Recital hall organ takes a bow
Concordia is celebrating its new recital hall organ (
specifications) with a year of dedicatory concerts.
March 2009
Felix Hell to play at Concordia
Felix Hell, a world-renowned organist from Germany will present a pair of concerts on Concordia's new recital hall organ.
- Saturday, March 21, 2009
3 p.m. concert in the Music Center Recital Hall
- Sunday, March 23, 2009
3 p.m. concert in the Music Center Recital Hall
October 2008
Concert brings multiple generations to the bench
One of the highlights of Concordia's 2008 Homecoming, Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend was the alumni organ concert on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5. The event gave generations of Concordia graduates a chance to play the new Casavant Frères organ. Recordings are available for listening online. [MORE]
September 2008
Concordia introduces organ with pair of concerts
Concordia officially introduced its new organ Sept. 13 and 14, 2008, with concerts that revealed the special character of the instrument's sound and acknowledging the rich history of organ pedagogy and composition at the university. [MORE]
Installation
April 2008
Fresh off the truck
It took a semi-truck to deliver Concordia's newest musical instrument Tuesday morning. The organ, constructed by Casavant Frères in Quebec, was unloaded into the recently renovated recital hall in the Music Center on Concordia's campus.
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Pre-installation
Winter 2007 to Spring 2008
Pre-installation images
The new recital hall organ was built completely built in Casavant's shop in Quebec and then disassembled before being shipped to Seward for installation.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. Organ construction images taken in January and February 2008.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. Images taken fall 2007.
Removal of the Schlicker organ
July 2007
Organ transplant
Karl Boettcher of Dallas, Texas, and his work crew recently disassembled the organ which has been integral to Concordia's Heine Recital Hall for the past 40 years. The organ will be shipped to Texas, rebuilt and installed at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Plano, Texas.
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