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Join me in celebrating the organ as high culture in the modern age. Look for ways to make the organ, its history, and its music relevant and exciting to your listeners.

November 7-8, 2003, scholars and performers gathered for the organ symposium "Bach and Beyond--Bach and Bach Reception in the 19th Century," sponsored by Illinois College (Jacksonville, Illinois), under the direction of Dr. Rudolf Zuiderveld, professor of music and college organist, and co-sponsored by MacMurray College (Jacksonville, Illinois), First Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Illinois), and John Brombaugh (Eugene, Oregon).

The first University of Michigan Organ Conference took place in 1961, featuring Anton Heiller, and was the brainchild of Marilyn Mason. It is singular in the organ world for its longevity. Just two other schools offer comparable conferences: The Eastman School of Music initiated the EROI festival in 2002, and Indiana University started an annual conference in 2010.

Died July 24