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Jan 01, 2009; ... WITH THIS ISSUE OF THE TRACKER, WE BID ADIEU to Greg Crowell as the Society's first Director of Publications and welcome Rollin Smith as his interim successor. Greg's involvement with the OHS began with his Biggs Fellowship in 1984. An internationally respected concert recitalist and ...
The OHS Legacy Society
Jan 01, 2009; ... 26 CHARTER MEMBERS ANNOUNCED THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO announce the 26 individuals who have been named Charter Members of the OHS Legacy Society, the group formed to honor OHS members who have included the OHS in their wills. "We are delighted to honor these 26 people ...
president's report
Jan 01, 2009; ... AS I WRITE THIS, IN MID-NOVEMBER, our country faces a deep recession affecting us all - individuals, institutions, businesses, churches, schools, charities .... America's in for tough times. Nonprofit organizations are especially vulnerable, though right now the OHS is in better shape than many ...
ORGAN-PLAYING
Jan 01, 2009; ... The author of this essay1 was immortalized by his organist, John Zundel, with his hymn tune, Beecher, sung to the text of "Love divine, all loves excelling." Beecher and Zundel served Brooklyn's Plymouth Congregational Church. The minister was the most famous man in America (as the title of his ...
Electronic Information Sources and the OHS
Jan 01, 2009; ... THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ENTERED THE TWENTY-FIRST century well before it reached the age of 50, and within the small community of similarly oriented associations, we are not completely alone in enjoying our youth. The American Theatre Organ Society, to name but one, is our contemporary, ...
CLEVELAND A TOWN OF GOOD ORGANS, A PROFITABLE PLACE TO VISIT
Jan 01, 2009; ... CLEVELAND'S HOMETOWN ORGANBUILDING HERO, WALTER Holtkamp Sr. (1894- 1962), was not far from the truth when he took full-page advertisements in contemporary organ periodicals stating, "Cleveland, a town of good organs, a profitable place to visit." How austere to see a relatively blank page with ...
minutes: ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Jan 01, 2009; ... Annual Meeting of the Membership Friday, July 18, 2008 First Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Laurence Libin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2008 , and a quorum was established. Approval of Minutes: ...
An Appreciation of Martin R. Walsh
Jan 01, 2009; ... WHILE THE AMERICAN ORGAN ARCHIVES HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED during the past forty-eight years through the generous contributions of many dedicated friends and members of the Organ Historical Society, certain individuals have made such substantial contributions that they deserve special recognition. One ...
A Selection of Pieces from Clavier Übung III (1739)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A Selection of Pieces from Clavier Übung III (1739) by Johann Sebastian Bach, Malcom Proud, organist, 1992 Metzler organ in the Stadtkirche Stein am Rhein (Switzerland). Maya Recordings MCD 0803: www.maya-recordings.com. The title of this CD is both factual and misleading. It includes ...
Geistliche Chormusik Opus 12, Weihnachtsgeschichte Opus 10, Die Sonne sinkt von hinnen, Nun ruhen alle Wälder
Jan 01, 2009; ... Hugo Distler, Geistliche Chormusik Opus 12, Weihnachtsgeschichte Opus 10, Die Sonne sinkt von hinnen, Nun ruhen alle Wälder, Vocal Consort Berlin, Klaus-Martin Bresgott, dir., Edition Chrismon. www. vocalconsort-berlin.de/cd.html. As far as I'm aware this is the most important Distler ...
Two Organ Landmarks in Columbus: Timothy Edward Smith, organist; First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio
Jan 01, 2009; ... Two Organ Landmarks in Columbus: Timothy Edward Smith, organist; First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio (1931 W.W. Kimball Organ; 1972 Rudolf von Beckerath Organ). Raven OAR900, $14.98 postpaid from Raven, or www.ohscatalog.com. This is another of Raven's "2 CDs for the price of ...
The Aeolian-Skinner Sound, William Teague, Organist
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Aeolian-Skinner Sound, William Teague, Organist, 1955 Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1308, 2 CDs, Raven OAR-800, $14.98 postpaid from www.RavenCD.com, or www.ohscatalog.com. When I first became interested in the organ, it was a catholic fascination-if it was an organ, or even just looked like ...
Mungo Among Us?
Oct 01, 2008; ... ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THIEVES ARE RIPPING off plumbing, electric cable, and metal building supplies to sell as scrap. In New York City, such stolen material, which lately includes bronze statues, commemorative plaques, and even manhole covers, is said to be "mungoed." Considering the rising cost ...
Some San Francisco Organs Before 1906
Oct 01, 2008; ... THE FIRST ORGANS IN SAN FRANCISCO ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER the discovery of gold in 1848. In fact, it would be safe to say that almost everything arrived after 1848. In 1847, the population of the barren, windswept peninsula was 375. There was no natural water supply, firewood, or even a ...
The Classical British Organ 1500-1660
Oct 01, 2008; ... IT MAY SURPRISE SOME PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A distinctive British organ before Henry Willis, so pervasive is the idea of the English cathedral organ and its musical culture. If curiosity is aroused, perhaps by Stephen Bicknell's authoritative The History of the English Organ, a search for ...
M.P. Möller
Oct 01, 2008; ... THE COMPANY PRODUCED ALMOST 12,000 INSTRUMENTS OVER more than a century, and with its distinctive lettering, there is hardly a more recognizable nameplate in the business. At once, the name brings to mind some truly outstanding and quite remarkable instruments: Opus 1200, installed in 1911 in ...
Our Iconic Emblem: Part I
Oct 01, 2008; ... WE VE ALL SEEN IT SO OFTEN WE SCARCELY NOTICE ITS presence anymore. However, fifty years ago, when the Society was young, the development of a recognizable logo for the fledgling organization was still in its future. In the early 1960s, the Organ Historical Society was still finding its way, but ...
minutes: ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Oct 01, 2008; ... Minutes of the National Council Meeting Monday, February 18, 2008 Holiday Inn Hotel, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania These minutes follow the order of the agenda and do not necessarily follow the order in which they were discussed. Call to Order: The meeting of the ...
Wanted: Perfect Organ Historians
Jul 01, 2008; ... A perfect organ historian would have the skills of a musician, a craftsman, a palaeographer and an archaeologist, as well as having general interest in antiquarian, ecclesiological and architectural study. THIS STATEMENT BY THE LATE HISTORIAN-ORGANBUILDER STEPHEN BICKNELL is found in the ...
The Organs of First Church: Salem, Massachusetts
Jul 01, 2008; ... HISTORY OF THE CHURCH THE FIRST CHURCH OF SALEM IS THE SECOND OLDEST PROTEStant Church in continuous operation in North America, preceded only by the Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church of New York City, and was gathered by Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. It was the first ...