July 1999
Greg Harrold, Los Angeles, California, has built a new 24-stop organ for the Kay/MacBird residence in Brentwood, California. This organ, the builder's Opus 14, features mechanical key and stop action. The 56-note manuals have bone naturals…
Catharine Crozier played a recital and conducted a masterclass on April 23 and 24 at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. The Friday evening program represented the 20th anniversary recital on The Hart Sesquicentennial Organ and was…
Status of the Handel House Museum (London)
The establishment of a London museum to honor the life and works of George Frideric Handel has been subject to a rollercoaster series of advances and setbacks since the establishment of The Handel…
Day of the American Carillonneur
Dave Hunsberger is assistant carillonneur at the University of California in Berkeley amd Organist and Director of Music at St. John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. He contributes the following report of…
Porter Warrington Heaps died on May 3, three weeks short of his 93rd birthday, in Palo Alto, California. A recitalist of classical and popular music, radio and television entertainer, church and synagogue organist, arranger and editor, he…
During July, 1997, Janice Beck was scheduled to play nine organ recitals in four different European countries, a recital every three days. In fact, she played eight recitals in three countries. This account is a detailed description of…
When an organ builder creates an instrument for his alma mater, the stage is set for a career achievement and the conception of a work of art. Such was the case when Charles Fisk built his masterpiece at Stanford University. In the same…
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