Organ matters - Organs matter!

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Organist Keenan Boswell will be performing at Evangel University's June Kean Pipe Organ Endowment Series on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m., in the Chapel Auditorium.

More here...

http://www.evangel.edu/apps/pr/releases/ShowPressRelease.asp?ReleaseID=106&Title=June-Kean-Pipe-Organ-Endowment-Series-to-feature-Keenan-Boswell

Eric
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On the "re-installed" organ in Alice Tully Hall...

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/a-flash-of-bachs-brilliance-before-lincoln-centers-white-light-festival/

Eric
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Elsewhere in this forum we mourn the loss of an instrument whose life ended abruptly and maliciously >:( :'(

But here is an opportunity to celebrate the bringing to life of a new pipe organ, currently undergoing installation in a church in Duluth, Minnesota ;) :) ;D 8)http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/182753/

May it provide for the musical and spiritual needs of the congregation for many years to come...

Eric
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A good number of theaters and churches equipped with pipe organs are doing some interesting stuff on Halloween night...  and on the nights leading up to...


So many that I am only posting a partial list of links to events scattered all over the place...


Glen Ridge organ concert by Thonmas Mustachio
http://www.baristanet.com/2010/10/vampire-movie-and-live-organ-concert-at-gr-church/


Wilson's College Chambersburg Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_16442856?source=most_emailed


Society for the Preservation of Historic Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church concert
http://staugustine.com/living/community/2010-10-27/enchanted-evening-concert-friday

St. John's United Church in Moncton Canada http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/1282391

Prince of Peace Episcopal Church Woodland Hills organ recital
http://www.theacorn.com/news/2010-10-28/Faith/Organist_presents_spooky_music_for_Halloween.html

Pittsburgh Camerata recital at Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church; Sixth Presbyterian Church, Squirrel Hill; and Heinz Chapel, Oakland.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10301/1098578-388.stm




http://oascentral.post-gazette.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/pg.com/ae/music/L15/1849137470/Right/PGpub/Stofman_10oct_160x600ROS-Labiaplasty/160x600TheStofman10oct-Labia.gif/51356170566b7a4d33614541445a446d?x


http://staugustine.com/entertainment/arts/2010-10-28/enchanted-evening

Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont organ recital where the organ has just been restored
http://fremonttribune.com/news/local/article_061a66fe-e1da-11df-91bc-001cc4c03286.html


Eric
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An intriguing project to say the least...

http://osvguillou.pagesperso-orange.fr/en/osv_en.htm

Eric
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http://www.tillerychurches.com/looking_to_the_future.html

This church is the recipient of a 4-manual Walker donated to them by an organization who had "no use" for it...

Their efforts prevented its destruction...

Currently installation is in progress, and soon it will be heard again.

Eric
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Apparently they do this for every organ while its still in the erection room and before it gets shipped to its new home 8)


http://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/c-b-fisk-open-shop-party-to-celebrate-opus-137-november-13th/

Eric
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Noack opus 152...

Quote"This is the top of the line, the best in organ design and, like the great organs in Europe, should last 200 years," Luckner said. "It's very exciting to have this magnificent instrument, which is also beautiful visually."

The new organ will be dedicated Nov. 7 in the first of four free recitals. Olivier Latry, a world-renowned organist from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, will open the recital series.

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_77ef8d98-df1b-11df-a5d5-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13448949


And the first "French-built organ in New York City"...

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/importing-a-joyous-sound/?partner=rss&emc=rss

QuoteA teacher with whom Mr. Keene had studied in the 1970s advised him to look up Pascal Quoirin of St. Didier, France. Mr. Quoirin is known in organ circles for his restoration of a Dom Bédos organ in Bordeaux that is considered one of the two or three greatest 18th century French organs that still exist.

"I knew in two minutes he was the one," Mr. Keene said. "I couldn't have an American company build a French-style organ. The best American organs remind me of an overblown California cabernet. They have a huge tone, but it just isn't balanced. This will be nuanced, but it will have fire. It will roar."

Eric
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The listing...http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/msg/2014449565.html

Seller in the listing is "accepting offers"... Apparently some stop tabs need to be replaced but is in otherwise excellent condition.

Most of the Artiste series instruments were built with 3 ranks and were completely "unified".

Electric action... So would be a great "pipe-electronic" hybrid "foundation"???

Or used as-is for small chapel/home practice...

Eric
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Four churches in Clarksville, Tennessee are featuring their instruments in an "organ crawl", a one-day
free concert event...

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20101022/NEWS01/10220319

and

A church in Muncy, Pennsylvania is celebrating 175 years as a congregation, and is featuring a recital on their 126 year old, single-manual tracker organ... still serving the congregation there...

QuoteThe organ has 508 pipes controlled by a single manual keyboard and pedals. Each key and foot pedal has a direct contact movement that "imparts a more personal musical expression." The organ was restored in 1970 and the manual air pump that required firm pressure from the organist was replaced with an electrical one. "These tracker organs have become cherished musical instruments whose preservation is being encouraged," reported the Luminary in October, 1984.

http://www.muncyluminary.com/page/content.detail/id/501135/Muncy-Church-celebrates-175-years.html?nav=5007

Eric
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I got to thinking about the term "virtual pipe organ" the other day and something about that just...
"bothered" me...

The combination of devices required to produce such an instrument should be properly referred to as
an:

Interactive
Pipe
Instrument
Sound
STorage
And
Retrieval
System

Or... I_PISS_TARS
;) ;D ::)



Eric
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QuoteTo help raise money for the restoration and tuneup, Pattison and Gonzaga organ major Robert Carr are putting on a Halloween concert on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.

Full article herehttp://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/21/two-gu-students-plan-benefit-organ-concert/

This "all-glass" mega-church in Southern California apparently is experiencing financial difficulty...
and houses one of the largest pipe organs on planet earth...

Atheists on blogs all over the internet are having a field day with this story...

http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-national/crystal-cathedral-bankruptcy-where-will-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-organs-go

My thoughts are to get these guys to do a concert there...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WTdVRuBUs&feature=related

Eric
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This might be worth taking in...http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/local/news/keyboard-fiesta-open-to-all/3927115/

Eric
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In the concert announcement, the organist describes the process of preparing for a concert on an instrument he is unfamiliar with... Some interesting insights...

http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Renowned-organist-John-Rose-to-baptize-Doane-710019.php

Eric
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Proceeds benefit the restoration of the Casavant organ...http://kingsriverlife.com/10/16/halloween-on-van-ness/

Eric
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Do read through the following concert announcement, and pay particular attention to what the organist has to say... about what inspired him to take up the organ, and the music he intends to perform at the following concert........ 8) 8) 8)

http://www.the-tidings.com/2010/101510/brakel.htm

Eric

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Owner wants $4000 for the organ,  the listing has pictures... It looks like it will need some work however...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/2005122021.html

Eric
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http://www.gonzagabulletin.com/students-help-preserve-historic-instrument-1.1689067

On the campus of Gonzaga University...

      What follows are some excerpts of the above article...

A small group of Gonzaga students along with the parish have begun the process of raising awareness and funds to begin the much-needed preservation of this historic instrument.

The push to start repairing the organ has been mainly a student endeavor, with the help and support of the parish. A group of students showed up a few years ago and were very helpful, St. Aloysius Parish administrator Don Weber said. They have been able to help maintain the organ with their love for and expertise with the instrument. These students have a place to play and are making the organ a better instrument, Weber said.

  According to Tyler Pattison, a sophomore organ student, this small group of students has put in more than 1,000 hours within just the past year to maintain the organ.

"It has recently been left to sit and is slipping into disrepair," Pattison said. "We want to make sure the instrument itself is secure and students following in our footsteps can use it."

Eric
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I am surprised nobody in the UK on this list mentioned this instrument...

http://www.strath.ac.uk/music/thebaronyorgan/

Pretty  Cool, huh...

Eric
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