The Royal Canadian College of Organists presents its 2009 International Organ Festival June 28–July 2 in Toronto, Ontario. The convention celebrates the RCCO centennial with concerts, workshops, worship services, lectures, and an organ playing competition. Presenters include Rachel Laurin, Ken Cowan, Paul Halley, James David Christie, Jonathan Oldengarm, Isabel Demers, Gillian Weir, David Palmer, Thierry Escaich, and others. For information: www.rcco2009.ca.
by author (boldface) and subject
Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival/USA. See Spicer.
American Cathedral in Paris. See Ebrecht.
American Guild of Organists. See Palmer.
Andrews, Colin. New Recordings. July 10-11
Apple, Warren. New Organ Music. Mar 13, Apr 12-13, Nov 15, Dec 12-13
Arias, Enrique Alberto. Arthur C. Becker: Sonus Epulantis. Jan 15-17*+
__________. Gregorian Chant Review. May 8-10
Bach, J.S. See Crowell.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. See Latona.
Becker, Arthur C. See Arias.
Bethards, Jack. Frederick A. Lake obituary. Sept 6
__________. Organ Design and the Kraft Music Hall. Oct 18-21*†#
Book Reviews. See Collins, Hartman, Marigold, Ogasapian, Speller.
British Organ Music Seminar. See McAfee.
Bulgarian Organs. See Levi.
Butera, Jerome. In Memoriam Wesley Vos. July 2
Butera, Jerome, William Osborne, J. Bunker Clark, Haig Mardirosian, and Ronald E. Dean. Robert Noehren: In Memoriam December 16, 1910-August 4, 2002. Oct 14-17
Canadian Organists. See Hartman.
Carillon News. See Swager.
Cavaillé-Coll. See Zuiderveld.
Choral reviews. See McCray.
Coleberd, R.E. Stevens of Marietta: A Forgotten Builder in a Bygone Era. June 18-21*†#
Collins, John. Book Reviews. Feb 8, 10, Nov 11-12
__________. New Organ Music. Dec 12
__________. New Recordings. Mar 11-12, July 11, Oct 10, 12
Continuo. See Crowell.
Crowell, Gregory. New Organ Music. Mar 13, Nov 14
__________. New Recordings. Apr 10, May 12, June 12, Nov 13, Dec 10, 12
__________. Registration and Sonority in J.S. Bach's Continuo Practice. Feb 19-21*†
Dickinson, William. University of Iowa Institute for Sacred Music 2002. Aug 20-21*
Distler, Hugo. See Palmer.
Ebrecht, Ronald. Lenten series at the American Cathedral in Paris, 1949 and 1950. Dec 20-21*†
Editor's Notebook. Jan 2
Ellis, Laura. New Organ Music. Aug 13, Sept 14, Oct 13
Ferko, Frank. An Extraordinary Musical Odyssey: Paul Jacobs' Messiaen Marathon. Apr 14-15*
Fisk Opus 116. See Palmer, Zuiderveld.
French Organ Music Seminar. See McAfee.
Gault, Robert. 1878 Sagar Organ, Central Presbyterian Church, Eugene, Oregon. June 16-17*†
Geffert, Johannes. Toe or Heel? Evidence of Baroque Practices. July 15-17+
Gell, David A. New Organ Music. Jan 12, Feb 14, Aug 13-14, Sept 14, Oct 12-13
Gregorian Chant Review. See Arias
Hardwick, Peter. New Organ Music. Apr 12, May 13, June 12-13, July 12-13, Aug 12-13, Nov 14-15, Dec 12
__________. New Recordings. Nov 12
Harpsichord News. See Palmer.
Hartman, James B. Book Reviews. Feb 10, Apr 8, June 8, 10, Aug 8, 10, Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 10-11, Dec 8, 10
__________. Families of Professional Organists in Canada. May 14-15
__________. Seven Outstanding Canadian Organists of the Past. Sept 15-17
Holland, Jon. New Recordings. Nov 13-14, Dec 10
Huestis, Herbert L. Tech Lines. June 15#, Aug 14, Dec 22*
Hughes, Sarah Mahler. New Organ Music. Feb 13-14, June 14, July 13
Jacobs, Paul. See Ferko.
Johnson, Brent. Martin M. Wick obituary, Aug. 6*
Johnson, Jane. See Palmer.
Kuhlman, William. Organ Teaching in the Small Liberal Arts College. Dec 17-19*
Landrum, Mary Fisher. Sewanee Church Music Conference. Dec 22*
Latin American organs. See Wyly.
Latona, Peter, Robert Grogan, and Geraldine M. Rohling. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Upper Church Organ Renovation Project, Goulding & Wood, Inc. Mar 21-23*†
Lawrence, Arthur. 2001 Summer Institute for French Organ Studies. Oct 22-25*†
Leaver, S. Christopher. Augustana Arts - Reuter Undergraduate Organ Competition. June 14*
Letters to the Editor. Feb 2, Apr 2, May 2, June 2, July 2, Aug 2, Sept 2, Nov 2
Levi, Sabin, and Hristo Buzhev. Organs in Bulgaria. Sept 18-21*†
Marigold, W.G. New Recordings. Jan 10, 12, Feb 12-13, Mar 12-13, Apr 10, 12, May 11-12, June 10, 12, Aug 10-12, Sept 12, 14, Nov 12
__________. Book Reviews. May 10-11, June 10, July 10-11, Dec 10
McAfee, Kay. British Organ Music Seminar. Feb 16-18*
__________. French Organ Music Seminar 2001: Paris Week, July 2-9, 2001. Mar 18-20*
__________. French Organ Music Seminar 2001: Alsace Week, July 10-14, 2001. Apr 18-19*
McCray, James. Music for Voices & Organ. Jan 8, Feb 8, Mar 8-10, Apr 7-8, May 8, June 8, July 8-10, Aug 7-8, Sept 10, 12, Oct 8, 10, Nov 8, 10, Dec 8
Messiaen Marathon. See Ferko.
Music for Voices & Organ. See McCray.
Nelson, Lee. New Handbell Music. Jan 14, Mar 13, May 12-13, Aug 14, Nov 15
New Handbell Music. See Nelson.
New Organ Music. See Apple, Collins, Crowell, Ellis, Gell, Hardwick, Hughes, Robinson, Schou, Smith.
New Recordings. See Andrews, Collins, Crowell, Hardwick, Holland, Marigold, Speller.
Nigerian music. See Sadoh.
Noehren, Robert. See Butera, et al.
Oaxaca. See Wyly.
Oberlin College. See Palmer, Zuiderveld.
Ogasapian, John. Book Reviews. Feb 10, 12, Mar 10-11
Organ Design. See Bethards.
Organ Historical Society. See Wechsler.
Organ Pedagogy. See Kuhlman.
Organ Recitals. Jan 25-26, Feb 28-29, Mar 28, Apr 28-29, May 27-29, June 28, July 24-25, Aug 28-29, Sept 32-33, Oct 32-33, Nov 28-29, Dec 28-29
Organ Restoration. See Wyly.
Overall, Jason. An Interview with Robert Powell. Nov 18-21*
Palmer, Larry. Drawings by Jane Johnson: A Retrospective and an Appreciation. Aug 18-19*
__________. Fan-fare: AGO in Philadelphia, July 1-6, 2002. Sept 22-25*
__________. Harpsichord News. Mar 6, 8, Apr 6, June 6-8
__________. Hugo Distler SIXTY Years Later. Nov 22
__________. Jurow Harpsichord Competition, SEKHS, MHKS in Bethlehem. July 14*
__________. Oberlin College opens its new Fisk Organ, Opus 116. Jan 18-19*†
Performance practice. See Crowell, Geffert.
Pickering, David C. The Organ Works of Leroy Robertson (1896-1971). Dec 14-16*+†
Powell, Robert. See Overall.
Robertson, Leroy. See Pickering.
Robinson, Joyce. New Organ Music. Jan 12, Oct 12, Dec 12
Sadoh, Godwin. The Creative Process in Nigerian Hymn-Based Compositions. Aug 15-17+
Sagar Organ. See Gault.
Schou, Larry. New Organ Music. Feb 14
Sewanee Church Music Conference. See Landrum.
SIFOS. See Lawrence.
Smith, Domecq. New Organ Music. Jan 12, 14, June 13-14, July 12
Speller, John L. Book Reviews. Jan 8, 10
__________. New Recordings. Feb 12, Apr 8, 10, May 11, Aug 12, Nov 12-13
Spicer, David. Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival/USA. Feb 14-15*
Stevens. See Coleberd.
Summer Institute for French Organ Studies. See Lawrence.
Swager, Brian. Carillon News. Jan 6, 8,* Feb 6, 7,* Mar 6,* July 8,* Sept 8, 10, Oct 6-8, Nov 6, 8, Dec 6-7*
__________. 2002 Summer Carillon Concert Calendar. June 24-25
Taylor, Herman D., and Williams, Donald W. The University of Michigan 41st Conference on Organ and Church Music. Mar 14*
Tech Lines. See Huestis.
University of Iowa. See Dickinson.
University of Michigan. See Taylor, Wagner.
Vos, Wesley. See Butera.
Wagner, James. University of Michigan 22nd International Organ and Church Music Institute. Jan 14*
Wechsler, Malcolm. Organ Historical Society 46th Annual Convention. May 16-22*
Wyly, James. The Oaxaca Congress 2001: "The Restoration of Organs in Latin America." Mar 15-17*
Zuiderveld, Rudolf. Cavaillé-Coll in Oberlin: June 12-15, Oberlin College. Nov 16-17*
Ball, Steven,* to Plymouth Congregational Church, Lansing, MI. Nov 3
Basch, Peter J., to St. Ann's Church, Hoboken, NJ. Feb 3
Beck, Janice,* to St. John's Episcopal Church, Detroit, MI. Mar 3
Britanyak, Tom, to authorized service director, Wicks Organ Company, Highland, IL. July 3
Brown, Thomas,* to University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, NC. Nov 3
Budzynski, Eric James,* to the Parish Church of St. Luke, Evanston, IL. Jan 3
Charneski, Jason,* to First Church of Christ (Center Church), Hartford, CT. Apr 3
Christie, James David,* to professor of organ, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH. Aug 3
Coldwell, Maria, to executive director, Early Music America. Dec 3
Cowan, Ken,* to St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, NY. June 3
Decker, Pamela,* to associate professor, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Apr 3
Dexter, Jeffrey D.,* to vice-president, tonal director, Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, OH. Mar 3
Forbes, James A., Jr., to AGO chaplain for 2002-2004. Oct 3
Gastier, Eric J., to vice-president, design and engineering, Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, OH. Mar 3
Giesbrecht, Marnie,* to Professor of Music, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dec 3
Hamner, William,* to tonal department, Wicks Organ Company, Highland, IL. July 3
Kemper, Margaret,* to Kenilworth Union Church, Kenilworth, IL. Mar 3
Lee, Daewon (David),* to Korea area sales manager, Wicks Organ Company, Highland, IL. Oct 3
Leister, Jason, to assistant to executive director of the AGO. Jan 3
Malinka, Melanie,* to director of music, The Madeline Choir School, Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT. Feb 3
Mangel, Curt,* to Curator of the Wanamaker Organ, Philadelphia, PA. Sept 3
Mann, Timothy H.,* to vice-president, marketing, Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, OH. Mar 3
Miller, Charles,* to Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, CT. Mar 3
Montgomery, Krista, to director of sales and marketing, Shawnee Press, Inc., Delaware Water Gap, PA. Dec 3
Morrison, Alan,* to head of the organ department, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Aug 3
Moser, Rich,* to Ohio and Pennsylvania area sales manager, Wicks Organ Company, Highland, IL. Oct 3
Perlow, Kenneth R., to interim director of Early Music America. Jan 3
Porter, William,* to faculty, Eastman School of Music. June 3
Potts, Nigel,* to St. Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Bay Shore, NY. Nov 3
Rakich, Christa,* to New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. May 3
Ridgell, Robert P.,* to Philadelphia Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA. June 3
Robinson, Joyce Johnson,* to associate editor, The Diapason. Nov 4
Rowley, Naomi, to First United Methodist Church, Appleton, WI. Feb 3
Scanlon, Andrew,* to Fellow in Church Music, Christ & St. Stephen's Church (Episcopal), New York, NY. Oct 3
Schantz, John, to chairman of the board and manager, service department, Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, OH. Mar 3
Schantz, Victor B.,* to president, Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, OH. Mar 3
Shorney, John L.,* to president, Hope Publishing, Company, Carol Stream, IL. Feb 3
Sievert, Jack,* to executive vice-president, Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, OH. Mar 3
Stowe, Linda Morgan,* to School Organist/Director of Chapel Music, St. Paul's School, Concord, NH. Oct 3
Suter, Erik Wm.,* to Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC. Nov 4
Swist, James, to area sales director, Wicks Organ Company, Highland, IL. Aug 3
Sykes, Peter,* to New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. May 3
Tadlock, Cherry, to Music Editor for Piano and Choral Music, Carl Fischer. Oct 3
Thoene, Marijim,* to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA. Jan 3
Trenney, Tom,* to First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, MI. June 3
Tucker, Dale,* to First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, IN. Feb 3
Urban, Christopher,* to First Presbyterian Church, Arlington Heights, IL. Apr 3
Unsworth, Andrew,* to Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT. Feb 3
Abrahamson, Dan,* retires from the Reuter Organ Company. Mar 3
Apkalna, Iveta, wins 2002 Royal Bank Calgary Competition Bach prize. Nov 3
Ashdown, Franklin D.,* receives ASCAP awards. Sept 3
Baglivi, Anthony, receives 2002 AGO President's Award. Oct 3
Benedum, Richard, retires from Dayton Bach Society. Feb 3
Blair, Nancy Jane,* honored at retirement from Briarlake Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA. Oct 3
Bolcom, William, and Joan Morris, receive MTNA Achievement Award. June 3
Brunelle, Philip, honored with Minnesota "Sally Award." Mar 3
Carrasco, Laura A.,* receives Mader Fund organ music research grant. June 3
Driskill-Smith, Clive,* wins 2002 Royal Bank Calgary Competition concerto gold medal and Duruflé prize. Nov 3
Dubois, Vincent,* wins 2002 Royal Bank Calgary Competition recital gold medal. Nov 3
Ensemble Amarcord,* wins German Music Competition. July 4
Fassang, László,* wins 2002 Royal Bank Calgary Competition improvisation gold medal. Nov 3
Fedak, Alfred,* awarded prize by John Ness Beck Foundation for composition. Apr 3
Gardiner, Rev. Robert, wins Macalester-Plymouth United Church hymn writing contest. May 3
Harbach, Barbara,* awarded honorary degree at Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH. July 3
Harmon, Thomas, retires from UCLA and First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica, CA. Sept 4
Hocdé, Emmanuel,* wins 2002 Grand Prix de Chartres, J.S. Bach performance prize, and Prize of the Audience. Dec 3
Jordan, Alice Yost, inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame. Oct 4
Khvoshchinsky, Sergey, wins Plymouth Music Series and the American Composers Forum Christmas carol contest. Jan 3
Kilstofte, Mark,* wins 2002 Choral Ventures program. Sept 4
King, Robert Burns,* honored at fortieth anniversary as organist-choirmaster, First Presbyterian Church, Burlington, NC. Nov 4
Muncaster, Clive, wins Plymouth Music Series and the American Composers Forum Christmas carol contest. Jan 3
Oldengarm, Jonathan, wins 2002 Royal Bank Calgary Competition RCCO prize and encore prize. Nov 3
Olson, Timothy, wins first prize in AGO National Young Artists Competition. Oct 3
Pearson, Kate, wins Bowling Green State University organ competition. May 4
Porter, Emily Maxson, wins Holtkamp-AGO Award in Organ Composition. Feb 3-4
Reuter Organ Company receives Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry Excellence in Manufacturing award, Nov 3, and award from Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing. Dec 4
Rose, John,* honored for 25 years service as college organist by Trinity College, Hartford, CT. July 4
Schalk, Carl, to receive AGO Distinguished Composer Award. May 4
Sitton, Michael,* wins first place in Cantate "Signature Anthem" competition. Dec 3
Stringham, Phyllis,* honored at retirement from Carroll College, Waukesha, WI. Dec 4
Sullivan, Daniel,* awarded first place in Gruenstein Memorial Organ Competition. Oct 2-3
Swann, Frederick,* honored as Performer of the Year by New York City AGO chapter. Dec 4
Thornock, Neil, wins second prize in 2002 Carillon Composition Competition. Sept 3
Trapp, Lynn, receives 2002 Spirit and Truth Award from University of Notre Dame. Oct 4
Trotter, Thomas,* receives Royal Philharmonic Society's Instrumentalist Award. Aug 6
Truckenbrod, Phillip Agency,* celebrates 35th year of operation. Sept 6
Unger, Johannes,* wins St. Albans International Organ Competition. Jan 4
Wallace, Edward A.,* honored at retirement by the Church of St. Michael and St. George, St. Louis, MO. Jan 4
Warland, Dale,* receives Chorus America's Louis Botto award. Aug 6
Wikman, Thomas,* receives honorary degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, July 4.
Bales, Gerald Albert.* Dec 6
Banta, Lorene S. Feb 6
Bruun, Lewis C.* Dec 6
Goode, Jack C. May 6
Gotwals, Vernon Jr. June 6
Herz, Eric. Aug 6
Holzgraf, Lloyd.* Jan 6
Hume, Paul. Feb 6
Kelone, Earl V.* Sept 6
Lake, Frederick A. Sept 6
Lehnerer, Paul Francis. Aug 6
Lohmann, Heinz. Feb 6
Noehren, Robert.* Sept 8
Plummer, Ruth.* June 6
Radford, Jeffrey Paul. Nov 6
Rodgers, John. July 6
Schoenstein, Lawrence L.* May 6
Sherman, Elizabeth Birkshire Brothers. Oct 6
Vos, Wesley M.* July 6
Wick, Martin M.* Aug 6
Austin
Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT. Antiphonal 2/7,* July 1, 18
Berghaus
St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL. 2/34,* Feb 24
Bigelow
All Souls' Episcopal Church, Oklahoma City, OK. 2/22,* July 18
Buzard
North Shore United Methodist, Glencoe, IL. 2/17,* Nov 24
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Denver, CO. 2/17,* June 1, 22
St. David's Episcopal Church, Glenview, IL. 2/29,* Dec 1, 23
Dobson
United Lutheran Church, Red Wing, MN. 2/20,* May 1, 23
Edwards
Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Fort Oglethorpe, GA. 2/16,* Aug 1, 22-23
Fabry
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Spring Lake, MI. 2/21,* Feb 23
Fabry (Aeolian-Skinner)
Marytown Kolbe Shrine, Libertyville, IL. 3/29,* Mar 24
Fenris
Ascension Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN. 2/12,* Aug 23
Fowler (Casavant)
St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing, MI. 3/50,* Sept 27
Goulding & Wood
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC. 4/210,* Mar 1, 21-23
St. John's Episcopal Church, Crawfordsville, IN. 2/9,* Sept 27
Meridian Street United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, IN. 2/14,* June 23
Harris and McDonough
St. Augustine By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Monica, CA. 3/38,* Oct 28
Hendrickson
Church of St. Peter, St. Peter, MN. 3/40,* Nov 1, 23
Jaeckel
Christ Lutheran Church, Superior, WI. 2/10,* Apr 22
Lauck
St. Peter's Cathedral, Marquette, MI. 3/33,* Aug 24
Lewis & Hitchcock
First Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, MD. 3/30,* Apr 22-23
Lively-Fulcher
St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN. 3/67,* Oct 27
Marceau
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA. 3/58,* Feb 1, 22-23
Muller, J.W. (Schuelke)
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Columbus, OH. 2/38,* July 19
Murphy
Falkner Swamp Reformed Church, Gilbertsville, PA. 2/14,* Jan 22
Nordlie
St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN. 2/19,* May 24
Quimby
SkyRose Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA. 4/65,* Oct 1, 26
Reuter
Trinity United Methodist Church, Wilmette, IL. 3/63,* Jan 1, 20-21
Rieger-Kloss
First Congregational Church, Beloit, WI. 4/65,* Sept 1, 26
Schlueter
Lumpkin United Methodist Church, Lumpkin, GA. 2/9,* Dec 24
Stella Maris Catholic Church, Sullivan's Island, SC. 2/23,* Nov 24
Schoenstein
Bishop Spencer Place, Kansas City, MO. 2/6,* June 23
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI. 3/46,* Sept 28
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Belvedere, CA. 2/11, Dec 24
Visser
Concordia University, Austin, TX. 2/22,* Apr 23
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Alexandria, VA. 2/31,* May 24
Wicks
Christ Church, Episcopal, Plano, TX. 3/22,* Apr 1, 20-21
Zamberlan
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Greencastle, IN. 2/23,* Aug 24-25
