Cover Feature: Kegg Pipe Organ Builders, St. Andrew's, Houston
Kegg Pipe Organ Builders, Hartville, Ohio; Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Houston, Texas
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New Organs: Schoenstein & Co. Opus 186
Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California; Brigham Young University–Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Pipe Organs
As a youngster, I convinced my parents to let me learn to play the organ rather than the piano. I began taking lessons from a private teacher in Independence, Missouri, learning with large electronic organs, the next best thing to pipe organs. I was later enrolled in the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri–Kansas City as a keyboard major. It was there that I became obsessed with two pipe organs that I never had the chance to see or play—two grand organs that have seemingly disappeared.
Harpsichord Notes: Bach and the Lautenwerk
Bach and the Lautenwerk, Charlotte Mattax Moersch. Centaur, CRC4127, 2025. Available from amazon.com and other resources in CD and other digital formats.