Greetings!

** OrganFocus News:

* Arthur LaMirande will be playing a monumental Spiritual Concert at
Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Hartford, CT on May 13, 2005. The concert
is dedicated to the victims of the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian
Ocean. Read the complete program and Mr. LaMirande's commentary:
http://www.organfocus.com/features/events/arthur_lamirande_05132005.php

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* Carol Williams, San Diego Civic Organist, has just released a new CD
on the fantastic Austin organ at St. Mary's College in Moraga, outside
San Francisco. The CD is called "Mainly French". Read about the CD on
the new Carol Williams News page:
http://www.organfocus.com/features/events/carol_williams.php

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** New Links in the OrganFocus Directory:

In Event Listings:
[ http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=24 ]

* Organiste: What's happening in the southeast Florida music community
http://www.organiste.net

In Software:
[ http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=18 ]:

* OrganAssist: OrganAssist uses MIDI to record, playback and even
transfer music to other instruments (including registration)
http://www.organassist.com

In Church Musician Resources:
[ http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=22 ]

* NYC AGO Substitute Organist Referrals - Provides churches and
synagogues in immediate need of substitute organist/choir directors
with names of qualified musicians.
http://www.nycago.org/html/Placement.html

* The Art of Being a Substitute Organist - A guide for substitute
organists by Merle D. Zimmermann
http://members.tripod.com/quickbeam/suborg.html

* First Unitarian Substitute Organist Guide - Service Particulars --
This is a supremely detailed guide for substitute organists from First
Unitarian Church, Worcester, MA. A great example of making the
substitute organist's experience smooth.
http://firstumusic.com/subst-service-particulars.html

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** Web News:

* Moscow: The new, 6,000-pipe organ at MMDM is about to get a test run
from Europe's most renowned organists. Starting Sunday, the week-long
Festival of Organ Music may help raise the profile of organ music in
Russia.
http://context.themoscowtimes.com/story/140696/

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* Sanctuary space - Meet the couple behind 'Concerts on the Hill'

Profile of a husband-and-wife organist team in Portsmouth, NH
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/03102005/it/69107.htm

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* Church organ survives aging with help music technicians
The glorious sound of music will resound in Immanuel Lutheran Church
of Lebanon again following an extensive renovation of its pipe organ
and organ chamber.
http://www.wdtimes.com/articles/2005/02/26/news/news1.txt

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* Disney Concert Hall to Lose Some Luster

Frank Gehry's trademark highly-polished concave steel surfaces act as
sun lenses that roast asphalt, boil plastic and give passers-by bad
sunburn.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-030105disney_lat,0,5171623.story?coll=la-ho\
me-headlines

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* Überorgan installation opened up in New York City

Tim Hawkinson' gargantuan self-playing organ installed in the
Sculpture Garden at 590 Madison Ave has to be seen and heard to be
believed.
http://fromthefloor.blogspot.com/2005/02/gigantic-new-york-public-art.html

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Today's Organ Stop:
Quintaphon
http://www.organstops.org/q/Quintaphon.html

Have a great week,

Lana