Smith, Rollin

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SMITH, Rollin

SMITH, Rollin. American, b. 1942. Genres: Music, Biography. Career: Church of Our Lady of Angels, Brooklyn, NY, organist and director of music, 1970-92; Church of St. Catharine of Alexandrie, Brooklyn, organist and director of music, 1992-. Concert organist with twenty-five recordings, lecturer on organ literature, and music editor. Brooklyn Museum, artist in residence. Publications: Toward an Authentic Interpretation of the Organ Works of Cesar Franck, 1983; Saint-Saens and the Organ, 1992; Playing the Organ Works of Franck, 1994; The Aeolian Pipe Organ and Its Music, 1994; Louis Vierne: Organist of Notre-Dame, 1999. Contributor to organ journals. Address: 313 Fulton St., Westbury, NY 11590-2127, U.S.A. Online address: rollinsmithv@worldnet.att.net

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