Kevin Bowyer premieres Timothy Tikker’s Sequentia
February 7, in the fifth concert of Bowyer’s Festival of North American Organ Music at the University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel
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Contemporary Organ Music Festival and Composer Workshop
September 12, Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University
B. Rule renovation at First Presbyterian, Knoxville
Renovation of Casavant Opus 2756 at First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
Gloriae Dei Cantores sings Arvo Pärt
Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater, on the Paraclete Press label (PARCD65; $19.99)
Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church concert
Fiftieth anniversary of its Holtkamp organ, recital by Adam J. Brakel on April 26.
Alexander Meszler wins Gruenstein Award
His entry will be the feature article of the May issue of The Diapason.
First International Organ Competition of Korea
September 19–26 at the Korea National University of Arts and Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, Korea
Felix Hell new CD
Poetic Visions: Romantic Organ Music by German Composers, on the MSR Classics label (MS1694, $12.95).
Paul Watkins to Kegg Pipe Organ Company
Joins the staff of Kegg Pipe Organ Company, Hartville, Ohio, this spring
Gloriae Dei Cantores, Eclipse: The Voice of Jean Langlais
New recording, Eclipse: The Voice of Jean Langlais (PARCD41, $29.99)
Kevin Bowyer joins Seven Eight Artists
Oanist for the University of Glasgow since 2005 and recording and concert artist
David E. Wallace & Co. restorations
1854 E. & G. G. Hook Opus 177, First Congregational Church, Kennebunkport, Maine
1893 George Jardine & Son Opus 1123, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yarmouth, Maine
Andrew Forrest appointed vice president of Létourneau Pipe Organs
In addition to his responsibilities as artistic director
Graeme Shields celebrates composer Robert Ashley
Marking the 90th birthday of composer Robert Ashley, “Drones, Weights, & Ashley’s Date,” March 28, at First Congregational Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan
