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Subject: Buyer search for a harpsichord
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Performing Arts
Asked by: jrussell-ga
List Price: $100.00

Posted: 26 Feb 2003 09:48 PST
Expires: 28 Mar 2003 09:48 PST
Question ID: 167394

Select colleges, universities, and churches and cathefrals all over the world have music departments that use harpsichords in the performance of early as well as modern music on a quite regular basis. I am looking to find one of them that would be interested in purchasing this fine instrument that I must now sell. I know that there is a long waiting list for such instruments and the Sabathil & Sons French Doulble Harpsichord (1980)that I own going for $12,500.00 is a bargain. I need email contacts with schools, churches with music departments that might be interested. I don't know how much research would be necessary to identify what schools, churches might fit this catagory, but I would be willing to start out with $100 after hearing from someone who might let me know how complicated my search might be to find that institution. I will be available after about 11am today to spend whatever time on the computer with whoever is doing the research. If it would be helpful to you, I can send you an email attachment with a picture with all the information about the instrument.
Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 26 Feb 2003 10:09 PST hello jrussell: Thanks for the facinating question. I would love to help you out on this quest, but there are several questions I need to ask you first. 1. Where are you located? If we can find a buyer closer to you that will save costs. There's no point finding a buyer in Australia, if you are in Boston. :-) 2. Are you adamant that your buyer come from a church/university/college? Would an non-institutional buyer suffice? 3. Are you willing to work through an instrument broker? These services typically take a commission for sales - but have access to a much broader client-base. 4. What timelines are you looking at to sell this instrument? Are you in a hurry? That could affect the price you'll get and the available methods for selling it. 5. Do you have a bottom-line price you will not go under? It would also be helpful to have the picture and other information about your harpsichord. However, Google Answers Researchers are not allowed to get in direct contact with our clients - everything must be one through the website. Is there any website that you have access to where you can post thhis information? If so, please do and then post the URL(s) here in a Clarification. Looking forward to helping you out here. websearcher-ga P.S. Until these questions (and maybe others) are answered, it is difficult to say whether $100 is a "fair" price for this question. However, I think it is in the right ballpark.
Clarification of Question by jrussell-ga on 26 Feb 2003 18:41 PST Alhambra, CA
Clarification of Question by jrussell-ga on 26 Feb 2003 20:49 PST Thanks for getting started on my question. Here are the answers you have requested: 1. I live in Los Angeles California 2. Not at all - non-institutional buyer would be fine 3. Only to the extent that it might be 19% or less. 4. Yes, - the sooner the better. 5. $10,000 - maybe less 6. Picture of instrument can be seen after 12pm 02.27.03 on website http://www.allsoulscc.org, but I will have to give you some kind of guide in the morning (02.27.03)after I have set this up. Thanks websearcher-ga. Do you have a name? Jim McCarthy
Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 06:20 PST Hi jrussell: Thanks for the clarifications! Having the answers to these questions is extremely helpful. Here is what I propose to do to help you sell your harpsichord. 1. Provide you with contact and submission information for about 5 - 10 instrument brokers that deal in harpsichords, work for less than 19% commission, and also seem most professional. (I've already started finding these, so this should happen today.) 2. Provide you with contact information for about 10 - 20 universities/colleges as close to you as possible that have harpsichord programs. I will try to find you the best person to contact about selling your instrument at each school. (I've already started this one as well, so this should happen today as well.) 3. Provide you with 5 - 10 churches in your area that might have interest in your harpsichord. This may take me a while to complete, as I expect it to be a tricky search. 4. Provide you with any other possible contacts I can come up with in the meantime. How does that sound? Thanks.
Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 06:21 PST P.S. Yes, I have a name, but the Google Answers Researcher rules don't allow me to give out personal information about myself. You can call we websearcher. Thanks for asking though! ;-)

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Subject: Re: Buyer search for a harpsichord
Answered By: websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 08:04 PST

Hi jrussell: Here is the first installment of your answer. Harpsichord Brokers Instrument brokers tend to work either on a flat rate fee or a commission basis. While I was able to find several brokers that listed harpsichords, only one such broker had the quality, volume, location, and professionalism you will require for your sale. All the others were either very small, not focused on quality harpsichords, out of the country, or charging huge commissions. Broker: The Harpsichord Clearing House, MA URL: http://www.harpsichord.com/index.html Brokerage Details: "Feel confident entrusting your early keyboard instrument to a company with over 32 years of experience. Since 1969 we have been actively listing early keyboard instruments thoroughout the world. To date we have handled nearly two thousand instruments. Our brokerage services include Listing and Consignment." They charge 15% commission on listings where you keep the instrument until sold. They also work on consignment, where they take the instrument in an refurbish it - but then they charge 25%. Details at: http://www.harpsichord.com/Services/serv_main.html Since they are in MA, I would suggest considering the listing option. Similar Instruments: They have dozens of double harpsichords for sale (many in your target price range) as well as one single Sabathil & Sons. See them at: http://www.harpsichord.com/List/list_frmset.html Contact Information: http://www.harpsichord.com/Contact%20page/cont_frmset.html Have a close look around their site and see whether you want to go in that direction or not. This may be something you want to consider after you contact the schools/churches I find for you first. I apologize that there were not as many of these quality brokerages as I thought there would be (5 - 10). I'll try to find you more schools and churches to compensate. Next Installment: Univeristies/Colleges to contact. Thanks for your patience. websearcher-ga Search Strategy (on Google): harpsichord broker harpsichord brokers harpsichord dealers musical instrument brokers -insurance "instrument brokers" "piano broker" harpsichord
Request for Answer Clarification by jrussell-ga on 27 Feb 2003 09:59 PST Hey Websearcher (with that name I feel like I am talking to an alien from outerspace - I suppose that cyber space might qualify) Thank you so much for results so far. On my end I will try to place a pic of the harpsichord on the website I sent to you yesterday (Http://www.allsoulscc.org)by noon today. I will emial how to navigate from there. Answers to four points. 1. 19% commission is too high. Perhaps 12% but perhaps also more likely 15%. 2. Wonderful 3. Episcopal churches in wealthy areas all over California. 4. Wonderful All of this sounds fine. In the meantime I will go directly to the URLs that you have suggested. I will let you know if I have any results. I am hoping that there is no time limit to our working together about all of this. If I work closely with you moving ahead immediately with what you have come up with, will that be satisfactory? Again thank you for your interest and attention, by cyber alien websearcher friend (I'l bet you've never been called that before!) Jim McCarthy (down here on earth)
Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 10:16 PST Hi Jim: Thanks for the recent update. :-) Sometimes I must admit I feel a little bit like an alien - existing here in cyber-space. ;-) There is no time-limit on our collaboration. I'm happy to continue working with you until you get the instrument sold. If you need to take a day/week to investigate links I've sent you, that's no problem at all. Just place a Clarification Request (like your last one) when you need to get my attention and I'll get an email alerting me. There is also no time pressure on my end of the stick. You set the pace - I'll work to that. You are quite right, in my 250+ questions, I've never been called a "cyber alien websearcher friend"! I am almost ready to send you my list of schools + contacts. Should be here in an hour or so. Your friend. websearcher
Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 10:50 PST Hi Jim: Here is the second installment of your answer. Universities/Colleges to Contact I have search through many, many schools with music programs in order to find what appear to be the most promising 16 opportunities for you to sell your harpsichord. I have also tried to find the right person to contact at each school. If they can't give you a yes/no, then they can at least point you to the right person who can. I chose the schools by making sure they either had a harpsichord program, or a keyboard program that focused on the harpsichord, or said that they have several harpsichords for students to use/perform on. (There were nowhere near as many of these schools in CA as I thought there would be!) Here they are, more or less ordered by distance from where you are. School: USC Thornton School of Music URL: http://www.usc.edu/music/ Program: Keyboard Studies URL: http://www.usc.edu/music/academic/programs/keys.html Contact Person: Stewart Gordon, Chair URL: http://www.usc.edu/music/about/contact.html School: UCSD - Music Department URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/dept.music/musicdept/ Program: Graduate Programs URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/dept.music/musicdept/gradprograms.html#GradPrograms Contact Person: John Fonville, Department Chair URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/dept.music/musicdept/faculty/fonville.html School: University of Oregon - School of Music URL: http://music.uoregon.edu/ Program: Keyboard Studies URL: http://music.uoregon.edu/AcademicStudies/PerfStudies/keyboard.html Contact Person: Barbara Baird URL: http://music.uoregon.edu/About/bios/bairdb.html School: University of Washington, School of Music URL: http://www.music.washington.edu/ Program: Keyboard Department Contact Person: Carole Terry, Professor URL: http://www.music.washington.edu/faculty/bio.html?facID=41 School: University of Colorado at Boulder - The College of Music URL: http://www.colorado.edu/music/ Program: Harpsichord Program URL: http://www.colorado.edu/music/AreasOfStudy/keyboard.html Contact Person: Elizabeth Farr URL: http://www.colorado.edu/music/Bios/keyboard.html School: University of Illinois School of Music URL: http://www.music.uiuc.edu/ Program: Organ and Harpsichord Contact Person: Charlotte Mattax, Chair URL: http://www.music.uiuc.edu/Faculty/asp/DirectoryResult.asp?Name=Mattax,+Charlotte+-+Harpsichord/Perform.+Practice School: University of Cincinnati URL: http://www.grad.uc.edu/ Program: Harpsichord: DMA URL: http://www.grad.uc.edu/dynamic/program_detail.cfm?PID=94 Contact Person: Paul Hillner (paul.hillner@uc.edu <mailto:paul.hillner@uc.edu>) Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Services College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati P.O. Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 Phone: 513-556-9478 FAX: 513-556-1028 School: University of Rochester: Eastman School of Music URL: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/ Program: Harpsichord URL: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/keyboard/#harpsichord Contact Person: David Higgs, Co-chair, Keyboard Department URL: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/keyboard/Contact.html School: Julliard - Music Division URL: http://www.juilliard.edu/college/music/music.html Program: Harpsichord degrees both undergraduate and graduate URL: http://www.juilliard.edu/college/music/programs.html Contact: Albert Fuller URL: http://www.juilliard.edu/asp/facultysearch/college_music_details.asp?Facultyid=85&School=College&Division=Music School: Rutgers - Mason Gross School of Arts URL: http://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/index_flash.html Program: Classical Performance Contact Person: Gwendolyn Toth URL: http://www.artekearlymusic.org/thedirector.html School: East Carolina University - School of Music URL: http://www.music.ecu.edu/ Program: Organ Performance & Sacred Music Studies URL: http://www.ecu.edu/music/organsacredmusic/ Contact Person: Janette Fishell, Director URL: http://www.ecu.edu/music/organsacredmusic/faculty.html School: University of Michigan - School of Music URL: http://www.music.umich.edu/index.html Program: Master of Music URL: http://www.music.umich.edu/admissions/grad/gradadmissions.lasso Contact Person: Edward Parmentier URL: http://www.music.umich.edu/faculty/parmentier.edward.lasso School: The Catholic University of America: Benjamin T. Rome School of Music URL: http://music.cua.edu/ Program: Master of Music URL: http://music.cua.edu/html/grad_cirr.html Contact Person: Murry Sidlin, Dean URL: http://music.cua.edu/FACULTY/sidlin.htm School: Southern Methodist University: Meadows School of the Arts URL: http://meadows.smu.edu/default.asp?page=MeadowsBlue Program: Organ and Harpsichord Department URL: http://meadows.smu.edu/default.asp?page=MusicOrganDepartment Contact Person: Larry Palmer, Professor URL: http://meadows.smu.edu/default.asp?page=Music-LPalmer School: New England Conservatory of Music URL: http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/ Program: Historical Performance Department URL: http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/departmental/historicalPerf/index.html Contact Person: John Gibbons, Chair URL: http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/college/collfaculty/gibbonsj.html Email: Try jgibbons@newenglandconservatory.edu - if not, call (617) 585-1100 School: University of Southern Maine, School of Music URL: http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/ Program: Harpsichord URL: http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/programs/harpsich.htm Contact: Ray Cornils URL: http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/faculty/cornilsr.htm Thanks! websearcher-ga Search Strategy (on Google): harpsichord school site:.edu harpsichord california site:.edu "music department" california site:.edu
Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 28 Feb 2003 08:38 PST Hi Jim: Here is the third installment of your answer. Episcopal Churches in California To find this initial list of possibilities, I found a listing of the episcopal churches of California at: Episcopal Church Congregations Web Site URL: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/webpages/p8.html#California and then I cross-referenced it with results of searches for: episcopal california harpsichord ://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=episcopal+california+harpsichord&meta= I came up with the following short list of churches that definitely are "into" the harpsichord. I have provided the site where I found mention of the connection, as well as any contact information for the church I could find. St. James Episcopal Church, La Jolla Reference: http://rcip.com/musicadulce/nancy_metzger.html Contact Information: 743 Prospect Street La Jolla, California 92037 (858) 459-3421 Music Director: Steven Townsend - steven@stjameschurch.com Website: http://www.stjameschurch.com/ St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sacramento Reference: http://rcip.com/musicadulce/nancy_metzger.html Contact Information: 1430 J Street (J Street at 15th Street) Sacramento, CA 95814 USA (916) 446-2620 Organist and Choirmaster: Dennis M. Weber - dmw1944@aol.com Website: http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch20523?frame=N St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Del Mar Reference: http://www.harpsichord-sd.com/gilbert.html Contact Information: 334 14th Street, Del Mar, California 92014 858.755.1616 Fax: 858.755.1552 Organist and Choirmaster: Brett Michael Hauser - http://www.stpetersdelmar.net/ourchurch/music.html Website: http://www.stpetersdelmar.net/index.html Try these three chruches out and let me know if I'm on the right track in my search strategy. :-) Thanks. websearcher

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Hi jrussell: Here is the first installment of your answer. Harpsichord Brokers Instrument brokers tend to work either on a flat rate fee or a commission basis. While I was able to find several brokers that listed harpsichords, only one such broker had the quality, volume, location, and professionalism you will require for your sale. All the others were either very small, not focused on quality harpsichords, out of the country, or charging huge commissions. Broker: The Harpsichord Clearing House, MA URL: http://www.harpsichord.com/index.html Brokerage Details: "Feel confident entrusting your early keyboard instrument to a company with over 32 years of experience. Since 1969 we have been actively listing early keyboard instruments thoroughout the world. To date we have handled nearly two thousand instruments. Our brokerage services include Listing and Consignment." They charge 15% commission on listings where you keep the instrument until sold. They also work on consignment, where they take the instrument in an refurbish it - but then they charge 25%. Details at: http://www.harpsichord.com/Services/serv_main.html Since they are in MA, I would suggest considering the listing option. Similar Instruments: They have dozens of double harpsichords for sale (many in your target price range) as well as one single Sabathil & Sons. See them at: http://www.harpsichord.com/List/list_frmset.html Contact Information: http://www.harpsichord.com/Contact%20page/cont_frmset.html Have a close look around their site and see whether you want to go in that direction or not. This may be something you want to consider after you contact the schools/churches I find for you first. I apologize that there were not as many of these quality brokerages as I thought there would be (5 - 10). I'll try to find you more schools and churches to compensate. Next Installment: Univeristies/Colleges to contact. Thanks for your patience. websearcher-ga Search Strategy (on Google): harpsichord broker harpsichord brokers harpsichord dealers musical instrument brokers -insurance "instrument brokers" "piano broker" harpsichord
Request for Answer Clarification by jrussell-ga on 27 Feb 2003 09:59 PST Hey Websearcher (with that name I feel like I am talking to an alien from outerspace - I suppose that cyber space might qualify) Thank you so much for results so far. On my end I will try to place a pic of the harpsichord on the website I sent to you yesterday (Http://www.allsoulscc.org)by noon today. I will emial how to navigate from there. Answers to four points. 1. 19% commission is too high. Perhaps 12% but perhaps also more likely 15%. 2. Wonderful 3. Episcopal churches in wealthy areas all over California. 4. Wonderful All of this sounds fine. In the meantime I will go directly to the URLs that you have suggested. I will let you know if I have any results. I am hoping that there is no time limit to our working together about all of this. If I work closely with you moving ahead immediately with what you have come up with, will that be satisfactory? Again thank you for your interest and attention, by cyber alien websearcher friend (I'l bet you've never been called that before!) Jim McCarthy (down here on earth)
Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 10:16 PST Hi Jim: Thanks for the recent update. :-) Sometimes I must admit I feel a little bit like an alien - existing here in cyber-space. ;-) There is no time-limit on our collaboration. I'm happy to continue working with you until you get the instrument sold. If you need to take a day/week to investigate links I've sent you, that's no problem at all. Just place a Clarification Request (like your last one) when you need to get my attention and I'll get an email alerting me. There is also no time pressure on my end of the stick. You set the pace - I'll work to that. You are quite right, in my 250+ questions, I've never been called a "cyber alien websearcher friend"! I am almost ready to send you my list of schools + contacts. Should be here in an hour or so. Your friend. websearcher
Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 27 Feb 2003 10:50 PST Hi Jim: Here is the second installment of your answer. Universities/Colleges to Contact I have search through many, many schools with music programs in order to find what appear to be the most promising 16 opportunities for you to sell your harpsichord. I have also tried to find the right person to contact at each school. If they can't give you a yes/no, then they can at least point you to the right person who can. I chose the schools by making sure they either had a harpsichord program, or a keyboard program that focused on the harpsichord, or said that they have several harpsichords for students to use/perform on. (There were nowhere near as many of these schools in CA as I thought there would be!) Here they are, more or less ordered by distance from where you are. School: USC Thornton School of Music URL: http://www.usc.edu/music/ Program: Keyboard Studies URL: http://www.usc.edu/music/academic/programs/keys.html Contact Person: Stewart Gordon, Chair URL: http://www.usc.edu/music/about/contact.html School: UCSD - Music Department URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/dept.music/musicdept/ Program: Graduate Programs URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/dept.music/musicdept/gradprograms.html#GradPrograms Contact Person: John Fonville, Department Chair URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/dept.music/musicdept/faculty/fonville.html School: University of Oregon - School of Music URL: http://music.uoregon.edu/ Program: Keyboard Studies URL: http://music.uoregon.edu/AcademicStudies/PerfStudies/keyboard.html Contact Person: Barbara Baird URL: http://music.uoregon.edu/About/bios/bairdb.html School: University of Washington, School of Music URL: http://www.music.washington.edu/ Program: Keyboard Department Contact Person: Carole Terry, Professor URL: http://www.music.washington.edu/faculty/bio.html?facID=41 School: University of Colorado at Boulder - The College of Music URL: http://www.colorado.edu/music/ Program: Harpsichord Program URL: http://www.colorado.edu/music/AreasOfStudy/keyboard.html Contact Person: Elizabeth Farr URL: http://www.colorado.edu/music/Bios/keyboard.html School: University of Illinois School of Music URL: http://www.music.uiuc.edu/ Program: Organ and Harpsichord Contact Person: Charlotte Mattax, Chair URL: http://www.music.uiuc.edu/Faculty/asp/DirectoryResult.asp?Name=Mattax,+Charlotte+-+Harpsichord/Perform.+Practice School: University of Cincinnati URL: http://www.grad.uc.edu/ Program: Harpsichord: DMA URL: http://www.grad.uc.edu/dynamic/program_detail.cfm?PID=94 Contact Person: Paul Hillner (paul.hillner@uc.edu <mailto:paul.hillner@uc.edu>) Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Services College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati P.O. Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 Phone: 513-556-9478 FAX: 513-556-1028 School: University of Rochester: Eastman School of Music URL: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/ Program: Harpsichord URL: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/keyboard/#harpsichord Contact Person: David Higgs, Co-chair, Keyboard Department URL: http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/keyboard/Contact.html School: Julliard - Music Division URL: http://www.juilliard.edu/college/music/music.html Program: Harpsichord degrees both undergraduate and graduate URL: http://www.juilliard.edu/college/music/programs.html Contact: Albert Fuller URL: http://www.juilliard.edu/asp/facultysearch/college_music_details.asp?Facultyid=85&School=College&Division=Music School: Rutgers - Mason Gross School of Arts URL: http://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/index_flash.html Program: Classical Performance Contact Person: Gwendolyn Toth URL: http://www.artekearlymusic.org/thedirector.html School: East Carolina University - School of Music URL: http://www.music.ecu.edu/ Program: Organ Performance & Sacred Music Studies URL: http://www.ecu.edu/music/organsacredmusic/ Contact Person: Janette Fishell, Director URL: http://www.ecu.edu/music/organsacredmusic/faculty.html School: University of Michigan - School of Music URL: http://www.music.umich.edu/index.html Program: Master of Music URL: http://www.music.umich.edu/admissions/grad/gradadmissions.lasso Contact Person: Edward Parmentier URL: http://www.music.umich.edu/faculty/parmentier.edward.lasso School: The Catholic University of America: Benjamin T. Rome School of Music URL: http://music.cua.edu/ Program: Master of Music URL: http://music.cua.edu/html/grad_cirr.html Contact Person: Murry Sidlin, Dean URL: http://music.cua.edu/FACULTY/sidlin.htm School: Southern Methodist University: Meadows School of the Arts URL: http://meadows.smu.edu/default.asp?page=MeadowsBlue Program: Organ and Harpsichord Department URL: http://meadows.smu.edu/default.asp?page=MusicOrganDepartment Contact Person: Larry Palmer, Professor URL: http://meadows.smu.edu/default.asp?page=Music-LPalmer School: New England Conservatory of Music URL: http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/ Program: Historical Performance Department URL: http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/departmental/historicalPerf/index.html Contact Person: John Gibbons, Chair URL: http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/college/collfaculty/gibbonsj.html Email: Try jgibbons@newenglandconservatory.edu - if not, call (617) 585-1100 School: University of Southern Maine, School of Music URL: http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/ Program: Harpsichord URL: http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/programs/harpsich.htm Contact: Ray Cornils URL: http://www.usm.maine.edu/music/faculty/cornilsr.htm Thanks! websearcher-ga Search Strategy (on Google): harpsichord school site:.edu harpsichord california site:.edu "music department" california site:.edu
Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 28 Feb 2003 08:38 PST Hi Jim: Here is the third installment of your answer. Episcopal Churches in California To find this initial list of possibilities, I found a listing of the episcopal churches of California at: Episcopal Church Congregations Web Site URL: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/webpages/p8.html#California and then I cross-referenced it with results of searches for: episcopal california harpsichord ://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=episcopal+california+harpsichord&meta= I came up with the following short list of churches that definitely are "into" the harpsichord. I have provided the site where I found mention of the connection, as well as any contact information for the church I could find. St. James Episcopal Church, La Jolla Reference: http://rcip.com/musicadulce/nancy_metzger.html Contact Information: 743 Prospect Street La Jolla, California 92037 (858) 459-3421 Music Director: Steven Townsend - steven@stjameschurch.com Website: http://www.stjameschurch.com/ St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sacramento Reference: http://rcip.com/musicadulce/nancy_metzger.html Contact Information: 1430 J Street (J Street at 15th Street) Sacramento, CA 95814 USA (916) 446-2620 Organist and Choirmaster: Dennis M. Weber - dmw1944@aol.com Website: http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch20523?frame=N St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Del Mar Reference: http://www.harpsichord-sd.com/gilbert.html Contact Information: 334 14th Street, Del Mar, California 92014 858.755.1616 Fax: 858.755.1552 Organist and Choirmaster: Brett Michael Hauser - http://www.stpetersdelmar.net/ourchurch/music.html Website: http://www.stpetersdelmar.net/index.html Try these three chruches out and let me know if I'm on the right track in my search strategy. :-) Thanks. websearcher