December 2006
Karl Wilhelm Inc., Mont St. Hilaire, Québec, Canada, Opus 155
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Berea, Ohio
The new organ at St. Thomas Episcopal Church is built according to classical principles. Key and stop action are mechanical. The organ…
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and the Westfield Center, Orcas, Washington, presented an international conference entitled “Central/Southern European influences on Bach,” June 7–10, 2006. The conference…
J.H. & C.S. Odell Opus 645
United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston,
Westport, Connecticut
From the builder
I first looked over the 1968 Angell pipe organ at the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston in the winter of…
National Competition in Organ Improvisation
The ninth National Competition in Organ Improvisation was held at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago. Five semi-finalists were chosen from 19 preliminary round recordings. Judges for the…
In beginning a daunting task such as reviewing a national convention, I thought it best to canvas convention-goers for their reactions. Not surprisingly, everyone asked had an opinion not only about the convention but also how the review…
After more than 50 years of organ restoration activity in northern Germany, we have observed increasing demands for pre-restoration planning, process control, and submission of reports. Simultaneously, the scope of organ restoration…
I didn’t know there were any of you left.
Frequently I am invited to speak about the pipe organ to community gatherings, AGO meetings, and the congregations of churches with which we work. Those who have heard me give such a talk have…
Dom Francis Kline, OCSO, died August 27 at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, South Carolina, following a long illness. Born Joseph Paul Kline III in 1948 in Philadelphia, he began playing for church services when he was ten years old; he…
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