May 1996
Lawrence DeWitt, former chair of Miami University's music department, died on February 14 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. Born in Muskegon, MI, on June 17, 1934, Mr. DeWitt earned a bachelor's degree from Hope College. After…
The Joseph Dill Baker Carillon in Frederick, Maryland, has been renovated recently and expanded to 49 bells. The carillon began as the last chime cast by Menneely and Company of Water-vliet, New York, in 1941. The chime of 14 bells was…
The present article complements a longer article written for The Diapason (August, 1993, pp. 12-13) on the four organ sonatas of Teisutis Makacinas.
In November 1995 I again visited the GAIDA festival of contemporary music held in Vilnius…
Introduction
Before examining the history of the development of organ pedagogy in America, it is necessary to understand some background on the early use of the organ in this country. The organ as an instrument of worship had a difficult…
Gabriel Kney & Co., Ltd., London, Ontario, has built a new organ for St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Boone, NC. The planning and installation of the organ in the congregation's new sanctuary provided a rare opportunity for early…
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