Looking through some newer organ journals I found in current issue
(November, 2010) of *The Diapason* with some harpsichord content that also
mentions list owner's David Kelzenberg more unusual pastimes.
:)
The section "Harpsichord News", contains one single article "Unusual scales
at a recording session" by Larry Palmer on pp. 12-13. It begins:


We've heard tell of "June bugs caught in a screen door" or "skeletons
copulating on a tin roof" as descriptive terms for the sound of the
harpsichord, but a three-foot-long snake rattling at a recording session is
a first in your harpsichord editor's experience. An scary, for one who is
just a few degrees shy of complete ophidiophobia [In case the term is
unfamiliar, it means "one who is irrationally afraid of snakes."]
Fortunately for composer-harpsichordist *Asako Hirayabashi*, a member of her
support team at the quiet, congregation-less St. Bridget's Church in rural
Johnson County, Iowa, was tuner *David Kelzenberg*, who has been known to
provide housing for various reptiles (as well as the occasional traveling
harpsichordist) at his own lodging in Iowa City. With Dave to capture the
percussive interloper (discovered dozing in a window sill), all ended well,
and the absolute quiet required for the recording session was restored.
[...]"

The recording of recent harpsichord music and chamber music by A.
Hirayabashi  I found interesting, especially the the harpsichord and the
fortepiano-harpsichord duo (with Gail Olszewski). The chamber music is
hpschd+modern violin (violinist Gina DiBello). Each piece can be listened on
to in  iTunes - in the usual 30-seconds cut-out.
The CD-booklet is to be found here (download of pdf-file will start by
clicking on the link)
http://www.dramonline.org/content/notes/albany/tr1180.pdf.

Kind regards
Ibo

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