----- Original Message -----
From: "A.Peitz" <Alfons.Peitz@...>
To: <kantorat.nordbaden@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:22 PM
Subject: Fw: Johannes Mathias Michel
> Für Herrn Michel,
> Information über ein Orgelkonzert in Seatle mit Werken von Herrn Michel.
> Die untenstehende Mail ging an die Kirchenmusikliste.
> Viele Grüsse!
> Peitz,Rastatt
>
>
>> Hallo,
>> beim Stöbern im Internet fand ich eine Notiz zu einem Konzert in Seatle.
>> Vielleicht ein Hinweis für die, die sich mit ähnlicher Musik befassen
>> (wahrscheinlich wissen die schon Bescheid). Ich habe die Beschreibung der
>> drei Choral Preludes zusammen mit der Adresse reinkopiert. Viel
>> Vergnügen!
>>
>>
>>
http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/buy/single/programnotes.aspx?id=3507&src\
=t
>>
>> The vernacular has always found its way into music of the church. Since
>> the 1960s, gospel, jazz and pop have been used in the song repertoire of
>> the modern church. A particularly successful marriage of the traditional
>> and contemporary are to be found in the Choral Preludes of Johannes
>> Matthias Michel (b. 1962), as in his Organ, Timbrel and Dance, Three Jazz
>> Organ Preludes. The composer himself is music director of the Christus
>> Kirche in Mannheim, Germany, where it is still the tradition to improvise
>> preludes on the appointed chorales. Using three traditional Lutheran
>> chorales as the cantus firmus, the daring treatments are in various jazz
>> styles. Swing Five, with its walking bass line, seems inspired by Duke
>> Ellington. The second movement, Bossa Nova, is reminiscent of Antonio
>> Carlos Jobim, whereas the last movement is a boisterous tribute to
>> Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.
>>
>> Gruss, Alfons
>>
>> vernacular = Landes-, Muttersprache, einheimisch, muttersprachlich
>> timbrel = An ancient percussion instrument similar to a tambourine
>> (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/timbrel)
>
>
[A.I.O.C. - Associazione Italiana Organisti di Chiesa]
* * *
oggetto:
il nuovo arciprete di S. Pietro in Vaticano e tutti gli organisti della
Basilica
Cari Lettori,
la recentissima nomina del nuovo Arciprete della Basilica di San Pietro
in Vaticano nella persona dell’Arcivescovo Angelo Comastri, che
Benedetto XVI ha scelto lo scorso martedì 31 ottobre in sostituzione
del Cardinale Francesco Marchisano, ci dà occasione per portarVi a
conoscenza l'organico ufficiale degli organisti in servizio presso la
Basilica e, in particolare, di una delicata questione che ha suscitato,
nell'ambiente organistico ed ecclesiastico, un certo scandalo a livello
internazionale qualche mese fa, quando un collega organista, ha voluto
rappresentarsi nella falsa veste di Organista Pontificio per le messe
private di S.S. il Papa Benedetto XVI, oltre a quelle celebrate nella
Patriarcale Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano: tale figura di
organista privato del Papa non solo non esiste al momento, ma non è mai
esistita e, storicamente, non è stata mai prevista da nessun organico
pontificio.
L'Associazione Italiana Organisti di Chiesa deplora la condotta
inqualificabile del musicista, che mediante l'utilizzo di falsa
certificazione allo scopo di ottenere vantaggi personali, ha, per
effetto, riflesso una luce negativa sulla figura di tutti gli organisti
di chiesa italiani.
Contemporaneamente l'A.I.O.C. manifesta la propria solidarietà a tutti
gli organisti ufficialmente nominati che prestano diuturno servizio
nella Patriarcale Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, ovvero:
- Maestro James Edward Goettsche, organista titolare della Patriarcale
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano nominato dal Capitolo della
medesima Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano e organista per le
Celebrazioni liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice.
- Maestro Gianluca Libertucci, organista nella Patriarcale Basilica di
San Pietro per il Vicariato della Città del Vaticano e organista
sostituto per le Celebrazioni liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice.
- Maestro Aurelio Porfiri, organista sostituto nella Patriarcale
Basilica di San Pietro per il Vicariato della Città del Vaticano.
- Maestro Padre Vittorino Serrao O.F.M., organista sostituto nella
Patriarcale Basilica di San Pietro per il Vicariato della Città del
Vaticano.
- Maestro Fabio Avolio, organista sostituto nella Patriarcale Basilica
di San Pietro per il Vicariato della Città del Vaticano.
Per evitare il ripetersi di analoghe incresciose situazioni
l'Associazione Italiana Organisti di Chiesa auspica che i Responsabili
delle chiese prendano in seria considerazione l’opportunità di
rilasciare un’idonea certificazione dei servizi musicali prestati da
parte dei nostri soci e colleghi organisti, secondo una precisa
modulistica di base che l'A.I.O.C., ben volentieri, si presta ad
elaborare in collaborazione con i detti Responsabili, al fine di
tutelare il profilo ministeriale, giuridico ed economico della figura
professionale dell’Organista di Chiesa.
Renato Negri, presidente
Paolo Bottini, segretario
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Hello, gang!
It's me again...
Need help. Does anyone have a copy of Louis Couperin's Chaconne in g
minor (there are two of them, the one I need begins with a d-minor
chord on the upbeat, goes to B-flat major chord on the downbeat, then
to E-flat major and so forth. A rather startling and effective piece.)
Poor me, I have just scheduled it for the Bach-and-pre-Bach Marathon in
Washington DC, but misplaced my copy. I used to play it often from
memory, so I almost never bothered to keep track of the music. This
time, for some reason all I can remember is that repeating rondo part.
Stupid, I know...
If anyone has a copy and is willing to share a PDF version of it, I'd
be eternally grateful.
Cheers!
Paul
Greetings!
Yes, I am still here. Apologies for the long silence.
During the last couple of months, I have been to two very enjoyable
organ recitals. The first was Stephen Tharp at St. Ignatius Loyola,
Jan 10. Complete program is listed here:
http://www.saintignatiusloyola.org/concerts/organ_home.07.html#jan10
The recital started off with the Toccata by David Aprahamian Liddle.
This was the first time I had heard his music, and I can't say I was
impressed. Maybe it was the combination of the excellent reverb at
St. Ignatius and the high speed at which Mr. Tharp launched into the
Toccata, but for a while I had trouble even deciphering the motif.
When I did understand the musical intention, I realized that it
wasn't very interesting harmonically and otherwise. The piece got a
lukewarm reception from the audience. I am, however, going to give
the composer the benefit of the doubt and look at his other music on
the site, which I invite you to do as well.
http://www.davidliddle.org/Op3.htmhttp://www.davidliddle.org/compositions.htm
The rest of the recital was superb. I particularly enjoyed the music
of Jeanne Demessieux, which I also hadn't heard before. The two
Meditations were sublime--Demessieux deftly translated water and
light into music, and Mr. Tharp's playing was transcendent.
Listening to this, I remembered Brazilian organist Domitila
Ballesteros and her informative book, Jeanne Demessieux's Six Études
and the Piano Technique. Read more about the organist and the book at
her website:
http://www.ballesteros.mus.brhttp://www.ballesteros.mus.br/book.html
The other piece that stands out in memory two months later is the
Variations-Etudes sur une berceuse by Rolande Falcinelli.
Unfortunately I have misplaced the program notes, but I remember that
she took a simple lullaby and gave it fresh, exotic treatment which
was highly enjoyable. I applaud Mr. Tharp for acquainting us with
lovely new music alongside the classics of organ literature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolande_Falcinelli
Review of the second recital, by Arthur LaMirande, to come in part
two of this weekend special, later today.
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** OrganFocus News:
* New Links:
In Great Music Links:
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=23
Olivier Messiaen site: The site includes a comprehensive database of
works by Olivier Messiaen and audio/visual resources as well as an up
to date listing of concerts, events and reviews.
[Editor's note: The web design and navigation needs major
improvement, but the information contained within is very interesting
and it's clearly a labor of love.]
http://www.oliviermessiaen.org/messiaen2index.htm
In Software:
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=18
Java Microtuning Organ (JMTOrgan)
This easy-to-use program provides musicians the experience of playing
keyboard instruments in historical temperaments and at historical
pitches.
http://www.geocities.com/jeroendonkers/JMTOrgan/
[Editor's note: I have listened to the examples provided of various
temperaments and was blown away.]
In OrganBulders:
Neiland Organs
Neiland Organs is one of the foremost companies in 21st century
Ireland carrying out the sympathetic restoration of historic pipe
organs and also rebuilding instruments where necessity and expediency
require it.
http://www.neilandorgans.com/
In Personal Pages:
Jordan, Jeannine, DMA
Pro-Motion Music: Dr. Jeannine Jordan, concert organist, is devoted
to the promotion of the organ and its music
http://www.promotionmusic.org/
[Editor's note: Dr. Jordan offers a number of intriguing workshop
programs, for both old and young.]
* Correction: David Moran, producer of the Heiller at Harvard CDs,
sent in a corrected version of Christa Rackich's recollections about
Heiller. Read this and more here:
http://www.organfocus.com/music/heilleratharvard.php3
** Web News:
* Ranks of church organists dwindling
(includes video)
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_organist28.
40f286d.html
* Silent No More
"Understanding the almost-lost art of silent-film music with
organists Chris Elliott and Dennis James"
http://www.metroactive.com/metro/02.28.07/silent-film-music-0709.html
* 'Pied Piper of the Pipe Organ' draws in crowd with playing
"Part music lesson, part recital, part spirited lecture, Cj Sambach's
Pipe Organ Informance captivated a crowd of just over 100 people
Sunday afternoon."
http://www.gtherald.com/herald/2007/feb/14organ.htm
* Pipe organs in car commercials? You bet. Here is a clip from Acura,
featuring a Casavant being tuned.
http://www.acura.com/index.aspx?initPath=TL_Explore_PhotoVideoGallery!
type:video|num:2|prefix:tls
Complete thread on OrganForum:
http://organforum.com/forums/thread/29275.aspx
Interestingly, I have just discovered a site for Acura Casavant car
dealership, located in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.
http://www.acuracasavant.com
Connection?
Cheers,
Lana
Greetings!
On Feb. 18, I went to listen to Arthur LaMirande's recital at All
Saints Church (Park Slope). I have been waiting for an opportunity to
hear him live for some time, as Mr. LaMirande and I have been in
communication for several years at this point.
The organ at All Saints is not a concert instrument by far: 2
manuals, about 25 ranks (maker unknown but suspected Delaware), and
in the words of the artist, with "the most clumsy and cumbersome
combination action system I've ever seen in my life". In his
foreword, All Saints organist Roger Castellani, even mentioned the
combination system as a source of woes. Mr. LaMirande, however,
attempted a full concert program, the execution of which was a
witness to his ingenuity. In my opinion, the organ also possesses
some really good voices and projects well into the room. The program
was as follows:
1. Cesar Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation
2. Louis Vierne: Triptyque
3. Vernon Murgatroyd: Meditation on the Gregorian chant for the Feast
of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
4. Bernard Piche': Hymn of Prais to the Blessed Marguerite Bourgeois
Intermission
5. J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (from the Leipzig Chorales)
Wachtet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme (from the Schuebler Chorales)
6. Franz Schmidt: Two Chorale-Preludes
7. Jean Langlais: Trois Meditations sur la Sainte Trinite'
8. Bernard Piche': Postlude de Noel
Franck started and went on in a rather pedestrian fashion, and was
marred by the necessity to change stops manually mid-sentence. This
interrupted the flow of music on occasion.
With Vierne, Mr. LaMirande had presented thoughtful and masterful
playing. I very much enjoyed the Matines and Communion, and the
poignant Stele pour en enfant defunt brought me to tears.
Vernon Murgatroyd's Meditation was harmonically interesting and
pleasurable to listen to in the hands of Mr. LaMirande, who champions
the music of Canadian composers among others.
Canadian Bernard Piche's Hymn was brilliant, redolent of the French
school (he had studied with Tournemire) and a great concert piece.
Again, the challenges experienced in Franck with the unwieldy
combination action were inaudible this time. Mr. LaMirande played
with intellectual and spiritual passion, and strong execution.
The momentum of the first part of the recital was lost after the
intermission. Bach's Nun komm had too much rubato. Wachet Auf was on
the slow and softer side, and Mr. LaMirande's insistence on playing
the repeating line in the right hand using two different
registrations worked against him as he needed to flip switches back
and forth while playing the introduction. Music did not flow but went
in fits and starts. One of the concertgoers who nodded off during the
introduction woke up with a start once the cantus firmus came in,
which I suppose was true to the hymn's purpose!
After Bach, however, Mr. LaMirande again settled into a comfortable
zone with Schmidt, Langlais and another Piche' piece (in my opinion
not as effective as the first one). I thoroughly enjoyed getting
acquainted with so much new music, played with authority by Mr.
LaMirande.
Last week I have had the pleasure of lunch with the artist. If there
was one word I could characterize him with it would be "intense".
Possessed of an explosive character, knowing him and attending his
recitals is not for the faint-of-heart or casual listeners. Mr.
LaMirande can be bitter, negative, vindictive, and a number of other
unflattering adjectives. But at the same time, I admire his musical
depth and am glad he is around to play music that reaches the soul.
Please visit Mr. LaMirande's homepage at:
http://www.concertartist.info/bio/LAM001.html
Have a great week,
Lana
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Hi All ...........
I wish to extend an invivation to all of you to attend the Third
American Classic Organ Symposium in Salt Lake City begining on
Wednesday April 18, 2007. The symposium continues until Sunday April
22, 2007. Featured will be the recently reopened Mormon Tabernacle
with its five manual 206 ranks Aeolian-Skinner, the five manual 130
ranks Schoenstein organ located in the LDS Conference Center, Gillian
Weir, Ken Cowan, lectures on related subjects (I am one of the
presenters). For more information please go to
www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/acos
That should give you as much or more information than you ever wanted
to know about this great event.
With warm regards,
Bill Hesterman
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Thanks!
Hello Folks,
Wondering if anyone out there has a copy of the unpublished transcription by
Jeanne Demessieux of Liszt's Les Funerailles.
I thought I had a good lead, but unfortunately that did not pan out. So now I
ask for your help!
If it is inconvenient to send a PDF, let me know and I will send you the cost
of postage.
With thanks,
Gregory.
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Greetings!
Today, member news and general interesting information.
* Aarnoud de Groen has added new videos to his site:
http://www.aarnouddegroen.com/
* Paul Ayres is releasing a new CD of of music by, or inspired by,
Georg Frideric Handel played on the Handel House chamber organ at St
George's Hanover Square, London. Please read the details and see the
order form in the files section of organfocus-newsletter:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/
* The St. Bartholomew Church Chorister Festival will take place on June
2 and 3, 2007. Read the information about this festival held in a
church with the largest pipe organ in NY in the files section:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/
* In my review of Arthur LaMirande's concert I neglected to mention
that he played the virtuosic Exsultet by Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter
(1936-2003) as his post-recital offering. Mr. LaMirande will start his
upcoming recital at St. Patrick's Cathedral with this piece. Read the
complete program notes for the April 29th recital at the files section:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/
* *Forest of Pipes* is the new book just published, about the
Rosales/Glatter Goetz organ at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The book is
excellent; my copy is made even more special by the fact that it's
signed by Manuel Rosales (by a personal request) and, I hope, will soon
be signed by Caspar Glatter-Goetz. Jennifer Zobelein provides
insightful interviews with the key people involved in making the dream
come true and with world-famous organists who describe their
experiences playing this amazing instrument. The book includes a Tonal
Tour bonus CD. Highly recommended!
http://www.amazon.com/Forest-Pipes-Disney-Concert-Organ/dp/1890449431/organfocus\
com
* Amazon.com has opened a Classical Blowout Music Store, with thousands
of titles $10 and under. See what amazing treasures you can unearth:
http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=320031011&tag=organfocuscom
* A message from new member Bob Thompson:
The American premiere of selections from Petr Eben's work for organ and
narrator, "The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart" ,
improvisations describing scenes from Johann Comenius' (1592-1670) book of the
same title, was heard and filmed for television on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007
in Eugene, Oregon. The artist was Robert Thompson with narrator Michael Peacor
performing at Central Presbyterian Church in Eugene, which has a fine older
Reuter, the largest organ in Eugene. The audience was moved to tears by the
power of the narrations combined with Eben's organ music. Many commented that
it was the most powerfully moving organ program they had ever attended.
Thompson is available to present this program for anyone interested. Fees are
nominal and flexible. Contact btorgel@... for further information. A
website with a video of the performance will be available soon.
Have a great week,
Lana
Greetings!
*** Web News:
*
* Piping hot passion: Concert will honor organ enthusiast John Obetz
http://www.kansascity.com/232/story/68612.html
* Symphony program features restored Skinner organ
"To Cleveland organist Todd Wilson, next weekend's performances on the
Skinner organ in the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle will be very much a
homecoming."
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070415/ART10/70414015/-1/ART
*** News from Salt Lake City:
*
* New organist chosen
"Andrew E. Unsworth has been appointed a full-time Tabernacle organist,
joining three other full-time and two part-time organists currently serving
on Temple Square"
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660211607,00.html
* Tabernacle organ gets a tuneup
"If you think the Tabernacle organ sounds a little different than it did a
couple of years ago, it isn't your imagination."
http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_5668776
* The American Classic Symposium starts this week on April 18.
http://www.lds.org/events/info/0,8197,726-1-614,00.html
*** Other Happenings:
*
* Last week I had coffee with Caspar Glatter-Goetz and his wife Carol, where
he signed my copy of Forest of Pipes. It was a special treat as I have known
him online for several years, and am a great fan of his firm's innovative
organbuilding. Caspar's article, "The Future of the Pipe Organ", has been
posted at my website seven years ago. I had a wonderful time discussing
music, travels and family life.
http://www.organfocus.com/members/gg-organs/organfuture.php3
* While waiting for a train one night, I saw a most spectacular musician on
the platform: Melissa "The Loud" Kacalanos playing her hurdy-gurdy. I loved
seeing the exotic instrument and hearing the pungent tunes accompanied by a
string drone. Melissa is a multi-faceted musician, dancer, and instructor.
Please visit Melissa's website to learn more about her and the music she
plays:
http://www.melissatheloud.com
On the subject of Subway musicians, Washington Post has this article you
will enjoy - guaranteed:
* Pearls Before Breakfast
"Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush
hour? Let's find out."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.\
html
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*A message from member Carol Williams:*
Carol Williams is working on a DVD series called "TourBus". Check out the
website www.melcot.com to see some previews. The series covers interesting
organs, places and people. Venues already included in the series are The
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles; The Spreckels Organ in
San Diego; Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers; St. Mary's Church in
Andover, England and Huddersfield Town Hall in England.
Dr. Carol Williams
carol@...
www.melcot.com
San Diego Civic Organist
Artistic Director of the Spreckels Organ Society
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*A message from member Vic Searle, Japan:*
Dear readers,
I am faced with the unhappy prospect of having to dispose of the pipework,
windchests, blower, rectifier and magnet drivers of an organ I donated 20
years ago to the Hi School where I taught.
The heart of the organ is Devtronix Electronic Tone Generation, but I added
three ranks of pipes when the new hall was built.
Now the hall is to be demolished to make way for a condominium. The new
school hall will have only a gym/auditorium and there is no way to install
the pipes.
What I have are:
one rank 61 notes Stinkens Principal 4'
one rank 73 Stinkens Bourdon 8', lowest five pipes stopped wood Hook &
Hastings
one rank 61 notes E.M. Skinner Salicional.
The pipes are voiced on 3.5" wind, provided by a 500 cfm, Spencer Orgoblo.
The Salicional and Principal are on one chest, the Bourdon on the other.
The action is direct electric, activated by a 30 amp rectifier through a
solid-state keying system.
I am hoping someone in Japan would take these off my hands, as I have no
place to use them or install in a location as I am still rehabilitating
in a nursing home after a paralyzing accident in 2002.
If sought by a US or foreign builder, of course crating and shipping would
be involved.
This material would be excellent for a home instrument, and I am open to
offers.
Vic Searle in Tokyo
e-mail: vcsorgan@...
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*A message from Fr. Aurelio Mulè Stagno sdb, Israel:*
*Restored Mader Organ in Jerusalem*
Dear Organist / Organ Lover,
I am pleased to announce to you that the restoration work on the Mader
pipe-organ in our Ratisbonne church has been completed. In the attachment
you will find some historical information about the instrument and the
announcement of its official Inauguration on Monday 9th April 2007, 6 pm.
Although not big, it is a fine instrument built by François Mader in 1893,
and has an interesting selection of 8' and 4' foot stops plus a 16' foot
Bourdon. Moreover, it blends beautifully in our church's acoustics. I am
adding the specifications of the instrument at the bottom of this message.
Please feel free to contact me about these events or to come at some other
time to see the instrument. Hopefully, you would also be willing eventually
to give a recital on it, or to play it on some special occasion.
Sincerely
Fr. Aurelio Mulè Stagno sdb
Music Director
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The Mader organ that has been restored was built in 1893 purposely for the
Ratisbonne Monastery. It is a relatively small instrument, with 600 pipes,
10 stops, 2 manuals and a 2-octave pedalboard.
Here is the list of the stops and accessories:
GrO: Montre 8' - Gambe 8' - Flute Harmonique 8' - Prestant 4' - Bourdon
Dessus 16' *
Sw: Trompette 8' - Quintaton 8' - Salicional 8' - Voix Céleste 8' - Flute
Octaviante 4'
Ped: Soubbasse (Bourdon Basses) 16'
3 foot levers for I-P, II-P, I-II and one for Tremolo
Swell Pedal
* The Bourdon 16' can be activated autonomously in the pedal
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Studium Theologicum Salesianum | Salesian Monastery - Ratisbonne
26, Shmuel Ha Nagid Str. - P.O.B. 7336 - 91072 Jerusalem - ISRAEL
Tel. (972.2) 6259171 - 6257068 - Fax 6259172 - Pers. Mobile 0546.463843
aurelioms@...
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*A message from Joe Vitacco, JAV Recordings*
*Flash Video of Stephen Tharp playing Vierne at Our Lady of Refuge*
This Video was filmed March 10, 2007 at the console of the church's 25 rank
Kilgen, Opus 5163. This instrument was built to the design of Charles M.
Courboin. Construction was started on the organ in September of 1933 and
completed on November 30, 1933 "except console-awaiting shipping
instructions". It was shipped to the church in January of 1934 and the
church was dedicated in June of 1934. On Monday March 12, 2007 the Organ
Clearing House removed the organ from its chambers to protect its 1800 pipes
and mechanism from harm while major structural repairs are carried out in
the organ chambers and to the tower of the church.
If you just want to watch Stephen play Vierne's Carillon de Westminster or
if you might be interested in helping the parish fund this project click the
below link to my home page and enjoy a 10 minute flash video. Turn up your
speakers.
This was the pipe organ that sparked my interest in the instrument. Without
it, there would likely be no JAV Recordings.
http://www.pipeorgancds.com
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Have a great week,
Lana
Friends,
* In my previous message I posted an announcement for inauguration
of the newly restored Mader organ in Ratisbonne Monastery,
Jerusalem, Israel. Of course, the date of the inauguration is
already past (April 9). Fr. Aurelio Mulee wrote that the event was a
total success with a packed house, some members of the audience left
standing. I hope that you will find this information useful should
you or someone you know be interested in performing at the Monastery.
* Cool Gadget Update:
"Feel the Beat" Metronome Watch -- a watch that lets you feel the
beat on your hand instead of trying to hear a click or see a light
flashing.
http://www.metronomewatch.com/
Cheers,
Lana
Associazione Italiana Organisti di Chiesa
Master-classes in Organ Literature and Improvisation
Cremona
23 July - 3 August 2007
COMPLETE INFO (In Italian):
web: http://www.organisti.it/corsi_estivi_CR_07.htm
mail: tecnico@...
Greetings!
I have been very busy and too tired to do any OrganFocus updates after a
long day, but the readers and site users kept sending me information,
articles for publication, and event correction requests -- for all of which
I am very grateful. Thank you for participating even when I could not.
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** New Article at OrganFocus Newsletter:
Melodic-Harmonic Language in the Organ Music of Petr Eben
by Sabin Levi
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Articles/SabinL\
evi_PetrEben_042007/
(the folder contains the article in HTML plus accompanying image files)
As soon as I am able, I will put this on the OrganFocus-proper website.
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** To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Buxtehude's death (May 9), Carus
Verlag has launched a web quiz on his life and work. Those who answer all
questions correctly will be entered to win a new CD.
English: http://www.carus-verlag.com/QuizBuxtehude.en.html
German: http://www.carus-verlag.com/QuizBuxtehude.de.html
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** Naxos, the high-quality budget label, has launched Naxos Direct, a
website where you can browse their comprehensive catalog and purchase
recordings.
http://naxosdirect.com/
Here is their organ page:
http://naxosdirect.com/instrument/50403/
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** What I am in love with right now:
Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1:
Paul O'Dette plays works of Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c. 1580 – 1651) on
chitarrone (theorbo) and ten-course lute
http://www.amazon.com/Baroque-Lute-Music-Vol-1/dp/B000059WLD/organfocuscom
Listen to the Toccata Arpeggiata (first in the sampler listing) - the
harmonic progression is sublime. The rest of the disc is also very good.
Paul O'Dette is a true master of his art.
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*** Member Messages: ***
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** Arthur LaMirande has returned from Singapore. He writes:
"On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, Arthur LaMirande of New York City presented a
2-hour recital at the historic Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (R.C.) in
Singapore --- a designated National Monument in that country. This was the
first major organ recital to take place there since 1984, and the first
since the completion of th organ restoration by German-trained Robert
Navaratnam, Singapore's one and only organ builder.
Playing to a packed house, Mr. LaMirande was projected on to a motion
picture screen during the performance, so that the audience --- most of whom
were unfamiliar with organs and organ music --- could observe first-hand
what an organist actually does. The Cathedral organist, Alphonsus Chern,
gave an introductory talk preceding the recital and delivered further
remarks during the intermission.
The program consisted of works by Franck, Vierne, Murgatroyd, Piche', Bach,
Langlais, and Alain. Assisting at the console --- which is still without a
combination action --- was Lin Yangchen of Singapore.
The original organ was constructed by the English firm of Bevington and
installed in 1912. Additions were made over the years, including ranks from
the pre-World War II organ in the Victoria Concert Hall, and more recent
additions by Robert Navaratnam. The organ now comprises 28 ranks; but in
the superb acoustics of the Cathedral, it sounds like a much larger
instrument.
The Rector of the Cathedral, Fr. Adrian Anthony, congratulated the
performer following the recital. The Director of Music is Sir Peter Low,
KCSG."
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** Vic Searle writes:
Dear Forum readers
I'm about to wind up the assembly of my book of organic anecdotes, etc, but
I still would like to have more input.
Some of the catgegories are:
WILD WEDDINGS
FUNNY FUNERALS
BULLETIN BLOOPERS
HILARIOUS HYMNS (parodies)
STOP ME IF...........(crazy stops and specs)
LITURGICAL LAFFS
DAFFY DEFINITIONS
VIRGIL VIGNETTES
LAUDABLE LIMERICKS
ORGANIC POEMS (no alliteration, sorry)
CRAZY CARTOONS
I'm also looking for the poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, THE ORGAN BLOWER,
and the want ad for an organist for a hypothetical temple in India, an
organist with six arms, and the promise of not being re-incarnated as a
church musician.
I had these but they have disappeared into cyberspace, and I'd love to have
them again.
Also I want to express my gratitude to the many friends who did send me
material, but still want more.
Am I being too selfish?
Thanks in advance.
Vic Searle in Tokyo
vcsorgan@...
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Have a great week,
Lana
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Greetings!
I hope you've been enjoying your summer. I have been busy with work
and family and preparing for an upcoming small recital -- more about
that below. I want to point out a link in the links section, below,
which is very dear to me -- Sasha Kantsberg's site. Enjoy!
ORGANFOCUS NEWS:
** OrganPROMOTION is releasing a CD/DVD honoring Daniel Roth in
September. Interviews with Daniel Roth in English and French and the
DVD jacket may be viewed at this URL:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/OrganPROMOTION/\
DanielRoth_DVD/
** Liudmila Matsiura sent me these videos of the First International
Organ Festival in Alcala de Henares (Madrid, Spain):
The first concert - GUY BOVET (Switzerland)
http://www.musicaenalcala.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=355&Item\
id=58
The second concert - LIUMILA MATSYURA (Russia)
http://www.musicaenalcala.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=360&Item\
id=58
** Photos and program from Domitila Ballesteros' concert at XXI
International Organ Festival of Montevidéu can be viewed here:
http://www.ballesteros.mus.br/pages/ingles/uruguay-ing.html
** NEW LINKS:
In Church Musician Resources:
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=22
**Hymns on the Pipe Organ - The site aims to provide quality hymn
accompaniments for congregational singing. Public Domain hymns only,
and as such are provided free of charge. All MP3 files (320 bits
compression) can be freely downloaded.
http://www.hymns-organ.com/
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In Choral Resources:
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=1
** Composer Lior Navok - Music for orchestra, chamber music, choir, and more.
http://www.liornavok.com/
** Sasha Kantsberg (Israel) - Official Website of Alexander (Sasha)
Kantsberg – Choir Conductor, Big Band Leader, Teacher, Saxophonist and
Arranger
http://www.kantsberg.com/
Sasha Kantsberg was my beloved conductor when I sang in a children's
acapella choir in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. He is an extremely talented
arranger, imaginative jazz musician, and most importantly (to me) a
brilliant, inspiring choir conductor. I owe so much to him as a
musician. To see old photos of our choir performing at the St.
Petersburg capella and other venues, click here:
http://www.kantsberg.com/gallery.htm
There is also a video made from a movie about our choir, which was
shown on Russian National TV in 1989:
http://www.kantsberg.com/cd.htm -- scroll down to Video Tapes and
click on Prelude (documentary film about Alexander's work with
Children's Choir) – Rostov, Russia 1989
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In J.S. Bach sites:
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=10
Why Bach? - Why Bach? is an online appreciation of Bach's genius for
the general reader. It features notated musical examples that play as
a cursor follows along. Lively, incisive commentary uses colored text
to call attention to specific events in the examples, giving the
non-music reader a window into Bach's incomparable art.
http://whybach.crosstownbooks.com/index.php
Lana's review:
I have looked at the free examples and loved the commentary. My only
gripe is that all music is played back via software, which makes it
sound kind of... dead. Especially since the aim of this project is to
open the world of Bach to the general readers, it would have
benefitted immensely from including clips of real performers playing
on real instruments.
WEB NEWS:
** Arthur LaMirande sent a link to this NY Times article.
Unfortunately at the time I am writing this newsletter, the article is
no longer free.
Newspapers Trimming Classical Critics
Classical music criticism, a high-minded endeavor that has been around
at least as long as newspapers and reached an English-language peak
with George Bernard Shaw, has taken a series of hits in recent months.
Critics' jobs have been eliminated, downgraded or redefined at
newspapers in Atlanta, Minneapolis and elsewhere ...
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F3061EF734540C7A8CDDAF0894DF4044\
82
TRAVEL NEWS:
In a couple of weeks, I am going to be playing a small all-Bach
recital in Nantucket, MA.
The program:
Prelude XXI from Well-Tempered-Clavier vol 1
Schuebler-Chorales:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645
Wo soll ich fliehen hin BWV 646
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 649
Orgelbuchlein:
O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross BWV 622
Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist BWV 651a
Fugue from Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV 540
Comments/feedback on the program are welcome.
Thanks and have a good week!
Lana
Dear list members,
Does anyone happen to have the full text to "While shepherds washed their
socks by night"?
As many of you know, I am writing a book ORG-ANTICS, a collection of
side-splitters about all things organic, anecdotes, limericks, cartoons,
parodies etc.
I'm trying to wind this up so I can get it out by Christmas. I am still
hoping for more funnies from the esteemed members of this list.
As I have said before, I will send to all contributors, a PDF¡¡of music
from
my catalog of reprints, arrangements and transcriptions. It now numbers 304
pieces (right now finishing up the overture to NORMA by Bellini) which I
have been engraving since 1996.
I'll send, in gratitude, one piece for every anecdote-- Wild Weddings,
Funny Funerals and Liturgical Laffs are especially welcome.
If you do not have my catalog, please request it when you send your gem to
me so you can choose your gift piece.
Organically yours,
Vic Searle in Tokyo (who will return to the Mitsukoshi Wurlitzer from
October after an absence of five years.)
Dear friends,
Carol Williams has a new DVD out, called "TourBus". Please read about it below.
Contact: Stan Tiger, 858-610-3944,
For Immediate Release
Music, Travel & Surprises on Concert Artist's New DVD
In spite of many years of training and hard work, being an
international concert pipe organist has its rewards. Titled "TourBus",
Dr. Carol Williams' new DVD takes us along on her adventures as a
touring performer playing the great organs of the world.
The DVD is the first of a travel series with excerpts seen on
CarolWilliamsNow.com. Fine camera work by videographer/fiance, Kerry
Bell, include her varied repetoire of Brahms, Khachaturian, Widor,
Jenkins and a unique work for foot pedal by Denis Bedard.
Her side trips bring us to Stone Henge, Shakespeare's Pub and a farm
in Wales to bottle feed lambs and baby sheep. Carol, a lover of
animals, donates a portion of the proceeds of "TourBus" to the Humane
Society.
Also featured are interviews with New York Times editor and organ book
author, Craig Whitney, renowned pipe organist, Carlo Curley and Jerry
Sanders, Mayor of San Diego, where Carol plays the city's Spreckels
Organ – the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world.
TourBus is a musical treat and an adventure in travel. It shows that
being a concert musician is not all work and lots of play.
For more information, and see a trailer, go to http://www.carolwilliamsnow.com
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Forwarded message from Fr. Aurelio Mulè:
Dear Friends at OrganFocus,
I am pleased to announce that the Salesian Community in Ratisbonne is
organizing an organ recital which will take place in a few days' time
at the church of the Ratisbonne Monastery,
Wed. 10 October 2007 - 6.30 pm. - Please see the link:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/ratisbonne_10102007.doc
It is worth noting that this is actually the first full organ recital
- devoted entirely to solo organ playing - since the Mader pipe-organ
was restored and inaugurated last April 2007.
We look forward to welcoming you. Feel free to bring along any
relatives and friends.
Fr. Aurelio Mulè Stagno sdb
Music Director
P.S. The same organist, Vincent de Pol, will be giving another recital
3 days later on the Rieger organ of St. Catherine's Church in
Bethlehem. For those fortunate enough to be able to enter Bethlehem,
that concert is on Sat 13th October at 8 pm.
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Studium Theologicum Salesianum | Salesian Monastery - Ratisbonne
26, Shmuel Ha Nagid Str. - P.O.B. 7336 - 91072 Jerusalem - ISRAEL
Tel. (972.2) 6259171 - 6257068 - Fax 6259172 - Pers. Mobile 0546.463843
secretary.ratisbonne@... - aurelioms@...
Dear Friends,
I have had a fantastic time in Nantucket, with a vacation week
consisting of organ practice and outdoors time, culminating in an
all-Bach recital at st. Paul's Episcopal Church for an audience of 95.
During the week I grew to know and love the 100-year-old
Hutchings-Votey tracker, and hopefully soon I will be able to transfer
some of the pieces I played that day from tape into digital format to
share. On the following Sunday I was also the guest organist for two
services, where I had a chance to play my favorite Bach for the
prelude, communion and postlude.
I have also had a chance to visit some other historic instruments on
the Island: Goodrich organ at the Unitarian Church (lovely and very
different from the H-V), and the Appleton at the Methodist church
(organ locked at the time of my visit and is slated for a
reconstruction starting later this fall).
St. Paul's music director Joe Dudzinski did an excellent job of
publicizing the recital. An ad ran in the local papers for 3 weeks
preceding the recital, and he pasted posters at public places
including pharmacies and anouncement stands. An early version of the
poster mentioned the recital, my name, the date and a link to one of
my mp3's on OrganFocus.com. The later version also included the
complete program.
Here is the program, again:
* Prelude XXI from Well-Tempered-Clavier vol 1
* Schuebler-Chorales:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645
Wo soll ich fliehen hin BWV 646
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 649
*Orgelbuchlein:
O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross BWV 622
* Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist BWV 651a
* Fugue from Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV 540
Here is a link to the ad that ran in the newspapers;
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/LK_recital_StPauls_09082007.pdf
Here are my vacation photos - enjoy! (lots of Nantucket houses and
vistas up top, scroll down to see the organ photos)
http://picasaweb.google.com/organaut/LanaNantucket?authkey=gC7nxWmE3JU
Link to St. Paul's Church:
http://www.stpaulschurchnantucket.org/
Why Nantucket? I was inspired by Peter Sykes' CD, "A Nantucket Organ
Tour" to come and spend some quality time with historic instruments on
this whaling port island, and I had a whale of a time :)
http://www.amazon.com/Nantucket-Organ-Tour-Johann-Sebastian/dp/B000004AMA/organf\
ocuscom
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** OrganFocus.com site undergoing redesign
Sometime later this year, you will see OrganFocus.com in its new
incarnation. Lots of changes will take place, making the site more
dynamic and easy/convenient to use. Here is your chance to let me know
what you'd like to see on the site! It means a lot to me to hear your
thoughts.
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** Protecting an organ from visual "destruction"
Please visit the link below to read and sign the a petition concerning
the conflict on the design of the great organ in St. Nikolai's Church,
Halmstad, Sweden.
"The undersigned - who are all organ experts, church musicians,
concert organists, organ professors, organ builders or in other
respects engaged in the art of the organ - hereby appeal to the
Committee of the County Administration Board to withdraw the demand by
the Senior County Antiquary (ultimately Custodian of National
Monuments) to reinstate the façade of the previous organ."
http://www.halmstadorgel.se/english.html
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** Improvi-Palooza
Celebrate the art of organ improvisation with a series of
masterclasses with Robert Ridgell, Gerben Mourik; Sophie Veronique
Couchefer-Choplin, Otto Kraemer, and Robert Houssart in New York City.
The event runs from October 15th through the 19th at St. Michael's
Episcopal Church in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Information for
the improvisation festival can be found at:
http://www.improvipalooza.org
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** A new CD of the Silbermann organ in Freiberger Dom has been
released by Querstand. Read about it here:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/Querstand_VKJK_0719_engl.pdf
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** Hynm-Tune Variations for Organ
Drew Krause (drkrause@...) writes:
Hello organists,
Ten new sets of organ variations on hymn-tunes (full scores in pdf
format) are now available for free download at
www.wordecho.org/organ/index.html
Carlisle Variations
Dover Variations
Duke Street Variations
Fairfield Variations
Hanover Variations
Hesperus Variations
Lancashire Variations
Royal Oak Variations
Southwell Variations
St. Frances Variations
Each set of variations is between six and twenty minutes duration and
is based on a traditional four-part chorale setting. The variations
are a mixture of traditional and experimental approaches to the
material.
I would love to hear from any organists who are interested in
performing these pieces. You can learn more about me as a composer at
www.wordecho.org.
Best wishes,
Drew Krause
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** Women in Classical Music book!
Anne Gray(annegray@...) writes:
Dear Friends
You are either IN the book, or know people who are in it~~~~SO Here is
the opportunity to get your 1st Edition author-autographed copies NOW!
The Prize you are getting:
The WORLD of WOMEN in Classical Music by Dr. Anne Gray - 1072 pages -
Pulitzer Prize and ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Nominations! An amazing
book! The result of over twelve years' research, The WORLD of WOMEN in
Classical Music, by Dr. Anne K. Gray, fulfills every expectation in
the uniqueness of its packed 1072 pages! A sequel to her The Popular
Guide to Classical Music, this new treasure trove of knowledge is
filled with biographies of famous and lesser known pioneers over the
centuries. A fantastic compilation of historical facts and present day
information, thoroughly researched and extremely well-written, the
book verifies that women have been continuously composing and
performing through the ages. They also made and continue to make their
mark as conductors, and have captured the stronghold of musicology,
writing and teaching in the academia. The unique section on women's
activities in the Business of music, breaks new ground, highlighting
such positions as orchestra managers, opera company directors,
publishing and recording company executives, success as agents and
impresarios, plus a myriad of other roles. In the final chapter, Dr.
Gray pays tribute to The Unforgotten, lady philanthropists whose
generosity has kept classical music alive. Each entry in the book
gives biographical, personal glimpses of talented women who defied the
limiting social conventions to forge a path for themselves and future
generations. The book covers every musical era from Ancient-Medieval
to the 21st century––always within the context of historical events.
Containing photographs, illustrations, an intensive bibliography,
discography, glossaries, appendices and 26 pages of index, this
exceedingly professional work manages to present its wealth of
information in an interesting style, full of wit and brilliance, yet
never skimping in depth of scholarship. With this definitive,
scintillatingly powerful volume, Dr. Gray has drawn back the veil
enshrouding women in music throughout history, revealing a detailed
and colorful tapestry of their world. A must have for libraries,
university music and women's studies departments, students, teachers,
classical music and history lovers! Global in scope, the book
highlights women from North and South America, Europe, Russia plus its
new independent satellites, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and even
Iceland.!
As of this writing, The WORLD of WOMEN in Classical Music, is in line
for both the ASCAP Deems Taylor Music Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/organfocus-newsletter/files/Announcements-P\
R/WomenClassicalMusic_Flyer-Resv_Wm.doc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have a great week!
Lana
Dear friends,
Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful 2008, full of great organ music
and lots of joy.
Happy New Year!
Lana
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Hello , dear friends !
I have a new edition of my web homepage and I hope you it will be
interesting for ...organ people.
www.liudmilamatsyura.com <http://www.liudmilamatsyura.com> Well come
to my homepage!
Best wishes and lot of nice music for next year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! [:)]
Liudmila Matsyura,
organist titular of the Cathedral-Magistral in Alcalá de Henares
(Madrid)Spain.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
does anyone on the site play any of Pinkham's "Saints Days"? I
discovered them recently and find that some of them are VERY USEFUL
for me in my organ "sub" work that I do.
Most of them are quite short in length (2 pages) and they combine
sounds not unlike Dupre, Messiaen, Copland, Stravinsky. I recommend
them to those organists and congregations brave enough to explore new
sounds!
Dear friends,
Michael Grueber of ORGANpromotion would like to share the upcoming events
they are organizing.
ORGANpromotion - 2008 / 09
master classes - organ tours - CD-DVD-Label - organ management
www.ORGANpromotion.org - info@...
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International César Franck Festival in the Philharmonie in Essen
Sunday, 10th February to Wednesday, 13th February 2008
(German, English, French)
masterclasses, sonderts, lectures,
Daniel Roth, Joris Verdin, Jon Lauvik ...
Organ Tour to Paris „In the footsteps of César Franck"
Wednesday, 26th March to Sunday, 30th March 2008
(week after Easter) (G, E, F)
Organ viewings, organ course with Francois Houbart in La Madeleine, lecture,
recitals
Organ Master Class with Ton Koopman
Thursdy, 19th June to Sonntag, 22nd June 2008 (G, E)
At the Silbermann Organ in St. Peter's in Freiberg (Saxony)
including trip to Dresden
Course Content: Bach, Buxtehude, Sweelinck – Viewings, Recitals by organ
masters, Recitals by participants
OrganTourGermany
Sunday, 22nd June to Saturday, 28th June 2008 (E)
by organ tour bus from Dresden and Leipzig to Brandenburg via Berlin
Historic and modern organs, meetings with prominent organists,
tuition and the chance to play
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 in Neresheim, Ochsenhausen, Rot and
Ottobeuren. A workshop for professionals and beginners with Franz Raml
"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
Course Content: J.S. Bach, Couperin, Grigny, Daquin, Lasceux, Balbastre
Regensburg Academy
Thursday, 9th October to Saturday 11th October 2008
with Michael Radulescu (G)Organ Master Class „Georg Muffat"
(in co-operation with the Church Music and Music Teachers' College
Regensburg)
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 viewings, Organ museum, Organ Building Workshops, plenty of time to
enjoy each other's company
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
Windesheim (Mainz-Frankfurt conurbation)
Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Olivier Messiaen in Paris
Monday, 8th December to Thursday, 11th December 2008 (G, E, F)
Study Tour with viewings, lectures, recitals, workshops
before Messiaen-Seminar in Düsseldorf
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Preview 2009:
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Organ Tour Paris 15.- 19.4.09 (Week after easter)
„Gaston Litaize to the 100th birthday" (d, e, f)
Johann-Nepomuk-Holzhey-Symposium in Ottobeuren 16.- 20.9.09 (d)
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ORGANpromotion-CD-DVD-Edition:
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Organ improvisations of the ecclesiastical year
7 CDs – 7 Themes – 7 Organs – 7 Organ builders – 7 Organists
7 CDs in Box EUR 49,80
The Art of Organ improvisation „The 4 seasons"
8 CDs – 8 Organs – 8 Organ builders – 8 Organists
8 CDs in Box EUR 59,80
ORGAN GIGANTIC - CD
CD Organimprovisations of Bachs Toccata and Fuge d-Moll.
9 Organists 9 Organs New in springtime 2008. EUR 12,00
Hommage à Daniel Roth – DVD plus CD
Daniel Roth portrait of an artist
plays at the organ of St. Sulpice (Bach, Saint-Saens, Widor, Roth)
Interview (in german, english and french)
Demonstration of the Organ of Saint-Sulpice with imrpovisations
Daniel Roth at home, in Paris in Salon Widor
special guests: M.C. Alain, Olivier Latry, Edgar Krapp, Hans Haselböck,
Suzanne Chaisemartin, Peter Planyavsky ...
DVD 90 minutes and CD 50 minutes (Film and Text in german, english, french)
€ 29,90 Demo Trailer: www.ORGANpromotion.org
The Organ of the Auditorio de Tenerife - DVD
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Greetings! I hope your holidays were inspiring, refreshing and restful.
I am still struggling to balance the demands of full-time work, family
and organ practice, the latter unfortunately taking the back burner.
However, this past Sunday I substituted at Homecrest Presbyterian
Church, Bklyn, where I played an improvisation on hymn-tunes for the
prelude. Among the hymns I picked were "Ring Out The Old, Ring In the
New" (Grenoble church melody/Tennyson); "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep
Silence" (Trad. French melody, words from St. James Liturgy), and "So
Vyunom Ja Khozhu" -- "I am walking around with a woven rope", a
Russian folk song. Ok, that last one was not a hymn, but it's a lovely
melody. It was fun, and I definitely want to improve my
improvisational skills and techniques.
This Thursday, Jan 19, David Shuler is inviting us to his recital,
STYLUS PHANTASTICUS. It's at the church of St. Luke in the Fields,
NYC, 8:00 pm. I plan to be there. If anyone would like to meet up
before the concert for dinner or a drink, please let me know!
David Shuler picks very interesting and unusual selections for his
music offerings at the church, and I am very much looking forward to
Thursday. Also, the organ at St. Luke was designed by my teacher, Dr.
William Entriken, during his tenure there. For more info, please go
here:
http://www.organfocus.com/search.php3?eventID=10347
** New Links:
* James Kibbie contributed two links: in J.S. Bach sites,
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=10
James Kibbie: Bach Organ Works - Free downloads of the complete organ
works of J. S. Bach in MP3 or AAC format, newly recorded by James
Kibbie on original 18th-century German organs by Silbermann,
Hildebrandt, Trost, and others; sponsored by the University of
Michigan
http://www.blockmrecords.org/bach/
Also, in Personal Pages,
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=20
His personal page, which ncludes free downloads of James Kibbie's
annual 'audio holiday cards' recorded on Orgues L¨¦tourneau, Op. 7
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jkibbie/
* In Organbuilders,
http://www.organfocus.com/links/index.php?CID=30
The site of Robert I. Coulter: Providing the highest quality pipe
organ services to the Southeast United States including Atlanta,
Montgomery, Macon, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Spartanburg, and
Greenville.
http://coulterorgans.com/
** Member News:
San Diego Civic Organists' Day
Dr Carol Williams has just achieved a proclamation from Jerry Sanders,
the Mayor of San Diego, for a San Diego Civic Organists' Day. " I
wanted to thank the previous Civic Organists of this City who have
provided concerts on this great Spreckels Organ -- it is a fantastic
venue and I am delighted that the City has honored us with this
tremendous deed."
Dr Williams has been the Civic Organist since 2001 and performs
numerous concerts here in the USA and abroad. Future concerts include
the Great Concert Hall in Moscow; the Organ Festivals in Monaco and
Luxembourg and Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
For more information on Carol Williams, visit
www.CarolWilliamsNow.com
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Roman Krasnovsky has returned from Paris, France, where he performed
a recital at Notre Dame de Paris on January 6th. His program was as
follows:
J.S. Bach: Praeludium und Fuge a-moll BWV 543
Johannes Brahms: "Herzlich tut mich verlangen" op.posth.122, Nr.10
Maurice Durufl§× : Prelude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain op.7
Roman Krasnovsky: Cyprus' nighte op.5 (Les nuits Chypriotes)
Roman Krasnovsky : Toccata domenicale. op.9
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Arthur LaMirande will play a recital and the following mass on April
6th at Vancouver, British Columbia, Cathedral of the Holy Rosary.
April 6, 2008, 7 p.m.
His program:
Franz Schmidt: Prelude and Fugue in C.
Franz Schmidt: Der Heiland ist erstanden (The Saviour is Risen)
Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter: Exsultet
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Have a great week!
Lana
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
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
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** 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
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** From ORGANPromotion **
ORGANpromotion announces the representation of the winner of the
II. Jordan International Organ Competition 2008/2009
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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
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