Our latest video is out: It's Austrian, it's French, it's in an American Church! Come hear the amazing 2004 Rieger organ of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey Brillhart gives a wonderful demonstration of this organ's French Baroque and Romantic possibilities. https://youtu.be/K4EQ1Lx6LRk
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2004 Rieger Organ - Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Brillhart talks with Brent Johnson about the 2005 Rieger Organ at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
Specification of the organ: https://www.rieger-orgelbau.com/details/project/BrynM/?lang=en
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church:…
Specification of the organ: https://www.rieger-orgelbau.com/details/project/BrynM/?lang=en
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church:…
Our next video takes us to Wayne, Pennsylvania to visit the 1963 Austin organ: https://youtu.be/Fbb6LzzwkTg
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1963 Austin Organ - Wayne Presbyterian Church - Wayne, Pennsylvania
Brent Johnson talks with Kirsten Santos-Rutschman about the 1963 Austin organ of Wayne Presbyterian Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania
Specification of the organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/64510
Wayne Presbyterian Church: https://waynepres.org/
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Specification of the organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/64510
Wayne Presbyterian Church: https://waynepres.org/
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Back to the 19th century for a look at this restored 1884 Roosevelt organ at Highway Tabernacle Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. https://youtu.be/mLNTz2yTj0s
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1884 Roosevelt Organ - Highway Tabernacle Assembly of God, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brent Johnson and Nick Myers explore the Hilborne Roosevelt organ of the former Fifth Baptist Church, now Highway Tabernacle Assembly of God in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
OHS entry for organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/5283
Patrick J. Murphy Organbuilders:…
OHS entry for organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/5283
Patrick J. Murphy Organbuilders:…
Our latest video features an organ from 1860, slightly altered in the 1930s, and still playing today on new mechanisms by Patrick J. Murphy Organbuilders: https://youtu.be/3GA1DBCOF3k
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2010 Patrick J. Murphy Organ - Catholic Community of St. Ignatius - Baltimore, Maryland
Patrick Murphy and Brent Johnson visit the 2010 Patrick Murphy Organ in the Catholic Community of St. Ignatius of Baltimore, Maryland. This organ was originally built in 1860 by W.B.D. Simmons and altered in the 1930s by the Bartholomay company.
Specification…
Specification…
Our latest video features the amazi g Fritts organ of the St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio. Principal Organist Amanda Mole demonstrating and performing. https://youtu.be/ZHeZzQfm7Ok
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2006 Fritts Pipe Organ - St. Joseph Cathedral - Columbus, Ohio
Brent Johnson talks with Amanda Mole about the III/100 2006 Fritts organ at St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio.
Specification of the organ: http://www.frittsorgan.com/opus_pages/galleries/opus_25/specification.html
Paul Fritts & Co. Organbuilders: …
Specification of the organ: http://www.frittsorgan.com/opus_pages/galleries/opus_25/specification.html
Paul Fritts & Co. Organbuilders: …
New addition: Organ Music of Howells and Elgar https://www.organlive.com/aid/2265
New addition: 500 Years of Organ Music, Volume 2, Disc 8 https://www.organlive.com/aid/2274
The last of our trip to Alabama, we visit First Presbyterian Church - Tuscaloosa, home to the second Létourneau Pipe Organs / Orgues Létourneau Limitée instrument we heard. This spectacular organ from 2016 is as amazing to see as to hear. https://youtu.be/8_Agxk1ee4k
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2016 Letourneau Organ - First Presbyterian Church - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Brent Johnson talks with Jason Pedeaux about the Letourneau Organ of First Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Specification of the organ: https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-129
Letourneau Pipe Organs: https://www.letourneauorgans.com/…
Specification of the organ: https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-129
Letourneau Pipe Organs: https://www.letourneauorgans.com/…
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This week's video was released with a few bugs. It's been re-uploaded with everything corrected. It's a 1967 Schlicker organ with a unique combination action: https://youtu.be/HocHlcueXO8
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1967 Schlicker Organ - Hope Lutheran Church - St. Ann, Missouri, re-edited
Brent Johnson talks with Hayden Rhodes about the 2/6 Schlicker organ of Hope Lutheran Church in St. Ann, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. This is a re-edited version of the previous video which contained some blank segments.
Specification of the organ: …
Specification of the organ: …
Our latest video is about a Wicks organ that you could have! Built in 1951, it probably doesn't sound like what you think a Wicks organ sounds like. https://youtu.be/d9-OV7UNkIY
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1951 4-manual Wicks Organ for Sale
Brent Johnson and David Sinden explore a 1951 4-manual Wicks organ that is available for purchase and relocation. Scott Wick, President of the Wicks organ company takes us through the organ.
Specification of the organ: https://wicksorgan.com/wp-content…
Specification of the organ: https://wicksorgan.com/wp-content…
Our latest video is a cursory glance at a landmark E.M. Skinner organ in Massachusetts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXUrRiSTvqE
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1920 E.M. Skinner Organ - United Church of Christ - Holyoke, Massachusetts
Brent Johnson explores the tonal resources of the 70 rank 1920 Ernest M. Skinner organ of United Church of Christ in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
OHS entry for organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/6242
Czelusniak and Dugal Organ Company: https://www…
OHS entry for organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/6242
Czelusniak and Dugal Organ Company: https://www…
Our next video is a much more thorough look at a Dobson organ that deserves to be heard! https://youtu.be/KNJ8ZQF3xlQ
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1997 Dobson Organ - Pakachoag Church - Auburn, Massachusetts
Brent Johnson talks with William Ness about the Dobson Organ of Pakachoag Church in Auburn Massachusetts.
Specification of the organ: http://www.dobsonorgan.com/html/instruments/op69_auburn.html
Pakachoag Center: https://www.pakachoagcenter.org/
William…
Specification of the organ: http://www.dobsonorgan.com/html/instruments/op69_auburn.html
Pakachoag Center: https://www.pakachoagcenter.org/
William…
A teaser of things to come. https://youtu.be/uAqhrN66MhM
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César Franck - Choral no. 2 in B minor
Richard Clark plays the III/101 1875 E. & G.G. Hook and Hastings organ of The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts.
Specification of the organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/7254
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross: https://holycrossboston.com/…
Specification of the organ: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/7254
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross: https://holycrossboston.com/…