Arthur Poister, Master Teacher and Poet of the Organ - David C. Pickering

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Fine Academic Work with Engaging Popular Appeal Review by Dan Gawthrop

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Few books manage to bridge the gap between the scholarly reader and the more general one. This one does that handily. Poister is an interesting subject and one who, absent this biography, would be in danger of slipping out of the public consciousness. His relationships with the other important figures of the organ world during his career are all recorded here, making clear what an interconnected professional world was possible even before the internet. Highly recommended. (Posted on 4/12/2019)

A Wonderful Gift Review by Bill

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"Arthur Poister, Master Teacher and Poet of the Organ" is one of the most thorough, carefully constructed and well-documented biographies ever published. Beyond its extraordinary academic value, it is written in an interesting and engaging style. that captivates the reader from the start. It is so good that I have read it several times from cover to cover.

No stone in Dr. Poister's brilliant career is left unturned The detail and care with which Mr. Pickering assembled the information from a wide spectrum of sources is nothing short of astounding.

This book is not only a wonderful gift to the organ world and devotees of Arthur, but essential reading for the wider musical community and is the "gift that keeps on giving" through AP's "helmsman" Mr. Pickering. who finally puts into words this "giant's" life and career.

I have also learned so much about figures hertofore only "lurking" in the back of my head. Names like Edwin Arthur Kraft, Clarence Dickenson, William Middelschulte and others were illuminated as Pickering brought them in and out of the Arthur's narrative.

This book astounds and delights. It forms a new cornerstone in musical biography which no library or rmusician's shelves should be without. (Posted on 1/5/2019)