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APPOINTMENTS Leon Couch III, assistant profes- sor of music, Birmingham-South- ern College, Birmingham, Ala., in the areas of theory, organ, and piano. He holds two doctorates from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and three bachelor’s degrees from the University of Florida. An active recitalist, Couch is rep- resented by Concert Artist Coop- erative. His performances have been featured on NPR’s Pipe- dreams and in recent recitals in Seoul, New York City, and At- lanta, Ga.
Vincent Dubois
The University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, has announced the ap- pointment of three visiting faculty members in organ for the 2013– 14 academic year. Vincent Du- bois, general director of the Stras- bourg National and Superior Conservatory and titular organist of the Cathedral of Soissons, France, will serve as visiting artist during the fall term. Daniel Roth, titular organist of the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, will be the visiting artist during the winter term. Karl Schrock, university organist of Western Michigan University, has been appointed visiting faculty mem- ber in organ for the academic year. Dubois and Roth will each teach private lessons to all organ students and conduct a public masterclass and recital; Schrock will teach studio organ. They join continuing organ depart- ment faculty members Michele Johns, James Kibbie, and Marilyn Mason (on retirement furlough).
RETIREMENTS Thomas A. DeWitt retired April 14 after 42 years as organist- choirmaster at Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg,
Daniel Roth
Fla. He received BMus in organ performance and MSM degrees from the University of Michigan. Through the years he has di- rected choirs of all ages. His chancel choir grew from 22 to 85 members. Since 1974, he has managed a concert series that presented evening and noontime concerts supported with free- will offerings. DeWitt is an active member of the Central Florida AGO Chapter and has served as dean, treasurer, and on the board. He was awarded the Lake County Cities and Lake Sentinel Com- munity Service Award for Arts and Culture. The church hon- ored him with several celebra- tions of his retirement and named him organist-choirmaster emeritus. He plans to remain ac- tive as a substitute organist.
William J. Weisser retired on July 1, 2011, from Edenton Street United Methodist Church, Ra- leigh, N.C., having served as min- ister of music for more than 35 years. Educated at Westminster Choir College and Indiana Uni- versity, he received the doctor of humanities degree from Metho- distUniversity, Fayetteville,N.C. An organ student of Theodore C. Herzel, George Markey, Donald McDonald, and Oswald Ragatz, Weisser studied choral conduct- ingwithRobertCarwithen,George Lynn, and Arthur Sjogren. He was ordained a deacon in full connection in the United Metho- dist Church. During his Edenton Street ministry, the program grew to include more than 400 persons in a fully graded choir
program, including children, handbells, youth, adult, dance, and instrumental groups. The chancel choir has sung at Car- negie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Bruton Parish, Piccolo Spoleto, and Pfeiffer College; it also sang the premiere of the Requiem by John Rutter, with the composer conducting from manuscript. As an honor for his years of minis- try, the church commissioned an anthem, “Beautiful in His Time,” by Dan Forrest, which was sung at the church’s 200th bicenten- nial celebration worship service. Weisser previously served White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh and First Presbyterian Church in Joliet, Ill., and was president of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He has served as dean of the Joliet AGO Chapter and is currently in his third term as dean of the Central North Car- olina Chapter. He continues to serve area churches in an interim capacity. His Music for a Sunday Afternoon CD, recorded at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, is available from iTunes, CD- Baby, and
Amazon.com.
MIXTURES VocalEssence celebrated Mexican music and culture in two performances of ¡Can- taré! (I Will Sing!) on May 21, 2013, at Wayzata Community Church. The annual event pairs Mexican composers in residence with select Twin Cities elementary, high- school, and college choirs, and community choruses to
On April 14, 2013, Piedmont College, Demorest, Ga., cele- brated the tenth anniversary of the installation of the Sewell Organ, Opus 3799, built by Casavant Frères. The event was billed as a celebration of all things Canadian and featured Isabelle Demers in a program of Canadian organ music. Presi- dent James F. Mellichamp rec- ognized special guests, includ-
Karl Schrock 40 William J. Weisser THE AMERICAN ORGANIST
ing Stephen Brereton, Consul General of the Consulate Gen- eral of Canada in Atlanta, and Simon Couture, vice president of Casavant Frères. They joined Demers in greeting the large au- dience after the recital at the college’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art. Pictured, left to right, are Brereton, Demers, Couture, and Mellichamp.
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