Gary Stith and the Houghton College Symphonic Winds premiered a new three movement suite for band, April 26, 2003, in Wesley Chapel, Houghton College. The three movement work is a musical biography of Marice W. Stith, Gary Stith's father. Marice was the Cornell University Director of Bands for over 30 years.

1. Childhood Sweetheart
"Dancing With Shirlee"

2. Spiritual
"A Voice in the Wilderness"

3. Cake Walk
"Marice Goes to Work"





Organist Ann Frohbieter presented an organ recital for Holy Week, Wednesday, April 16, 2003, on the magnificent 3-manual C. B. Fisk tracker-action organ at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston.

Part of the concert was Dr. Frohbieter's world-premiere performance of the organ version of Stephen Shewan's Elegy, "God Shall Wipe Away All Tears."

The Elegy exists in three versions: the original slow movement to Steve's String Quartet No. 1 (premiered and recorded by the Ad Hoc String Quartet); the version for String Orchestra (premiered and recorded by the strings of the Moores School Symphony); and the version for pipe organ, premiered by its dedicatee, Dr. Frohbieter.

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