an intense interest in ...

A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS: WALTER SPENCER, A PIONEER ORGANBUILDER OF CANADA

Jul 01, 2008; Osborne, Eric ... In preparing for the restoration of the 1919 Casavant Memorial organ at Knox Church in 2005-2006,1 researched the organ tradition of Knox, discovering a relatively unknown organbuilder of Canada. Walter Spencer (1840-1919) immigrated to Canada from England, and with his brother was building ...

A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY RECITAL

Jul 01, 2008; Welch, James ... AS ANYONE WHO attends organ recitals knows, excitement and interest are at their peak for dedication programs. Generally, the acquisition of an organ is the result of many years of planning, fund-raising, and waiting. There is a sense of curiosity in the community, even among non-musicians. The ...

PRÉLUDE ET FUGUE SUR LE NOM D'ALAIN OF MAURICE DURUFLÉ

Jul 01, 2008; Mantoux, Christophe ... EXAMINATIONS OF the works of Maurice Duruflé have often been from the point of view of harmony, his harmonic language being extremely refined. Another common approach has been to concentrate on the historical context that supported the blossoming of Duruflé's talent in a neoclassic aesthetic ....

HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN'S KEYBOARD MUSIC

Jul 01, 2008; Wallmann, James ... HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN'S KEYBOARD MUSIC. Pieter Dirksen. Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate, 2007. 254 pp. ISBN 13-978-07546-5441-4. $99.95. Subtitled "Transmission, Style, and Chronology," this is unquestionably the first truly comprehensive study of the work of this major 17th-century North German ...

MEMENTO MORI. A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MEMORIAL MUSIC

Jul 01, 2008; Owen, Barbara ... MEMENTO MORI. A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MEMORIAL MUSIC. Robert Chase. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 339 pp. ISBN 13-978-0-8108-5745-2. $80. If anyone thinks that "memorial music" only means the classic Gregorian Requiem Mass, think again. Yes, we know about Brahms's German Requiem and ...