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St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
2000 PJM - 2 manual, 28 rank
On
December 3, 2000, St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pennsburg,
Pennsylvania celebrated the first Sunday in Advent with
the inaugural service on their new organ. Crowning three
years of hard work by their organ committee, the congregation
heard the fruits of their labor speak for the first
time.
A compact instrument of two manuals and twenty-two stops,
the new organ replaced a 1929 Moller of two manuals
and twelve stops. The installation utilized an existing
chamber on the left of the chancel as well as modifying
the existing façade to create a striking visual
effect as well as a musical one. The pipe work includes
five stops from the former Moller as well as some wonderfully
colorful strings and reeds by Aeolian-Skinner. The result
is a uniquely versatile stop list that will handle a
wide range of solo literature as well as providing a
variety of resources for hymn and anthem accompaniment
including MIDI capability. The organ also features a
hand-crafted white oak console built in our shops.
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