Elizabeth Birkshire Brothers Sherman, age 91, of Little Rock, Arkansas, died on July 21. She was a longtime active member of the Central Arkansas AGO chapter and served as Dean from 1970-72. She was organist at various churches in Little Rock, including Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Sherman is survived by two sons, a sister, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The following report of the 2000 National Convention of the
Organ Historical Society in Boston had a trial run on the Internet, via
Piporg-l, a mailing list with a membership of organists and organbuilders from
around the globe. I occasionally asked for help in identifying composers,
organbuilders, music, and other things that were not clear at the time of
writing. Internet readers came through consistently with missing information;
this article has the benefit of their wisdom.
Lauck Pipe Organ Company, Otsego, Michigan: Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinoois;
Paul Fritts and Co., Tacoma, Washington: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York;Fabry Pipe Organs, Inc., of Fox Lake, Illinois, Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Homewood, Illinois.
The Diapason’s second annual “20 under 30” selections came from a field that included over 130 nominations, a response that exceeded the previous year’s. The nominees were evaluated based upon information provided in the nominations; we selected only from those who had been nominated.
