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April 2004

George Sand, one of the most prolific French writers in the 19th century, toured Switzerland in the company of Franz Liszt in 1836. She described their visit to the Cathedral in Fribourg in her "Lettres d'un Voyageur."1 Sand begins by…
It was my great pleasure to play a recital on a historic organ during the sixth international historic organs festival in the Biella area in northwestern Italy. Biella is a lovely town of 50,000, located about ninety minutes’ drive north…
Cover Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, Illinois Opus 29, completed November, 2003 All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia Some years ago I was contacted about a new organ for All Saints Episcopal Church by the assistant…
Repertoire [* indicates an available recording] *Lagrimas [Tears] (1992), solo harpsichord Noce Oscura [Dark Night] (1993), solo harpsichord Enchanted Journey (1993), solo harpsichord *Soliloquy VI of St. Teresa of Avila (1994), soprano,…
The 43rd International Conference on Organ Music, Marilyn Mason, director, sponsored by the University of Michigan, was held October 5–8, 2003, in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. The offerings this year represented Germany, Holland,…
Ruth Hines Gardner died on June 14, 2003. Born on December 27, 1928, Ruth Gardner was a pioneer. By today’s standards she would be one of many great women who realize their vocations as minister of music. However, in post-war America as…