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The organ needed to sing, in his opinion, and it should entice others to sing as well. This approach to organ sound differed from many other builders who were more interested in building replicas of historic instruments at the expense of practicality. During this time Hofmann was the undisputed leader in organ building in Texas.
Since Danion retirement in 1998, the company has been managed by organ builder and harmonist Charles Emmanuel Sarélot. In February 1992, George Danion was invited by the university of Denton, Texas to give a conference on organ building at a gathering of some two hundred organists, with Marie-Claire Alain , Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, Marie ...
The American Classic Organ: A History in Letters. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society. Downward, Brock. W. (1976). G. Donald Harrison and the American Classic Organ. PhD. dissertation. University of Rochester. Ellinwood, Leonard (1953). "English Influences in American Church Music." Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association 80. Ochsa ...
Dean Organ Builders (1970–present ... Organ Historical Society Pipe Organ Database for nearly complete list, current and historical. ... Garland, Texas; David ...
The society aims to be a ready resource for nonmembers seeking to discover the significance and potential avenues of restoration for instruments in their care. The society sometimes gets involved with local efforts to preserve or replace pipe organs, as on the Duke University campus in 1988 or with two Pittsburgh-area organs in 2010. [3] [4]
Charles Brenton Fisk (February 7, 1925 – December 16, 1983) was an American pipe organ builder who was one of the first to reintroduce mechanical tracker actions in modern organ building over electro-pneumatic actions. Born in Washington D. C., he developed an early fascination with organs and electronics.
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Dirk Andries Flentrop (1 May 1910 – 30 November 2003) was a Dutch organ builder. He built or restored many major organs in the United States and in Europe. He was noted for his 1977 restoration of two organs from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.