Homer Edwards  (mhe2@cornell.edu)
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Education:
 
Arts Bachelor and Master of Arts in Philosophy, Emory University
1947 and 1948.  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Liberal Arts, Emory
University 1964.
 
Occupation:
 
Professor Emeritus of Humanities, Wayne State University (Detroit,)
1963-88.  Adjunct Professor of History, University of Windson,
1970-73; Lecturer in Aesthetics and Art History, Cranbrook Academy
of Art 1967-1970.  Director Consortium for Austro-Bavarian Studies
(Passau, BRD) 1978-88.
 
Organizations:
 
Founder and President, Calcante Recordings, Limited., Ithaca, New
York 1992 and continuing.  So far eight releases of organ
recordings with an additional five ready for early release and four
or five in planning stages (site recording complete).  Primary aim
of Calcante is to record organs heretofore not recorded and to
record outstanding organists similarly heretofore not recorded.  I
am always interested in hearing of significant new organs as well
as those of historic value and not yet recorded.  While I am not a
professional recording engineer, I employ professional equipment,
viz., a pair of Bruel & Kjaer 4006 stereo microphones into
professional DAT recorders (usually either a Panasonic SV-255 or a
Sony DCD-D10 ProII and am planning to acquire a Tascam DA-P1
portable DAT recorder for backup on site).  I am also a member of
the American Guild of Organists and was last year elected a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts (London).  I work with a colleague
(Dr. David Wyle, Mirabilis Records) in Leeds, England, when there
or on the continent.  My editing of session tapes is accomplished
with Digidesign's Session 8 system through a Gateway 2000 486DX
66mHz PC and a SCSI external hard disk with 1G+ capacity.  Am eager
to hear from anyone with experience with the Digidesign Session 8
system.
 
While in graduate school, I played the organ and founded the
Collegium Musicum at Emory University.  I was, alas, a wretched
organist (although tuition from D. Ben J. Potter, FRCO Longon) was
excellent but relatively inept motor coordination plus permissive
piano instruction did not help.
 
My musical tastes are broad, ranging from Gregorian chant to
Stockhausen. My own collection of organ compact discs (perhaps
1,200 or more) plus a substantial number of LP recordings make up a
large part of my library.  In addition to producing organ
recordings in digital domain, I am also actively engaged in a
large-scale critical survey of recorded cycles of the complete
organ works of J.S. Bach, viz., some 28 or so cycles to date,
beginning as far back as the aborted cycle by Carl Weinrich for
Westminster to those in progress such as the cycle by Jean Guillou
for the Dorian label.  I am interested in learning about recorded
cycles not yet in my list.
 
Ergo, much to discuss and more to learn.