April 2007
Acoustics in the Worship Space I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII have appeared in The Diapason, May 1983, May 1984, January 1986, May 1987, April 1988, April 1990, July 1991, and May 1992 respectively.
The Value of Good Acoustics
My…
John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, Illinois, Opus 34
Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church (ELCA), Racine, Wisconsin
From the designer and builder
Did you know that the Jetsons are parishioners of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church, Racine…
Johnson Organ Company, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota
Voorhees Recital Hall, Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota
This is the third pipe organ for Voorhees Recital Hall. The first was a small tracker (builder unknown), and the second was…
Introduction
Pipe organ building in America today, as portrayed in the music media, is described exclusively as the crafting of new instruments, some with mechanical action and nearly all with carved or gilded cases. This is understandable…
John Weaver, one of the America’s finest concert organists, celebrates his 70th birthday on April 27, 2007. The following interview is offered in honor of this milestone.
Dr. Weaver was director of music at Madison Avenue Presbyterian…
The world according to nuts
Years ago I read an essay by Andy Rooney in which he claimed he would always rely on a nut for a description about what the nut is nuts about. It’s inspiring to meet someone who is crazy about something—the…
Iowa State University Carillon Festival
The Iowa State University Carillon Festival, sponsored by The Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation, will be held on April 14. Guest artists include Don Cook, University Carillonneur at Brigham Young…
Mary Ann Dodd died January 1 in Cooperstown, New York. She was University Organist Emerita at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, where she had served as university organist and special instructor in organ from 1973–93. In 1976 she…
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