August 2016

Donald Wayne Dumler, age 77, died March 20 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Born in 1938, he joined the staff of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City in 1970 as associate director of music.

Broadening a harpsichordist’s horizons: East Texas Pipe Organ Festival 5 continues tradition

When I was a kid . . .

KLH and WCRB

Although much has been written about Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, it is still difficult to understand why (apart from his church music) so little of his output of over 200 compositions is often performed—in particular, his organ works, which include the Six Occasional Preludes (o

Suggestions for Organists

Much has been said and written about conservation of historical organs, but fine old instruments, and even newer ones in good condition, continue to vanish at an alarming rate, taking with them a precious part of our musical heritage. Conservation work, no matter how thorough, cannot ensure an organ’s survival.

David E. Wallace & Co., LLC, Gorham, Maine

Opus 73

Emery Brothers, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Christ Church in Short Hills, Short Hills, New Jersey