Greetings!

* New featured event: Música de Órgano en Santiago de Compostela --
description of the festival in Spain. The document, in Spanish,
describes the festival, the organs and the performers in detail.
http://www.organfocus.com/features/events/FolletoOrganoSantiago102004.pdf

* Big improvement: I finally got myself two pairs of Organmaster shoes
and I absolutely love them. Up until now I was playing in Capezio
dance shoes with a 1.75 inch heel which was quite narrow (as I now
realize). Those were fine for Bach but not so fine for opening two
swell pedals at a time in Reger and playing quick runs in Distler. My
teacher has been encouraging me to get Organmasters for a while, and I
should have heeded his advice long ago. Now I feel like I can do
everything. With the heel lower than I am used to, but just high
enough, feet are moving in a horizontal plane more so than vertically,
as they should. The delivery is prompt, and you can order the shoes
online.
http://www.organmastershoes.com
Dan Long's BachOrgan.com site has a funny section "Organ shoes hall of
fame", which contains photos and poetry dedicated to well-worn
footwear.
http://www.bachorgan.com/Shoes.html

* A brilliant organist for a brilliant organ
"Who would have thought that a recital of French organ music could
draw more than 1,000 people to a midtown church on the night of a
presidential debate?"
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/music/9879364.htm

* When the Organist Is Episcopalian
An interesting article on the role and acceptance of non-Jewish
organists in synagogues
http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=loew20040909304

* Movie-house organist
"For Gerry Marian, life is the pits - as in the section where the
orchestra plays."
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/movies/story/7BFD18BE\
C6CA44F886256F1500836913?OpenDocument

* New link added to Publications (
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=19 ):
Das Internet-Orgelmagazin
Articles and event descriptions, concert listings, forums and more. In
German only.
http://www.orgelmagazin.com/

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Select upcoming events:

Australia:
Totally Organic with Phillip Gearing
Music by Mendelssohn, Hindemith, and the Bach Passacaglia
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=5031

Canada:
Robert Batt, organ; Cliff Ridley, baritone
The program features an arrangement of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder;
organ works include Bach's Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not (double
pedal).
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=6649

USA:
Organ Crawl-New York & PA
You are welcome to attend the Chemung Valley A.G.O. organ crawl. It
will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2004 in Elmira. We
will hear the following instruments.
1980 Casavant, 39 ranks
1922 E. M. Skinner rebuilt by L. Peckham & Son, 30 ranks.
1984 Parsons, 25 ranks
1988 Schantz, 19 ranks.
1923/2004 Beman/Strauss, 9 ranks.
No charge except for lunch.
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=6691

McQuade Memorial Concert
Paul Jacobs in Durham, NH
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=6185

Italy:
Primo corso d'interpretazione organistica
Enrico Viccardi, Roberto Fresco, Giovanni Togni, Maurizio Isabella
Corso d'organo di EV: Frescobaldi, Muffat, J.S.Bach; seminario di RF:
Correa de Arauxo; seminario di GT: Il tono medio in Italia nel '500 e
nel '600; seminario di MI: Segnature e misure nella scuola
antegnatiana; concerti dei docenti e degli allievi
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=5988

Spain: Música de Órgano en Santiago de Compostela - final recital
Josef Sluys plays Brahms, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Rheinberger and Schumann
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=6716

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Today's organ stop:
Tuba Quint
http://www.organstops.org/t/TubaQuint.html

Have a great week,

Lana