August 2004
J. Bunker Clark died of melanoma on December 26, 2003, in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 72. Born on October 19, 1931, he earned a BMus and MMus in music theory, and a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.…
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A. David Moore, North Pomfret, Vermont, Opus 27
The home of George Becker and Christo Bresnahan,
San Francisco, California
From the builder
Opus 27 is a compact two-manual organ designed to give the player the
greatest…
The Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presented its annual New Music Festival April 24 and 25, entitled "Music for the Queen of Instruments--a celebration of women composers for the organ." On Saturday evening Janette…
We met with Sarah MacDonald on June 5, 2003, during exam week, in the lovely garden near the chapel of Selwyn College. On the previous day we had attended a rehearsal of the Selwyn choir and Evensong at the college. Sarah is the first…
Two concerts featuring harpsichordists Skip Sempé and Olivier Fortin provided ample reason for making the trip to Michigan's Grand Valley State University to attend the 2004 annual meeting of the Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society.…
Last year's Festival, "Bach in Leipzig --Between Tradition and a New Beginning," was a high water mark and featured such interpreters as Ton Koopman, Gustav Leonhardt, and Philippe Herreweghe and the use of historic instruments. The Bach…
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