April 2016

The leading of hymns is a fine art. I have played for many years in mainline Protestant and Catholic churches in the United States and now have a unique perspective that comes from playing in a central European cathedral. My hope is that some of what I have learned over these years will be of help to others. 

The United Church of Christ Musicians Association presented its tenth national conference at Elmhurst College (a UCC four-year college) in Elmhurst, Illinois, on July 12–15, 2015. The conference provided choral concerts, an organ recital, a handbell concert, creative worship services, workshops, exhibits, and time for conversation with colleagues.

The musical character of an historic tuning can be difficult to grasp— and the mathematics involved can be daunting. Modern descriptions of tunings use the mathematical concept of the “cent” because it is independent of a reference frequency.

More Duphly

November’s column on Jacques Duphly and his accompanied harpsichord pieces motivated two readers to send me their welcome compact disc recordings of solo harpsichord works by the 18th-century French composer. 

Carillon News

Iowa State University

Motivation, Practicing, Fun, Guidance, and Projection I

Fiction in film

Parkey OrganBuilders, Duluth, Georgia, Opus 15

Ebenezer Lutheran Church,

Greensboro, North Carolina