Hoisting a metal pipe the size of a small sapling trunk, Jack Bethards blew into one end like Gabriel sounding his trumpet, then frowned. "Hear that little scraping sound?" he said. "We need to do ...

For nearly five years Martin Pasi has been enveloped in the art and craft of creating his Opus XIX, the new organ at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. With a team of five metal and wood workers, ...

The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical ...

The first mechanical pipe organ, a water-driven monster called a hydraulus, so awed the ancients that they enshrined it in a temple of Venus. A 5th century organ at Jerusalem thundered forth such a ...

Organ recitals are held in the Abbey every Sunday afternoon. These 30-minute concerts are free of charge and a wide range of ...

Hector Berlioz once remarked that the orchestra may be the king of music, but that the organ is the pope. In the past 200 years, since the death of Bach (1685-1750), the king has reigned supreme.

A newly acquired antique pipe organ sits prominently in the rear of the Church of Our Saviour with a unique journey to match its historic sound. The Monmouth Street church was given the organ last ...

A major gift to Hope College will add organ music to the variety of concerts audiences will be able to enjoy in the new Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. David P. Roossien of Holland has ...

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