WELCOME TO THE 2003 FALL CRAWL!

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1 WELCOME TO THE 2003 FALL CRAWL! In 1979, Worcester AGO member and past dean Bob Dickinson arranged an impromptu organ crawl with several friends. It was so much fun that another crawl was held on Columbus Day 1980, this time officially sponsored by the Worcester Chapter AGO and the Worcester Historical Museum, and led by the AGO s Steve Long and the Museum s Bill Wallace. Each year since then, the Worcester Chapter has had an organ crawl on Columbus Day. From , the crawls were led and directed by Richard F. Jones, curator of Mechanics Hall, dean of the Worcester Chapter, and national Vice President of the Organ Historical Society. In 1989, Judy Ollikkala was asked to lead the crawls and her enthusiasm and creativity were extraordinary. Into the new millennium, Judy organized crawls that ranged over all New England, visiting famous instruments and discovering organs and churches that had been relatively unknown. The crawls grew even more popular under Judy s direction, and usually attracted almost eighty organists, organ historians, and organ lovers every Columbus Day. This year the torch was passed --- back --- to Richard F. Jones, now the minister of the First Parish Church in Bolton. In 2003, we will visit churches and hear recitals on instruments that have not been featured on earlier crawls. Three instruments by George Stevens are included. Only one large instrument by local builder George Reed remains extant and it is among the organs on today s crawl. We will also enjoy a small but distinguished Hutchings, a bold Frazee, and an opulent instrument by George Ryder made even more opulent by Phil Beaudry. A last minute addition is a stop at the former First Unitarian Church of Clinton, home to an 1868 Simmons. The church building was recently purchased by a Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist congregation which is carefully restoring it. The congregation knows the organ is special, but it, too, needs restoration. The Harvard Historical Society is housed in the former Still River Baptist Church. The Society has preserved the church sanctuary and its organ. The room, as you will hear, is perfect for music. When the Unitarians in Harvard built their new meeting house in the 1960s after a fire destroyed the old church, they installed a thirteen rank unified Wicks organ, entirely typical of the neo-baroque instruments then in vogue. Our ears today are attuned to rather different sounds.

2 Hearing the Wicks will remind us of the significant changes that have taken place in contemporary organ building. Lunch will be at Fruitlands Museum, which has some of the best views (and the best food) in the area. The museum keeps alive the heritage of Native Americans, Shakers, and transcendentalists who each in turn called the hillside in Harvard home. Our thanks to our recitalists: Robin Dinda, Malcolm Halliday, Barbara Owen, Wesley Hall, Jeffrey Wood, Lucia Clemente Falco, Lois Toeppner, and Sean Redrow. We also thank the clergy and musicians of the churches we will visit, especially the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Wright-Gray and Ronna Rae Archbold of the First Church in Sterling; Rev. Gary Kiontke of the First Congregational Church, Clinton; the congregation of the Seventh-Day Adventist Spanish Church, Clinton; Melanie Clifton- Harvey, Collections Manager and the Board of Directors of the Harvard Historical Society; Rev. Wendy Bell and Star Stevens of the First Congregational Unitarian Church in Harvard; the staff of the Evangelical Congregational Church, Harvard; Rev. Susan Butler and Charlotte Russell of the Union Church in Stow; Rev. Tom Rosiello and Suzanne Reine of the First Parish Church of Stow; and Rev. Stephen Cook and Marjorie Mitchell of the First Unitarian Church of Hudson. We are grateful to Robin Dinda and Scott Yonker for their help with arrangements, and to Shirley Sefton, sexton of the First Parish of Bolton for providing additional staffing. Barbara Owen generously provided brief histories of the organ builders. Next year? Yes, the crawl will be back! We plan to follow the old Post Road (and the Minute Men) through Sudbury, Wayland, Concord, and Lexington. We hope you will join us.

3 THE FIRST PARISH OF BOLTON Estey Organ Company, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1928 GREAT: Open Diapason 8

4 Melodia 8 Dulciana 8 S/G 16,8,4; G/G 16/4; Unison off SWELL: Stopped Diapason 8 Salicional 8 Aeoline 8 Flute Harmonic 4 Tremelo S/S 16, 4; Unison off PEDAL: Bourdon 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 S/P 8; G/P 8; S/P 4 The current First Parish Church of Bolton was dedicated on October 14, The second meeting house (1793) burned in The Estey Organ was the gift of members of the Gardner family in memory of General Stephen P. Gardner and his wife. Mrs, Gardner had served the church as an organist for many years. There was a pipe organ in the earlier meeting house. Records exist of payments made to organists and organ pumpers, but no records have been found regarding the builder of the organ. Sean P. Redrow, director of music in Bolton, will demonstrate the organ through the playing and singing of the hymn I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, found at the back of this booklet. THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CLINTON Geo. W. Reed, Builder, West Boylston, Massachusetts 1894 GREAT: Open Diapason 8 Dulciana 8 Gamba 8 Melodia 8 Octave 4 Flute d Amour 4 Three Rank Mixture

5 Super Octave 2 Twelfth 2 2/3 Trumpet 8 S/G SWELL: Bourdon 16 Bourdon Treble 16 Stopped Diapason 8 Viola Diapason 8 Quintadena 8 Salicional 8 Aeoline 8 Violine 4 Flautino 2 Bassoon 8 Oboe 8 Three Rank Dolce Cornet PEDAL: Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Violincello 8 S/P; G/P COMBINATION PEDALS: Piano/Swell; Forte Swell; Piano Great; Forte Great; Forte (reversible) This impressive edifice was built in The previous church had an early Johnson organ. Wealthy mill owners were church members, and their support of the church is visible in its elegant appointments, not the least of which is the organ by George Reed. Sometime in the twentieth century, a second organ was installed in the church. The only traces of this instrument are two facades on either side of the chancel and one high on the rear wall. The pipework has disappeared, and the console has been stripped of its keyboards and stopknobs. While the church currently favors contemporary Christian music, it is to be praised for maintaining the Reed organ, the largest instrument he ever built.

6 RECITAL Malcolm Halliday Toccatino Fantasy-Prelude on Amazing Grace Toccata Thomas Richner Charles Callahan Theodore Dubois HYMN: With Music Now We Raise (text in back of booklet) Malcolm Halliday is Minister of Music at the First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury, and director of the MasterSingers, Worcester. He has also enjoyed a distinguished career as a pianist, performing widely in the United States and Europe. THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SPANISH CHURCH, CLINTON (Formerly the First Unitarian Church) Wm. B.D. Simmons & Co., Boston, Mass NOTE: Several stop names are missing. GREAT: Open Diapason Stopped Diapason Dulciana Hohl Flote Bass? Principal Flute Harmonique Fifteenth Twelfth Trumpet Great and Swell Coupler SWELL:?

7 ?????? Stpd. Diapason Bass Stpd. Diapason Treble Salicional Tremulant PEDAL: Bourdon Stpd. Subbass Pedal & Great Coupler? (Pedal & Swell Coupler) Clinton s oldest church building has recently been purchased by a Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist congregation of 280 members. The congregation has worked for a year to restore the church and will hold an open house next weekend in celebration. The building is impressive, as is the façade of the rare Simmons organ with its stenciled pipes looking as if they had just been painted. A hand-pumping mechanism is intact. The congregation is appreciative of the significance of the organ and would welcome suggestions for its restoration --- and practical help! We appreciate the church s warm welcome today! THE HARVARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Formerly the Still River Baptist Church) Geo. Stevens, East Cambridge LEFT: Bellows alarm Open Diapason Keraulophon Dulciana Principal Bourdon 16 (Pedal)

8 RIGHT: Hautboy Flute Fifteenth Twelfth Sesquialtera Stop d diapason bass Melodia treble The Harvard Historical Society, founded in 1897, preserves more than four thousand artifacts relating to the town and people of Harvard. Perhaps its most priceless artifact is the building itself, constructed by the Baptist Church and Society in The early Stevens organ is in excellent condition and was most recently played for the wedding of the Historical Society s Collections Manager, Melanie Clifton-Harvey. Barbara Owen will demonstrate the instrument and announce her program. Organist, organ restorer, and one of the country s foremost organ historians, Barbara Owen has a particular interest in smaller American instruments like the Stevens organ. We are grateful to her for filling-in at the last moment for Ian Watson, Director of Music at St. Paul s Cathedral, Worcester, who is ill. The hymn is Marching to Zion, and is found in the back of this booklet. THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITARIAN CHURCH OF HARVARD Wicks, Highland Illinois, 1967 GREAT: Rohr Bourdon 16 (Sw ext) Diapason 8 Hohl Flute 8 Gemshorn 8 Octave 4 Rohr Flute 4 (Sw ext) Flach Flote 2

9 Mixture II Unison Off G/G 4; S/G 16, 8. 4 SWELL: Geigen Principal 8 Rohr Flote 8 Gemshorn 8 Geigen Octave 4 Spitz Flute 4 Klein Flute 2 (ext) Fagot 8 Tremulant Unison Off S/S 16, 4 PEDAL: Subbass 16 Rohr Bourdon 16 (Swell) Principal 8 Holz Flute 8 (ext) Octave 4 (ext) Octavin 2 (ext) Fagot 8 (Swell) G/P; S/P The current meeting house, dedicated on June 18, 1967, is the fifth in the history of this 280 year old parish, the first daughter of the First Church of Christ in Lancaster. The third and fourth meeting houses were destroyed by fire, but, amazingly, the bell hung in 1806 in the steeple of the 1774 meeting house survived and is in use today. RECITAL Wesley Hall Prelude in G Major Trio Bach Krebs

10 Basse de Trompette Clerembault HYMN (Hymnal) 300 With Heart and Mind HYMN (to be handed out) Eternal Father, Strong to Save Wesley Hall is a scholarship recipient of the Worcester AGO, and studies with Patricia Synder. THE EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, HARVARD George Stevens, East Cambridge, Mass.; Renovations, Andover, 1965 GREAT: Open Diapason Hohlflute Principal Tierce Flute Twelfth Fifteenth S/G SWELL: Open Diapason Stpd. Diapason Dulciana Principal Hautboy Flageolet Tremulant PEDAL: Double Open Diapason Bourdon S/P; G/P

11 RECITAL Jeffrey Wood Praeludium in f sharp minor Selected movements from Mass for the Convents Buxtehude Couperin HYMN (New Century Hymnal) 440 A Mighty Fortress Jeffrey Wood is organ scholar at the College of the Holy Cross where he studies with James David Christie and is also a jazz pianist. THE UNION CHURCH OF STOW Organ by Frazee GREAT: Contra Flauto 16 Principal Diapason 8 Flauto Claribella 8 Octave Diapason 4 Flauto Octavo 4 Flautino 2 Dolce 8 Dulcet 4 S/G 16,8,4 SWELL: Contra Flauto 16 Claribel Flote 8 Celeste 8 Octave Principal 4 Wald Flote 4 Trompette 8 Aeola Dolce 8 Dulcet 4 S/S 16, 4 PEDAL:

12 Untersatz 32 Bourdon 16 Flautone Dolce 16 Flauto Octava 8 Dulcet Octave 8 Octavin 4 Quint 5 1/3 Terz 6 2/3 G/P; S/P The Union Church of Stow was founded in RECITAL (program to be announced) Lucia Clemente Falco HYMN: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (found in the back of this booklet) Lucia Clemente Falco is Minister of Music at United Congregational Church, Worcester and Organist of Temple Emanuel, also in Worcester. A sought-after recitalist and accompanist, Ms. Clemente Falco has performed in many venues across New England, including numerous concerts at Mechanics Hall. She performed at the very first Fall Crawl sponsored by the Worcester AGO. THE FIRST PARISH CHURCH OF STOW AND ACTON Geo. Hutchings, Boston, 1892 GREAT: Open Diapason 8 Unison Bass 8 Melodia 8 Octave 4 Dolcissimo 8 S/G; S/G Octaves SWELL:

13 Stopped Diapason Bass 8 Stopped Diapason Treble 8 Salicional 8 Aeoline 8 Flute Harmonique 4 Tremulant PEDAL: Bourdon 16 S/P; G/P Blowers Signal The congregation of this church was gathered in 1683 and currently worships in its fifth meeting house, dedicated in The sanctuary is remarkably unaltered, save for the addition built for the organ in 1892 behind the pulpit. Music has always been important to this parish. In the 1880s, Elijah Hale gave $1000 to support the music program, rather a large sum for the time! The First Parish Church is known for the concerts it presents and hosts and many accomplished musicians are members of the church. It is appropriate that AGO member the Rev. Thomas Rosiello is minister! It is likely that Ernest M. Skinner worked on this organ when he was employed by Hutchings. RECITAL Lois Toeppner My Heart Abounds with Pleasure Praeludium, g-moll, BuxWV149 Hornpipe Humoresque Johannes Brahms Dietrich Buxtehude Noel Rawsthorne PIANO Malcolm Halliday Burnt Rock Pool from the suite From the Northland Leo Sowerby HYMN (Hymnal) 69 Give Thanks

14 Lois Toeppner is Minister of Music at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sudbury and is the Region I Councilor of the American Guild of Organists. A respected performer she has presented concerts in major Boston churches, Mechanics Hall, and the Methuen Memorial Music Hall. THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF MARLBOROUGH AND HUDSON Geo. H. Ryder, Opus 161, 1894; Rebuilt, Philip A. Beaudry, 1968 GREAT: Bourdon 16 Open Diapason 8 Gamba 8 Dulciana 8 Hohl Flute 8 Octave 4 Rohrflute 4 Fifteenth 2 Twelfth 2 2/3 Mixture III Trumpet 8 S/G SWELL: Open Diapason 8 Stpd. Diapason Bass 8 Stpd. Diapason Treble 8 Keraulophon 8 Viola 4 Flute Harmonique 4 Flautino 2 Vox Humana 8 Oboe 8 Bassoon 8 Tremelo

15 PEDAL: Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 S/P; G/P Blowers Signal This exquisite church and organ speak for themselves! RECITAL Sean P. Redrow Vater unser im Himmelreich, chorale prelude Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten, partita Prelude and Fugue in C Major Bohm Bach Bach HYMN In the Midst of New Dimensions (found in the back of this booklet) Sean Redrow, first place prizewinner of the Region One AGO Young Artists Competition is a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts at Boston University, where he studies with James David Christie. He is also on the faculty of the Boston Conservatory of Music. Director of music at the First Parish, Bolton and the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Worcester, Mr. Redrow has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and many other venues in New England and across the United States. RECITAL Robin Dinda Toccata Eugene Gigout

16 Aria detto balleto Girolamo Frescobaldi HYMN (Hymnal) 17 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Nibs and Nobs, Rag for Organ Robin Dinda FRESCOBALDI REGISTRATIONS: One: Gt. Diapason 8 ; Sw. Vn. Diapason 8 Two: Sw. Stop. Diapason 8 ; Gt. Flute 8, Flute 4 Three: Gt. Flutes 8 & 4 ; Sw. Stop. Diapason 8 Four: Sw. Flute 4 ; Gt. Flute 4 Five: Gt. Dulciana 8 ; Sw. Vn. Diapason 8 Six: Sw. Oboe 8 Seven: Gt. Diapason 8, Octave 4 ; Sw. Vn.Diapason 8, Flute 8, Flute 4 Eight: Add Gt. Fifteenth, Sw. Principal 2 Nine: Add Gt. Mixture III, Sw. Sw. to Sw. 4 Robin Dinda is Professor of Humanities at Fitchburg State College and Coordinator of Music at First Parish, Fitchburg, where he presides over the 1928 E.M. Skinner organ. He ahs performed organ recitals across the United States and at numerous regional and national conventions, both as soloist and in organ duos with his wife, Renea Waligora. His many published compositions has been performed throughout North America, in Europe, and in Japan. THE FALL CRAWL

17 COLUMBUS DAY 13 OCTOBER 2003 Presented by the Worcester Chapter, American Guild of Organists Dr. Marjorie Ness, Dean The Rev. Richard F. Jones Fall Crawl Coordinator