Bolder Comes to St Louis

TomS · « **Reply #40 on:** 16 Aug 2007, 03:31 pm »

Quote from: Wayne1 on 16 Aug 2007, 03:13 am

I will say the recording I heard of Tocatta and Fugue at Christchuurch was THE best organ recording I have ever heard.

Scott,

Being a fan of good pipe organ music myself, can you elaborate on what recording and a source for it if it's local?

Thanks!

Tom

Scott F. · « **Reply #41 on:** 16 Aug 2007, 04:05 pm »

Tom,

The T&F was recorded locally by one of our members who is a professional recording engineer, John Blaine. This particular recording isn't commercially available (yet). I've got no doubt that in one of our upcoming Gateway Audio Society Reference Recordings, we will be releasing it.

The recording itself was made at Christ Church Cathedral. Dennis Bergin was the organist. Here is a picture of the organ it was played on.

Here is a link to the information on the AEolian-Skinner the piece was played on. On this page is a PDF that you can download and read all about it.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.us/page.aspx?id=64

Sometime in the next couple of months, we'll have our first release that was played on this same organ. It will be Dupre's 14 Stations of the Cross.

TomS · « **Reply #42 on:** 16 Aug 2007, 04:33 pm »

Thanks for the info Scott, especially the pic of that beautiful Skinner! My daughter goes to Hope College in Holland MI, where they just spent 2 years restoring the 1928 Skinner at Dimnent Memorial Chapel. It sounds absolutely glorious, though the available recordings aren't much to write home about yet, at least sonically. Too bad, because the venue is superb in an old stone church sort of way.

I'll really look forward to those releases, so please do keep us posted as they come to fruition.

.... and now, back to our regularly scheduled thread

Tom

drummerwill · « **Reply #43 on:** 16 Aug 2007, 06:58 pm »

Yeah Tom
I've got a copy of that recording, it really sounds good thru the A-7's and the 803B horns !

Thanks
Willie

steve k · « **Reply #44 on:** 16 Aug 2007, 07:03 pm »

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Thanks for the info Scott, especially the pic of that beautiful Skinner! My daughter goes to Hope College in Holland MI, where they just spent 2 years restoring the 1928 Skinner at Dimnent Memorial Chapel. It sounds absolutely glorious, though the available recordings aren't much to write home about yet, at least sonically. Too bad, because the venue is superb in an old stone church sort of way.

Sounds like an opportunity!! What do you say, Mr. Blaine???

steve

beaupupp · « **Reply #45 on:** 16 Aug 2007, 11:39 pm »

bring it on! john B.

beaupupp · « **Reply #46 on:** 17 Aug 2007, 02:37 am »

To Tom, we should talk sometime. Fort wayne has a large number of fine insturments. it also playes host to probably prestigeous organ competions in the nation .
as for the skinner insturment you spoke of; E.M. skinner was a very fine builder and eventually merged with Aeolian company with G. Donald Harrison at the helm. Thus came to be Aeolian-Skinner. Christ Church
cathedral, St. Louis In the early 1900's had an E.M. skinner until the early 1960's when a contract with the Aeolian
skinner company was let. This is the present Insturment in Christ Church. Of some intrest to you might be the fact that several ranks of the old E.M. Skinner were retained for use in the New cathedral insturment.

Sincerly ,

John Blaine

Skinner

beaupupp · « **Reply #47 on:** 17 Aug 2007, 02:55 am »

Thanks to you also from me, Scott. Due to my somewhat late arrival, and you'r multiple first class systems, I wasnt able to hear as much from Wayne as i would have liked. Maybe You and the other guys can bring me up to speed? John B.