June 2002
Vernon Gotwals, Jr., 77, of Stonington, Maine, died on January 12, 2002, at the Blue Hill Hospital. Born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, on November 12, 1924, he graduated from Friends' Central School, Philadelphia, in 1941, and then…
A work by Dutilleux
It is extremely rare that I come upon a harpsichord-inclusive piece of music that has not been listed in Frances Bedford's Harpsichord and Clavichord Music of the Twentieth Century, but such was the case when I read the…
A work by Dutilleux
It is extremely rare that I come upon a harpsichord-inclusive piece of music that has not been listed in Frances Bedford's Harpsichord and Clavichord Music of the Twentieth Century, but such was the case when I read the…
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Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign,Illinois
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado
From the builder
When we were first contacted by the St. Andrew's organ committee and invited to submit a proposal, their reputation as a…
Introduction
The turn of the twentieth century was a watershed era in the rich and colorful history of pipe organ building in America. Enterprising and resourceful builders, armed with the new non-mechanical actions, rode the crest of a…
In March 2000 two of my organ-builder friends independently sent me notice of the availability of a small English pipe organ, suggesting that it might be suitable for use in the chapel of Central Presbyterian Church. At the time, the…
A computer makes keeping shop records easy
I can say from personal experience that it is possible to voice and regulate organ pipes without keeping any notes or data whatsoever--voicing by the "seat of the pants," hoping that you will…
The Augustana Arts - Reuter Undergraduate Organ Competition took place the first week of March at Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, Colorado. This new national competition is unique in three ways: it is open only to undergraduates; the…
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