2009 Summer Institute for French Organ Studies is accepting reservations

The 2009 Summer Institute for French Organ Studies (SIFOS) is accepting
reservations. The institute was created in 1985 by Gene Bedient,
organbuilder, and Jesse Eschbach, professor of organ at the University of
North Texas, Denton. The mission of SIFOS is to give a select number of
participants an accurate perspective on the French organ and French culture
of the 17th–19th centuries. SIFOS provides the participants an in-depth and
realistic perspective on the French organ, its literature and the French
culture.


Rather than visiting a large number of instruments over a two to three-week
period, SIFOS focuses on two instruments, allowing organists to become
thoroughly familiar with each of them. Individual practice time on the
instruments averages 11?2 to 2 hours per day. On Friday evening of each
week, qualified participants play public recitals. Because SIFOS adheres to
very high standards, participants must necessarily be competent performers
and scholars. See complete information and application procedure on the
website www.bedientorgan.com and click on Summer Institute) or contact
Gene Bedient at: [email protected].