December 2000
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Our Savior's Lutheran Church,
Rockford, Illinois
Buzard Pipe Organ Builders,
Champaign, Illinois
Opus 23
Builder's statement
It has been a high honor to build the new organ for Our Savior's
Lutheran Church. The congregation is…
Mark Stevenson
British harpsichord maker Mark Stevenson died of cancer on July 4, 2000, aged 56. Born in Cambridge in 1943, Stevenson studied art history at St. John's College. By age 30 he was working full-time as a builder of…
Profile: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Situated amongst the picturesque canals in the heart of Utrecht, the freestanding Dom Tower was connected with the Dom Church until a storm destroyed the church on the first of August, 1674. The tower…
William Whitehead died on July 6 in Stamford, Connecticut, from diabetes and a stroke. He was 62. He held the BMus from the University of Oklahoma, as a student of Mildred Andrews; the Artist Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music,…
Anyone familiar with the biographies of distinguished composers and performers throughout music history can never fail to be amazed at the impressive stories of children exhibiting exceptional talent. Musical ability often manifests…
One of the delightful aspects of being a concert organist is that there are tremendous opportunities to visit various parts of the world and to savor the local culture. But one either loves living out of a suitcase or hates it and,…
“There is nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right notes at the right time, and the instrument plays itself.” —Bach’s reply to compliments on his organ playing (The New Bach Reader [New York: Norton, c.1998], p.…
Karen McFarlane has announced her retirement from twenty-four years of active concert management, effective January 1 of this coming year. Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc., which in 2001 will mark its 80th anniversary, was originally…
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