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By Suzanne Moore, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Jun. 26--ESSEX -- At one end of the continuum are performers such as word-class organists Frederick Hohman and Carol Williams. At the other, said Essex Community Concerts board member Jim Van Hoven, "are local people who are good at what they do." All are met with enthusiasm in the small historic community of Essex, where the gift of a Dutch pipe organ supplied the downbeat for an 18-year musical tradition sustained by a hardworking...

Before the young J.S. Bach became a legendary composer and organist, he once walked 200 miles to hear a concert by a famous older musician, Dietrich Buxtehude. Three centuries later, Buxtehude doesn't demand that level of commitment. But he still gives David Anderson's legs a workout. David, 18, is running through one of his favorite pieces -- Buxtehude's Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne -- on the organ at Sardis Presbyterian Church. At first, his size 15 feet have all the action, dashing off...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Piano Superstore has opened a new 21,000 sq. ft. showroom in Downers Grove, IL. On March 2, 3, and 4, 2007, guests and performers will be on hand for the various Grand Opening events. Henry Z. Steinway, 91, will join Roger Williams in hosting guests from 6 PM to 7:30 PM on Friday, March 2, 2007. Also on Friday will be performances by Roger Williams and the recent winners of the Steinway Piano Competition and other special guests...

NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has honored New England Organ Bank as one of the nation's best performing Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO). The Distinguished Performance Award was presented to New England Organ Bank for its success in achieving high levels of performance over an extended period of time and for demonstrating outstanding practice in multiple aspects of the life saving work of organ donation and transplantation. New...

LONDON (Reuters) - Families will lose the right to block their relatives' wish to donate their organs under reforms, which come into force on Friday. Currently families can stop doctors from taking their loved ones' organs even if they carried a donor card. About one in 10 planned donations is blocked at present. "There is a critical shortage of donated organs," said Chris Rudge, Managing Director of UK Transplant, the NHS department that runs Britain's organ donation system. "The...

LONDON (Reuters) - British transplant experts accused China on Wednesday of removing organs from executed prisoners without their consent in order to sell them. The British Transplantation Society (BTS) said there is an accumulating body of evidence that suggests organs of executed prisoners are being removed for transplants and sold without the prior consent of the prisoners or their families. Although the exact number of organs taken from prisoners is unknown, the BTS said the figure...