July 2024

From the builder More than a decade ago the people of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Terrace Park, Ohio, began planning for a renovation of their sanctuary. This led to the formation of an organ committee, which then secured the well-…

Editor’s note: Part 1 of this series appeared in the May 2024 issue, pages 12–18. The progressive era, 1892–1922: Jean-Baptiste Puget Unlike his older brother Eugène, Jean-Baptiste, the youngest of Théodore’s children, was more interested…

Adventures and transitions In the last six weeks, Wendy and I have attended three singular events involving three very different pipe organs. One was small and in poor condition, another was a grand instrument in an iconic church, and the…

Prelude to Twilight Dark Harpsichord Music, by Colin Booth. Soundboard, SBCD 203, 2023, $16.98. Available from ravencd.com. Jean-Henri D’Anglebert: Prelude in G Minor; Armand-Louis Couperin: Allemande in G Major; Johann Mattheson: Air in G…

Samuel Kummer Samuel Kummer, 56, born February 28, 1968, in Stuttgart, Germany, died April 23, 2024, after collapsing in the Dresden Hauptbahnhof awaiting a train to travel to Würzburg for teaching duties. He studied church music at the…