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Organ Update, August 2024
Could this possibly be the final Organ Update? It seems likely! The new console has been rolled into position and hooked up. The final stages of work included constructing ramps to move the old and new consoles, and a massively complex wiring operation to connect the system of 7000+ pipes and mechanical components to the […]
Cherry Rhodes
ORGAN REDEDICATION CONCERT SERIES 2024-25 Friday September 27, 2024 at 7:30pm Fabled concert organist and teacher CHERRY RHODES returns to the East Coast for the inaugural concert of the organ rededication series at St. Paul’s. Since her early days as a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, Ms. Rhodes has thrilled audiences with her […]
Organ Update, May 2024
The photos accompanying this update show views of the central swell chamber and exterior pipework (lectern side) that few people other than organ builders and tuners will see. Photo credit Stephen Russell. Recent visits to St. Paul’s by the crew from organ builders Russell & Co. brought exciting progress in what is now the final […]
Organ update, November 2023
The casual listener probably finds it hard to get their mind wrapped around the immense complexity of a pipe organ, both as a physical structure and as a musical instrument that delivers literally thousands of notes and different sounds. At times when the organ builder’s crew is working at St. Paul’s, a mind-boggling array of […]
Organ update, May 2023
Putting some finishing touches to the newly installed Positiv division. One of the rare opportunities that the current organ renovation afforded was the temporary opening up of the large organ chamber situated behind the reredos. This space was originally designed to accommodate the 1929 organ when the church was built. Increasingly stuffed full of organ […]
