Norberto Guinaldo Bells of Bethlehem

The origin of the organ and organbuilding in Lviv, Ukraine

Christianity played a fundamental role in the formation and development of Ukrainian society. The existence of an organ in Ukraine is noted on a fresco in Saint Sophia’s Church, founded in 1037 by Prince Yaroslav the Wise.¹ In western Ukraine, the organ and instrumental music played a major role in the church.

B. M. C. Durfee High School, Fall River, Massachusetts

Died January 17 in Greenville, South Carolina