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February 1999

Orgues Létourneau, St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, has built a new organ for First Baptist Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The firm's Opus 55 comprises 54 stops, 67 ranks, and 3,638 pipes over three manuals and pedal. The organ features…
February Florida Festival The 14th International Carillon Festival at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, will occur February 20-28, featuring carillonneurs Geert D'hollander, Todd Fair, Ulla Laage, Carlo van Ulft, Milford Myhre and…
Edward Hansen, 69, died on December 13 from complications of multiple myeloma. Hansen received his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Washington. He was organist at First United Methodist Church in Seattle for five…
The 38th Historic Organ Tour, sponsored by the University of Michigan and led by Marilyn Mason, took place August 3-20, 1998, entitled "In the Steps of Bach." For two weeks we journeyed from west to east across the "waistline" of Germany…
Day One - Sunday, June 21 The convention day began at 1 p.m., the morning being filled with arrivals and registrations. First venue: The Paramount Theater, with its remarkable 20-rank WurliTzer, which speaks clearly and forcefully into the…