Russell & Co._St. Pius X Church

David Allan Drinkwater

David Allan Drinkwater, 92, died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on October 14, 2021. He was born December 16, 1928, in Kokomo, Indiana, and earned his Bachelor of Music degree in 1952 from Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied organ with Oswald Ragatz. Also in 1952 he took second prize in the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance.

The Diapason’s 20 under 30 winners represent leaders not only in performance (organ, harpsichord, carillon, and church music), but also those who build, restore, and maintain instruments. In our first interview with a young builder, we find out more about Nicholas Wallace, of The Diapason’s inaugural 20 under 30 Class in 2015.

Three-manual, 34-rank organ for St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Coral Gables, Florida

Pipe Organ Builders celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding and five generations of Parsons family members who have made pipe organs their vocation.