University of Alabama Keyboard Festival, January 22-23, 2016

December 19 and 20, Cleveland, Ohio

William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

In the early 1970s, William Carey College became the new home of the books, manuscript papers, artwork, antique piano, and hymn memorabilia of renowned organist Clarence Dickinson. A recent renovation of the room that houses the historic items in the Clarence Dickinson Special Collection has created renewed interest in the collection, in the life of Clarence Dickinson, which it illustrates, and in the art of organ performance.

50 years of teaching at The University of Michigan, Part 2

Part 1 of this interview appeared in the October issue of
The Diapason, pp. 16-21.

Q: I just wonder how you get all your energy.

A: Well, maybe it's because I'm from Oklahoma. I do exercise
a lot. I walk quite a bit and I used to bike a lot, too.

Q: Does everybody in Oklahoma have energy like that?

A: It depends on the genes. They're always friendly, I know
that.

Q: What suggestions do you have for young organists?