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John-Paul Buzard View Extant Instruments View Instruments

Distinction:

Urbana, Illinois 1981-1989; Champaign, Illinois from 1989.
Classification: Builder

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August 17, 2015:

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We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
October 30, 2004:

From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991, rev. ed. 1997, with updated information). -

Born April 7, 1955 in Morris, Illinois; apprenticed with Robert L. David of Chicago, Illinois, 1971-1974; with Kurt Roderer, Evanston, Illinois; M.M. in church music and organ performance, Northwestern University; curator of organs, University of Illinois, 1980; established John-Paul Buzard Organ Craftsmen of Urbana, Illinois, 1981, incorporated 1985; firm relocated to Champaign, Illinois, 1989-1995.

Sources:

  • John-Paul Buzard.
  • Michael Friesen.
  • The American Organist, November 1989, 54.
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We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 29, 2019.

Database Specs:

  • 31 Organs
  • 4 Divisions
  • 0 Consoles

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