Greetings!

I've had a little organ encounter recently with the organ at the Duke
Chapel, Durham, NC. I was there for a one-day business trip, and on
our way back my colleagues and I had some free time, so we stopped by
the Duke campus. I really wish I'd have thought this through better
and tried to arrange something, for we got to see the beautiful organ
but not to hear it. The Duke Chapel is really amazing.
http://www.chapel.duke.edu/home/

Speaking of North Carolina....

* Raleigh Church Has Largest Organ In East N.C.

"RALEIGH, N.C. -- For nearly two centuries, members of the Edenton
Street Methodist Church in Downtown Raleigh have been lifting their
voices to the heavens. Very soon, they will be helped by one of North
Carolina's largest musical instruments."
http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-02-04-0\
029.html

** New on OrganFocus.com:

* In Personal Pages:

Italian concert organist Mario Duella
http://www.marioduella.com/

* Notable Event:

Ainulindale, Organ Symphony #1, world premiere. Based on the the
creation story at the beginning of The Silmarillion of JRR Tolkien.
The hour long work is equally composed and improvised and the
performances will feature the entire work on both evenings. The
improvised finale features both organists.
3/28 and 3/29 in Boston, MA, USA, at Holy Name Parish, West Roxbury.
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=10379

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** Russian organ composer Gai Sever is inviting you to hear his works
and provide feedback. Gai became interested in organ music in his
youth, when he had heard the organ during a performance of Bach by
Herbert Tachezi, at the Silbermanorgel in Dresden. Gai does not play
the instrument, and he is looking for organists' opinions on the
playability of these works.
http://www.horatius.ru/private/csarbiter/

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** I have just discovered a new section on the NZOrgan.com site,
called Musings & Amusings, and it's quite interesting! Take a look and
enjoy:

Musings & Amusings
A regular column by David Bridgeman-Sutton, who muses on organs,
organists, organ music, and just anything else that takes his
fancy.http://www.nzorgan.com/vandr/manda.htm

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** Web News:

* At Pipe Organ Firm, Air Of Excellence

"EAST HAMPTON - Inside the workshop of the J.H. & C.S. Odell pipe
organ company, amid the whine of a table saw and the squeal of an
electric drill, there's an air of contentment" : includes video!
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-organ0211.artfeb11,0,731253.story

* Young players try organ pipes at St. Paul

"Organist Will Simpson compared pulling out the "stops," or sound
knobs, on a pipe organ to choosing ingredients for a recipe. "
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080206/ZONE01/802060\
442

* Organ preserver thinks big

"NORTH COLLEGE HILL - Passers-by in the 1600 block of West Belmar
Place might hear theater organ music from time to time...The ears
don't deceive. Joseph Hollmann is playing his Wurlitzer pipe organ"
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080209/NEWS01/802090330/10\
56/COL02

* Q&A: Pipe organ restoration specialist visits North Tonawanda

"For the last five weeks, Clark Wilson worked at the Riviera Theatre
every day, for 10 hours each day. Wilson, Harold Wright, John Struve
and Brad McClincy, all from Ohio, were in town to restore the
theater's mighty Wurlitzer organ. "
http://www.tonawanda-news.com/local/local_story_041235946.html

* French organist's Seattle debut is superb

"Given his long, impressive résumé, it should come as no surprise that
organist Olivier Latry's Seattle debut Tuesday night was splendid."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/classical/350263_latry07q.html

* Daniel Roth is on YouTube:
http://stsulpice.blip.tv/

* Enjoy this WikiPedia entry on Nancy Faust, the organist for the
Chicago White Sox for over 30 years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Faust

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And, lastly, for our electronic collaborative music fans, Have you
heard of BubbleBeats? I learned about them on the website of
Dorkbot-NYC, and sadly missed the meeting where the project was
presented. But following Dorkbot's meeting the site is now open and
active.

"Bubblebeats is a fun way for people to create, listen
to, play with, and share dynamic music online."
http://www.bubblebeats.com/

Have a great week,

Lana