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THE
D I A PA S O N
NOVEMBER 2018
Buckfast Abbey
Devon, United Kingdom
Cover feature on pages 26–28
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THE DIAPASON Editor’s Notebook
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One Hundred Ninth Year: No. 11, As autumn quickly passes by
Whole No. 1308 While I write this greeting on an autumn day in the Midwest
NOVEMBER 2018 where the temperatures are expected to exceed 80 degrees, we
Established in 1909 can all feel the weather change in the air. Later in November Stephen Schnurr
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An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ,
Soon thereafter, most of us will be busy with preparations
the Harpsichord, Carillon, and Church Music
for Advent and Christmas. May your endeavors be fruitful In “Harpsichord Notes,” Larry Palmer reviews for us three
and rewarding. Be sure to check out our Calendar and Here recent recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Gavin Black,
CONTENTS & There sections for announcements of special Advent and in “On Teaching,” muses on various aspects of counterpoint.
FEATURES
Christmas recitals, concerts, and Lessons & Carols services. In “In the Wind . . .,” John Bishop provides insights as to how
The 1864 William A. Johnson Opus 161, Take the time to experience one or more of these events! the wind systems of pipe organs function. Our Reviews section
Piru Community United Methodist Church, contains selections of new choral music, organ music, organ
Piru, California, Part 4 In this issue recordings, and handbell music.
by Michael McNeil 20
We conclude Michael McNeil’s series of documentation for Our cover feature spotlights the recent installation of two
The fiftieth anniversary of the death of the 1864 William A. Johnson Opus 161 in the Piru Community organs at Buckfast Abbey, Devon, United Kingdom, by Fratelli
Healey Willan (1880–1968): A year of
remembrances in 2018 United Methodist Church of Piru, California. Father Scott Ruffatti of Padua, Italy. The organs, located at either end of the
by Fr. Scott A. Haynes, SJC 25 Haynes, SJC, reports for us on remembrances of the fiftieth abbey church, are each playable from two consoles. Q
NEWS & DEPARTMENTS
anniversary of the death of Healey Willan.
Editor’s Notebook 3
Here & There 3
Appointments 6 Special Bulletin
Nunc Dimittis 10
Harpsichord Notes by Larry Palmer 16
On Teaching by Gavin Black 17 20 under 30 publications and com-
In the wind . . . by John Bishop 18 The Diapason announces its upcoming “20 under 30” positions, offices held,
REVIEWS nominations for 2019. We will recognize young men and and significant positions.
New Choral Music 13 women whose career accomplishments place them at the Nominations will open
New Organ Music 14 forefront of the organ, church music, harpsichord, carillon, December 1, 2018, and
New Recordings 14 and organbuilding fields—before their 30th birthday. close February 1, 2019.
New Handbell Music 15 Please consider whether any of your students, colleagues, or Nominees cannot
friends would be worthy of this honor. (Self-nominations will have reached their 30th
CALENDAR 29 not be allowed.) Nominees will be evaluated on how they have birthday before January 31, 2019. Nominees not selected in a
RECITAL PROGRAMS 33 demonstrated such traits and accomplishments as leadership previous year can be nominated again.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 34 skills, creativity and innovation, career advancement, techni- Evaluation of the nominations and selection of the mem-
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Here & There
Events 3/31, David Christopher; June 18–19,
Trinity Lutheran Church, Worces- Longwood Gardens International Organ
ter, Massachusetts, continues its Competition. For information:
2018–2019 series, Music at Trinity, cel- www.longwoodgardens.org.
ebrating the 50th anniversary of Noack
Organ Company Opus 40, completed Quire Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio,
in March 1969: November 1, Duruflé, Jay White, artistic director, announces
Requiem; December 2, Advent Les- its 2018–2019 season, the organiza-
Buckfast Abbey
Devon, United Kingdom
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sons & Carols; March 3, 2019, Jonathan tion’s eleventh: In Lux Perpetuam,
Dimmock; 3/31, Sean Redrow; April 14, Journey into Eternal Light: November Fisk Opus 98, First Presbyterian Church,
James MacMillan, St. Luke Passion; May 2, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Evansville, Indiana
19, Nathaniel Gumbs. For information: Cleveland; 11/3, St. Sebastian Catholic
COVER
Fratelli Ruffatti, Padua, Italy; Buckfast Abbey,
www.trinityworc.org. Church, Akron; Kira Garvie; August 2, Yong Zhang. For
Devon, United Kingdom 26 Charpentier’s Midnight Mass, with further information:
Délices: December 21, Holy Trinity http://firstpresevansville.com.
Lutheran Church, Akron; 12/22, Lake-
Editorial Director STEPHEN SCHNURR wood Congregational Church, Lake-
and Publisher sschnurr@sgcmail.com wood; 12/23, Our Lady of Peace Catholic
847/954-7989 Church, Cleveland;
President RICK SCHWER
Ave Maria: England’s Rose: May 4,
rschwer@sgcmail.com Lakewood Congregational Church; 5/5,
847/391-1048 St. Peter Catholic Church, Cleveland.
For information:
Editor-at-Large ANDREW SCHAEFFER
diapasoneditoratlarge@gmail.com www.quirecleveland.org.
Sales Director JEROME BUTERA First Presbyterian Church, Evans-
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608/634-6253 ville, Indiana, announces special music
Circulation/ Longwood Gardens Aeolian organ events for 2018–2019: November 2,
Subscriptions ROSE GERITANO console (photo credit: Duane Erdmann) Lucas Fletcher; 11/11, Thanksgiving Cathedral Church of the Advent, Bir-
rgeritano@sgcmail.com mingham, Alabama, M. P. Möller organ
847/391-1030 hymn festival with Giesecke organ
console
Longwood Gardens, Kennett dedication; December 9, Advent Les-
Designer KIMBERLY PELLIKAN Square, Pennsylvania, continues its sons & Carols; February 1, 2019, Mat-
kpellikan@sgcmail.com
847/391-1024
2018–2019 organ events: November 2, thew O’Neill, tenor; March 1, Jefimija The Cathedral Church of the
Peter Richard Conte and Jeremy Fil- Zlatanovic & Madeleine Varda; April Advent, Birmingham, Alabama, contin-
Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER sell; 11/11, John Walthausen; February 5, Josiah Hamill; 4/28, Sr. Catherine ues special music events for 2018–2019.
Harpsichord 9, 2019, Todd Wilson; 2/17, Parker Kit- Duenne, OSB; May 3, Jihye Choi; 5/6, Choral Evensongs, Thursdays at 5:30
BRIAN SWAGER terman; March 3, Michael Smith; 3/22, Evansville Chapter American Guild of p.m.: November 15, December 20
Carillon David Briggs; 3/30, open console day; Organists service of installation; June 7, ³ page 4
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Here & There
³ page 3 Coltrane, with Imani Winds and Harlem
(Christmas Lessons & Carols), January String Quartet; 2/24, Brahms, Requiem,
17, 2019, February 21, and May 30. and Mendelssohn motets; March 3, Ste-
Advent Lessons & Carols are presented phen Tharp; 3/21, Songs without Words,
December 2, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. with Mark Markham; April 14, So We
The Cathedral’s Midday Music Series, Must Make the Journey, with Lorelei
Fridays at 12:30 p.m.: November 16, Ensemble; May 24, Handel, Dixit Domi-
Peter H. Bloom, flute, Francis Grime, nus, and Haydn, Harmoniemesse; June
viola, and Mary Jane Rupert, piano; 2, Sing & Celebrate, with St. Ignatius
December 14, Cathedral Ringers Hand- Children’s Choirs. For information:
bell Ensemble; January 25, Birmingham www.smssconcerts.org.
Boys Choir; March 1, Frederick Teardo,
piano; April 26, Cathedral Ringers The Legion of Honor Museum, San
Handbell Ensemble. Francisco, California, announces organ Johannes Zeinler with competitors and jury, Chartres Cathedral, France
In addition, the Cathedral Concert recitals on the museum’s 1924 Skinner
Series presents: November 2, Frederick Organ Company organ, Saturdays at 4:00 The 26th International Organ Competition of Chartres, France, organized in
Teardo; January 10, Michael Unger; p.m.: November 3, 10, 17, 24, Jonathan 1971 by the Association of Grands Orgues of Chartres, was held September 9. The jury
February 22, VOCES8; May 4, Festival Dimmock; December 1, 8, 15, 22, David for the interpretation finals consisted of Daniel Roth (Grand Prix de Chartres 1971,
of Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, Hegarty; 12/29, John Walko; January 5, France), chair, Susan Landale (Great Britain), Jon Laukvik (Norway), Dong-ill Shin
with the cathedral choir and the choir of 12, 19, 26, 2019, Jonathan Dimmock. (Grand Prix de Chartres 2006, South Korea), Stephen Tharp (United States), and Véro-
St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nash- For information: www.legionofhonor. nique Le Guen and Olivier Vernet (both of France). Johannes Zeinler, 25, of Austria,
ville, Tennessee. For information: famsf.org/education/organ-concerts. won three awards: first prize for interpretation, public prize for interpretation, and the
www.adventbirmingham.org. prize for the best interpretation of a work of Thomas Lacôte (http://johanneszeinler.
com/en_US/). Daria Burlak, 32, of Russia, was presented the second prize for inter-
pretation (http://dariaburlak.com). Amélie Held, 21, of Germany, is a finalist (www.
amelieheld.com). The program for the final round included Prelude and Fugue in G
Major, BWV 550, by Bach, Phteggomai, by Thomas Lacôte (world premiere, commis-
sioned by the Association des Grandes Orgues de Chartres), “Choral” from Symphonie
VII, opus 42, by Charles-Marie Widor, and Prelude and Fugue on the Name of Alain,
opus 7, by Maurice Duruflé. For information: www.orgues-chartres.org.
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania
Shadyside Presbyterian Church,
St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, announces its
New York, New York, Mander organ 2018–2019 Music in a Great Space series:
November 4, Vierne, Messe Solennelle, Jeff Enns Tyler Jameson Pimm
Sacred Music in a Sacred Space with the Shadyside Chancel Choir;
announces its 2018–2019 season of December 6, Among Angels, with the The Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists announces
concerts at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Pittsburgh Camerata; 12/9, Lessons & results of its 2018 composition competition. Eleven works were submitted to the
Church, New York, New York: November Carols with the Shadyside Chancel Choir; competition committee, each work for solo pipe organ, consisting of a theme and
3, Yale Schola Cantorum; 11/12, Estonian February 3, 2019, Music of the Spheres, variations of three to five minutes in length. In the unanimous opinion of the judges,
Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the with the Pittsburgh Camerata; 2/16, Bach, no composition achieved first prize. Winning $750 each, second-place is awarded to
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra in music Mass in B Minor, with Amici Musicae Jeff Enns of Elmira, Ontario, for Variations on D’où Vienstu, Bergère? and to Tyler
of Arvo Pärt; 11/30 and December 2, A Leipzig Choir and Orchestra; March 31, Jameson Pimm of Madison, Wisconsin, for Christ lag in Todesbanden: Chorale with
Chanticleer Christmas; 12/9 and 12/16, Chanticleer 40th anniversary program; Variations. Judges were Philip Brunelle, Aaron David Miller, and Lawrence Lawyer.
Christmas concerts. April 13, Handel, Messiah, with the Pitts- Enns is music director for St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, Ontario, and
January 20, 2019, Renée Anne Lou- burgh Camerata and Chatham Baroque; teaches violin and viola at the Beckett School in Waterloo, Ontario. His publishers
prette with Ivan Goff, Uillean pipes; 4/26, John Walker; June 5, Britain and include MorningStar, Cypress Alliance, Renforth, and Kelman Hall. Pimm serves
February 8, Passion for Bach and ³ page 6 as director of music at the parishes of St. Peter, Ashton, Wisconsin, and St. Martin
of Tours, Martinsville, Wisconsin. He holds a Master of Music in composition from
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
Requirements for the 2019 composition competition will be announced at:
www.tcago.org.
Andrew Scanlon (second from left) with RSCM Nigeria Course faculty
Andrew Scanlon was a clinician for the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)
Nigerian Training Course, held in Lagos, Nigeria, August 20–25. In addition to teach-
ing organ, choir training, theory, and conducting to organists and choirmasters from
various parts of Africa, he performed an organ recital at the Cathedral of St. Jude in
Lagos and conducted the RSCM Nigeria National Choir in the closing performance
“superb musicianship, masterly technique and savvy programming … Archer’s of the conference.
sweeping assurance and stamina enable you to hear the music behind the virtuosity.” In July, Scanlon served as organist for the choir of St. John’s Episcopal Church,
— GRAMOPHONE (JAN 2018) — Lynchburg, Virginia, during its residency at Gloucester Cathedral, UK. This fall,
Scanlon performs concerts at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, North Caro-
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Colin Andrews R. Monty Bennett Elisa Bickers Shin-Ae Chun Leon W. Couch III Joan DeVee Dixon
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Rhonda Sider Edgington Laura Ellis Faythe Freese Simone Gheller Justin Hartz Sarah Hawbecker
Organist Organ/Carillon Professor of Organ Organist/Recording Artist Pipe/Reed Organist Organist/Presenter
Holland, Michigan University of Florida University of Alabama Oconomowoc, WI Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA
James D. Hicks Michael Kaminski Angela Kraft Cross David K. Lamb Mark Laubach Yoon-Mi Lim
Organist Organist Organist/Pianist/Composer Organist/Conductor Organist/Presenter Organist/Lecturer
Califon, NJ Brooklyn, New York San Francisco, CA Clarksville, Indiana Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Wynford S. Lyddane Colin Lynch Philip Manwell Katherine Meloan Scott Montgomery Shelly Moorman-Stahlman
Pianist/Instructor Organist/Conductor Organist Organist/Faculty Organist/Presenter Organist/Pianist
Washington, D.C. Boston, Massachusetts University of Nevada, Reno Manhattan School of Music Fayetteville, Arkansas Lebanon Valley College
David F. Oliver Brenda Portman Ann Marie Rigler Edward Taylor Tom Winpenny Jason A. Wright
Organist Organist/Presenter/Composer Organist/Presenter Organist/Choral Conductor Organist/Choral Conductor Conductor/Clinician
Morehouse College Cincinnati, Ohio William Jewell College Carlisle Cathedral, UK St Albans Cathedral, UK Hilton Head, South Carolina
Beth Zucchino Clarion Duo Rodland Duo Christine Westhoff
Organist/Harpsichordist/Pianist Keith Benjamin, trumpet Viola and Organ & Timothy Allen
Sebastopol, California University of Missouri-Kansas City The Juilliard School/ Soprano and Organ
Melody Steed, Elementary Music St. Olaf College Little Rock, Arkansas
Specialist, Waterloo, Iowa
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Here & There
³ page 4 with gamelan and dancers; March 30,
Beyond: Folksongs of the British Isles, King’s College Choir, Cambridge, UK; Appointments
with the Pittsburgh Camerata. April 14, Mozart, Requiem; May 16, Carolyn Craig is appointed organ scholar for
Candlelight Vespers are offered Diderot String Quartet; 5/31, Diderot 2018–2019 at Truro Cathedral in Cornwall, Eng-
Wednesdays in Advent and Lent at 7:30 String Quartet. For information: land. She will work with Christopher Gray, cathe-
p.m., with the Shadyside Strings, Cha- https://cathedral.org/music/organ/. dral director of music, and Joseph Wicks, assistant
tham Baroque, and the Pittsburgh Girls director of music. She will be responsible for daily
Choir: December 5, 12, 19, March 6, 13, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, rehearsal and training of Truro Cathedral Choir
20, 27, and April 3 and 10. For further Lynchburg, Virginia, continues special girl and boy choristers, as well as planning service
information: music programs for 2018–2019, Sundays music, directing, and accompanying two to three
www.shadysidepres.org/migs. at 4:00 p.m.: November 4, The Wren of the seven services sung each week by the choir.
Masters; April 7, 2019, Marek Kudlicki; She will also serve as accompanist of the Truro
May 5, Kimberly Marshall. For informa- Choral Society for the 2018–2019 season.
tion: www.holytrinitylynchburg.org. Craig is a 2018 graduate of the Jacobs School of
Carolyn Craig Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, where she
earned a Bachelor of Music in organ performance
with minors in conducting and German. At IU, she studied with Christopher
Young. She also studied with Johannes Ebenbauer in Vienna, Austria, during
fall semester 2017. She served as organ scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church,
Bloomington, for four years under the tutelage of Marilyn Keiser and was
accompanist for Indiana University children’s choir, First Voices.
Andrew Schaeffer is appointed director of
music at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wis-
consin, effective December 1. He succeeds Bruce
A. Bengtson, who retired after forty years of ser-
vice to the congregation (see October 2018 issue,
p. 8). A Chicago native, Schaeffer holds degrees
Peachtree Road United Methodist from St. Olaf College and Yale University and is
Church, Atlanta, Georgia, Mander organ currently a doctoral candidate at the University of
Oklahoma. He vacates a similar position at First
Peachtree Road United Methodist United Methodist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma.
Washington National Cathedral, Wash- Church, Atlanta, Georgia, announces At Luther Memorial, Schaeffer will direct the
ington, D.C. music events for the 2018–2019 season: Andrew Schaeffer children’s, youth, and adult choirs, and serve as
November 4, Su-Ryeon Ji, followed by principal organist. The church, located adjacent to
Washington National Cathedral, All Saints’ choral Evensong; 11/11, Scott the University of Wisconsin contains three pipe organs: 1987 Bedient (I/3);
Washington, D.C., continues its 2018– Atchison and Nicole Marane; Decem- 1893 J. W. Steere and Son (II/19); and 1966 Austin (III/56). He will continue
2019 organ recital series, Sundays at 5:15 ber 9, The Many Moods of Christmas; as editor-at-large of The Diapason. Q
p.m., unless otherwise noted: November 12/14–15, Georgia Boy Choir; 12/16,
4, Stefan Donner; 11/25, Jeremy Filsell; Carols by Candlelight;
December 25, 1:30 p.m., George Fergus; February 10, 2019, Nicole Marane, Evensong for All Saints’ Sunday; 11/18, Tietze, organ. St. Mary’s Cathedral
February 3, Alexander Straus-Fausto; Akerley, A Sweet for Mother Goose; 2/16, Cantors in Concert, featuring Sagee houses a 1971 Fratelli Ruffatti organ of
2/17, Stephen Kalnoske; March 3, Jeremy Georgia Boy Choir; 2/26, Oliver Brett Goldenholz, David Presler, Bruce Hur- four manuals, 89 ranks. For information:
Filsell; 3/10, Jordan Prescott; 3/24, Jona- and Malcolm Matthews; March 3, The witz, clarinet, Gary Lawrence, piano; www.stmarycathedralsf.org.
than Vaughn; April 7, Virginius Barkaus- Crown: Music from the Coronation, with December 2, Advent Lessons & Carols;
kas; 4/21, 1:30 p.m., George Fergus; May the Chancel Choir and the Georgia Boy 12/16, the Billington and Gonzalez Duo; First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor,
5, Richard Spotts; 5/12, Chuyoung Suter; Choir; April 4, Three Choirs Festival; 12/30, Christmas Lessons & Carols; Michigan announces its eighth Coffee
5/26, Rebecca Marie Yoder; June 2, John 4/6, Coro Vocati; 4/7, Scott Atchison and 12/31, Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord, Break Concert Series, Thursday at 12:15
Walthausen; 6/9, Jeremy Filsell; 6/16, Schola; 4/26, Georgia Boy Choir; May 1, Bach, Goldberg Variations; p.m.: November 8, Philip Manwell;
Paul Griffiths; 6/23, Jackson Borges; July Su-Ryeon Ji; 5/8, Timothy Wissler; 5/15, January 20, 2019, Lynn University December 6, Shin-Ae Chun; March 14,
4, 11:00 a.m., Independence Day concert. Sarah Hawbecker; 5/22, Scott Atchison chamber music finalists; February 10, Music and Poetry; April 11, Music and
Additional concerts are as follows: and Nicole Marane; 5/29, Patrick Scott; Anton Belov, baritone, and Milana Paintings; May 16, Gail Jennings, Shin-Ae
November 5, PostClassical Ensemble; June 26, the Chenaults. For information: Strezeva, piano; March 3, Choral Even- Chun, and Alice Van Wambeke, Preludes
11/11, National Veterans Day Concert; www.prumc.org. song; 3/24, Emily Carter, soprano, Erin from Book 1, Well Tempered Clavier. For
December 7–9, Handel, Messiah; 12/22, Paiva, piano, Laurice Campbell Buck- more information: www.fbca2.org.
The King’s Singers; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Delray ton, violin, Marie Ridolfo, viol da gamba,
January 16, 2019, Diderot String Beach, Florida, continues its 2018–2019 and Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord; April Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
Quartet; 1/23, PostClassical Ensemble concert season: November 4, Choral 28, Amernet String Quartet, with Paul Chester Parish, Chestertown, Maryland,
Cienniwa, harpsichord; May 19, Giorgi announces its 2018–2019 music series,
Chkhikvadze, piano; June 16, PEN Trio. the church’s 26th season: November 9,
For information: Maryland State Boychoir; 11/21, Thanks-
opus 133 II — 19 ranks
Waldensian Presbyterian Church
valdese, north carolina
www.music.stpaulsdelray.org. giving Evensong; December 9, Lessons
& Carols; January 6, 2019, Twelfth Night
Evensong; March 29, Nicole Keller;
April 26, Elizabeth Lenti; May 10, Ken
Cowan; 5/30, Ascension Evensong. For
more information:
www.emmanuelchesterparish.org.
Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal
Church, Naples, Florida, announces
its 2018–2019 season of music events:
November 11, Great Necks Classical
Guitar Trio, with Adam Levin, Scott
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assump- Borg, and Matthew Rohde; December
tion, San Francisco, California, Ruffatti 15–16, On Christmas Night, with the
organ choir of the church; January 13, 2019,
Noah Waddell, piano; February 17,
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urne uorga The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Tango Elegante, with Glenn Basham,
to
Assumption, San Francisco, Califor- violin; Miguel Arrabal, bandoneon;
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p.m.: November 4, Raymond Hawkins; Fenstermaker, organ; April 7, Manhat-
11/11, Elmo Cosentini; 11/18, Jin tan Piano Trio. For information:
Kyung Kim, organ and piano, with www.trinitybythecove.com.
Amabilis Ensemble; 11/25, Cavatina
Music Society; St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal
December 2, Amanda Mole; 12/9, Church, Chicago, Illinois, continues
16355, av. Savoie, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2T 3N1 CANADA Amy Stephens, piano; 12/16, Basma its 2018–2019 season of musical events:
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Edrees, violin; Chia-Lin Yang, piano; November 11, Erica Schuler, soprano,
12/23, Christoph Tietze; 12/30, Anna and Scott Brunscheen, tenor; January
Maria Lopushanskaya, flute; Christoph ³ page 8
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Congratulations
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Calloway, Virginia
Congratulations to St. Peter’s-in-the-Mountains
Episcopal Church in Calloway, Virginia on
the installation of their new customized
Ecclesia T-170. This 2 manual organ with
26 stops plays a vital role in the life of this
small, historic country church.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, St. Peter’s selected Johannus after
auditioning various builders. Only Johannus was able to customize even
the smaller organ to meet their need. Adding an additional voice and
repositioning the internal speakers to the console back, the organist uses
a customized toggle switch to choose either the full audio experience or
simply the internal speakers when the choir is leading worship.
ECCLESIA T-170
All Ecclesia organs are 100% designed for use as a church organ, and this
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From small country churches to large cathedrals, Johannus offers Ranks 31 Reverb Channels 2.1
organists the chance to shape the instrument in accordance with Couplers 3 Sample Styles 4
their personal wishes and requirements. You can choose a color that Tremulants 2 Temperaments 12
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Johannus US has dealers throughout the United States. Visit johannus-us.com to find a dealer
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you can contact a US representative at info@johannus-us.com. Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church
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St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church,
Chicago, Illinois, C. B. Fisk, Inc., organ
Ransdell Chapel, Campbellsville Uni-
6, 2019, choral Evensong for Epiphany; versity, Campbellsville, Kentucky
1/25, David Jonies, organ, and Ryan
Berndt, trumpet; February 15, Bruce March 26, Jane Johnson; April 9, Wes-
Neswick, hymn playing masterclass; ley Roberts. For information: Paul Jacobs (director), Ned Wright-Smith, Daniel Ficarri, Ethan Haman, Lauren
March 22, Jason Moy, harpsichord, www.campbellsville.edu. Wittine, Zoe Kai Wai Lei, Shannon Murphy, Adan Fernandez, and Alexander Patta-
Tönig-Tarasevich, baroque flute, and vina at the Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute
Anna Steinhoff, baroque cello; May 7, North Shore Choral Society, Julia
Ken Cowan. The church also hosts its Davids, music director, announces its The eight participants of the Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute performed
summer carillon festival, June 9, 16, 2018–2019 season, the organization’s a recital showcasing their work from the week long class, July 6–12. The performers,
and 23. For information: 83rd: Handel, Judas Maccabaeus, selected through competitive auditions, took part in masterclasses and seminars led
www.saintc.org. November 18, Jewish Reconstructionist by Grammy award-winning organist Paul Jacobs. This final event on July 12 featured
Congregation, Evanston, Illinois; Music a program of varied repertoire played on the Hochhalter organ of First United Meth-
of Thomas W. Jefferson, March 9, Uni- odist Church, Eugene. Other organs experienced by the students during the Institute
tarian Church of Evanston, 3/10, Basilica include the Brombaugh organ at Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, as well as vari-
of Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago; Bern- ous prominent organs of Portland. For information: www.oregonbachfestival.org.
stein, Chichester Psalms, Orff, Carmina
Burana, May 12, Northwestern Univer-
sity, Evanston. For information: meditation. Weekend Organ Meditations
www.northshorechoral.org. feature the diverse repertoire of the organ
each Saturday and Sunday through May
26 in 45-minute informal programs. A
free-will offering of dry goods for New
Grace Presbyterian Church, Winnetka, York food pantries is accepted. The organ
Illinois, W. W. Kimball organ of Grace Church is Taylor & Boody Opus
65 of four manuals, 87 ranks. For infor-
Grace Presbyterian Church (for- mation: www.gracechurchnyc.org.
merly First Church of Christ, Scientist),
Winnetka, Illinois, will celebrate the Christ Episcopal Church, Bradenton,
80th birthday of its W. W. Kimball K.P.O. Florida, Létourneau organ Conferences
7245 with a recital by Robert E. Wood- Augsburg Fortress, Hinshaw Music,
worth, Jr., November 11, 3:00 p.m. Madonna della Strada Chapel, Goulding Christ Episcopal Church, Bra- MorningStar Music Publishers, the Asso-
The program will include the music of & Wood organ denton, Florida, announces its music ciation of Lutheran Church Musicians,
Hewitt-Jones, Berg, Bach, Ore, Lidon, calendar for 2018–2019: November 25, the Fellowship of United Methodists in
West, Harris, and Messiaen. Madonna della Strada Chapel, Mozart, Mass in F Major; December 8, Music and Worship Arts, and the Presby-
www.gracenorthshore.org. Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, Advent Lessons & Carols (morning) and terian Association of Musicians announce
continues its 2018–2019 Third Sunday Sarasota Young Voices (evening); Febru- their National Conference for Sacred
Campbellsville University, Camp- @3 Organ Concert Series: November 18, ary 10, 2019, Stephen Hamilton; 2/11, Music, January 9–11, 2019, headquar-
bellsville, Kentucky, continues its 11th Susan Klotzbach; December 16, Mat- Richard Benedum, lecture on Mozart’s tered at St. Matthew Lutheran Church,
Annual Noon Concert Series with organ thew Haider; January 20, 2019, Corrado The Magic Flute; March 3, Mozart, Mass Charleston, South Carolina. Presenters
recitals at 12:20 p.m. in Ransdell Chapel Cavalli; February 17, Jeremy Kiolbassa; in C Major; 3/10, Gail Archer; 3/17, include Michael Burkhardt, Pearl Shang-
or Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic March 17, Sharon Peterson; May 19, Sarasota-Manatee Bach Festival. kuan, Michael Glasgow, Al Travis, and
Church: November 13, Larry Sharp; Thomas Fielding. For information: An Advent recital series is presented Michael Morgan. For information:
February 19, 2019, Jim McFarland; www.luc.edu/organ. on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m.: December www.augsburgfortress.org/ncsm.
6, Julane Rodgers, harpsichord; 12/13,
James Walton; 12/20, Richard Benedum. Furman University, Greenville,
A Precious Gift
A Lenten recital series is also presented South Carolina, announces its Church
on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m.: March 7, Music Conference, January 24–25,
Cynthia Roberts-Greene; 3/14, Michael 2019. Stephen Cleobury is the fea-
from the Past Edward Stuart; 3/21, James Guyer;
3/28, James Johnston, organ, and Nancy
tured musician for the conference. Cleo-
bury will rehearse the Furman Singers,
Donaruma, cello; April 4, Nancy Sie- Furman Chamber Choir, Chicora Voices
for the Present becker; 4/11, Ann Stephenson-Moe. For
information: www.christchurchswfla.org.
youth choirs, and speak about King’s Col-
lege music traditions. He will conduct
and the Future the combined choirs of the conference at
choral Evensong. For information: www.
furman.edu/churchmusicconference.
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Builders of Fine Pipe Organs to the World Noon and Weekend Organ Meditations. other musical events: November 2, St.
Bach at Noon takes place every Tuesday Mary on the Hill, Augusta, Georgia;
www.ruffatti.com through Friday through May 22, 2019, 11/11, St. John Cantius Catholic Church,
12:20–12:50 p.m., featuring the organ Chicago, Illinois; 11/22, Organ Festival
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³ page 8 studies on that instrument. In the fol-
Nunc Dimittis of Ragusa, Sicily; 11/24, International lowing years, Mole earned a Bachelor
Walter Henry “Chick” Holtkamp, Organ Festival of Malta, Valletta, Malta; of Music degree at Eastman School of
Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio, died August 27, December 2, Lessons & Carols, Vassar Music and a Master of Music at the Yale
aged 89. He was a graduate of Western College, Poughkeepsie, New York; 12/8, Institute of Sacred Music, and is cur-
Reserve Academy (1947) and University Bernard-Columbia Chorus Holiday rently completing her Doctor of Musical
of Chicago (1951), and served in the Concert, New York, New York; 12/14, Arts degree at Eastman. She is repre-
United States Navy for four years. He Orgue en Jeux la Cote Festival, Geneva, sented by Karen McFarlane Artists.
then joined the Holtkamp Organ Com- Switzerland. For information: Smith is the proprietor of the Portage-
pany in 1956 and became president of www.gailarcher.com. ville Chapel in western New York. As
the company in 1962 upon the sudden part of the organ recital series at the cha-
death of his father, Walter Holtkamp, Jonathan Dimmock, organist of pel, Smith invited Mole to play a recital
Sr., continuing until his retirement in the Legion of Honor Museum, San on August 28 on the two-manual Schantz
1996. The company is the oldest con- Francisco, California, has begun a regu- organ. She played works by Buxtehude,
tinuously operating pipe organ firm in lar weekly series of concert programs in Pachelbel, Schumann, Muhly, Bach, and
the United States (1855) and the oldest which works of art from the museum’s Lefébure-Wély.
continuously operating manufacturing collection are paired with pieces of organ
company in Cleveland. music. When the museum opened in 1924
Walter Henry “Chick” Holtkamp, Jr. Holtkamp designed and built instru- with its instrument built by the Skinner
ments for major schools such as The Organ Company, it was the aim of Ernest
Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, Union Theological Seminary, M. Skinner and museum architects to use
University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, as well as several hundred organ music to enhance understanding
other churches and colleges, including North Christian Church, Columbus, and appreciation of the works of art within
Indiana, and Gartner Auditorium, the Cleveland Museum of Art. He com- the collection. Rather than organ recitals
missioned new music by American composers for the pipe organ and founded about organ music, the intent was to have
national competitions in the areas of organ composition and improvisation in organ music that reflects the nature and
conjunction with the American Guild of Organists. character of art.
Holtkamp was a board member of the Musart Society of the Cleveland Dimmock has returned from two
Museum of Art for decades, an active member and leader of the Rowfant concert tours in Europe this summer,
Club, and a former president of the American Pipe Organ Builders Associa- playing 16 concerts on organs from
tion. He enjoyed leisure oil painting, reading poetry, and collecting piano jazz the 15th through the 21st centuries in
and classical music. Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands,
Walter Holtkamp, Jr., is survived by his wife, Karen (McFarlane), sons Belgium, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland.
Walter Henry Holtkamp, III, F. Christian Holtkamp (Heather Chapman), For information:
and Mark B. Holtkamp, stepdaughter Sarah McFarlane Polly (Steven), and www.legionofhonor.famsf.org/education/ Charles W. Steele
seven grandchildren. organ-concerts and
A public memorial with eulogy will be held in Gartner Auditorium at the www.jonathandimmock.com. Charles W. Steele, minister of music
Cleveland Museum of Art, November 10, 11:00 a.m. Organists will be John and organist at Brevard-Davidson River
Ferguson and David Higgs. Presbyterian Church, Brevard, North
Memorial gifts may be made to the Judson Foundation (specifically for Carolina, retired July 8 after over sev-
the Richard Gardner Music Fund at Judson Manor), 2181 Ambleside Drive, enteen years of full-time service in the
Cleveland, Ohio 44106, or the Musart Society of the Cleveland Museum of position. A native of Virginia, Steele
Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (with
honors) and a Master of Arts degree in
Mary Prat-Molinier, 84, died music from Radford University, where
August 28, 2018. She was titular organ- he studied organ with Carl Gilmer. Later,
ist of the Christophe Moucherel organ Willie Martinez and Jeannine Jordan he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts
at St. Cecilia Cathedral and of the degree from the University of Kentucky,
Puget organ at the Collegiate Church of Jeannine Jordan, organist, and Lexington, where his organ study was
Saint-Salvy in Albi, France, from 1968 David Jordan, media artist, presented with Schuyler Robinson. Prior to return-
to 2011 and was honorary president their organ and multi-media program, ing to graduate school in mid-life, Steele
of the Christophe Moucherel Asso- Around the World in 80 Minutes, at served for 161⁄2 years as director of music
ciation. She began studying the organ University Christian Church in Fort and organist at First United Methodist
with Henri Cabié in Albi, continuing Worth, Texas, May 18. The concert was Church, Brevard. He also served several
in Paris with Marcel Dupré, Gaston co-sponsored by the Fort Worth Chapter years as an adjunct instructor of organ at
Litaize, and Maurice Duruflé and of the American Guild of Organists and Brevard College.
obtained a first prize in virtuosity at the the Belltower Series of University Chris- Steele is an active member of the
Jehan Titelouze Institute in Rouen. She tian Church. For information: www. American Guild of Organists, having
taught at the Tarn Conservatory. She aroundtheworldin80minutes.org. served as a board member of the former
had an extensive repertoire of organ Bluefield Chapter, board member and
Mary Prat-Molinier music, including works of two organists dean of the Western North Carolina
from Albi: Léonce de Saint-Martin and Chapter, and dean of the Blue Ridge
Adolphe Marty. She organized organ concerts in Albi and recorded a CD of Chapter. He was an interest session
Louis-Claude Daquin’s Noëls (Valois-Audivis) there, which is available from presenter at the 2011 Region V AGO
the Association Christophe Moucherel, http://www.moucherel.fr. The funeral Convention in Lexington, Kentucky;
for Mary Prat-Molinier took place July 30 in St. Martin Chapel, Albi. the 2012 national AGO Convention
—Carolyn Shuster Fournier Q in Nashville, Tennessee; and the 2016
national AGO Convention in Houston,
Texas. His article, “Southern Harmony
Revisited—In the Pew and on the Organ
Bench,” was published in the January
Timothy Smith and Amanda Mole 2011 issue of The Diapason.
Steele lives in the mountains of west-
Twenty years ago, the organ commit- ern North Carolina with his wife, Patricia
tee of First Baptist Church in Holden, Black, a pianist in the Brevard area.
Massachusetts, commissioned Timothy
E. Smith to design and build a pipe Mark Steinbach performed five
organ for the church. The organ, built concerts in Europe this past summer.
by Smith’s Southfield Organ Builders Venues included the cathedral of Frei-
of Springfield, attracted the attention of berg (Gottfried Silbermann organs), St.
12-year-old church member and piano Georgenkirche and St. Marienkirche,
student, Amanda Mole, who, with Rötha (Silbermann organs), Stadtkirche,
Smith’s encouragement, began organ ³ page 12
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³ page 10 A Prophecy of Peace: The Music of Sam-
uel Adler, is the only recording devoted
to this composer’s music. Also available
is Leo Sowerby: American Master of
Sacred Song. For information:
www.paracleterecordings.com.
Organbuilders
Mark Steinbach with the 1714 Sil-
bermann organ, cathedral, Freiberg,
Germany Bach: Toccatas, Preludes, and Fugues
Görlitz, and Stadtkirche Weimar, Ger-
many, as well as the cathedral of Aosta,
Italy. Steinbach is university organist A Starlit Night It Was in Bethlehem
for Brown University, Providence,
Rhode Island. For futher information: church celebrations. The letter-sized
mark_steinbach@brown.edu. PDF booklet is available for download
throughout the Christmas season. Visit
Fruhauf’s home page Bulletin Board to
Publishers access the file. For information:
Breitkopf & Härtel announces new www.frumuspub.net.
choral publications: Missa in C Minor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, Den-
K. 427, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael’s Music Service announces ton, Nebraska, Juget-Sinclair Opus 48
for choir, soloists, and orchestra, com- new sheet music restorations: Medita-
pleted and edited by Clemens Kemme tion, by Henry Eyre Brown (1848–1925), Juget-Sinclair of Montreal, Canada,
(EB 8654, piano vocal score, €15.90; PB organist of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, this completed its Opus 48 in April for Our
5562, complete score, €79.90); Messiah, piece is dedicated to Brown’s predeces- Edvard Grieg: Ballade/Geirr Tveitt: Hun- Lady of Guadalupe Seminary near
by George Frederick Handel, edited by sor, George W. Morgan; Fantasia on drad Hardingtona Denton, Nebraska. The three-manual,
Malcolm Bruno and Caroline Ritchie, Jerusalem the Golden, by Alexander 42-stop organ is inspired by the French
focusing on the version of the work as Ewing (1830–1895), transcribed by Gor- St. Johanniskirche, Lüneburg, Germany. Symphonic style, including a Trompette
conceived in 1741 (EB 8450, piano vocal don Balch Nevin (1892–1943), is a set of The release is part of a set of Nordstoga en chamade, 8′ Flute harmonique, a
score, €16.90; PB 5560, complete score, theme and variations; Autumn Memo- playing Bach’s organ works on historic domed 8′ Clarinette, and a 32′ Bourdon.
€79.00); Miserere in C Minor, ZWV 57, ries, by Gordon Balch Nevin, is a work instruments of Europe. The organ was dedicated in recital by
by Jan Dismas Zelenka, edited by Mat- with the optional use of chimes; and The Edvard Grieg: Ballade/Geirr Tveitt: Stephen Tharp on September 19.
thias Hutzel and Thomas Kohlhasse, for Continental, by Con Conrad (Conrad K. Hundrad Hardingtona (LWC 1151) Juget-Sinclair has also been restor-
choir, soprano soloist, and orchestra, a Dober, 1891–1938), arranged by Charles features Niels Henrik Asheim perform- ing the organ at the Church of the
musical setting of Psalm 50 (EB 8049, Cronham (1896–1969), this music first ing the title works in transcription on the Immaculate Conception in Montreal,
piano vocal score, €9.90; PB 5594, com- appeared in the 1934 movie, The Gay organ of Stavanger Concert Hall, Norway, built in 1961 by Rudolf von Beckerath.
plete score, €36.90). For information: Divorcee. For information: a 65-stop instrument by Ryde & Berg of This landmark instrument first became
www.breitkopf.com. www.michaelsmusicservice.com. Fredrikstad. For information: www.law.no. famous through Bernard Lagacé’s
recordings of the complete organ works
Editions Walhall announces a new Oxford announces new choral pub- of Bach. The organ also serves as the
publication: Advents- und Weihnachtslie- lications for Advent and Christmas: A first round instrument for the Canadian
der-Medley (EFL 1002, €7.50), by Adrian Coventry Carol, by Malcolm Archer International Organ Competition. The
Wehlte. Five German Christmas carols (SATB and organ, 978-0-19-352377- restored organ will be re-inaugurated
are arranged in a medley for soprano, 7, £2.05); Annunciation, by Cecilia November 16, with a recital featuring
alto, and tenor recorder: “Es kommt McDowall (SATB with divisi, unaccom- Réal Gauthier (titular organist), Vin-
ein Schiff, geladen;” “Maria durch ein panied, 978-0-19-351977-0, £2.35); The cent Boucher, Yves-G. Préfontaine, and
Dornwald ging;” “Lobt Gott ihr Christen world has waited long, by Alan Bullard Antoine Leduc.
allzugleich;” “Leise rieselt der Schnee;” (SATB and organ or piano, 978-0-19- A new instrument has been commis-
and “Macht hoch die Tür.” For informa- 352299-2, £2.05); and Angels we have sioned for Christ Church, Pelham,
tion: www.edition-walhall.de. heard on high, by Benjamin Harlan New York, containing 35 stops over
(SATB with divisi and piano, 978-0-19- two manuals and pedal with detached
Fruhauf Music Publications 352434-7, £2.35). For information: console. This organ will feature car-
announces the second of three compli- www.oup.com/sheetmusic. bon fiber trackers and console wires
mentary hymn anthems for mixed voices A Prophecy of Peace: The Music of Sam- to reduce the amount of mass in the
and organ: A Starlit Night It Was in uel Adler action. Tonally, the instrument will
Bethlehem, a four-verse Christmas carol Recordings be more eclectic than Opus 48 with
for SATB, treble solo, and SAB voices Lawo Classics announces new CD a quarter-sawn white oak case that
(a cappella and ensemble), with organ recordings: Bach: Toccatas, Preludes, and reflects the architecture of the church.
accompaniment. It is suitable for Les- Fugues (LWC 1153), a two-disc set featur- Delivery is scheduled for November
sons & Carols services as well as festive ing Kàre Nordstoga in performance at 2019. For information:
www.juget-sinclair.com.
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At Muskingum University, New Con-
cord, Ohio, the 1963 Reuter organ of 50
Leo Sowerby: American Master of Sa- ranks will undergo a restoration project
cred Song including several tonal changes as part of
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New Sacred Choral Music with optional 3–4 octaves handbells, O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord, Six with just organ or piano or with the addi-
It was a pleasure to preview newer MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc., Short Anthems or Introits, by Charles tion of a string quartet with two oboes or
sacred choral releases from ECS Pub- MSM-50-5445, $2.50. Callahan. SATB and organ, Morning- flutes or brass quartet with timpani. The
lishing Group, including MorningStar This is another perfect piece for a Star Music Publishers, Inc., Presbyte- highest note for sopranos is an F-sharp,
and E. C. Schirmer. I was looking for hymn festival. It begins with bells and rian Association of Musicians Choral reasonable for most choirs. The text
pieces with interesting organ accom- organ playing in octaves and expands Series, MSM-50-6086, $2.70. appears in its original version as well as
paniments that would be useful to a beautifully before the assembly enters Other than the title text, other set- with an updated translation that works
church musician working with a variety with the hymn tune. The organ part is tings include “Blessed Are the Pure in for a general song of praise.
of musical forces, including instrumen- inventive, and the tune is strong and Heart,” “Lord, Thou Hast Been Our
talists, handbells, and children’s choirs. stirring. There is interplay between Refuge,” “O Savior of the World,” “O What Does the Lord Require?, by Eric
The caliber of writing was consistently men’s and women’s voices in verse two; Send Out Your Light,” and “The Spirit Nelson. SAB and piano, MorningStar
high, based on solid texts and good verse three is set in fugal style, and the of the Lord.” It is always nice to find Music Publishers, Inc., Atlanta Master
theology. These are all pieces that could basses/baritones enter in octaves sing- arrangements such as this with a meaty Chorale Series, MSM-50-2012, $2.50.
withstand the test of time, with lovely ing the melody in half notes. The final organ accompaniment. Texts are based The keyboard part is easily adaptable to
melodies, creative harmonies—music verse is homophonic, and the text is on psalms and scripture, and each set- organ; the melody is flowing and lyrical.
that enhances the text being prayed and engaging: “So shall I charm the list’ning ting is two to five pages long. Choral The text, paraphrasing Micah 6:6–8, is by
sung. You will be sure to find music your throng and draw the living stones along parts are largely homophonic, and the twentieth-century author Albert F. Bayly.
choir will love in the titles below. by Jesus’ tuneful name; the living organ parts are creative and colorful. Nelson’s music highlights the text with
stones shall dance, shall rise, and form An independent pedal part is included pertinent dynamic changes. There is a
Come to Us, Creative Spirit, by Robert a city in the skies, the New Jerusalem.” throughout, which is always nice to have fair amount of meter change and four key
A. Hobby. SATB, congregation, flute, Highly recommended. for organists! There is good variety of changes, but these somehow do not seem
and organ, MorningStar Music Pub- dynamic contrasts and tempo alterations overdone. The piece asks the question
lishers, Inc., MSM-50-5019, $2.95. Come, Thou Fount, by Eric Nel- to highlight the text. This would be a of how our life can fulfill God’s law, and
This selection would be appropriate son. SATB and piano, MorningStar nice addition to the library of anyone answers it: “To do justice, love mercy, and
for a hymn festival, as well as Pentecost Music Publishers, Inc., Atlanta Mas- who uses introits on a regular basis. walk humbly with our God.” It is a very
and confirmation. The writing is inven- ter Chorale Choral Series, SM-50- prayerful setting of this text, easily acces-
tive and the interplay between flute and 9770, $1.95. Sing Unto God, from Judas Mac- sible for choirs with few male singers.
organ parts in the 29-measure introduc- This is a calm, lyrical setting of cabaeus, by George Frideric Handel,
tion is beautifully constructed. The a favorite American hymn tune, edited and arranged by James J. Immaculate Mary, arranged by Paul
organ part is substantial, even for more Nettleton, first published in 1813, Chepponis. SATB and keyboard with French. SATB, assembly, brass quar-
skilled organists, and truly “paints” the that features primarily an arpeggiated optional brass quartet, timpani, string tet, and organ, MorningStar Music
text with thoughtful harmonic shifts. keyboard accompaniment designed for quartet, and two oboes. MorningStar Publishers, Inc., Cathedral Series,
The flute part would be fun to play for piano that could be adapted to organ. Music Publishers, Inc., Parish Choral MSM-60-0005, $1.95 choral score,
more advanced flautists. The piece ends Nelson knows how to write beautifully Series, MSM-50-4710, $2.50. $10 full score, $30 instrumental parts.
with an 11-measure coda for organ and for the voice, which takes center stage Since 1996, Fr. Chepponis has served French proves his considerable skills
flute that is atmospheric and a pleasing in this setting. It ends with an aug- as director of the Office for Music as an arranger: this is a useful setting for
contrast to a piano dynamic. Highly rec- mented melody in hemiola and some Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of major Marian feasts. Verse three is set
ommended if you are looking for a piece lovely twists to the closing harmonies Pittsburgh, and he has over a hundred as a choir-only verse, but a cantor could
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Love,” by Charles Wesley), by tune for your choir, both accompanist more accessible to singers and instru- beautifully constructed.
Alfred V. Fedak. SATB and organ and choir will love it! mentalists.” Instrumentation can be ³ page 14
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