Greetings!

* As promised, sample MP3's of Iveta Apkalna's new CD, "Himmel und
Hölle" are now up on the web. One of my personal favorites is the
first piece, Aivars Kalejs - Toccata über den Choral von J. S. Bach
"Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr". As you keep listening, it blossoms
and becomes powerful and uplifting, while remaining etheral at the
same time. I find myself humming the chorale these days.

Please visit her page to listen and see the distributor/purchase information:
http://www.organfocus.com/features/events/iveta_apkalna.php

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* "Grand Female Organists -- Große Organistinnen" concert series will
be held in January in Evangelische Epiphaniengemeinde
Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany.
Performers are: Barbara Dennerlein, Dame Gillian Weir, Inger-Lise
Ulsrud, Iveta Apkalna and Margaret Phillips.
See details:
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?keywords=Grand+female+organists

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* Obituary: Hubert S. Shearin, rescuer of organs

"Wurlitzer at Emery is one prize"
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041227/NEWS0104/412270337/\
1060/NEWS01

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* Elaborate organ setup is source of wonderment for O'Fallon, Ill.

"With the flick of a few switches and a tug at a knob or two, Moelmann
brings the entire room to life in an exuberant cacophony of music and
motion."
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/metroeast/story/4980EFAAD8782D\
0486256F7800146D25?OpenDocument

Read more about this organ here:
http://theatreorgans.com/il/ofallon/

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* Longtime Yankee Stadium Organist Dies

NEW YORK Dec 27, 2004 -- Eddie Layton, the Yankee Stadium organist and
ballpark fixture for more than 35 years, has died after a brief
illness.
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=364315

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Links of Interest:

* It's a Wurlitzer

"The giant of the musical instrument collection makes
tunes--rootin'-tootin' or romantic "
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues02/apr02/object.html

* Violins and Pipe Organs

Did you know that your car can act as a giant organ pipe?
Read the first question on the page for an explanation. Other
questions are also quite educational.
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/violins_and_pipe_organs.html

* Nature: Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decoded

Acoustic analysis shows how temple transforms echoes into sounds of nature.
http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041213/full/041213-5.html


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Today's Organ Stop:

Coppendoff
http://www.organstops.org/c/Coppendoff.html

Have a great week and Happy New Year,

Lana