Nunc Dimittis

Walter Henry “Chick” Holtkamp, Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio, died August 27, aged 89. He was a graduate of Western Reserve Academy (1947) and University of Chicago (1951), and served in the United States Navy for four years.

Organ enthusiasts who wish to learn about organs far outside
their immediate vicinity have at their disposal a number of search engines to
survey the Internet, such as Alta Vista, Google, InfoSeek, Lycos, WebCrawler,
and Yahoo; however, these are neither easy nor efficient for this purpose. A
particularly effective source is offered by the Dutch magazine, het ORGEL (the
ORGAN).

This article will chronicle the careers and accomplishments of seven outstanding Canadian organists who were active in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Organist, conductor, and composer Massimo Nosetti died November 12, 2013, of cancer. He was 53. Born in Alessandria, Italy, he was titular organist of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and the Sanctuary of St. Rita in Turin. He taught organ and composition at the conservatory in Cuneo, and led numerous masterclasses in romantic and post-romantic organ literature, especially in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. He conducted both orchestral and choral groups, including Cantus Firmus, the choral group he founded. Nosetti was also a composer, primarily of organ and choral works.