Biographies & Autobiographies - Page 2

David Pickering's new volume on the teaching and performing careers of Harold Gleason and Catharine Crozier; 480 pgs., 2022

Harold and Catharine - by David C. Pickering

$69.00

Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth (Hard cover) - by Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger

Organ Historical Society

Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth (Hard cover) - by Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger

$40.00

For the span of 100 years, Peter, Theodore, and J. Fred Wolle formed an American musical dynasty. While each musician was rooted in the Moravian musical tradition, their influence extended beyond the Moravian Church and became a major force in Bach performance in America.
Paul S. Larson received a BS in MusEd from Mansfield University and an MA from Eastman also in MusEd. Hee has a DMA from Temple. He is a professor emeritus of Moravian College where he taught music ed, on-Western music, ad music history
Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press; Rosemont Publishing, 2002; 425 pgs, hardcover

An American Musical Dynasty: A Biography of the Wolle Family of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - by Paul S. Larson

$25.00

Saint-Saëns and the Organ - by Dr. Rollin Smith

Pendragon

Saint-Saëns and the Organ - by Dr. Rollin Smith

$75.00

This autobiography by Alfred Hollins gives a flowing account of the life of this eminent blind concert organist, pianist, and composer; who was soloist with the Berlin, London, and New York Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tracing his life from his birth in Hull in 1865, and describing his three North American Tours, and those in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Alfred Hollins, 1936, reprinted 2018 by Forgotten Books; softcover, 478 pgs.

Banks Music Publications

A Blind Musician Looks Back: An Autobiography - by Alfred Hollins

$34.95

Cor L. Doesburg, Peter Koppe, Jos Laus, and Arie den Dikken, Pierre Palla Concertorgel

Organ Historical Society

Cor L. Doesburg, Peter Koppe, Jos Laus, and Arie den Dikken, Pierre Palla Concertorgel

$50.00

Dale Wood: The Man and the Music - by James Welch

Dale Wood: The Man and the Music - by James Welch

$19.95

A fascinating look at the Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt Organ Company, with many photos and complete appendices on the locations of Roosevelt's instruments. David Fox, 2012; 366 pgs, soft cover

Organ Historical Society

Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt - by David H. Fox

$32.95

Ann Labounsky Steele, chair of organ and sacred music at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, studied with Langlais and accompanied him as guide and interpreter during his US tour in 1964. In addition to asking her to be his biographer, he authorized her to record his complete works for organ. Her definitive biography will be important for those interested in his pivotal style, connecting the traditions of Franck and Tournemire to the 20th century. Amadeus Press, 392 pages.

AMADEUS PRESS

Jean Langlais: The Man and His Music - by Ann Labounsky

$55.00