[NEohioPAL]Major Gift Funds Oberlin's 200th Steinway

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Media Contact Only:

Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations

440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

A Major Gift to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Supports the =20
Purchase of the Renowned School=92s 200th Steinway Piano

Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg Steinway to be dedicated on Sunday, =20
April 29, 2007, with a concert in Finney Chapel.

OBERLIN, OHIO (March 21, 2007) =97 The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at =20=

Oberlin College, Steinway & Sons=92 oldest continuous client and the =20
first =93All-Steinway School,=94 recently received a significant =
addition =20
to its collection of Steinway pianos. A $150,000 gift from Alan and =20
Marilyn Korest, of Naples, Florida, has supported the purchase of =20
Oberlin=92s 200th Steinway piano. The instrument, a Model =93D=94 built =
at =20
Steinway=92s factory in Hamburg, Germany, will be introduced to the =20
world at a dedication concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in =20
Finney Chapel, on the Oberlin campus.

             The Korests=92 gift honors the distinguished organist and =20=

pedagogue Fenner Douglass and his late wife, Jane, both of whom =20
graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The two couples met =20=

when the Korests were devising plans to build Bower Chapel, named for =20=

Marilyn Korest=92s father, at Moorings Park, a continuing care =20
retirement community that is home to more than 700 residents, in =20
Naples, Florida.

In addition to finding the best architect and acoustician for the =20
project, the Korests were also looking for an organ builder who would =20=

craft a marvelous instrument worthy of the space.

             =93We decided that a high-quality pipe organ should be the =20=

musical focal point,=94 says Alan Korest. =93We had met Fenner at a =20
Handel Messiah musical event at Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church =20
in Naples, and in doing some further organ research, we found that we =20=

had the =91mother lode=92 of organ history right here in Naples.=94 =
Fenner =20
Douglass, who, in addition to performing, was Professor of Organ at =20
Oberlin from 1949 to 1974, and is a noted organ scholar.

=93We quickly contacted Fenner and were pleased that he was very =20
enthused about helping us,=94 says Korest. =93Over the next few months, =20=

we made many visits to important organs around the country, all the =20
while getting well acquainted with the Fenner Douglass enthusiasm, =20
high energy level, and solid musical practical knowledge. The result =20
of this collaboration between Fenner, our architect, acoustician, and =20=

Taylor & Boody resulted in arguably one of the top organ performance =20
halls in the country.=94

Douglass had recommended the Staunton, Virginia, firm of Taylor & =20
Boody to the Korests, and shepherded construction of the chapel=92s =20
centerpiece, a 1,902-pipe organ, through its dedication at a two-=20
concert series in November 2001. Five years later, the Taylor & Boody =20=

Opus 36 was officially renamed the =93Fenner Douglass Organ at Bower =20
Chapel,=94 at an event that featured performances by Joan Lippincott, =20=

David Higgs, and James David Christie, Professor of Organ at the =20
Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a graduate of the school.

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music=92s 200th Steinway will be known as =20=

the Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg Steinway.

=93It is a great honor for Oberlin to accept this gift from Alan and =20
Marilyn Korest in the name of Jane and Fenner Douglass,=94 says David =20=

H. Stull, Dean of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. =93The Korests are =20=

great friends of both Oberlin and Fenner, and this instrument will =20
serve generations of artists for decades to come.=94

             The free, public concert to dedicate the Jane and Fenner =20=

Douglass Hamburg Steinway will feature performances by members of the =20=

Conservatory=92s piano faculty. The program will include works by =20
Brahms, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky, among others. Finney Chapel is =20
wheelchair-accessible and located on the southwest corner of Route =20
511 (Lorain Street) and North Professor Street. Free parking is =20
available throughout the campus. For more information, please call =20
the Conservatory=92s 24-hour Concert Hotline at 440-775-6933 or visit =20=

oberlin.edu/con.

About the Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg Steinway

A contingent from Oberlin traveled to Hamburg, Germany, in February =20
2007 to select the instrument. Associate Dean of the Conservatory =20
Michael Lynn, who also curates Oberlin=92s impressive collection of =20
period and modern musical instruments; Director of Piano Technology =20
John Cavanaugh; Professor of Piano Peter Tak=E1cs, who also chairs the =20=

piano program; Professor of Piano Monique Duphil; and Associate =20
Professor of Historical Performance David Breitman, director of =20
Oberlin=92s Historical Performance Program, tested seven Model =93D=94 =20=

pianos, all of which, says Dean Lynn, were =93beautiful.=94 The chosen =20=

piano, however, was the faculty=92s unanimous pick, and is the second =20=

Hamburg Steinway of the Conservatory=92s collection.

Nearly 9-feet long and weighing almost 1,000 pounds, the Douglass =20
Hamburg Steinway is encased in ebonized walnut and birch with solid =20
brass hardware. The rim of the instrument is made entirely from hard =20
rock maple that underwent 18 laminations. Its soundboard, which is =20
made of close-grained, quarter-sawn Sitka spruce =97 a wood that =20
exhibits unusual stability and vibrance under stress and vibration =97 =20=

is created like the soundboard of a violin to give a free and even =20
response throughout the entire scale. Complete specifications for =20
Steinway=92s Hamburg Model =93D=94 piano can be found at

http://www.steinway.com/steinway/specs/model_d.shtml

About Alan and Marilyn Korest

Alan and Marilyn Korest believe strongly in supporting education and =20
the arts. They first established their reputation in serious music =20
philanthropy when they implemented the wishes of Marilyn=92s late =20
father, Edwin H. Bower, in the design and building of Bower Chapel at =20=

Moorings Park, in Naples, Florida, the centerpiece of which is the =20
Fenner Douglass Organ at Bower Chapel, built by Taylor & Boody.  The =20
Korests also provide support for annual concerts at Bower Chapel =20
featuring Oberlin Professor of Organ James David Christie, Oberlin =20
organ students, and other young, talented performers. In November =20
2006, their substantial gift to Florida Gulf Coast University =20
established the Bower School of Music in honor of Marilyn=92s father. =20=

Two focal points of the Bower School of Music will be the education =20
of music teachers for southwest Florida public schools and the =20
establishment of a music therapy program.

             Alan Korest was raised in Detroit, attending public =20
schools there. He earned a bachelor of science degree from =20
Northwestern University. In 1958, he founded Plant Specialties =20
Company, an industrial sales and manufacturing firm in Michigan, and =20
served as its CEO until 1983, when the company was sold. A veteran of =20=

the U.S. Navy, he served as an intelligence officer during the Korean =20=

War. He has been a member of the City of Naples Planning Advisory =20
Board, Vice-Mayor of Naples City Council, President of the Forum Club =20=

of Collier County, and he has sat on the boards of such organizations =20=

as Save the Bay, Southwest Heritage, the Tourist Development Council, =20=

the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Big Cypress Basin. He =20=

is currently a member of the Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation =20=

Board and the advisory board of the Eastman School of Music. At =20
Moorings Park, he is a member of the board of directors and has =20
served as its chair as well as on all of its committees. He presently =20=

is chairman of the nominating and governance committee and the =20
executive committee.

             Marilyn Korest was also raised in Detroit, attending =20
primary and secondary schools in Grosse Point, attending Michigan =20
State University, and graduating from Boston University, where she =20
also earned a master=92s degree. She has a great interest in music and =20=

music education and has been an active supporter of music programs =20
and education. Since moving to Naples in 1983, she has continued her =20
involvement in the arts and education community, and has been a board =20=

member of the Naples Philharmonic League.

             The Korests have eight children and ten grandchildren, =20
residing in various cities throughout the United States, from Boston =20
to San Francisco.

About Jane and Fenner Douglass

After earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Oberlin, =20
Fenner Douglass, a distinguished organist and pedagogue, joined the =20
Oberlin faculty, where he remained until 1974, when he became =20
University Organist and Professor at Duke University. Now retired, he =20=

lives in Naples, Florida. Trained as a performer and principally a =20
teacher of organ performance, Fenner Douglass pursued a parallel =20
career as a scholar. As a pioneer in the historical performance =20
movement, he pursued scholarly interests that focused on the organ =20
traditions of France. His first book, The Language of the Classical =20
French Organ, (Yale University Press, 1969), has become the standard =20
reference work for organ music of the French baroque period; a =20
revised edition was issued in paperback in 1995.

             Subsequently, Douglass=92 major research efforts centered =20=

on the work of Aristide Cavaill=E9-Coll, the French organ master who =20
took organ building into new directions and standards of excellence =20
in the second half of the 19th century. Fenner Douglass was =20
successful in obtaining most of the personal documents, =20
correspondence, and contracts of Cavaill=E9-Coll, which became the =20
basis for a two- volume work of 1,534 pages, Cavaill=E9-Coll and the =20
Musicians (Sunbury Press, 1980). Its value as a reference work was =20
confirmed when in 1999 Yale University Press produced a condensed and =20=

revised edition of the work, titled, Cavaill=E9-Coll and the French =20
Romantic Tradition. Douglass is also the editor of a two-volume work =20
published by the Westfield Center honoring the organ builder Charles =20
Fisk. In recognition of Fenner Douglass=92 scholarly contributions, =20
William Peterson and Lawrence Archbold dedicated to him their book, =20
French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck and Widor =20
(University of Rochester Press, 1995).

Throughout his career, Douglass has been an effective proponent of =20
organ building based on historical traditions. His close friendship =20
with Dirk Flentrop and Charles Fisk found him frequently working as a =20=

consultant with one or the other on organ projects throughout the =20
country. He charted the course for Oberlin=92s remarkable collection of =20=

period instruments with the installation of the Flentrop organ in =20
Warner Concert Hall together with plans for the Brombaugh organ in =20
Fairchild Chapel and ultimately the Fisk organ in Finney Chapel.

In a remarkable teaching career, Fenner Douglass has taught countless =20=

students, many now prominent in the profession.

Jane Douglass, who graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =20
in 1953, was a great source of support to Fenner Douglass throughout =20
his career. In addition, she taught piano privately and also served =20
as an associate organist at Christ Church in Oberlin. When the couple =20=

moved to North Carolina, she continued to teach piano and also did =20
volunteer work in the community. Two of their three children, Emily =20
and John, are graduates of Oberlin.

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated amid =20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the =20
oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =20
Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the =20
highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =20
Washington Post, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious =20=

careers in all aspects of the serious music world, and can be found =20
in major orchestras and opera companies throughout the world.

Oberlin students and alumni have won prizes in numerous international =20=

piano competitions, including the Van Cliburn, the Fryderyk Chopin, =20
the Queen Elisabeth, the Arthur Rubinstein, the Walter W. Naumberg, =20
the Cleveland International Piano Competition, the Unisa =20
International Piano Competition (South Africa), the American Pianists =20=

Association Classical Fellowship competition, the Kosciuszko =20
Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and the Busoni Competition.

# # #

Media Contact Only:

Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations

440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

3/21/07

Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440.775.8328
(F) 440.775.5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu

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14.7px;"><B><I>Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg Steinway to be dedicated =
on Sunday, April 29, 2007, with a concert in Finney =
Chapel.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
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normal;">OBERLIN, OHIO (March 21, 2007) =97 The Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music at Oberlin College, Steinway & Sons=92 oldest continuous =
client and the first =93All-Steinway School,=94 recently received a =
significant addition to its collection of Steinway pianos. A $150,000 =
gift from Alan and Marilyn Korest, of Naples, Florida, has supported the =
purchase of Oberlin=92s 200</SPAN><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px; =
line-height: normal;">th</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;"> Steinway piano. The instrument, a Model =
=93D=94 built at Steinway=92s factory in Hamburg, Germany, will be =
introduced to the world at a dedication concert on Sunday, April 29, at =
3 p.m. in Finney Chapel, on the Oberlin campus.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
 The Korests=92 gift honors the distinguished organist and pedagogue =
Fenner Douglass and his late wife, Jane, both of whom graduated from the =
Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The two couples met when the Korests were =
devising plans to build Bower Chapel, named for Marilyn Korest=92s =
father, at Moorings Park, a continuing care retirement community that is =
home to more than 700 residents, in Naples, Florida.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">In addition to finding the best =
architect and acoustician for the project, the Korests were also looking =
for an organ builder who would craft a marvelous instrument worthy of =
the space.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 0px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =93We decided that a high-quality pipe organ should =
be the musical focal point,=94 says Alan Korest. =93We had met Fenner at =
a Handel Messiah musical event at Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church =
in Naples, and in doing some further organ research, we found that we =
had the =91mother lode=92 of organ history right here in Naples.=94 =
Fenner Douglass, who, in addition to performing, was Professor of Organ =
at Oberlin from 1949 to 1974, and is a noted organ scholar.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93We quickly contacted Fenner =
and were pleased that he was very enthused about helping us,=94 says =
Korest. =93Over the next few months, we made many visits to important =
organs around the country, all the while getting well acquainted with =
the Fenner Douglass enthusiasm, high energy level, and solid musical =
practical knowledge. The result of this collaboration between Fenner, =
our architect, acoustician, and Taylor & Boody resulted in arguably =
one of the top organ performance halls in the country.=94</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Douglass had recommended the =
Staunton, Virginia, firm of Taylor & Boody to the Korests, and =
shepherded construction of the chapel=92s centerpiece, a 1,902-pipe =
organ, through its dedication at a two-concert series in November 2001. =
Five years later, the Taylor & Boody Opus 36 was officially renamed =
the =93Fenner Douglass Organ at Bower Chapel,=94 at an event that =
featured performances by Joan Lippincott, David Higgs, and James David =
Christie, Professor of Organ at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a =
graduate of the school.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">The =
Oberlin Conservatory of Music=92s 200<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">th</SPAN></FONT> Steinway will be known as the Jane and Fenner =
Douglass Hamburg Steinway.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93It =
is a great honor for Oberlin to accept this gift from Alan and Marilyn =
Korest in the name of Jane and Fenner Douglass,=94 says David H. Stull, =
Dean of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. =93The Korests are great =
friends of both Oberlin and Fenner, and this instrument will serve =
generations of artists for decades to come.=94</P><P style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 The free, public concert to dedicate =
the Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg Steinway will feature performances =
by members of the Conservatory=92s piano faculty. The program will =
include works by Brahms, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky, among others. Finney =
Chapel is wheelchair-accessible and located on the southwest corner of =
Route 511 (Lorain Street) and North Professor Street. Free parking is =
available throughout the campus. For more information, please call the =
Conservatory=92s 24-hour Concert Hotline at 440-775-6933 or visit =
oberlin.edu/con.</P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><B>About the Jane and Fenner Douglass Hamburg =
Steinway</B></P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">A =
contingent from Oberlin traveled to Hamburg, Germany, in February 2007 =
to select the instrument. Associate Dean of the Conservatory Michael =
Lynn, who also curates Oberlin=92s impressive collection of period and =
modern musical instruments; Director of Piano Technology John Cavanaugh; =
Professor of Piano Peter Tak=E1cs, who also chairs the piano program; =
Professor of Piano Monique Duphil; and Associate Professor of Historical =
Performance David Breitman, director of Oberlin=92s Historical =
Performance Program, tested seven Model =93D=94 pianos, all of which, =
says Dean Lynn, were =93beautiful.=94 The chosen piano, however, was the =
faculty=92s unanimous pick, and is the second Hamburg Steinway of the =
Conservatory=92s collection.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Nearly 9-feet long and weighing almost 1,000 pounds, =
the Douglass Hamburg Steinway is encased in ebonized walnut and birch =
with solid brass hardware. The rim of the instrument is made entirely =
from hard rock maple that underwent 18 laminations. Its soundboard, =
which is made of close-grained, quarter-sawn Sitka spruce =97 a wood =
that exhibits unusual stability and vibrance under stress and vibration =
=97 is created like the soundboard of a violin to give a free and even =
response throughout the entire scale. Complete specifications for =
Steinway=92s Hamburg Model =93D=94 piano can be found at</P><P =
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12.0px Palatino; min-height: 16.0px"><BR></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Palatino; =
min-height: 16px; "><BR></P><P style=3D"text-indent: 0px;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><B>About Alan and Marilyn Korest</B></P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px =
0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">Alan and Marilyn Korest believe strongly in =
supporting education and the arts. They first established their =
reputation in serious music philanthropy when they implemented the =
wishes of Marilyn=92s late father, Edwin H. Bower, in the design and =
building of Bower Chapel at Moorings Park, in Naples, Florida, the =
centerpiece of which is the Fenner Douglass Organ at Bower Chapel, built =
by Taylor & Boody.=A0 The Korests also provide support for annual =
concerts at Bower Chapel featuring Oberlin Professor of Organ James =
David Christie, Oberlin organ students, and other young, talented =
performers. In November 2006, their substantial gift to Florida Gulf =
Coast University established the Bower School of Music in honor of =
Marilyn=92s father. Two focal points of the Bower School of Music will =
be the education of music teachers for southwest Florida public schools =
and the establishment of a music therapy program.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Alan Korest was raised in Detroit, attending public =
schools there. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Northwestern =
University. In 1958, he founded Plant Specialties Company, an industrial =
sales and manufacturing firm in Michigan, and served as its CEO until =
1983, when the company was sold. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served =
as an intelligence officer during the Korean War. He has been a member =
of the City of Naples Planning Advisory Board, Vice-Mayor of Naples City =
Council, President of the Forum Club of Collier County, and he has sat =
on the boards of such organizations as Save the Bay, Southwest Heritage, =
the Tourist Development Council, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, =
and the Big Cypress Basin. He is currently a member of the Florida Gulf =
Coast University Foundation Board and the advisory board of the Eastman =
School of Music. At Moorings Park, he is a member of the board of =
directors and has served as its chair as well as on all of its =
committees. He presently is chairman of the nominating and governance =
committee and the executive committee.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px =
0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Marilyn Korest was =
also raised in Detroit, attending primary and secondary schools in =
Grosse Point, attending Michigan State University, and graduating from =
Boston University, where she also earned a master=92s degree. She has a =
great interest in music and music education and has been an active =
supporter of music programs and education. Since moving to Naples in =
1983, she has continued her involvement in the arts and education =
community, and has been a board member of the Naples Philharmonic =
League.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 The Korests have eight children and ten grandchildren, =
residing in various cities throughout the United States, from Boston to =
San Francisco.</P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#FF0000">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</FONT><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
12.0px 0.0px"><B>About Jane and Fenner Douglass</B></P><P style=3D"margin:=
 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">After earning his undergraduate and graduate =
degrees at Oberlin, Fenner Douglass, a distinguished organist and =
pedagogue, joined the Oberlin faculty, where he remained until 1974, =
when he became University Organist and Professor at Duke University. Now =
retired, he lives in Naples, Florida. Trained as a performer and =
principally a teacher of organ performance, Fenner Douglass pursued a =
parallel career as a scholar. As a pioneer in the historical performance =
movement, he pursued scholarly interests that focused on the organ =
traditions of France. His first book, <I>The Language of the Classical =
French Organ</I>, (Yale University Press, 1969), has become the standard =
reference work for organ music of the French baroque period; a revised =
edition was issued in paperback in 1995.</P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: normal;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Subsequently, Douglass=92 major research efforts =
centered on the work of Aristide Cavaill=E9-Coll, the French organ =
master who took organ building into new directions and standards of =
excellence in the second half of the 19th century. Fenner Douglass was =
successful in obtaining most of the personal documents, correspondence, =
and contracts of Cavaill=E9-Coll, which became the basis for a two- =
volume work of 1,534 pages, </SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;"><I>Cavaill=E9-Coll and the =
Musicians</I></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height:=
 normal;"> (Sunbury Press, 1980). Its value as a reference work was =
confirmed when in 1999 Yale University Press produced a condensed and =
revised edition of the work, titled</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
 style=3D"line-height: normal;"><I>, Cavaill=E9-Coll and the French =
Romantic Tradition</I></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;">. Douglass is also the editor of a =
two-volume work published by the Westfield Center honoring the organ =
builder Charles Fisk. In recognition of Fenner Douglass=92 scholarly =
contributions, William Peterson and Lawrence Archbold dedicated to him =
their book</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"><I>, French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck and =
Widor</I></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"> (University of Rochester Press, 1995).=A0</SPAN></SPAN></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Throughout his career, Douglass =
has been an effective proponent of organ building based on historical =
traditions. His close friendship with Dirk Flentrop and Charles Fisk =
found him frequently working as a consultant with one or the other on =
organ projects throughout the country. He charted the course for =
Oberlin=92s remarkable collection of period instruments with the =
installation of the Flentrop organ in Warner Concert Hall together with =
plans for the Brombaugh organ in Fairchild Chapel and ultimately the =
Fisk organ in Finney Chapel.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">In a remarkable teaching career, Fenner Douglass has =
taught countless students, many now prominent in the profession.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jane Douglass, who graduated =
from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1953, was a great source of =
support to Fenner Douglass throughout his career. In addition, she =
taught piano privately and also served as an associate organist at =
Christ Church in Oberlin. When the couple moved to North Carolina, she =
continued to teach piano and also did volunteer work in the community. =
Two of their three children, Emily and John, are graduates of =
Oberlin.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: normal;"><B>The Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music</B></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;">, founded in 1865 and situated amid the =
intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest =
continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Renowned =
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber =
and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the </SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: normal;"><I>Washington =
Post,</I></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"> Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers =
in all aspects of the serious music world, and can be found in major =
orchestras and opera companies throughout the world.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Oberlin students and alumni =
have won prizes in numerous international piano competitions, including =
the Van Cliburn, the Fryderyk Chopin, the Queen Elisabeth, the Arthur =
Rubinstein, the Walter W. Naumberg, the Cleveland International Piano =
Competition, the Unisa International Piano Competition (South Africa), =
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Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and the Busoni =
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