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- Day Eight Pipe Dreams Tour of Pipe Organs in Spain – Lerma, Burgos
- Day Seven Pipe Dreams Tour of Pipe Organs in Spain – Burgos
- Day Six Pipe Dreams Tour of Pipe Organs in Spain – More Basque Country Organs
- Day Five Pipe Dreams Tour of Pipe Organs in Spain – Basque Country
- Day Four Pipe Dreams Tour of Pipe Organs in Spain – Island of Palma de Mallorca
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- Paul Monachino on Day Two of the Pipe Dreams Tour of Pipe Organs in Spain: Barcelona
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- John C Alright on Organ Recital in Boston – local organists play recital to benefit the restoration of two pipe organs
- John .A on New Surround Sound Download and CD of Daniel Roth at Saint-Sulpice
- J. Alright on Organ Recital in Boston – local organists play recital to benefit the restoration of two pipe organs
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Author Archives: Joe Vitacco
Cologne Cathedral Germany
May 19, 2011 After leaving the Pipedreams Tour group off in Bremen I took a train to Cologne. It was interesting to look out the window and see the changes in the cities and architecture as the train went south, … Continue reading
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Contract signed to reinstall the Kilgen Organ at Our Lady of Refuge in Brooklyn, New York
The Crew from Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. lower the console frame at Our Lady of Refuge in Brooklyn Fr. Michael Perry, the Pastor of Our Lady of Refuge Church recently signed a six-part contract with Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. … Continue reading
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Four Hymns Four Pipe Organs at the Organ Historical Society Convention – Washington DC
From June 27 to July 2 of 2011 the Organ Historical Society (OHS) met in the Washington DC area to hear recitals on 27 modern and historic pipe organs. Some pipe organs that have not played for years are made … Continue reading
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Repairs to organ chambers and tower at Our Lady of Refuge
Water leaked into the organ chambers as a result of the weakened exterior pointing of the brick. This posed a serious threat to the Kilgen pipe organ and did damage to the interior of the chamber walls, as well as … Continue reading
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Day 11 Pipedreams Tour (Verden, Ganderkesee, Bremen)
Day 11 – Wednesday, May 18, 2011 The final day of our tour It is hard to believe that I have been with this group for 11 days looking at pipe organs all over Northern Germany. Our final day began … Continue reading
Diapason’s Review of Faythe Freese CD JAV 173
Faythe Freese à l’Orgue de l’Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris: Works of Hakim, Guilmant, Langlais, Messiaen, Tournemire. Faythe Freese, organ. JAV Recordings, JAV 173, $25.00; To Call My True Love to My Dance (2008), Naji Hakim; Caprice from Pièces dans … Continue reading
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Our Lady of Refuge in Brooklyn gets new organ loft ceiling
Our Lady of Refuge hired Clayton Acoustics Group to conduct an acoustical study of the church, but the parish was not able to carry out the comprehensive upgrade plan to the entire church. While scaffolding was in place in … Continue reading
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Tom Winpenny
I began learning the organ whilst I was a chorister at York Minster, studying under John Scott Whiteley. I had played the piano from a young age, so it was probably inevitable that I became fascinated by the organ music … Continue reading
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Day 10 Pipedreams Tour (Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Grasberg, Lilienthal, Bremen)
Day 10 – Tuesday, May 17, 2011 We left Cuxhaven and the North Sea coast early this morning, beginning the long drive inland to the Bremen area and our last hotel. The first organ today was in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, at … Continue reading
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Day 9 Pipedreams Tour (Petrikirche, Stade, Twielenfleth)
Day 9 – Monday – May 16, 2011 Rain is in the forecast for the day. Petrikirche – a brand new organ by Woehl in French romantic style, with many beautiful 8 foot stops. This is the 3rd in this … Continue reading
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