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

=============

** 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/

=============

** 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

=============

** 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

=============

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

Recently I learned of an EMI CD featuring the late Dr. Healey Willan,
Organist, composer and conductor, playing his own work.

My preliminary attempts through a music shop and Ebay have not been
successful. Has anyone any information, or even better, suggestions,
on how to obtain a copy? A correspondent from the UK is also
interested in obtaining this.

I can be reached through this message board or at: kilahara@...

Ross Trant

=================================================
** From Carol Williams **

Travels


Dr Carol Williams has just returned from Europe where she performed a
concert at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris. While in Europe, she
interviewed Olivier Latry; Daniel Roth; Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer
Choplin and composer Karl Jenkins for the TourBus series. A sample can
be seen at

www.carolwilliamsnow.com

Dr Williams has been the Civic Organist of San Diego since 2001 and
performs numerous concerts here in the USA and abroad. Future concerts
include the Great Concert Hall in Moscow; the Organ Festivals of
Monaco and Luxembourg. For more information on Carol Williams, visit:

www.CarolWilliamsNow.com

Dr Williams is Represented by:
Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, USA
PVA Management, UK

Dr. Carol Williams
carol@...
www.CarolWilliamsNow.com
San Diego Civic Organist
Artistic Director of the Spreckels Organ Society
=================================================


** From ORGANPromotion **

ORGANpromotion announces the representation of the winner of the
II. Jordan International Organ Competition 2008/2009
================================================================

Founded in 2001, the Jordan International Organ Competition is one of the
premier competitions in the world, offering the largest First Place prize (US $
30,000) and significant additional prizes. Competitors around the globe compete
via CD and live selections rounds in Philadelphia, Seoul and Leipzig, being
judged by a panel of international concert organists and teachers. The
competition culminates in the Semi-Final and Final rounds, held in the visual
and aural splendor of Legacy Hall of RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in
Columbus, USA. This entire event is made possible through the continuing
generosity of the Jordan family and the Jordan foundation.


August 1, 2008: Deadline for CD entries
February 9-14, 2009: Live Selection Round at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian
Church in Philadelphia, USA
February 16-21, 2009: Live Selection Round at Torch Center is Seoul, South Korea
February 23-28, 2009: Live Selection Round at the University of
Music and Theatre in Leipzig, Germany
September 17-26, 2009: Semi-Final and Final Rounds at Columbus
State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA

Prizes for the Jordan International Competition:

First Place: “The Jordan Prize” $30,000
Including artist management by Karen McFarlane Artists
for the U.S. and Canada and by ORGANpromotion for Europe

Second Place: $10,000
Third Place: $5,000
The LeTourneau Prize: $5,000
for the best performance of a newly commissioned work for organ and percussion

JUDGES

NORTH AMERICAN SELECTION ROUND

John Grew
Professor of Organ, Chair of Organ studies and University Organist at McGill
University in Montreal

David Higgs
Professor of Organ and Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of
Music

Peter Sykes
Professor of Organ and Harpsichord at Boston University College of Fine Arts

Todd Wilson
Professor of Organ and Chair of the Organ Department at the Cleveland Institute
of Music


ASIAN SELECTION ROUND

Myung Ja Cho
Professor of Organ at Yonsei University in Seoul

Hans-Ola Ericsson
Professor of Organ at the College of Music in Piteå and the University of Luleå,
Sweden

Ja Kyung Oh
Professor of Organ at the Korean National University of the Arts in Seoul

Lionel Rogg
Retired Professor of Organ at the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland

EUROPEAN SELECTION ROUND

Michel Bouvard
Professor of Organ at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris

Bine Katrine Bryndorf
Professor of Organ at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen

Christoph Krummacher
Professor of organ and Church Music. Director of the Church Music Institute at
the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig

Jaroslav Tuma
Professor of Organ at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts in
Prague

SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL ROUNDS

Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet-Hakim

Organist titulaire of the Grand-Orgue Cavaillé-Coll of l'église
Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris

Martin Jean
Professor of Organ at the Yale School of Music and Director of the Yale
Institute of Sacred Music

Tong-Soon Kwak
Professor of Organ at Yonsei University in Seoul

Jon Laukvik
Professor of Organ the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart

COMPETITION COMITTEE

Stefan Engels
Professor of Organ at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and Artistic
Director of the Jordan International Organ Competition

Jospeh Golden
Professor of Organ at Columbus State University, Executive Director and Founder
of the Jordan International Organ Competition

Gillian Weir
President of the Juries (judging all rounds)



The application deadline is August 1, 2008. All information, including
repertoire requirements and an application form, is also available on the World
Wide Web at http://jic.colstate.edu


ORGANpromotion
Management for the organ (Germany)
www.ORGANpromotion.org
info@...

Dear Friends in NY,
I hope to see you tonight at this performance.
--Lana

The Queen's Chamber Band plays Bach!

   Johann Sebastian Bach's 323rd Birthday coincides with Good Friday ,
so our annual celebration comes a little late this year.
Organist/conductor Claudia Dumschat leads her Transfiguration Choir of
Men & Boys, the Camerata, The Queen's Chamber Band and  soloists in
Bach's cantata , Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben?(BWV 8).
Countertenor Marshall Coid takes a solo turn with two selections from
the notebook compiled by Bach's  second wife Anna Magdalena. Violinist
Robert Zubrycki and 'cellist Peter Seidenberg join harpsichordist
Elaine Comparone for the Sonata in F minor for Violin and Obbligato
Harpsichord (BWV 1018). The versatile Dr. Dumschat turns to the
magnificent Arnold Schwartz Memorial Organ for a performance of the
Passacaglia & Thema Fugatum in C minor (BWV 581). Elaine Comparone
plays The Concerto in the Italian Style (BWV 971) on her Frank Hubbard
Franco-Flemish harpsichord. Finally, The Queen's Chamber Band
assembles for a performance of the rarely played  Concerto in F Major
for Harpsichord, Winds & Strings (BWV 1057), Bach's own alternate
version of his Fourth Brandenburg Concerto in G Major. In the latter
work, Bach assigns the florid solo part to a violin while in the F
Major version, the harpsichord emerges as soloist.

The Church of the Transfiguration, known nationwide as The Little
Church Around the Corner", is located at One East 29th Street between
Fifth and Madison Avenues in New York City.

Tickets: $25; Seniors & Students: $15

(Available at the door from 7 PM on the evening of the performance.)

For Prime Seating, purchase tickets in advance by mail:

Harpsichord Unlimited, 215 West 98th Street, Suite 2A, New York, NY 10025

Information: 212-280-1086

Dear Friends,

Here is a press release from Tim Stanley PR detailing a special poetry/music
performance to help a historic church.

===========

POETIC BID TO HELP RESTORE
AILING INNER-CITY CHURCH IN BRISTOL


An evening of poetry and music comes to an inner-city church in Bristol next
month in a bid to raise money towards the £350,000 cost of restoring the
ailing 107-year-old building.


All Hallows Church in All Hallows Road in the Easton area of the city is the
venue for Generations, an evening of poems and music designed to appeal to
people of every age.


It will be presented by The Birdcome Poetry Group, six local women whose
backgrounds in drama, teaching and literature mean they are well-placed to
select and perform the most entertaining and moving poems written by British
poets.


"Some are hilarious, others are poignant, all are entertaining," says
Jessica Smith, one of the founder members of the group.


At All Hallows they will recite verses by poets ranging from William
Shakespeare and Rudyard Kipling to Lewis Carroll and Michel Rosen. The poems
will be interspersed with musical items on similar themes under the
direction of Kenneth Smith, the now retired director of music at All Saints
Clifton, All Hallows' sister church.


Generations is the latest in a series of events planned to help raise the
money needed to repair the church building in Easton. It is suffering the
effects of mining in the last century and a nearby railway line which
together are said to be the cause of extensive cracking and the movement of
stones in walls and arches in the church.


The cost of remedial work, including the installation of new heaters, is
expected to total almost £350,000 of which £268,500 has been raised or
promised to date.

Tickets for Generations at All Hallows Church on Friday, May 30 at 7.30 pm
cost £8 (£6 concessions, £1 for under-16s) to include a buffet supper. They
are available from Jessica Smith, telephone 0117 9249203 (email
tandysmith@...), Carol Sapsed, telephone 01275 852727 (email
birdcombe@...), or on the door, subject to availability.


For more information about Generations contact:
Jessica Smith, telephone 0117 9249203
Carol Sapsed, telephone 01275 852727


For more information about All Hallows Easton contact:

Fr Richard Hoyal (Parish Priest), telephone 0117 9706776
Don Box (Restoration Fund Treasurer), telephone 0117 9568539
Issued on behalf of All Hallows Easton by
Tim Stanley of Tim Stanley Public Relations


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Michael Hey, Organ
May 10, 2008, 7:00pm
Kenwood United Methodist Church
Young Artist Series
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 - Johann Sebastian Bach

Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526 – Bach
Vivace
Largo
Allegro

Suite Brève – Jean Langlais
II. Cantilène - Jean Langlais

Choral Varié sur le thème du "Veni Creator", Op. 4 - Maurice Duruflé
Choral
Variation No. 1 - Poco meno lento
Variation No. 2 – Allegreto
Variation No. 3 - Andante espressivo
Variation No. 4 - Allegro


~Intermission~


Choral No. 3 in A minor - César Franck

Suite Médiévale – Langlais
II. Tiento (Offertoire)
IV. Méditation (Communion)

Litanies - Jehan Alain

MICHAEL T. C. HEY is the son of Thomas and Christine Hey and a junior at
Waukesha West
High School of Waukesha, Wisconsin.  He began playing piano by ear at age nine
and
began lessons at age ten. At age eleven, Charlotte Villwock, Music Director at
St. William's
Catholic Church, Waukesha, recognized his talent and asked him to serve as the
accompanist for the adult choir; a position Michael gladly accepted.  In May
2002, at age
12, Michael began organ studies with Sr. Mary Jane Wagner.  Since September
2005, he
has been studying piano with Curtis Stotlar at the Wisconsin Conservatory of
Music.

In the past few years, Michael Hey has performed in many events, including organ
and
piano concerts at churches, colleges, and other venues throughout southeast
Wisconsin.
He has also participated in concerts of liturgical music affiliated with the
Archdiocese of
Milwaukee and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

In June 2006, Michael received the Service Playing Certificate from the American
Guild of
Organists and National Association of Pastoral Musicians.  This past April,
Michael took
second place in the American Guild of Organists' Twin Cities Chapter
competition.  He has
also performed in master classes with Heinrich Walther of Germany, Dr. Del
Disselhorst of
the University of Iowa, Yoon-Mi Lim, 2005 first prize winner of NYACOP,
fortepianist
Steven Lubin, Jennifer Pascual, music director of St. Patrick's cathedral, New
York City, and
Paul Jacobs, organ department chair of the Juilliard School.

THE CHURCH is located at 2319 East Kenwood Boulevard on Milwaukee's "East Side,"
It is
directly across the street from the UWM Student Union Building and is the first
building
West of the Peck School for the Arts Building. There is a small parking lot.
On-street
parking is available or paid parking can be found in the garage beneath the
Student
Union.

THE ORGAN is Austin Organ Co. Op. 1628 of 1928 as rebuilt most recently (2002)
by John-
Paul Buzard Organbuilders. IV-59. The console is visible - front and center.

ADMISSION is free -- a free-will offering will be accepted.

If you need additional information:

Church Phone: 414-332-5935
my church email: musicdirector@...
my personal email: LLWheels@...


On a personal note; I have taken the opportunity to listen to Michael rehearse
in the
church and as impressed as I am by Michael's technique -- and it is impressive
(and he's
only 17!!) -- I am delighted by his sense of color and use of carefully-chosen
registrations. I think this is going to be a wonderful recital and I encourage
you to attend if
you are in the area.

Larry Wheelock
Director of Music Ministries
Kenwood United Methodist Church
Milwaukee, WI
musicdirector@...

Dear Michael,
You can post these eventds directly to organfocus-newsletter by copying to
this address:
organfocus-newsletter@yahoogroups.com

Thanks!

Lana



On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 2:35 AM, ORGANpromotion <organpromotion@...>
wrote:

> Organ Tour Germany 2008
> =======================
> Sunday, June 22nd  -  Sunday, June 29th 2008
> =============================================
> By organ tour bus from Dresden and Leipzig to Brandenburg via Berlin
> ====================================================================
> Viewings of historical and modern organs, meetings with prominent
> organists, tuition and the chance to play
> ====================================================================
>
> Temporary programme:
>
> Sunday, June 22nd 2008
> 6:00 p.m.   Welcome of the participants in the church St. Petri in Freiberg
> with organ demo and lecture
>
> Monday, June 23rd 2008
> Viewing of several Silbermann-Orgeln in Freiberg and environs, chance to
> play
>
> Tuesday, June 24th 2008
> Organs in Dresden and Leipzig
>
> Wednesday, June 25th 2008
> Continuation of our journey to Angermünde with stops in Großkmehlen
> (Silbermann organ, 1718) and Großräschen (Jehmlich organ, 1978)
>
> Thursday, June 26th and Friday, June 27th 2008
> Orgellandschaft Brandenburg / Uckermark with historical organs of Johann
> Peter Migendt (1703-1767) and Joachim Wagner (1690-1749)
>
> Saturday, June 28th and Sunday, June 29th 2008
> Voyage to Berlin. Visiting Dom Berlin, Amalienorgel, Furtwängler & Hammer
> organ,  visit of an organ builder
>
>
> Travelling expenses per person in double room:
> € 790,-
>
>
> This price is including:
> 7x bed & breakfast in double room (middle class hotels) in Freiberg,
> Angermünde, Berlin, all organ demos and church visit, lessons, concerts,
> tour bus (Freiberg-Berlin), travel guide for the whole time and travel
> documents with specifications of each
>
>
>
> ===================================
> Organ Master Class with Ton Koopman
> ===================================
> Thursdy, 19th June to Sunday, 22nd June 2008
> (before OrganTourGermany)
> At the Silbermann Organs in St. Peter's and cathedral in Freiberg (Saxony)
> Course Content: Bach, Buxtehude, Sweelinck – Viewings, Recitals by organ
> masters, Recitals by participants
>
>
> all informations and registration form:
> www.ORGANpromotion.org <http://www.organpromotion.org/>
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> Preview organ events 2008 / 2009:
> =================================
> Church Music Institute for Schoolchildren aged 15 or over
> Friday, 18th July to Sunday, 20th July 2008 in the College of Music and
> Drama,  Leipzig
> Individual and group coaching in the playing of organ literature,
> liturgical organ music and running a choir. (G, E)
>
>
> South German Organ Academy (Fascination of the South German Baroque Organ)
> Thursday, 31st July to Sunday, 3rd August 2008 (G, E)
> Musical practice in South Germany on the historic instruments of (among
> others) Gabler, Riepp and Holzhey
>
>
> "Ottobeuren Organ Festival" with Ewald Kooiman
> (Fascination of the South German Baroque Organ)
> Wednesday, 24th September to Sunday, 28th September 2008 (G, E)
> Organ Master Class, Recital by Organ master and by participants, lecture,
> organ tour, exhibition
>
>
> Regensburg Academy
> Thursday, 9th  to Saturday 11th October 2008 „Georg MUFFAT and his time"
> u.a. with Michael Radulescu (G)
>
>
> Organ Tour „Cathedral Organs of the Rhineland"
> Monday, 20th October to Thursday, 23rd October 2008 (G)
> With the organ tour bus. Route: Speyer, Worms, Mainz, Stolzenfels Castle,
> Koblenz, Bonn, Köln, Altenberg
>
>
> Organ masterclass in the music tradition of Leipzig
> Mendelssohn, Reger, Karg-Elert Friday and Saturday, 24th/ 25th October,
> with Prof. Stefan Engels in Darmstadt
>
>
> Organ Building Workshop
> Friday, 7th November 2008 (G) In the Organ Art Museum Windesheim – Organ
> Workshop Oberlinger
>
> Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Olivier Messiaen
> â—� In Paris from Monday, 8th December to Thursday, 11th December 2008 (G, E,
> F)
> Study Tour with viewings, lectures, recitals, workshops
> � "Messiaen Seminar" 28th November at Johanneskirche Düsseldorf  with Almut
> Rößler and Torsten Laux
>
> Organ Tour Paris „Gaston Litaize" 15 to 19th April 2009
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*

Travels

Dr Carol Williams has just returned from concerts in Europe. Firstly, at the
ancient town of Killaloe in Ireland. Killaloe used to be once the capital of
Ireland -- it nestles on the river on the east coast of Ireland and makes a
favorite holiday destination. Dr. Williams performed at St. Flannan's
Cathesdral to celebrate the renovation of the organ. The Cathedral was built
about 1200 by Donal Mor O' Brien -- a direct descendant of St. Flannan and
the great Brian Boru. The Cathedral is a glorious example of Romanesque and
Gothic architecture. The first date of an organ in the Cathedral was in
1782. The present organ was built by Nicholson and has recently been
up-dated by Stephen Adams.

Then, on to Luxembourg to perform at St. Martin's Church in Dudelange. This
was to launch the CD "Carol Williams Plays" which was recorded on the
instrument. A representative from the US Embasey attended the launch
concert.

Then to the north of England for the Lancaster Organ Festival. The festival
was held at the elegant Victorian Ashton Hall which is part of Lancaster
Town Hall. The hall houses a fine Norman & Beard organ which is undergoing
restoration. Almost 100 years old, the organ is a true British gem with
superb acoustics.

For more information about Carol Williams, please visit

www.CarolWilliamsNow.com <http://www.carolwilliamsnow.com/>

  Dr Williams is Represented by:

Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, USA

PVA Management, UK
*


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Associazione Italiana Organisti di Chiesa
CORSI ESTIVI d'ORGANO
Cremona-Piacenza, 28 luglio - 2 agosto 2008

Cremona, 28-30 luglio 2008
- Giancarlo PARODI: «L'organo italiano nell'Ottocento»
- Pier Damiano PERETTI: Bach, Buxtehude e repertorio ad libitum

Piacenza, 31 luglio - 2 agosto 2008
Jürgen ESSL (Stoccarda): Improvvisazione

http://www.organisti.it/corsi_estivi_organo_08.htm

*

Associazione Italiana Organisti di Chiesa
CORSI ANNUALI D'ORGANO e di canto gregoriano

Cremona, ottobre 2008 - maggio 2009
Fausto CAPORALI, Stefano RATTINI
Corso annuale di improvvisazione organistica
http://www.organisti.it/improvvisazione.htm

Cremona, novembre 2008 - maggio 2009
CORSO DI CANTO GREGORIANO per organisti
docente: Fulvio Rampi
http://www.organisti.it/corso_canto_gregoriano.htm

Piacenza, novembre 2008
Roman SUMMEREDER (Vienna):
«L'opera organistica di Olivier Messiaen»

DAS MUSIKFESTIVAL DER SELTENEN BESETZUNGEN

Kammermusik in Burgen, Schlössern und Kirchen

Intendanten: Bernhard-Michael Gärtner, Thomasius Gärtner

Postschließfach 485 * D-71604 Ludwigsburg/Württemberg

Phone: (07141) 924 928 und 90 30 80, Telefax: (07141) 90 16 42

e-mail: musikfestival@...





PRESSEERKLÄRUNG:

Pressevertreter  sind herzlich eingeladen. Fotografieren ist erwünscht.

9/23/08



Ludwigsburger Gärtner-Duo mit Konzert bei Kerzenlicht im Kirchenkeller der
Friedenskirche Ludwigsburg

  Zwei Violoncelli unter der Schirmherrschaft von Ministerpräsident Günther H.
Oettinger



Am Sonntag, den 28. September 2008 um 19 Uhr spielt das Ludwigsburger
Gärtner-Duo mit Thomasius Gärtner, Violoncello und Bernhard-Michael Gärtner
Violoncello im Rahmen des Musikfestivals der seltenen Besetzungen ein Konzert
bei Kerzenlicht im Kirchenkeller in der Friedenskirche, Stuttgarter Straße in
71638 Ludwigsburg.

Das Konzert in diesem romantischen Ambiente steht unter der Schirmherrschaft von
Baden-Württembergs Ministerpräsident Günther H. Oettinger. Die Künstler werden
auch das Publikum mit dem italienischen Geigenbau vor 300 Jahren vertraut
machen. Deshalb ist das Konzert gerade auch für Kinder und Jugendliche geeignet.
Die beiden Künstler beginnen das Konzert um 19 Uhr mit der Suite Op. 2/2 A-Dur
von Jakob Klein (um 1750) und der Sonate Op. 14 Nr. 1 in G-Dur von Joseph Bodin
de Boismortier, gefolgt von dem Duo Op. 2/1 in C-Dur von Jean Baptiste Bréval.

Nach der Pause steht die Sonate KV 292 in B-Dur von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart mit
den Sätzen Allegro, Andante und Rondo auf dem Programm und eine Improvisation
der beiden Gärtner Brüder, welche unmittelbar beim Spielen entsteht. Den
Abschluß bildet das Duo op. 50 Nr. 6 in D-Dur von Jacques Offenbach.

Die beiden Brüder Gärtner stammen aus Ludwigsburg. Bernhard-Michael Gärtner
begann bereits im Alter von acht Jahren mit dem Violoncellospiel. Von 1982 an
studierte er bei Christoph Killian in Basel und nahm an Meisterkursen bei Walter
Nothas in München teil. Ebenso wie sein Bruder Thomasius, der sich in Stuttgart,
Bremen, Freiburg und Schaffhausen künstlerisch ausbilden ließ, vervollkommnete
er sein Spiel bei Professor Flaksmann und Christian Florea. Die beiden Musiker
sind professionell in der Kammer- und Solomusik Zuhause und leiten seit 1992 ein
eigenes Musikfestival: Das Musikfestival der seltenen Besetzungen, Kammermusik
in Burgen, Schlössern und Kirchen. Sie gehören zu den jüngsten
Festivalintendanten in Deutschland. Viele erfolgreiche Konzerte im In- und
Ausland, mit zwei Violoncelli Solo, oder mit Orchester / Orgel / Klavier /
Cembalo, Staatsempfänge auf internationaler Ebene, zahlreiche Rundfunk- und
Fernseh-Live-Auftritte, schnittfreie Plattenaufnahmen, CD-Einspielungen,
umfangreiche Uraufführungen, etc. gaben den jungen Musikern das Podium, das
vielfältige Repertoire für zwei Violoncelli zu neuem Leben zu erwecken. Die
Kombination zweier Violoncelli ist heute ausgesprochen selten anzutreffen, war
aber an den Fürstenhöfen vergangener Jahrhunderte eine beliebte und häufige
Variante, wenn dem Herrscher das Kleingeld für ein großes Orchester fehlte.
Daher erklärt sich auch die Vielzahl der Kompositionen für solche Duos; und wie
interessant und hörenswert sie heute noch sind.

Karten zu EUR 21.-- für Erwachsene und EUR 10.-- für Schüler, sowie zu EUR 50.--
für Familien und Informationen zu den weiteren Konzertterminen gibt es beim
Musikfestival der seltenen Besetzungen, Postfach 485, 71604 Ludwigsburg, Telefon
(07141) 924 928 und 07141-90 30 80, Fax (07141) 901642 e-mail
musikfestival@... , Internet: http://www.musikfestivaldsb.de ,
www.gaertner-duo.de  www.gaertner-duo.com  und an der Konzertkasse ab ca. 18:15
Uhr.








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Dear Friends,

Carol Williams sent in these two updates. I apologize for not posting
them earlier, as one of them was a concert announcement for August 25.
If anyone needs to post something quickly to this newsletter, please
post it using the form
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/post

OR

Send email to organfocus-newsletter@yahoogroups.com


COMING SOON: stories of my musical summer: meeting Carol Williams and
the Spreckels Organ in June, AND a Harpsichord Improvisation Course at
Eastman School of Music in July 08 --both with pictures.

And now... Carol Williams News :)


*************************************************************
Carol Williams has just performed concerts on the great organ in
Methuen, MA, and for the 100th Anniversary of the Ocean Grove organ in
Ocean Grove, NJ.  Both concerts were filmed for the TourBus DVD
series. More information can be found at www.CarolWilliamsNow.com As
well as her concerts at these venues, Carol Williams interviewed
Edward Sampson, President of the Methuen Memorial Music Society, and
he gave the fascinating account of the history of this great organ. At
Ocean Grove, Carol interviewed Gordon Turk and John Shaw who told
about the celebrations of the Ocean Grove organ.

*************************************************************

Carol Williams, San Diego Civic Organist, Artistic Director of the
          Spreckels Organ Society

Monday, 25th August at 7:30pm

Closing Concert of the International Organ Festival.

Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego.

Free Concert

More information at www.sosorgan.com



Dr. Carol Williams, San Diego Civic Organist and Artistic Director of
the Spreckels Organ Society, has closed the International Organ
Festival in Balboa Park on Monday 25th August at 7:30pm. The concert
was held at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park – this is the
largest outdoor pipe-organ in the world.

This special closing concert included premiers by leading composers
such as British composer Karl Jenkins. An exciting program was
planned.

The concert is free – more information at www.sosorgan.com


Dr. Williams is represented by PVA Management in the UK and Phillip
Truckenbrod Concert Artists in the USA.


Dr. Carol Williams
http://www.CarolWilliamsNow.com
San Diego Civic Organist, USA

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** LOOKING FOR ORGANISTS TO PERFORM RECITALS: **


Vivian Major Robinson Concert series

Lancaster County Council of the Arts

Dear OrganFocus Friends,

I am interested in identifying and scheduling organists for the organ
concert series here in Lancaster, SC.


We hope to identify organists to perform the following dates;


Sunday, October 11, 2009 for a program of about 1 ½ hours to two hours
starting at 2:30 pm

Sunday, October 10, 2010 for a program of about 1 ½ hours to two hours
starting at 2:30 pm


We hope to attract organist such as Sharon & Ken de Boer, who recently
played at the Summer Recital series, Charlotte Chapter. The purpose of
the concert series is to bring fine classical compositions to
Lancastrians of all ages.

Our audiences are usually middle aged and 120 – 150 in size. The organ
to be played is at the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street in
Lancaster, SC.
http://fpc-lancaster.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/DSCI0198.94141849_std.JP\
G

These concerts are free of charge, underwritten by the Vivian Major
Robinson endowment and sponsored by the Lancaster County Council of
the Arts.


Thank you,

Johannes Tromp, for the Lancaster County Council of the Arts /Vivian
Major Robinson Concert Series

Johannes Tromp
Innkeeper
Kilburnie, the Inn at Craig Farm
1824 Craig Farm Road
Lancaster, SC 29720
(803) 416-8420

johannes@...
Please visit our website at www.kilburnie.com
On your cell phone www.kilburnie.mobi


***************************

FYI

The Vivian Major Robinson classical music concert series is a
bi-annual event in memory of a local musician who left a lasting
musical legacy in Lancaster, the surrounding region and the nation.
The concert is named in honor of Vivian Major Robinson. Through an
endowment in perpetuity from a former student, the Lancaster County
Council of the Arts is sponsoring the concert series.



Born in Greer, Robinson was the daughter of W. B. and Janie Elizabeth
Craig Major. According to an article in the Lancaster News by
Elizabeth Mobley on October 2, 1994, Robinson said, "My mother was
from Lancaster, and we used to visit Grandpa Craig here." It was her
grandfather, John Edgar Craig, who heard her, when she was five or six
years old, "picking out tunes" on his upright piano during one of
their visits. He recognized her innate talent, and insisted on giving
her his piano so she could continue to play.



Robinson played at numerous recitals, weddings and receptions while
growing up. As a freshman at Winthrop College (it was not a University
then), she was chosen as accompanist for all choral performances. She
also played solo concerts, accompanied the many famous guest singers
who came to perform at the campus, and even played the morning and
evening Winthrop chimes.  After graduating from Winthrop, she went to
Teachers College at Columbia University in New York, where she
completed her Master's Degree in only one year, studying with
well-known pianist and teacher Edwin Hughes. While studying in New
York, she taught herself to play the organ and served as organist for
the 4th Avenue Church in Brooklyn. In New York, she was a concert
pianist featured with renowned artists and orchestras, appearing at
Carnegie Hall, on tour and repeatedly on the radio broadcasts
"Keyboard Masters" and "Young Artists" over station WNYC.



As a homemaker with three children, Robinson began a teaching career
in the Lancaster area. At first she taught at the college level, and
then gave private piano and organ lessons to many students in her home
over the years.  Robinson died at age 76 in 1999. Her influence and
love of music, however, continues to live on in her students, and now
in this concert series.



***************************************

FYI  2

Sam Courtney is the Director for the Lancaster county Council of the Arts

Nita Brown is the publicity person for the Vivian Major Robinson Concert Series

Saturday, October 25, 2008—4:00 PM

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in York Springs, PA will present a program based on
the music and events of J S Bach (1685-1750).  Soli Dei Gloria:  An Afternoon
with Bach, is a multi-media program that explores the life and music of J. S.
Bach. Music of Bach, Buttstedt, Buxtehude, Froberger, Pachelbel, Reincken,
Scheidt and Walther will be performed on the 1986 2-manual, 13-stop
mechanical-action Taylor and Boody, Opus 12 by organists Norman Selby (York, PA)
and Miriam Meglan (Frederick, MD) with other parishioners assisting in the
program. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall (ground level).  Access
to the Nave is either by the stairs or an elevator. Parking is to the right-side
and rear of the Church and Church School building.


http://www.harrisburgago.com/areaevents.htm

Dear Friends,

Hope this winter finds you well.

Here at long last are stories of my musical travels from last year.

** Carol Williams and Spreckels Organ

In June 08, I visited San Diego to see an old friend and also meet Dr.
Carol Williams and the Spreckels Organ! The last time I was in San
Diego must have been over 10 years ago, back when I was just starting
my organ studies. On the lovely June day, Carol kindly demonstrated
the organ, gave me a tour (helped by the curator Lyle Blackinton) of
the innards, and let me play. Afterwards Carol and I enjoyed a
fantastic lunch in a nearby cafe, right in beautiful Balboa Park.  I
got to see the action, inside the air chamber that felt like a ride in
an airplane due to a difference in pressure, the drums and cymbals,
and much history of this fascinating outdoor organ. I also learned
that it has a sort of "garage door", corrugated metal, that descends
to protect the pipes and also to give an organist a private practice
space. And I now know that it takes the entire Fugue #1 from Die Kunst
der Fuge for the door to descend completely (see the photo of me in
the process, in the link below).  Here are the photos and a short
video I took from inside the chamber while Carol played above.
http://picasaweb.google.com/organaut/SpreckelsOrganCarolWilliamsJune2008

Carol's new video of her performance at West Point Cadet Chapel can be
seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZvMAJUN5g

Please visit
http://www.melcot.com and http://www.sosorgan.com
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** Summer at Eastman: Harpsichord Improvisation Course

Lately I have fallen in love with the harpsichord, and I inherited a
very basic Zuckermann "Z-box" from someone who built it from a kit
back in the '60s. I have been teaching myself on it, and got an
understanding of how to get a nice sound out of the instrument (thanks
to the organ background). So when the postcard from Eastman School of
Music arrived, I jumped on the opportunity to spend a whole week
living and breathing harpsichords! The course, led by William Porter,
was an amazing, eye opening and validating experience. Most students
in the 13-person class were actually organists, which made for lively
discussion and lunch clicques that formed quickly. It was a hot summer
and I lived in the Music School dorm (tiny room with no A/C),
furthering the notion that I was there to learn, learn and learn.
Eastman has a number of fantastic harpsichords, as well as several
pipe organs right in the building. I would highly recommend this
program.

Photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/organaut/SummerAtEastmanHarpsichordImprovisationCour\
seJuly2008

In other harpsichord news, I am currently learning early pieces of
J.S. Bach (including the Capriccio on the Departure of Beloved Brother
and Lute pieces) and preparing a concert program of Purcell and
Monteverdi on the harpsichord with my good friend and organist Liya
Petrides (DMA in organ, Juilliard), who has a beautiful singing voice.
I am also going to upgrade the Z-box strings and jacks with new ones
that should improve its sound and responsiveness by a great deal.
==========================================

** Member News:

Jared Lamenzo will play a recital on the historic Erben organ at Old
St. Patrick's Church, NYC, on Sunday February 8, at 4 pm. The recital
will celebrate recent work done on the instrument by the esteemed
Sebastian Gluck Orgelbau. I will be the registrant for this event.
==========================================

** OrganFocus Site News:

For fans of Anton Heiller, I have posted the entire "Heiller at
Harvard" CD booklet online in PDF format. This, together with student
memories, can be downloaded here:
http://www.organfocus.com/music/heilleratharvard.php3

Thanks to David Moran for providing the materials for publication.
==========================================

** Book Review:

I have finished reading "Organ-isms: Anecdotes from the world of the
King of Instruments" by Jenny Setchell of http://www.nzorgan.com .
Wow. This was as enjoyable as having a nice dinner with seasoned
veterans of the organ world, where fun stories flow as freely as the
libations. I am ready for volume two! Kudos to Jenny and to all who
shared the hilarious stories.
http://books.cafepress.com/item/organisms/348246869
==========================================

Have a great week-end!

Lana

Dear Friends,

A correction to the previous newsletter: Jared Lamenzo's recital this
Sunday at 4 pm will be held at First Presbyterian Church, New York
City (12 West 12th Street) to celebrate Sebastian Gluck Orgelbau's major work on
the Austin organ there.
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=11332

Also, two links that didn't make it in: Christa Rakich's fabulous Bach CDs:

http://www.bachtrios.com and http://www.bachleipzigchorales.com

Lana

Dear Friends,

** First, a recital announcement: tomorrow, 2/22 there will be a
Handel Birthday Concert at First Presbyterian Church, NYC. Dr. William
F. Entriken, my teacher, will perform on the organ together with Ellen
Goff Entriken, soprano, and Sebastian M. Gluck of Gluck Orgelbau on
the baroque recorder. It is going to be a treat: see you there!
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=11365

**** Web News:

** 100 year-old Pipe Organ Magnificent in Recital

THUNDER BAY, ON, ---  February 21, 2009  ---  How often do we have a
chance to hear a pipe organ in recital in Thunder Bay?
http://lakesuperiornews.info/LifeStyles/Arts/Music/100yroldPipeOrganRecital/tabi\
d/1045/Default.aspx

** Resurgence of Interest in Organs at Local Churches

In recent years, contemporary guitar-driven music has been a popular
feature at churches. But now, congregations across the country,
including Louisville, are refocusing on traditional instruments --
specifically, the organ.
http://www.wfpl.org/CMS/?p=3698

** Singers invited to take their place in prestigious arts festival line-up

THE Lichfield Festival Chorus, a group of amateur singers established
for the first time last year, is seeking new members.
http://www.thisissuttoncoldfield.co.uk/entertainment/Singers-invited-place-prest\
igious-arts-festival-line/article-709478-detail/article.html

I hope those in the wintry climates stay warm...and how about music
instruments made of ice?

** Beaver Creek's wizard of ice

"After years of making ice sculptures in Beaver Creek, it was
curiosity and a friendship with a guitar maker that led him to explore
the possibility making a musical instrument mostly out of ice. "
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20090220/NEWS/902199935/1055&title=Beaver%20C\
reek%92s%20wizard%20of%20ice

And finally...a "guy in the newspaper business" went to the symphony
to hear Saint Saens' Organ Symphony, and while he enjoyed it, he
didn't get enough sound. Which got him thinking on the larger issue of
volume at classical recitals..

** BSO and Saint Saens: A Good Combo
"...why can't classical music fans expect the same pleasing
thing--eardrum-piercing volume--that fans of pop music get at
concerts?"
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/02/20/bso-and-saint-saens\
-a-good-combo/

Happy reading!

Lana

In the distant past, while visiting a music library,
I came across a piece of organ music (in some collection,
or as part of a suite) that consisted
almost entirely of perfect-fifth-type chords
in both hands. I believe that the right hand
chords were descending, and left hand chords
were ascending. NOT sure what the pedals were doing.
I didn't zerox the music, and I can now kick myself
for not doing that. Does anyone in this group know
of ANY music similar to this, (OTHER than the organ
part in Vaughan-Williams 7th Symphony)??

Many thanks,
David

Dear Friends:

Come support the historic Erben organ renewal project!

St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York City
263 Mulberry Street (between Prince and Mott Streets)
Sunday, June 7, 2009
2 pm to 5 pm

  A concert featuring organ plus instrumentalists and voice, to
celebrate the Old Cathedral's 200th anniversary (1809-2009).
Performers go in half-hour increments as follows:

2:00 pm: Christine Gummere, Cello; Nina Stern, Recorder; Jared Lamenzo, Organ
2:30 pm: Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Organ
3:00 pm: Lana Krakovskiy, Organ; Liya Petrides, Soprano and Organ;
David Glukh, Trumpet
3:30 pm: Dr. William F. Entriken, Organ
4:00 pm: Renee Louprette, Organ
4:30 pm: Jared Lamenzo, Organ; Joshua South, Baritone

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Dear Friends,

I hope this summer finds you well. I am traveling soon to Marlboro,
VT, for the Music Festival, and hopefully to visit the Estey Factory
and Museum once again.

News from our friends and OrganFocus readers:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Job available:

Minister Of Music

New Mount Sinai First Missionary Baptist Church
4842 Don Dr
Dallas, Texas 75247
Pastor Robert Smith

We are looking for a Organist to play for our church. if interested
please contact Sis Martha Jennings for more information and interview
214-622-8380
martha.jennings@...


=========================================
News from Carol Williams:

Dear friends,

“TourBus Goes to Spreckels” is now ready for $15.00.

The third DVD in the collection series “TourBus goes to Spreckels” is
about the Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park San Diego CA. The DVD will be
officially released on the opening night of the Summer Organ Festival
on June 22 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park, San Diego.
However is available on my site now.
http://www.melcot.com/recordings.html

The host of the series is yours truly, Dr. Carol Williams and, as the
Civic Organist of San Diego I take you behind the scenes of the
world’s largest outdoor organ. This organ I truly love and you will be
taken on an enthusiastic journey behind the scenes, hear from past
Civic Organists and see some of my Sunday at 2 concert performances.

MAIN CHAPTERS

America the Beautiful - Organ History
Performance of Widor’s “Toccata, Symphonie V”
The Organ Curators with Dale Sorenson
Inside the Organ Case tour with Lyle Blackinton
Performance of Russell & Barroso’s “Brazil”
San Diego’s Civic Organists of the Past tell their story
Three Organists perform on the Spreckels Organ at the same time
Performance of Lynnwood Farnam’s “Toccata”
Dr. Carol Williams interviewed by Dave Scott of KUSI TV San Diego
Performance of Bedards’ pedal solo
San Diego’s Mayor Jerry Sanders talk with Carol
Performance of Will Hudson’s “Moonglow”
Performance of the National Anthem


I hope you all will enjoy this edition.

There are also many new additions to my YouTube site.

Take care

Carol

=========================================

Several new ORGANPromotion press releases:
* Masterclass "Mendelssohn" with Prof. Ludger Lohmann
* Organ tour Paris and Symposium Gaston Litaize
* Organ Academy – Albert Schweitzer Organ Forum

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/OrganPROMOTION/


=========================================

The Guild of Church Musicians is sponsoring a course for Church
Musicians entitled
** Everything Else an Organist Should Know **
For flyer and registration form, please see the file uploaded here:

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Have a great weekend,

Lana

Dear organfocus - - -

I will soon have an interview and audition
for a full-time job at a church with a
late 60's HOLTKAMP organ that consists of
around 26 or so ranks, on 2 manuals and pedals.

I will have VERY little practice time on
the instrument, so I need suggestions from
a Holtkamp player (using a similar sized
instrument) for VERY impressive sounding,
but easy to learn, not TOO much pedal usage
Prelude(s), Offertories, and Postlude(s),
each of duration around 4 to 7 minutes.

Thank you.
Dave

Well Dave,

I don't know about Holtkamp specifically, but one of my all-time
favorites is the Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (Fuga supra il
Magnificat), by JS Bach, BWV 733 (Krebs??). It is 5 pages long in my
edition, and the pedal cantus firmus in whole notes comes in only at
page 4. But what a dramatic entrance it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBZ8kCthqc&feature=related

Best of luck with your interview,
Lana

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 3:12 PM, pipeorganplaya<auggiedoggie@...> wrote:
> Dear organfocus - - -
>
> I will soon have an interview and audition
> for a full-time job at a church with a
> late 60's HOLTKAMP organ that consists of
> around 26 or so ranks, on 2 manuals and pedals.
>
> I will have VERY little practice time on
> the instrument, so I need suggestions from
> a Holtkamp player (using a similar sized
> instrument) for VERY impressive sounding,
> but easy to learn, not TOO much pedal usage
> Prelude(s), Offertories, and Postlude(s),
> each of duration around 4 to 7 minutes.
>
> Thank you.
> Dave
>
>
>

Videomitschnitt vom Orgelkurs in Schramberg / Schwarzwald am 15. Mai 2009
im Rahmen der
Europäischen-Orgelakademie "Albert Schweitzer"

www.ORGANpromotion.org  (Menue Bildergalerie)

Hinweis:
Zum 200. Todestag von Orgelbauer Johann N. Holzhey
(6 erhaltene Orgeln in Neresheim, Rot, Obermarchtal, Ursberg, Schießen,
Weißenau)

Orgelkurs Oberschwaben 30.7. bis 2.8.09
Orgelfest Ottobeuren und Holzhey-Symposium 16.9. bis 20.9.09
Orgeltour Sa, 12.9.09 per Bus von Neresheim nach Ottobeuren und Rot
Doppel-CD 6  Orgeln - 4 Organisten (erscheint zum 200. Todestag am
19.9.09)
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Dear Friends,

Bob Thompson forwarded this to our list-- it's the first message to arrive
with an attachment link, as I had disabled attachments in the past. Enjoy!


Lana

--
Dear organ enthusiasts,

In the process of learning Petr Eben's gigantic "The Labyrinth of the World
and the Paradise of the Heart", I am looking for the tune name and text of
the attached chorale which he uses in one of the movements.

I would dearly appreciate it if any fellow organaut can come up with the
answer to this puzzle.

Here it is in pdf.  I suspect that it comes from a Bohemian Brethren and/or
Moravian source.
Does anyone have such hymnals at hand or have an idea where I could see a
thematic catalogue of same?


Thanks so much.

Bob Thompson
Eugene, Oregon
btorgel@...