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American millionaire Edward F. Searles will forever be remembered for his obsession with pipe organs. His most famous project was the construction of the magnificent Methuen Memorial Music Hall that houses the historic 1863 Walcker organ, originally installed in the Boston Music Hall. Searles had six other organs built for his homes, and one for his own organ factory. At the age of 46, Searles, then an interior decorator, married the fabulously wealthy widow of railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, 22 years his senior. Her death three years later left Searles with a $30-million fortune. This is the story of his lifetime involvement with the organ, illustrated with magnificent photographs of his many instruments.
OHS Press, 2010, 104 pgs, paperback

Organ Historical Society

Mr. Searles and the Organ - by James Lewis

$22.95

Maurice Duruflé: The Man and His Music - by James E. Frazier, softcover

Univ of Rochester Press

Maurice Duruflé: The Man and His Music - by James E. Frazier, softcover

$49.95

David Ponsford's colorful and fresh analysis of the organ repertory from the reign of Louis XIV by genre. Choose hardcover or softcover; 328 pgs.

Cambridge University Press

French Organ Music in the Reign of Louis XIV - by David Ponsford

$45.00

Larry Biser's biography of an incredible woman who headed the organ department at Westminster Choir College and enjoyed a storied career as performer, teacher and interpreter.

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Joan Lippincott: The Gift of Music - by Larry G. Biser

$24.95

Using as an example the rebuild of the 1930 Kuhn organ in the Munster at Bern, Switzerland, the author examines modern-day concerns of restoring and rebuilding organs of the 1930s to the 1960s. Revised edition, 64 pages, 24 illustrations, in German.

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Umgang mit unseitgemäßen Orgeln - by Rudolph Meyer

$16.00

The Haarlem Essays is a collection of articles, interviews and portraits for organ lovers and, in particular, ‘Haarlem’ devotees. It is said that the very sight of the organ of St. Bavo’s –not to mention its glorious sound- may cause serious addiction. Fifty international organ improvisation competitions, and very nearly the same number of summer academies, have produced an abundance of material for this anniversary publication. The organ of St. Bavo’s is center stage, and it is surrounded here by a wide range of colorful events and personalities, all making their own contribution to the Haarlem International Organ Festival. Not least the authors themselves, from distinguished international scholars to specialists in the nitty-gritty of Haarlem organ history. The fact that this volume has so much to say about ‘Haarlem’ is in itself indicative of the festival’s significance in the international music world. With more than 150 illustrations and examples, all the competition themes, and seven winning improvisations on a CD.
Dr. J. Butz, 2014; 480 pgs, hardcover

Butz

The Haarlem Essays: Celebrating Fifty International Organ Festivals - collected and edited by Paul Peeters

$58.00

Celebrating the founding of The Organ Historical Society fifty years ago (our 50th year began in the Summer of 2006), the OHS Press publishes an eclectic collection of essays in honor of one of the Society’s founders who has served twice as its President. This hardbound book of 409 pages and 68 illustrations includes original writings in English by fifteen scholars of the organ. OHS Press, 2005; 409 pgs. Available in a deluxe binding, or regular fabric binding; hardbound

Organ Historical Society

Essays in Honor of Barbara Owen: Litterae Organi

$25.00

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