Glenn A. Gentry (gentry@fiona.umsmed.edu) ---------------- Education: Bachelor of Arts, Music Theory & Biology, Maryville College, Tennessee, 1953. Occupation/Experience: 1) Professor of Microbiology at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. (I include this only because it has influenced where I have lived and that in turn influenced my musical activities). 2) Organist-at-large. Because of 1) above most of my playing has been as a "temporary" organist; i.e., single Sundays up to several months. I was organist and choir director for several years at Donelson Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tennessee in the mid 1950s) and in the mid-1960s at Covenant Presbyterian Church (Jackson, MS). Musical interests: 1) Organ playing - I took my first organ lesson in 1949 when I went to Maryville College, from Claudia Carter, who is STILL alive and STILL teaching organ (in her 90s). I also studied with Curtis Hughes, Jim Bloy, and Warren Hutton. I became a Holtkamp fan here (a "Martini" and a 3-manual recital instrument were both installed while I was a student. 2) Organ building/maintenance - I do some of the work on the 1968 3 manual 31 rank Zimmer at Fondren Presbyterian Church (Jackson, MS). I also have a house organ that I built from Roosevelt Opus 291 (2 manual 20 rank),1885/86, that was originally in the 1st Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. 3) Composition - My project for my BA in Music Theory was to compose 24 Chorale Preludes for the organ, based on tunes used in the Baptist Church. I have continued to compose intermittently, but have not published anything; as a Professor I have been in a "publish or perish" environment for 35 years and have not had a serious urge to publish any music. I tell myself that I am using this activity in the same way baroque organists did, to enhance my repertoire. 4) American Guild of Organists - I did two tours of duty as Dean of the Jackson Chapter and have been Secretary for several years; this includes editing "THE CONTINUO of Mississippi", circulation circa 3000, our chapter's news- letter for classical music (not just organ). I am also a member of the Organ Historical Society and the American Theater Organ Society. Miscellaneous: 1) My most powerful memory of an organ goes back to about 1940 and the Wurlitzer in the Paramount Theater in Nashville (TN). Although I went the "classical" route, that image still motivates me a lot. 2) I like all kinds of music. So far as organ is concerned, I like theater as well as "classic", but Bach most of all.