December 2013
Through the generosity of Craig and Jennifer Zobelein, the music department at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks now has a Rodgers two-manual practice organ. At the center of the organ program, headed by Dr. Kyle Johnson, is a beautiful Steiner-Reck tracker pipe organ in the chapel. However, …
October 2013
For an organist, having both legs amputated might be a devastating, career-ending event. Not so for 79-year-old Bill Otis, who continues to play keyboard at his church and shrugs off his disability as just something that must be dealt with. However, the lack of an appropriate practice instrument …
August 2013
Church Keyboard Center announces the addition of Hammond organ and keyboard models in the Pasadena showroom. “We’re very pleased and honored to represent Hammond, which is the oldest electronic organ brand and continues to build best-in-class digital musical instruments,” said Nelson Dodge, Church Keyboard Center president. “It’s the …
July 2013
Installed in June 2013, the Rodgers Infinity four-manual 84-stop organ with six ranks of pipes is an exciting addition to the organ program at the Azusa Pacific University School of Music. The APU organ program, headed by Dr. Janet Harms and one of the largest in Southern California, …
June 2013
Frederick Swann is one of the world’s most distinguished organists. Born in West Virginia, the son of a Methodist bishop, he began taking piano lessons as a 5‐year-old. By the age of 10, he was playing the church’s organ for services when his teacher died suddenly. He is …