Dans la Gloire des Invalides (Marcel Dupré,1886–1971). These eleven versets were im-provised by Dupré as part of the dedicationservice of the Beuchet-Debierre organ at thechurch of St. Louis des Invalides in Paris onDecember 8, 1957. A recording made of theservice was issued on LP by Erato, with thisportion listed as “Onze Versets Improvisésen réponse aux invocations de Son Emi-nence, Maurice Feltin.” Ten invocationswere intoned by Cardinal Maurice Feltin, in-terspersed with improvised responses byDupré. After a concluding prayer, the impro-visations concluded with a Toccata.

The vinyl disc, Erato LDE 3082, has notbeen available since the 1960s. David A.Stech of the music faculty of the Universityof Alaska–Fairbanks reconstructed Dupré’simprovisations, and they were published byWayne Leupold Editions in 2004 (reviewedin the March 2006 TAO). Dr. Stech is now

emeritus professor of music at UAF, havingtaught there from 1972 to 2007.

“In the Glory of the Invalides” was addedto the Service Playing 2009 repertoire list inOctober 2008 as an alternate for Dupré’s Six-teen Chorales (Le Tombeau de Titelouze),and replaces the Chorales in the 2010 reper-toire list. Any one of the eleven sections maybe chosen by the candidates. A CD is nowavailable of Dupré’s original performance, soquestions about tempos and registration areeasily answered. Haydn House (www.HaydnHouse.com), P.O. Box 608, Dennis,MA 02638, makes private transfers to CD forbackup only, and lists the 1957 Organ Dedi-cation Service, St. Louis des Invalides, for$12 on page 2 of its Organ Loft Collection.The disc also includes organist BernardGavoty playing Vierne, Franck, and Balbas-tre works (reviewed by Rollin Smith in theMarch 2009 TAO).

Verset V, “You will sing of the glory of theangels,” played by Elaine Dykstra, CAGO,will be included on the updated CD of theStudy Guide for the AGO Service PlayingTest, listed on the AGO Resources page ineach issue of TAO. Most of the versets aretwo or three pages long. Even though the or-gan being dedicated consisted of three man-uals and 61 stops, most of the pieces can beplayed on one or two manuals. Registrationindications are given by Dr. Stetch. Thechanted invocation should be omitted whena verset is played for the test.

For those who are wondering about the“invalides” in the title, the historic complexof buildings houses military pensioners. TheHôtel National des Invalides was founded in1671 by King Louis XIV to provide a place fordisabled or impoverished war veterans. TheChurch of Saint-Louis was added as an an-nex to the complex in 1679. Residents wererequired to attend daily Mass there. Thechurch is connected directly with the royalchapel, the Dôme des Invalides. NapoleonBonaparte’s tomb is in this chapel, alongwith those of famous French military leadersand war heroes. At the 1957 concert, BernardGavoty and a brass ensemble also playedVierne’s Marche Triomphale pour le Cente-naire de Napoleon, band 13 on the CD.

Trio on “People, Look East” (Wayne L.Wold, b. 1954). Dr. Wold is associate profes-sor of music and college organist at HoodCollege in Frederick, Md. “Besançon” is thethird section of his “Light One Candle: AnAdvent Organ Collection,” published in1996 by Augsburg Fortress. The other hymntune settings are on “Tif in Veldele” and“Wachet auf.”

The trio on the hymn tune “Besançon” wasalso recorded by Dr. Dykstra for the ServicePlaying CD, which accompanies the StudyGuide for the AGO Service Playing Test,available for $20 from the AGO. This three-page trio is preceded by a one-page “Intona-tion on People, Look East,” which should notbe played for the test. The suggested regis-tration is 8' and 2' stops in the right hand, 8',4', and 11⁄3' in the left hand, with 8' Flute and4' Principal in the Pedal. The tempo is Alle-gretto, lively and playful. Articulationgroups are indicated with slurs and staccatomarks, and when followed will reflect theplayful character of the piece. Be sure to playF� in measure 5, top line, p. 26. No registra-tion changes are needed during the trio, butthe last page has frequent back-and-forthmanual changes. Since the music repeats amotif at the changes, it’s only necessary toread every other measure. Keeping your eyes glued to the music might be risky in this passage.

The Trio on “People, Look East” has beenadded to Group C of the Service Playing Re-quirements (July 2009 TAO). Dans la Gloiredes Invalides is in Group B. The three pieceschosen from Groups A, B, and C are no longerplayed together at the beginning of the test asS1 but will be played in the order chosen bythe candidate, at the position of S1 (Prelude),S7 (Offertory), and S10 (Postlude).

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TWO ADDITIONAL SERVICE PLAYING TEST PIECESKathleen Thomerson, FAGO, ChM