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David Craighead is a master of seeing beauty in decay. He walks his 10 acres of desert daily with his dog searching for what he...

David Craighead is a master of seeing beauty in decay. He walks his 10 acres of desert daily with his dog searching for what he calls “desert driftwood” — the

Roxborough’s Pack 334 holds biggest race since pandemic

Generations enjoy a Roxborough tradition

Hailed as “an absolute organ prodigy” by National Public Radio and “one of the most talented organists in the world” by the Chicago Tribune, concert organist Adam J. Brakel is a preeminent artist “with the technique and virtuosity that most concert pianists could only dream of” (NPR).

If we all embrace a new vision, special guidance and support will surely come. —Nelson Barden

December 23, 2020 This year, Parsons Pipe Organ Builders celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding and five generations of Parsons family members who have made pipe organs their vocation. Although the manufacturing workshop was established later, the family has been involved in the trade since the late nineteenth century.  Gideon Levi Parsons apprenticed as a flue voicer with noted organbuilder John Wesley Steere and later married Steere’s niece, May Estelle St...