Musical instruments come in all shapes and sizes. For sheer scale and complexity though, you can’t beat pipe organs. [Rob Scallon] visited the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago to look at their ...
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The pipe organ has ruled the Christian worship sanctuary for centuries, and the majestic instrument continues to reign supreme in many Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant parishes. It’s a tougher ...
MILFORD In the 1970s, Trinity Lutheran Church was graced with the sounds of a pipe organ from Choate Rosemary Hall that was constructed by the renowned Skinner Organ Co. of Boston, builders of the ...
In this age of digital, portable instruments, pipe organs would seem to be obsolete. But Rick Helderop, who repairs and designs them for a living, says he’s as busy as ever. Helderop, who owns ...
An electric organ takes samples of different pipe sounds, so what you’re playing is a recording.” Everything, from the keys, to the “wind box,” to the pipes, has to be in top-notch condition to create ...
We at San Fernando Cathedral are currently undertaking a project to repair and restore a Kilgen pipe organ to its original working condition. We are looking for any piece of historical information, ...
Known for its massive outdoor pipe organ and century of free concerts, even longtime San Diegans might be surprised by the ...
SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — John Hoopes, 74, has always enjoyed playing the organ ever since he was a young boy. So when he was called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...