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In May 2017 in the regular column, “In the wind…” in THE DIAPASON, OCH executive director John Bishop published this essay about music inspired by tragedy.
“Music in Terrible Times”
The Organ Clearing House is listing several distinguished organs built by E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, and Hook & Hastings. We thought you'd be interested to see some historic photos of the factory in Weston, Massachusetts, which was demolished after the company closed in 1929.
Click here to read John Bishop's essay on the Hook & Hastings Company, as published in the June 2017 issue of The Diapason.
This essay ends with an introduction to the July 2017 issue. Refer to the Blog Page, "Pipe Organs for Madagascar" to read that one.
In June of 2008, John Bishop traveled to Madagascar for a study trip. He returned with Amory Atkins the following October, a few weeks after dispatching a shipping container from Boston that contained an organ and six pianos.
Here's the story of those trips, as published in July 2017 edition of The Diapason.
Originally published in the November 2012 issue of THE DIAPASON, John Bishop writes about invention and creativity.
St. Thomas Church, 5th Avenue, New York City. (Photo by John Bishop)
Click here to read “The Smell of Quietness”
Written by John Bishop, and published in THE DIAPASON, January 2008.
