Construction of Op. 91 for the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, has begun. Please visit our page of construction photos.

Undertaken as part of Merton’s 750th anniversary celebration in 2014, the new organ will be completed by the end of 2013. The oldest of the 38 Oxford colleges, Merton has a vibrant chapel music program under the leadership of Peter Phillips and Benjamin Nicholas, the Reed Rubin Directors of Music. The Rev Dr Simon Jones is the Chaplain, and Paul Hale is serving the College as organ consultant.

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The Joseph W. Schreiber Memorial Organ, our Op. 90 for Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was dedicated on Sunday, 6 May 2012, with dedicatory concerts planned for each Sunday in the month of May.

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Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, home of our Op. 79, has announced its 2012 summer recitals. On 17 June, the church presents Ryan Anthony and Gary Beard, a trumpet/organ duo that previously performed in Ellison Bay in 2006 to great acclaim. On 29 July, the church welcomes young virtuoso Christopher Houlihan. Both programs are free and open to the public.

In the eight years since its installation, Shepherd of the Bay, set in Wisconsin’s scenic Door County, has welcomed a range of artists that might well be the envy of a major metropolitan church. Musicians who have offered programs on Op. 79 include Stephen Alltop, Ryan Anthony, Gary Beard, Bruce Bengtson, Michael Burkhardt, David Cherwien, Ken Cowan, Laura Ellis, John Ferguson, Paul Jacobs, Nathan Laube, Gordon Rowley, Naomi Rowley, Daniel Sullivan, Erik Wm. Suter, Ruth Tweeten, and Bradley Hunter Welch.

And now for something completely different… We have been engaged to restore Orange City, Iowa’s street organ. Originally built by Charles Marenghi & Cie. of Paris, the instrument was rebuilt by Jacques Minning of Rotterdam in the 1950s. Our work consists of restorative repairs. Dick Lokemoen and Linda McDonald have served as advisors to this project.

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In celebration of our company’s 35th anniversary in 2009, we made an online exhibit of some of Lynn Dobson’s drawings. One of the most highly-regarded case designers of his generation, Dobson has proved to be equally at home in modern or historically-inspired idioms. Lynn A. Dobson: Drawings & Projects presents a selection of work from 1974–2009, and includes unrealized designs as well as built instruments.

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