April 2000
Basil Harwood was born on April 11, 1859, at the family estate called Woodhouse, near Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England. He received an education that was broader than that of most British organists of the day. In his teens, he studied…
The Reuter Organ Company, Lawrence, Kansas, has built a new
organ for Second Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The firm's Opus
2197 comprises 49 ranks, 38 stops, for a total of 2,763 pipes; there are 9
digital voices. The…
Barney Childs, composer and music educator, died at his home in Redlands, California, on January 11, at the age of 73. Born in Spokane, Washington, on February 13, 1926, he moved with his family to Palo Alto in 1939. He earned the BA from…
Nothing is more dull in a performance of Baroque music than a continuo harpsichordist who mechanically plays a chord for every bass note in the score. Or who reverently plays a printed realization, which usually follows the same practice.…
An important project is happening in Göteborg, Sweden. In August, 1998, along with about 100 organists from all over the world, I attended the International Organ Academy of GoArt: Göteborg Organ Art Center, at Göteborg University, Sweden…
Marilyn Mason led the University of Michigan's "Historic Organ Tour XL" in Holland and North Germany, August 2–16, 1999. Of the 35 tour members, many had been on previous tours with Dr. Mason--friendships were renewed as well as new ones…
From its 66th year of publication to the year 2000, The Diapason gave the account of an astounding range of events which shaped the musical life of organists in the latter half of the twentieth century. The impact of the historic organ…
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