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2009-2010 Programs

Here We Go Again!
An All-New Season of Meeting Variety

The 2009-2010 season is full of a variety of programs. Recitals by internationally known organists, workshops by area specialists and opportunities for fellowship have been scheduled. Our committee comprised of David Erwin, Cathy Bolduan, Henry Evans, Pat Partridge, Chuck Peery, Suzanne Manelli, and Bill Wade have been hard at work. The following represents their efforts:

How a Noted Organ Got Its Voice Back Is March Meeting Focus

Date: Monday March 22, 2010
Event:Rebuilding the Organ at the Cathedral
of St. John the Divine — Michael Quimby
Location: Kirkwood Baptist Church
211 North Woodlawn
Kirkwood, MO 63122

Time:6:30 Dinner
7:30 Program
Host:Tom Pearce
Cost:$10 for dinner - Pay now (+ $.50 for online payments)
Reservations:

Kathleen Bolduan (314-725-1251 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Please confirm reservation by Wednesday, March. 17

Directions:
From I-64/U.S. Route 40 East/Westbound: Exit at Lindbergh Blvd.South (Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood). Proceed south on Lindbergh across Manchester and into Kirkwood. Turn left on Adams and go several blocks to Woodlawn. Turn right on Woodlawn and enter the church parking lot.
From I-44 East/Westbound: Exit at Lindbergh Blvd.(Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood). Proceed north on Lindbergh across Big Bend and through downtown Kirkwood. Turn right on Adams and go several blocks to Woodlawn. Turn right on Woodlawn and enter the church parking lot.

  This month, we will be joined by organ builder Michael Quimby who will give a lecture and slide presentation on the restoration of the Aeolian Skinner organ of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine - Episcopal in New York City.

 Seven days before Christmas in 2001, a fire damaged the cathedral and its furnishings. A large restoration and cleaning project was implemented, which included the rehabilitation of the cathedral organ.

 The Quimby organ company, headquarters in Warrensburg, Mo., some 60 miles east of Kansas City, was chosen for the project. The work included cleaning thousands of pipes, rebuilding of the mechanical apparatus and a new console. The 94-yearold organ was originally built by E. M. Skinner and rebuilt by the Aeolian Skinner organ company, under the direction of G. Donald Harrison, in the 1950’s. It has 141 ranks, 7,938 pipes and
is controlled by a four- manual console. The organ is renowned for its state trumpet stop, a large solo reed that speaks on 50” of wind. The completed project was rededicated in a service in November 2008.

 Michael Quimby is the founder, president and tonal director of Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc., a 40-year-old firm that specializes in the building, rebuilding and restoration of pipe organs. They have built and maintain many organs in the St. Louis area, including the new organ at Trinity Episcopal Church, that we heard in November, as well at the three-manual, 46-rank organ at our host church, Kirkwood Baptist, installed in 2003 with the dedication recital played by Dr. Joyce Jones of Baylor University.

 Quimby holds a bachelor of music education degree and master of arts degree in music history and literature (with applied emphasis in organ), from the University of Central Missouri. In 2008, the University conferred upon him the Distinguished Alumni award. He is a member of the American Institute of Organbuilders, of which he served as president from 1991 to 1994. He also served as dean of the Kansas City AGO chapter from 1988 to 1989. He is the organist of First United Methodist Church of Warrensburg and curator of the Aeolian Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Mo.

 I hope you’ll be able to join us for this most informative evening.
— Henry Evans

 

Monday April 19, 2010, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm Program

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Robert Mullgardt, Host

 English organist and sub-organist at Christ Church, Oxford
Dinner 6:30 p.m. Program 7:30 p.m.

 

Monday May 17, 2010 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Program

Westminster  Presbyterian Church, Rick Burk, Host

 
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